New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-18


VI! of the [. ). ship Constellation, Commodore
kEAKSEY, al Norfolk from Tie Edcihc, alter an all
>ence OF upward o! three years W. nave received
the following memoranda respecting the cruise Of
this noble vessel, also ot the cruise OF the l. :.
;rigatc United States, Capt. ARMS THONG, from an
authentic source. pernsaI OF II Will lnIpait 10 the
reader some idea OF the arduOuS labor performed ut
sea hy the gallant officers and nirn who compose
our Na.Y, aud the skill and intelligence necessary
10 II proper discharge OF their responsible duties.
The L. ). snip Constellation, Com. hesmry, sat-
ed from Boston December 9th, IL ~, a': visited Rio
de Jaieiro, Cape of Good Hope, Johanna, Guaiaii
Batto0, Penang and Singapore; and leaving :>nSa-
pore February 9th, 1912, beat up the Chlna Sta,
touched al Ceiccr de Bier, and arrived Ut Macao,
March DAD 1912. Daring the time the Constellation
remained on the China station the follow ia por5
we're visited viz Macao, Hong Kong, i'hnmpoa,
Nlaun and Annoy. The Constellation was tie first
American -ip-oi,va that entered the inner waters,
having passed both bars ofihe Canton river, and an
chored at Whampou. Leaving China May -2d,
l343 the ship reached lie Sandwich Islands July
: III, and, sitcr visiting the Islands OF Oahu and lla
wuii, sailed Tor Monterey August 18Th. The snip
anchored IN Monterey Bay September 18th, and sail
ed Tor Valparaiso September 29th, which port she
reached November a9th 1913. After remaining
Twenty-Five days i'll port, she sailed tor Calico. and
arrived there January 9Th, 18Th
On The 2Olh OF January, the ship being in all re-
spects ready Tor sea- Commodore I. APP Catesby
Jones embGrkd i'll her, on his return 10 The United
States and, after pleasant passage o.! D days, I'M
, accompanied by any incident OF u serious nature,
anchored i'll RIO de Janero the 18th OF March,
completing cruise of three years from the date OF
her departure thence, on her cruise vi crcumnavE-
| gation.
The Constellation found at Rio the U. s. ships
Columbus and Congress; the officers and crews in
good health. On the 10th OF March the rigate Com
5.ess sailed for the river Plate and on the 18th, the
| L. ;. sloop John Adams arrived vi Rio, in IL days
| from the former place. The John Adams, Comman-
der +. 4. Conover, to sail in few days for the
United SiuIes, bringing rs passenger the Honorable
Charles Hunter, late minister to the Court of Brazil
The Constellation LETT az C0iaO the ingate United
:ctate:, the schooner Shark and store-ship Relief
all we'll. Commodore a. j. Dallas, with the Cyane
| and Ere, supposed 10 be crIiZing among the
islands, and the period OF his return to the coasts OF
! Chill and Peru was unknown.
| The Constellation arrived Gt Norfolk in forty-Qne
days from Rio, having been absent from the United
Suites three years, four months and twenty two
days. During her cruise she logged, i'll 49l DAYS at
SEA, ljS, 900 miles. Commander ). L. Dupont took
passage in the ship at Rio de Janciro.
The irgate United States, while bearing the broad
pennant OF Com. Thomas Ap Cutesby Jones, as
commander of the Pacific squadron. between the
9Th Of january, 1872 and The 18th OF December
| 1913, i23 months and days sailed ,639 miles
| she was 4l9 days ut sea and 290 lays in port-she
visited and held friendly intercourse with the ports
| OF eight independent uatlons-she was once at Ma
de:ra, at Rio de jenero four times at Vail pa
raiSD, four times az Callao al COGuimbo, twice
1T Monterey, twice at Oahu al Hawaii, once u
| Nuhiva, and once al Tahiti.
| The longest stay she made III port, ut any one
! time, SO days at hlazatan, Mexico, III the OK
| peclat:on ot hearing from Wash!ncton III reference
10 Tie Monterey affair. Her longest passage from
| port 10 port was 81 days from hiaZatian 10 Ealpa-
raiso, n making which 7,l2t miles were run. In
| The passage from Oahu 10 Nuhi"a, of Y DAYS, 1896
miles We're logged.
The foregoing service was performed without rsl.
or hazard OF amy k:nd TO The ship, nor any loss
or damage sustained farther than few steering sail
bocms and main 70; III nasr. The fore and MAIN
| yards, having been found defective were replaced
! by new ones. both made By the carpenters of the
| ship. Two sells OF iron hawse pipes also proving
defective lowing 10 bad casungs) were replaced ut
| Valparaiso.
During This cruise nor ore case of scurvy appear
ed among the crew, averaging 500, all told OF
casualties there were but two-cnr, a man lost over
board m the nlght-the other n case oil fractured
| limbs b. ia on deck from The mi2en topsa ward,
from which, however, ne is last recovering.
IL The Bermuda Royal Gazette Of May 7,h
contains the following:
The brigantne Steadast, in six DAYS from 81.
| Thomas, arrived last evening. We are indebted for
u file OF the Barbados IVES; Indian. 10 the o6tb
u,mo.
They are filled with the proceedings OF the Court
ni Denerll Sessions OF thai island, IN The case the
Colonial Bank versus Henry Bower Thomas, for
larcens-which case occupied the Court nine DAYS,
when The jury brough, III verdict OF Guiity'
lhe verdict seems 10 have been rather unex pected
iof II Is remarked that when it was pronounced,
the elect was electrical. The prisoner started
up-the Judge fell back in his chair, and the sen
sa9n IN The Court may be better imng ned than de-
The Judge, after litile delay, proceeded, in a
very iesin9 and impressive manner 10 pass sentence
81 The prisoner which was, {" that you be imprisoned
N the common gaol Of this island for the space OF
Two years, with hard labor The Judge observed,
during his address, The law directs that for this Of
ience yen may be imprisoned tire; years with hard
labor. shall mitigate that term. althouol, IooL;ng
at the mass oil money distracted by YOU scarcely
know how to Justify tbs lemiiy."
Grnnd performances ut the New York Museum this at
'ernCoa NJ he splendid picture OF the
oil 81 Schaels Church, Philadelphia The war GIANTS,
and eight peEormets Gre to be tor one shilng