New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-29
The CruIse Of the McLnue.

We take from the n. O. Picayune Of the goth
inst the following account of the cruise of the Rev
enue Cutter McLsne.
Gross injustice has been done by some OF the Press to
aer gallant commander, Capt Howard, on account oil
hemi.fortunes which vessel has encountered. for
ghch he was not ut all responsible, as no foresight
ould have prevented them He did all that could be
one by the energetic repair her disasters The
paratve says the Pesyune 10 from the pen of an OIL
Ger in the Navy.
This vessel has arrived from the seat of war to
be laid up perhaps worthless. Before quitting her
Altogether We believe 1t proper To state just what she
Ia. hem abnu, for the eight months that she has been
fmpoyed with the Navy Unucky were the individuals
Who suggested her coming to the Gulii OF ignorant
we're they who put her upon service which her
draught OF wster and her capabilities under steam couu
never accomplish She a failure at home. and yet
thought worthy ot tho most srduous and dangerous ser
fices abroad.
In the midst of the Norihers she enters upon her du
ties by leading the second division OF vessels In an at
k on Alvsrsdo she gets upon the bar and illustrates
the whole plan. Again she goes with the whole Meet TO
stack Tabssco and gets bar a secord time, where
ME humps for week In the most critical position Just
sthe Commodore would issue orders to blow her up
hrindefagable Captain has got her over but she 10
aOate for the scton The fleet departs but she is left
tone In the river blockade and after seven months
spermit,ei 10 try the bar again Ia return home
for vs of these months that she was entirely alone
her services far from inactive She went up the
nver almost weekly, At every trip seizing canoes and
eargoes and ntercepung letters On one occasion she
Dcended branch ninety. miles up 10 J0nate which
bvn che brought to csptuste aud received what am'
munitions OF war and public property IL had This was
apunishment upon its citizens body of whom had fired
1,o of her boats.
o. second occasion she assembled the Tsbasco
Ranch about sixty i've seventy miles until from the
soalness Of the water shs could proceed no farther.
III object Of the expedition gained. however,
eoi-> was to reconuOitre what the enemy about
long line OF breastwork and trench discovered,
aesrly complete and just abandoned and partial
hocking up Of the river Some thirty or forty soldiers
bear here aired into OF our boats which
turned, and nothing more was seen of them
These trips ensoled US to draw ,olersble picture of
be great branches OF the river which added con
adersby the knowledge OF localities Oar non,s were
Dnstantly employed ON expeditions Of two three or
bur dsys which very arduous The canoes seized
hd the annoy the enemy were such 10 occa
ton constant remarks OF the Government Tsbasco u
d their communications.
such has been the nature of the service Of this YES
el no, very brilliant but active and we believe, uss
nj Toe officers spd crew might well speak OF the
aes OF the musketoos of their tsrdy supplies OF pro
Sns Of their want OF money and want OF communities
ton abroad In fact the vessel lett seven inonhs To
rely upon her own resources, "a the midst OF people
day threatening to attack the vessel and inVenuLs
psns 10 seize upon the Commander and take him on 10
,Is5ssco.
his source Of grSfcs,ion to the officers and crew
bat they had IL In power afford protection 10 the
bign residents Fonters which has been Handsomely
ekn0 dged by their COnsuls 10 tho Commodore
hat they enabled az Alsarsdo, although estounu
the bar FIRE sfe~ shot NJ the enemy, and At Isoas
that they bad OF their Lieutensnts (Nr brown)
ID MI the msrines TO represent teem in that action
With all their dissppo,ntments and regrets, tney
scud be more c0Esoled u not tina, some hl-con
soned writer's tor getting here the bsme snoas
igouy TALL have cast some highly Improper anu uls'
PEACEFUL nsnastops upon the worthy and brave oteer'
this vessel because, iorsooth she drew too mncn
ssier for the bsrsi
We bs,e seen letters that spoke In q manner very un
,tcer-like and uueentemsnly of Com Conn0r. pity
t individuals thinking meanly of their superiors
spuld feel obliged 10 tell the world of Ia We feel
ary for the Navy II this misguided spirit OF letter
Nns ss IL has been lately manifested 10 70 continue
GREAT OUTRAGE--The Pittsburgh Chronicle
htes that respectable young lady, while walking
bndsy evening with her brother. between Hand and
errisonalley was seized hold Of by one of gang OF
elsns aud vengeance threatened II she old not unne-
lately 90 with them. The lady screamed, and offered
the resistance she could; indeed, she was almost
Grown into Mysteries by the fright The brother i'm
fored them 10 let them go home and Informed them
aAt she was his sister but all to DO purpose. The
sre;ch wis had bold OF the girl struck her desperate
now upon the forehead with a brick or club. which
sesed fearful gssh The young brother screamed
help when his life threatened If be did not stop
he girl was insensble from the blow she received and
es inhuman monsters we're dragging her toward ths
sy when lady living Ia the neis hborhood heard the
soe and came TO the door. On the appearance of the
the villains fed toward the river leaving the poor
~ ssnseess upon the pavement and her young brother