The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-08

their quotas of the garrison The crew of the ndepend.
ence with one impulse. asked to cheer Lieut. Haywood
on his stepping on boatt OF his own ship again which
they did most heartily. and well meriled cheers they
were.
On the 9th May the Ohio arrived, and Commodore T
APP {. Jones assumed the command of the squadron On
the 18th May he paid his official visit TO the Cyane AS
something novel, and in keeping with the nature OF much
OF their past service, he received by the whole crew
under infantry, the sea euenants and mdship-
men with their companies the executive officer at their
head The Commodore expressed himself highly pleased
which he reiterated in letter directed TO be read to the
officers and crew, very gratifying TO all board and
complimentary to the high condition OF the squadron
he had found in the Pacific. Not the least acceptable
part of this communication appreciated by the
seamen, whose terms of service had expired-was the
hope expressed by the commander that the ship
would be spared TO return home She had to visit
San Jose once more her return news had been re-
ceved of the ratification of the treaty of peace by the
American Senate and the ship ordered TO prepare for
her return voyage.
She sailed from Mazatlan on the LIST June Passing
close under the stern, she salued and cheered the flag
ship, and, squaring away, ran down and exchanged
cheers with the independence The Congress also cheer
ed the departure of the Cyane leaving her the senior ship
the station The Cyane on her way down called in at
San Bias, which she left the 7h June A; this port
she heard of the final ratification OF the treaty OF peace by
ule tHuS SceH tiic DcSiuihS
and end of the war on the enemy's coast
The Cyane arrived at Valparaiso after a good passage
of fortysix days Sailing from there the 7th August,
she arrived at Norfolk the 9th October, making of
the shortest passages record having been in commits
sion three years and three months Notwithstanding The
long bockades at anchor and the defence of harbor she
has sailed sxty-tve thousand miles d.
In the different affairs in which her crew and officers
participated in the Gulf of California and the west coast
San Gabriel, the Mesa, Ureas siege of San JOSE San
Vicente, &c.she had seventeen OF her number killed
and wounded. On the other hand, extraordinary i'm
munity has attended hers but death from sickness
has occurred board-that OF private marine belong
ing another ship and received board from the post
of San Jose: this in OF two hundred and ten souls
So extraordinary exemption, believed without prece-
dent may be ascrbed under merciful Providence, TO
clean and well-kept ship, firm but uniform discipline,
conented spirit and last, though least, or the ship
not without her share OF sickness and epdemcs)
the unsurpassed skill and ceaseess devotion of her med
cal officer, Sturgeon C d. Maxwe) The companion Of
all their expeditions, he watched officers and men
shore with the solictude that he did board
The paid off the nth of October, having
secured TO the end their high character, by showing
Impotence in the delay incident to getting orders from
Washington laying up and securing their ship-not sin
gle offence having been committed from the day of their
arrival TO that of their discharge this with their of
service long expired.