The New York herald., 1850-12-04
ANNUAL II n PORT
OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

oOmmlef0n during
elusive Of the steamer Michigan. under the command
OF Commander Bullas, which has been cruising the
lakes above Niagara, giving protection to our CON-
,chantmen those inland seas, have been employed
in six different squadrons
Ing whose nsid Of operations extends from the Banks
Of newfoundland to the mouth Of the Amazon river
has CON prsed the frigate Rsrtsn Captain Page the
of war Germantown, Commander Loundes; the steam
er Vixen, Lieutenant Commanding Smith the steamer
schooner Frt, iii Lieut. 6ommsndias rarnsr and has
been chiefly occupied in the wsst Indies and the
q this together with the frga.s Congress
the steamer ssransc, In preventing visitation OF our
nstionsl cbligatons N an attempted inv.Non OF
the mission Of Commodore Morris to intercede with
the Spanish authorities OF that island for the lives and
liberation Of our misguided fellow citizens who had
Joined In that expedition and had been captured
made known TO Congress in Q communication from
the late President In the month of June last. TIE
frissts Raritsn being required for more distant SER
Vice was withdrawn from this squadron In the month
OF May and after being reatted despatched under
the command of Captain Gsuut to the South Pacidc
Ocean. The steamers Water Witch and Vixen, stsud-
ing in need ofrspsrs brought for that purpose
soon to be again ready for The s,oop srmantown
having been infested with yellow fever duriog her
Slssent antumm, to the port Of New YORK aSd being
now thorougly cleansed and reftted lie preparing to
join the squadron on the coast Of Africa The steamer
earansc, Captain Tatnall has been lately added to
this sguadronand bears the broad pennaut of Commo
dors Parker.
The Pacific squadron continued under the command
OF Commodore T. Ap @. Jsnes until the month of
June last when he released and succeeded by Com
modore MoCauley IT consists OF the frgate 5avannah
Capt Page, bearing the broad pendant of the COM
mander Of the squsdron; the frigste Rsrtau, Capt.
Sauntti the sloops yandalia osmmandsr Gardner;
mander Pearson; st. Marys, Commander Maxruder;
Warren, (unseaworthy, and sfed as a store shipJ
Knox; and the store ship supply, Lieut.. Kennedy.
The sioop Preble Commander Glynn, and the store
ship fredonia, Lieut. Neville, are nov on their home
ward voyage from this station and the ship OF the
iine Ohio, Commander strebling returned therefrom
In April and placed in ordinary at the navy yard
in Charleston intended that the fryate Rsrtan
and sioop st. Marys, which have bssn recently
despatched to this squadron, together with a third
vessel to be designated by the shall OF use
between Cape Horn aud Panams, and westward to the
1soth degree VI longitude, visiting the Msquss and
Friendly Islands, and making tner depot OF Supplies
at Valparaiso, while the residue of the squadron will
be generally employed in that ocean north Of the
Equator The advantage. indeed the nece,sity of an
efficient heet In the Pacific for tbs protection Of
extended territory and sudden and won ierful com
meroe In that hitherto unoccupisd region OF the
world, cannot be too highly estimated, aud will BE-
again advcrted to In the sequel of this
The squadron on the coast of Brazil Commodore
1ckeevsr commanding. Is compossa of the ftirass
Congress, Captain Mcintosh, bearing the broad psn-
nant OF the Commodore the sloop st Louis, Com
<nsnder Cooke. and brig Bsnbriogs Lieut. Manning,
and the storeship Relief Lieut. Rotten che frix.te
Prsndyvine, Captain Bosrdmau the a q ship Of Con-.
imodors storer, who was recently relieved from the
command of this station expected to arrive q.
extends from the mouth OF the river Amazon to Cape
Horn and occasionally eastward 20 the ceast OF Africa
Its nton bas been specially directed TO the sup
pression by legitimate int-rpotion, OF thu African
slave trade stil carried a consider aols extent
between Brazil and the eout Of Africa to the protec
tion Of neutral rights in the state OF hostility
lately existing betwsen tss Argsntius rfpubin and
the Banda Oriental OF Uruguay and the cultivation of
relatiops of commsrcs aud sm,ty with th4 gos.rn-
and people OF the several nations along the coast
Of their cruising ground
rbe Mediterransan squadron, under tn. com maud of
t.sfsF Af D. Ha. All fha
IndAp en- denoe, Captain Jamesson. tbs fryats Cum-
berland, Captain LGtinlsr; the steamer Mississippi
Captain Lon and the s,oT. saip LsA,agson a,sus nn,
appearing 10 reqri-o the cootinuan.s OF ths large
ioree whi III bsd Been assembled In that sea in con-
sequence of the unsettled aspect OF Affairs a Nhe OATS
of the last annual report from tbs d. ptrtmsnt, the
frigate Sc Lawrence, Captain Padding. hthshsd 10
<hs squadron ordered pToes to ths Baltic on
sAert cruise and thence 10 return to the Uuited
States She arrived at New York tbs prei-pt IN lnth
The irigae Constitution Captain vonov.F also oi TINS
squadron, has been ordered home aud may be ex.
vected daily. Under orders from ths dspTtment,
Commodore Morgan. viii his nag ship inde9sadsnce'
and tho steamer Mississippi viites bi.bon, in the
month Of June, and received on hoard our obhtse
dc aaircs the occasion OF hts retrcineut ron that
court ard conveyed him TO Naples THIS squadron
has been actively engaged In visiting the ysron, ports
OF the Mediterranean, the Adrtalie ani the Arohl-
pelsgo, and has aintalnsd di ciplne and emcenoy
Ths sauadron ON the coast Of Africa uodsr the com
mand Of Commodore Gregory, enor+cea his h'g shipi
the sioop OF war Portsmouth, Commaader Peek. snd
r;oon OF war John Adams CON "a sndsr Powell; :be
sloop Of Dale, Com nsnfsr Pearsoo; th- br- rcr
noise Lieut. AriEer AID The er's psrry Lsls soo,s
orders were Issued Tor the return ~ The soop of var
YORKTOWN, Commander Msrsoo, 1t ly auaehsito thii
squadren but before their receipt she "a ~fsckei on
eorsi reef at the northern extremity OF th- land ol
Navo one OF the Cape ds Verbs al the cdi 'ers ani
crer wers savei snd have bee seut home IN th soop
John Adams: they arrived SotfH on t1s 2Tth inst
The vessel Ia a total loss. Und the vSilan,e aud
energy of the officers OF this fore. the slave trsa h
been brtkeo up on che vest c"'-t oi AT 'ea bns .
prevails on the soath coat In vessels beating ne hag
81 the United states IN spite nf tas eGIrt' oi onr
cruisers which have been from tine TO tiu- aea-
patched from the squsdron 20 suppre"h "Nhiut ths ,
rre,snt month brig called thu ~ worth cap'ur~d
A. prize on the stter coast ~ L'eut Foo'e Ia the
brr Perry for beisg Ga the slave trade has
arrived IN the port OF baltime r. i"r titai
Occasional frstaucss have ceoa r-t ot tn Inter
freuce Of British cruisers win ve'--s hsa tag our q
on that ooss' upon suspiciin Of ther bent ssters;
hut in each th- offence h. hen stoasi ior BY
sIpsnatioss aud apologies 10 our oc-r' on thAt sta
trorn this d. part nens 20 'he Depsrtment Of STATE
The tqu.dron In the Beet ioiies snd Oo'ns seas,
lateiv uncsr the comuand ~ UommDdsre Gel tnser,
who returned hone In the ssoop 81 h.Tys, N snas
last was transfrrei 10 the com nanf Of Com nod 1re
voorhees,. and eonst' Of the 5000 of yM s.,.,aS :
Commander alendsF; the sonp of psr plymoutn CON
msnder oedrsy and th9 brig Dplphiu bi.us Con
nandipg Page. having been rscgnuJ detaehed rom
this service On the expiration of the crass
on their tasssge % the United state. IN tbe mpnth
ofFsbrunry last the ooumsndr 81 this sq1sir took
On bo.yd ofbi DAG .bp the sioop q var w aclth
Macao Mr. Bailssiie-. who had been sppniut'd = con
msrcisl ssept Of the United state All carried hl g
view TO the extension OF our commercial rtlai0oi
among those distant and peculiar baion4
source OF high gratiacat on that Eherefer or
la4 has br.n displayed by national vessel " haa re-
ceivsd the respect Que % the ionh oharsc-r ana
that our interests and commerce 81 ev ~ tea nave
been secure and pf o. pprous under ~ prot 'fct'a.
Under the jsint resolution ot 3cn1re =. sPproVei
May 2 1850. Authorizing the Ptsiisut ts accept a1d
attach to the navy vessels offered by Henry Gr a.
nell. Esq Of New York. 20 BE sent to tha Arct'f seas
in search Of the British comwsnder sir John Frsnk
I'm, and biz corpsuions.n wboe uncertain and nala
,boly situation has enlisted the sympa HES o. "a
friends Of science auda nautical sd'epturs ttronshou
The wsrld two brigsniues we're rtcsvod sai oy orde
of my predecessor were plscsd uR tr the coum' "a
Lieut. J. De Haven. who with sufficient crer OF OF
fcers and men, bohly VOLUNTEERED for Inst feivlee
The command 81 one Of these vessels vas assiRued
Passed hidshipman g. 2. Gtifin, iisut DeHaven co m
-nsndiug the other in person eud haviug the diretot
OF the xpeoiton. Ther sailed from Ee~ orr in Gu
month Of Nay and at the date of th.f last report y
The depart M mt had advanced 20 the 10th degree
orth latitude ard about the Goth a~gree Of lon
fftude ealastly contepdiuR With the ceheres Of tbs
Sesiou, and. as yet NOS without hope Of success Il
in their bumsne but perilous enterprise
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