New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-05
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

- tbo eacgi0n al IOnurpss
oiiN lti ~ anal ronort If this de-
fcsPcctiufrl az sar,,;ca
paIImehI VI 'ho PuOi'N g. H.; ~, met ,,oor
ne SesSGia ~ a. Nit;o ,ndnr tbe com
We q ro,n,od"ra RniIns which has been
l.iio on Tho lakes above Niagara. giving pro.
n commerce md rendering assistance
J II oorc]ontmon on those inland
w gui u'o' rs a,'1Iay,nd in six different SQUAD
soo9' no wa ~
i0n ne, ..o1or Co,o,,,o3ore Parker com.
nc noilIG ga ~ onarators extands from
w Cno1lapd ~ The mouth of the
Aa,, P;o hos cnrnrieed the frrote RaritaD
o. = tl ,'7 Zoo, pcor Aihony Command
.In sooI,ofvar Garmantown. Com
- a1,,'des tha steamer VIXEN Lieutenant
Si"Auoa Gi4h +l eteon,or Water Witch
,,4 Tor,r5ordn trotton and the schooner Frt
TioY,t Con,n,ondin9 Tnrner and has been chiefly
aoc,r;ad j., tbo West Indies md the Gulf of Mex.
-; M sII,ohla oar,,icas or the vnssels of this
ia steo1'er Saronac. in preventing violation of
Wv. o+;orol obIiootions in an ottemDted invasion
S .i It'd of nba from the United States. and
AZ ,,,;esion of Commodore Morris to intercede
ID ti sor;sb snthorities of TINT island for the
Ives and fbaration Of our misguided feow-citi
zens who had Joined in that expedition and had
been cantured were made known to Congress In
COMMUNICATION from the late President, in the
month of June last The rigate Raritsn, being
required for more distant service, was withdrawn
from this squadron III the mOnln Oh MbSi anu dltcl
being reftted, was dispatched, under the COM
mand of Captain Gauntt, to the South Paclhc
Ocean The steamers Water Witch and Vixen
standing in need OF repairs, were brought Tor tnaf
purpose to the navy yard at W ashlngton ana are
expected soon to be again ready Tor sea, me
sloop Germantown having been infected WIN yer
low fever during her cruise In the West indies
was taken early in the present Autumn to the port
of New-York, and being now Thoroughly cleansed
and reftted, is preparing to JOIN the squadron on
the coast of Africa. The steamer Saranac, capt
Tattna, has been lately added to TINS SQUADRON
and bears the broad pehhaht Oh COMMODORE al Aet
The Pacific squadron continued unaer the com
mand OF Commodore l. AP y Jones uhtI tu9
month OF June last, when ne was renewed anu
succeeded by commodore McoauieS' CONSISTS
OF the frlgate Savannah, captain rage, bearing
the broad pennant of the Commander OF the squad
ron, the trignte Raritan, Capt Gauntt, the soops
Vandaha, Commander Gardner, Nincennes, Com
mander Hudson Falmouth Commander Pearson,
st. Mary s, Commander Magruder, w arren un-
seeWorthy and used as storeshIpl Lieut. Pick
crlng, the steamer Massachusetts, Lieut.. knox,
and tpe storeshlp supply, Lieut. Kennedy. The
sloop Preble, COMMANDER Giynn, and the store
ship Fredoma, Lieut.. Neville, are now on their
homeward voyage from this station, and the ship
OF the-lme ONO commander Strlonng returned
thereirom In APrli, ana was paced III Ordinary at
the navy-yard ID CharIes'o"n' ~ Is intended tnSt
the triGate harltan and sloop 81 Mary s. Whlch
nave been recently alspalChe1 TO this squadron
together with tnlrd vessel 10 be designated oy
the Commodore, shall cruise between cape morn
ana fahama' anu w es!M1u u t ITa. t?oen
degree OF longitude, visiting the M9rlQisas
and Friendly Islands ana making thelr dePCt OF
supplies at Valparaiso Whlte the residue Oh tue
squadron Will be Seneraily employed III thaV ocean
north fthe equator The ADVANTAGE indeed f the
necessity OF an eihclent heet IA .e racine lol ine
protection Of an eztencel IS ,a una sau9i
ana WonueFIat tperG9 y, 'llss ,i,' . ~
Piea feSion .! tng "oEll' oaHLos &c .o' li7 lI,s
tnate s Ia. ana VIII De again "oNeF'eu 10 n inc st
qG Tb Oh 's of R,ozi Connie.
ao1a NcK eevsr oc' T. rnnosa3 If he
gore MGAeevel o9ninandlng Is eemPoseG u ,h tio
lLI6aS' ounssess, Sapsaih MCINTOSH I9SIin tso
Il0Gu Remanv =. '1g GonSao[e '4e s,pop %,
SfaliI S Tue oIl6
Totten The ffigae Se entan Boar
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