Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-13
RspOrt of the Secretary of the Navy.

Report oil the secretary OF the Navy
I The Secretary Of the Navy commences hi
report by giving the following statements ,
the different commands, and the vessels al
iachcd 10 each!
1.-The home squadron, Commodore Parke
commencing, whose field Of operations eS
tends from the banks Of Newfoundland to III
mouth of the Amazon rivtf, has compress
the irigaie Rnrilan, Captain Page; the sloop
oi.war Albany. Commander Randolph III,
sloop-of.War Germantown, Commander loWn
lies the steamer Vixen, Licricnant Com
mandIug Smith the steamer Waiorwi,ch
Licgicnant Commanding roticn and III,
schooner Flint, l.-uicHant Commanding Tor
ncr, and has been chiefly occupied W ,h'
West Indies anil the Gulf of Meuco. Til,
valuable services VI the vessels II this sqoad
roo, together with the violation of our nation,
a, obligations, m ~ a',cmicd INVASION Of ti,p
island of Cuba from ihg United States. aGd
the mission Of Commdppre Morrison, To inter.
ccdc with the Spanish authorities OF tina, ISL
and lur he l,cs and Liberation IT our mis-,
guided ic'loV-ciizcns who had ,oincd IN that
expedition anil bod tcon captured, ~cro madc
known 10 Cougrcs, IN a communication lrom
the late President, IN the month oi June last.
The Pacific squadron c0pinucd under the
commant ul Commodore T. Ap. &. Jones
until the month of June last, when be- was
rcllo,cd and Succeeded by Commodore Nc
Caulcy. i consists of the lrgate Savannah,
Captain Page. bearing 'he broad pennaut Of
the commander Of ,hr squadron, ,hr lu-a,r
Rau,an, Captain Caunu, the slcops Wanda
la, Commander Gardner llurcnne~, Com.
mandcr lIutSu lllnruth, Commander
Pearson; 81. Mary. Commander Nlyrutrr'
Warren. (msclvurihy aud usrl as d store
.hlp.l llcylraau; Pickering; ths steamer
Massachusetts. L.cg,cnlH, kuoN. and ihc
siurc,hlg SupvIy, LleulruautR Rrunrty Tie
sIuup Prsb.r. Commander Gyuu, aHd ihf
siurr,J,p FrcIunla, l.curcuaul Neville, are
Tow un lhrr huncUglJ wyJ-c in,r IBIS sta.
,ou, srd the ,mp-t.,hc luc Oan, tonuuau-
der slablIng, returned thcrrlum ln April,
ond W., placed IN mduary at the navy yyam
60 Chsri",lvwp
Tho squadron on the coast of Bszil,
Commodore Mrkoe,cr commanding, Is com
posed oi the frigate Concrv>, Captain Nc
ln,o,l, bearing ,hr broad pcnuaut oi the curu-
modorr the ,loop ~ Louis, 'ummlrdrr
Cooke. ihr brig lIllubudlc. ldrulcrar, Man
umF .ud thc siulcsLip Relief, Lioul.ulu,
Tourn. The lugltc BnodyWinc, Cur'nn
lIolIdmm, the tag ship oi Commodorr s'o-
Ter. who Wls recently relieved fron the com.
maud of tlus srluun, D, expected sool To ar
u,, "a, the por, of Nv York.
The Mediterranean s1uldrnu, under The
command OF I"mm"dorc M"isaa' ccr'.'N "'
hs Gag.,hptbr rllrc Independence, Captain
Jameson W' I"SH' ''.' '.'''"'' ,'i''''
l.aumsr. tie steamer M.'si,'lprl, Captain
Long ami ,ls ''on'hp lexington L''S'
tcuau, Mitchell.
The siu1iTon On lhc con'' "i NiIr'' un'
drr ,hr command Of 'ommoiorc Gregory
embraces hl' lag-'mp "c '.""p'ol."a' f"T'.
mouth. COMMANDER Pac.. ihe s'oop'ol'"''
John Adams, Commander Powell 'bc sloop'
oi.war Dale, Commander Pearson the 'u5
Purpoi-o, Lcu'snao' L1rdncr' a"d "' o"E
Perry, lieutenant Fo''e.
Occasional instances have ccrnucd"i We
interference or Brush cruisers With vessels
bearing our Dag o" HAT '"'s'' "i'n 'u'P'''''
Of their beins '''''''' o", Nv '''" I"', wv
offence has bee" ''O"'n ''' " 'lP,'"'.'''' P,'
and ar"'"I''' u" ''' "''''''' "" '''-' ''''."
and the T'Po"' 'he'''' nave ''," "'''''''''''
irom this department !" '"' D'p1'""'"' .
State, ,,
" The squadron ~ the East i"a'' anu ''''"'
seas, lately unde, the c"'nm'nd "i 'on''no
dorc Gc.ssurcT' Who returned """c III '"'
.loop -. Nary 10 june ''''' was ''"''''r'''
to ihc command ol Commodore '"'''''' '"'
consists "' Tue s'"'i IVA
mandcr Walker, aud the sloop-oi'"af Marion
Commander Glcndy. The 'l""p-oi'"ar rIy
mouth, Commander Gcdncy' and The on'
Dolphin, Lieutenant Commanding Page ha'
INC been recently detached fr"m this scHic
on the expiration of 'ho'r cr''''' are no" o
their passage to the United S'a'cs'
The Secretary rcitTs to the despatch at 'h
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