The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-18
UNITED STATES FRIoAIE CUMBERLAND,
BAY OF NAPLES, Jan. Is, 1851.

UNITED STATES FRI0ATE CUMBERLAND
BAY OF NAPLES, Jan. Is, 1851.
Cruise of the U. 8. Figate observation-disclosures
,~g Viuts to Re~o,e~ed Places ~ the Old World
Life in a Fsrgate, &c.
Thinking you would be pleased to hear from the
squadron now in the Mediterranean, / shall take
the liberty of addressing you Your paper being
more universally read than any other in the United
States, and almost the only we ever see here
that is printed on the other side Of the Atlantic,
slight abstract Of our voyage might not be unin-
teresting.
Our noble frigate left New York on the eleventh
of August, 1s49, and arrived at Gibraltar on tine
18th of September. After remaining there few
days, we sailed for Naples, where we arrived on
the 30th; from here We went 10 Spezzia, where we
took in stores, and returned to Naples. On the
10th Of December, we arrived at our winter quar-.
ters in Messina We passed the winter here very
pleasantly; gave several balls on board, to the
gentry of the city. large number were given to
our officers, on shore. We left here for Naples on
the 10Th Of March, 1885, took in stores IN company
with the Independence, ST. Lawrence, and Missis-
sippi We left for the Adriatic on the 18th OF May,
and after pleasant passage up the Gull OF Venice,
we arrived at Trieste on The 9th of June, tou ching
at Ancona on our way. Our fngate was much ad-
mred in Trieste Our decks were full of visters
ell the tine we remained here, the larger portion
Of which were ladies. Mr.. Maxwell, our Consul,
is in every sense Of the word gentleman, and
showed all possible attention 10 our officers while
here. We all visited Venice, and some Vienna. We
sailed from here on the 2lst OF June; and on our
passage down the Gulf touched al Bnndici, (tne
anoien, Brindusium) We saw several OF the Gre
clan islands. the islands Of Gambia and Cyprus, and
arrived at Beyrunt, 10 Syria, July 9th. Here our
officers amused themselves with excursons 10 the
mountains Of Lebanon. From here we went 70
Tripoli, small city some thirty miles further up
the coast situated at the foot OF the highest OF the
Lebanon mounts. From here we returned TO
Beyrunt, and from therce sailed for JafTa passing
in sight Of Tyre and Sidon, ST Jean de Acre, and
Mount Carmel. While our f.igate lay Ia Jaffa, all
cur officers snd great number of our men visited
jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the country arouad.
We left the first OF August, and arrived al Alex
andria on the 9th. Our officers were not allowed
70 go on shore here, as the cholera was raging
We remained here eight days, wa,sred ship and
sard for Srezzia on the 18th. We touched at
Meesina few hours, rs we came through the
Faro We arrived al Spezzia on IN. 7th OF Sep.
tember, and took in stores. The Mississippi, In
dependence, and Constitution being here also.
From here we made several excursions into the
country. We arrived at Naples again on the 7th
of November.
The Cumberland has ou,s,iled every vessel
which she has been IN company with. She sails
the INDEPENDENCE hull down, 10 eight hours. We
have beer detained here for the last three months,
BY Court Of Inquiry, held on Captain William +.
Laiimer. (by order OF Charles w. Morgan, Com
maLder-in- CheD, 10 inquire into certain charges
preferred against him by Lieutenant Henry =.
FlHpg. " is the opinion OF all that he will be
found guilty, and be sent home for trial by Court
Martial The names OF thoae on the Court are
Captain John G.. Long, Of the Mssissipps; CAPTAIN
William Jameson and Lieutenant Francis Wins
low, Of the independence Mr.. Francis Janvier
Judge Advocate.
In consequence Of beng detained here, most OF
our officers have visited all parts Of Italy, some
ventunng into Germany, and ~ hr as Paris, and
even beyond that TINS has been gay season In
Naples, aud our officers, when sot engaged in their
arduols duties are 10 be found in all places Of gay
resort. The Opera Of San Carlo IL filled TO over
flowing every evening, to see that giftea an un-
equ alled donepss Amala Ferroris, and to hear
that queen Of song, SIgnora Tadolint. On the
Kings birthday the squadron hoisted the Neapol-
tan flag. and hred three ssutes OF twenty.one guns
each. An invitation was gwen to the officers to
attend the opera, and boxes reservea Tor them by
the King.
them Mrs Ann s. Stevens. the American poetess,
and THE family OF Mr.. Pratt, OF New York. l
should have written before, but have been antici-
paied by gentleman now attached to this ship.
You will sec by the above that seven.eIghths Of
our time has been passed IN port, and the other
general opinion here that the squadron will be re-
ieved in the spring, and II so we would be pleas
fosee IL inserted in the Hsraid, which, "a said be-
fore, is the only American paper we see here.
EXPLOSION OF Gas IN BosroS AT tea minutes
before twelve o'clock last night, many Of the citi
zens Of Sudbury, and other streets adjacent thereto,
were startled from their beds by loud report re-
sembling that caused by the discharge Of a can
non. The cause of this alarm was the explosion
OF gas in the cellar of the /" Firemen's Resort"
Sudbury street, kept by Charles G. Henry. Il ap
pears hat for some two hours previous TO the ex-
plosion. the place had smelt strongly OF gas, the
immediate cauae thereof being unknown. For the