Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-02-27


this por, this morning, in fifty days from
Rio JaDerio.
Lit Comd'g.-B. J. Totten.
Acting Master-A. Barbot.
Purser-J b. Riltenhouse.
Passed Asst. Surgeon G. Maulsay
Passed Midslipmen-H. N. Crabb,
VIM. Van Wyck, A. w. Johnson.
Captains Clerk-F S. Baroarin
Passengers-Fleet Surgeons-Thos.
Williamson, from U. S. irigate Con-
gress Mitshipman Thomas II. LOCKER.
do F; Captain Theodore Lewis.
Left the irigate Congress and brig
Banbridge at Rio Janeria, all well.
The Bainbridge arrived at Rio Jane
rio OH the 9th Of December, and the U.
S. sIoop-ofwar ST. Mary's OH the Slh of
that month, in al days from Norfolk, and
sailed OH the 18th for the Pac .fc, all
well.
The ship Louis Philip, Of Baltimore
from Valparaiso. put into Rio Jdnerio
for repairs, was 10 sail in u lew days
The Relief spoke Oct Der 2sd, 1850,
in lat. l2 02 n lon. 33 Is ", the harquc
Iris, so days from New London. bou Il
TO Patagonia, all well.
November 18th, 1850, in lat. II C2 S.
lon. 33 l3 w the barque Geo. G.. Web
ster, 3S days from B, ston bound to
San Francisco, all WE'LL Com. iar
Presidential Temperance Piedge.-A
Temperance Society OF New York city
are preparing block for the Washing
ton Monument wnich will contain the
following inscription being temperance
declaration subscribed to by eight Pres
idents Of the United States. Ii viii be
placed in tie structure in such man
ner as 10 allow the succeeding Presi.
dents TO add their names should they see
fit SO to DO. The declaration, d. It now
stands, was prepared before the total alb
stinance pledge was adopted:
Being satisfied, from observation and
experience, as well as from medicaI ,es-
timony, that ardent spirits rs drank are
not only needless, but hrrtGul, aud that
the entire disuse OF it would tend 10 pro
mote the health, the virtue and TIE
happiness Of the c.,mmunlly, We iereby
eXuress our conviction that should the
citizens Of the United States, and cs-
peciaiIy the young men, disc ontInue en-
tirely the use Of it, they would not only
promote their own personal benefit, hut
the good Of our country and the world.
"(Signed) JAS. Madison, Andrew
Jackson, John Quincy Adams, NJ. Van
Buren, John Tyler, James X. Polk, Il.
Taylor, MiIIard Fillmore"
ESThc U. S. Ship ST. Lawrence,
Capt. Joshua Il. Sauds, sailed Tuesday
morning for Southampton with the ar
ticles for exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
Several lists Of her officers have been
published, but the following, we be.
lieve, il the most correct:-
Commander Joshua Il. Sands; LIST
Lieut.. Charles S Boggs Surgeon l.
Il. Hunter Purser. ). p. Todd 2 !
Lieut., T. @. Parrot 81 do. l.. b Az
cry 4th, do, G.. II. Prcble; 5th do. J.
Duer.
Master-B. n. Westcou.
Marine Officer r. 3. Caldwell.
Asst. Surgeon Jas. +. Harrison.
Passed Midshipmeu-Jamcs f. Mon
roe.
Midshi. men-John G. Sproston, r
X Breese, Jos Title. William T. GIas-
sell, Henry Erben, J. Bruce.
Captains Clerk-C. S. Livingston.
Purser's Clerk-Jas Todd.
Boatswain--Jno Bates.
Carpenter-Danel Jones.
Sailmaker--RobertH Hunter.
Gunner---Wm. Arnold
And three Hundred seamen and ma
! rlnes.
Passengers Stansbury, Govern
ment agent w. l.. Long, naval store
keeper for Spezzia d. G.. Ford, clerk
to storekeeper.