New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-25
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Letter from Key West.

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KEY WEsr, Florida, October 10, 1852. i
Eds. CrsscenThe mail schooner Baldwin arrived her
soday from Havana She has taken the place. tempora
lily Of the steamer Isabel which has not finished repair
iag, She will however it is advertised her trip
IN the 22d inst
The brig Wetumpka, Capt. Dickson, from Mobile. fos
New York. arrived here Sunday the 18th inst leaEin
BADLY She will discharge her cargo which consists "a
cotton and hides, consigned to J. P. Baldwin s. Co.
The steamer Creole arrived here from New York yeste
lay In coming inside the reef she struck Key Ta
yernicr, remained ashore some two hours but finally sue
,eeded in getting off without injury
Capt Ellis Of the ship Benjamin R. Milan arrived her
the schooner Baldwin, from Charleston The materials
for fitting out the ship have been received from New York.
by the brig Herald and she will be ready for in few
days having been fitted with masts.
sailing match off on the 10th inst between the
pilot boat Relief Of Mobile, and the Key West pilot boat
hampton, Capt Geiger, and the Euphemia, Capt g. W.
ourey The from this place to Sand Key, and
back The weather heavy the boats carrying single
reefed mainsais and bonnets of the jbs The Eupheis
pt her ib when about half way between Sand Key
|-he Lighthouse here The champion won the race by
minutes beating the other boat under nainsa and
bthe Relief carrying three sails The Relief started
For Mobile yesterday, but struck the N w. Bar and
damaged her rudter that she compelled to return
land is now in port. asy
Business is rather dull there having been no wreck
since my last The wnd has been blowing strong here
|fromsN. N. B. for several days. No farther news.
/ Yours, In haste, KEY LARGO.
P. Ssince writing the above, the bark Emily Mino
mas been brought in leaking She is from New Orleans
bound to New York, with cargo Of hides cotton
orn. She novbeing worked up the harbor Consigned
Ito Asa +. Tiff. LARGO.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS learn that orders were received
by Captain Boarman the Commandant at the Navy Yard
prepare the sloopofwar Marion for with all dis
patch. Her crew, which would number about 100 men
be detailed from the receiving vessel North Caro-
lima Nothing defnite has transpred in regard to he
ultimate destnation but the erder has no doubt som
bearing upon relations with Cuba She may perhaps
intended to aid the u s. Marshal in the prevention
any Filibustering movement which may at this time
participated
Captain Charles Boarman assumed the command Of til
Navy Yard naval station ETC. at this port yesterday
igate Mississippi and ordered to the fgate Columbia
Norfolk which vessel will probably be ready for abou
the 18th Of November when she will join the Home Squad
the flag ship. Purser Edward T. Dunn is also
: iered to that vessel
The rasee frigate Macedonian is to form one Of th
Perry
The frigate Constitution intended for the flagship
the squadron on the coast Of Africa which is to be
manded by Commodore Mays.
Considerable work has been in progress at the Nav
Yard for the past two three months. The force
empoyed there numbers 1850 mechanics aborers
monthly disbursements for aboy alone average abor
$4,000. 59l 7!5 (
The soop Of yncennes and brig Porpoise have bee
dtted for the surveying expedition under the command
Commander Cadwalader Ringgold. They are to make
Thorough examination of the China Seas and for this pu
pose have been fitted with light spar decks and provide
with suitable number Of whale boats with their gea
fhe batteries have also been reduced half
ber of gunsevery alternate one having been remove
land the ports stopped up. n
The razee Independence is now in the dry dock, an
very extensive repairs have been found necessary rel
der her worthy.
The frigate Constitution sloop- Marion and sto
ships Fredonia and Southampton have been thorough
repaired, and are now ready for sea service. g
The frigate Macedonian has been raced and mut
improved in appearance. She is now considered one
he efficient vessels Of her class in the service 81
has been cut down to sloop leaving only light sp
deck towork ship Her battery is to consist of sixteen
inch guns and four 80 FOUNDER chase guns on the gu
deck On the spar deck she will carry 10 inch piv
guuH The expense Of the outfit and repairs Of this
sel will amount in round numbers to about $150000 81
could be prepared for sea in less than four weekA
The revenue cutter Tansy, which recently sunk in
sauall of BedIoes island was hauled up the waysy "
terday for repairs The brig Washington, formerly eI
poyed ON the Coast Surrey, but transferred TO
Revenue Marine for service cutter, has been col
petely repaired and left the Navy Yard day or tl
since She Is at the Atlantic Docks, awaiting the Tant
In addition to the above, work IL now in progress
she yard for the steam figate Msspp at this port
steamer Princeton ut Baltimore and the steamer Nile
gan on Lake Erie journal Commerce.; 18th "a