The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-07

Cruise q the y. .. etsam FxAGnts San Jasan1o
"A Sailors Lsg.
Presumisg that v net b. ebjsctisnas,s 10 ysursslf
dsplea..g to your rsadsrs ssnd yea the foew wing
items Of shsrt cruise Of sghtssa moaths In the o. g.
steam fgats Saa Jsonts, just returned fron ths Ne
ditsnansaa station aad now laying ct the Navy Yard,
Phladslphia. y - n sfNe A.
This vessel went into conmiaslon, and hsisted the
psonsnt Of Capt. Thomas erabbc Dec. 10 1851, and
sailed from New York ON January 81 1851 for Norfolk
and, on her way broke the piston Of the port engine,
snd ~as sever days SIX hours reaching thsre whore she
rensinsd ffy-four days. undergoing repairs and i'm
pxovenents. From thence she sailed March s, and
tho 18th broke the be crank Of starboard engine;
vrssd the exhaust Pipe turning its cad up the HATCH
and adding . wooden continuation, we were enabled
to steam way, upon the high and lew pressure
principle, and with fair wind made Csdis March IS
paaage twenty two days Ave hours We remained there
for days, undergoing REPAIRS and sailed May IL
and touching at Gibraltar made flying visit of not
esecng days at each Of the ports Of Malaga Alicante
asd Bsroelona In Spain We then visited Marsoilcs and
Touop In France; Genoa and Spezza In 5Aranls (the
latter place Is depot We then stood across, took
Look into Lsghorn, and returned to Spszza, June 20
Failed via Leghorn, to Naples engines working we'll up
to that time Two days out from Naples broke again
the bell crank Of tho engins rugged up the pipe
and pulled along way, before, touching at Milo
and Ipsra In Grtecs and ZauakAeze In Turkey, Asia.
We reached the port OF
July IL, and remained there fstean days The officers
visited all the ascent and various paoes Of interest aud
Witnessed the magnificent oriental pageant which
held when the Sultan held his court ct Serago Point
,hs morning Of the Bisram New Year. (Ju 49, which
ollows the fsry days Of fAstng, Ramadxsn ct the
end Of the cid year. Thick copper and eweeo pipes
important item in the ceremonies am1ng the lower
order of the Turks To my aHonshaent observed the
unnterespg influence Of New England several cArgoes
have lately been imported Tho Christian carries his
bsns and sntidos wherever he goes and mission
aries Sailed. July So having Mr.. Marsh, our Minister
on beard and arrived 1t Athena August l. whore net
the frgats Cunbss land Mr. Marsh tsok visw Of tho
KDg diaiouty and thea sailed, with Mr. Marsh aAd
family ON board touching ct Scutari Greece and Corfu
Ionian Ises We arrived at Tsieste Austria August 3d.
and remained there sixty three days. undergoing repairs
Sailed, November 2, touching At Naples and LsghoIn,
and arrived ct Spen November IL SAILED from shencs
Vie Genoa to hahen Island Of AinoroA, Spain and
rived November 81. Sailed, December 10, with Com.
Suas H. St1ingham board-had rough passage to
spessa-then visited Genoa Sailed thence December 49,
and arrived at Mahon December 81 the squadron all lay
Ing In that port. Sailed January 1863 with the frgAte
Cumberland In tow; broke bell crank. and cast Off
the sate; rugged up the old pipe IS bsfors. and took
We arrived 1t Genoa Jaausry 8, sailed tAe 18th but
owing to stress Of weather. put into Hyeres, France
sasd the next day. and In tho afternoon mOelod
to port sgan In company with French aset Of
elsvsn SAIL which came out Of Touoa In the morniag
Weasel. = three three de:asrs two seventy tours steam
and one sailing frigate. This most decidedly tho
ssneest displ. Of naval marine that many Of " had
regular quarterly repairs very lily compared with the
bio eight before However, navy. though small
has ever proved itself able to cope With its epess aad
lauYe 0P n Tho AAnt tu0 II II badly
mssseed and In laogushing condition from the want
Of thorough reform, that will sasss tae officers to be
useful before they old ~ TO forget all that they
ever aAd practice may be foasd quits advanta
ssous to its interests the theory which Ia
at Earselss taDuary 90 rensiang 85 days undergoing
repairs; sailed March 20, with Consul Gereral Of Al
eyardIia, Mr. Jones' on board touched at Toulon and
at Aghorn, and arrived at Naples (ths usual place to
coa April TO- sailed the l7th coased along the shore Of
meu chant vessel which coad rot be found whom
the Straits Of Sesana two loud reports such as the
rsg heavy ordnance heard and 50 It seemed to
those that the machine but the steam issuing
the sssnes promptly stopped BY Assistant Eogaesr
james N. Hcbby and Columbus W. Lee, then on duty.
the cylinder cracked Of starboard esgine which
detached, and worked the port one. Wo setured TO
Naples the 10Th 70 report to the commodore rhs engae
to order to proceed to Alexandria, Egypt Tns task
with the aid OF leading wind we were enabled to
accompanying Consul General Jones to Cairo to par
take in the ceremonies o. an andeace thu Pacha
Who it IL saA never Asx~nAri. couse4a..ea n
prediction that he will die there Tho objects Of inter
est in Alsxsonra are, fompeys Piae aud tins ooa!tsk
called CieopsIss Needle the PAchas Palace and garden
chancal skill dpAye in its Dlad floors the slave mar
ist and daIkes riding TO which 30 ADDED the cata
comb ard canal Sailed May 10, touching ct Malta ths
Erglh squadron in port appearing in ane order( and
ghosD arrived at speza May e. taking tho remSns Of
Csptso Uphur on board; .ated on ths 2o,h tos.hns
put into Taya II the Azores for coal arriving Jun
H. sailed the l4,h on the 800 In lat 80 49, Ion 81 49,
spoke ship l'sse Howafd Of Bath, from New Orleans.
On the morning Of the 2sh Will. working the engine in
somewhat heavy sea broke the bell crank but through
sts of repair again in thirty hours, and ready Ter run
ming and Is doing good service Arrived at Phia
We bring home ali the sick Of the squsd,ou, together
with one officer and from the Consultation fri
sate, which the eve Of sailing feom Gibraltar
when left wish II to be observed that Of this stsam
er time about three Of 1t has b-on piet n
repairing omitted seven days at Naples, and the odd
comes home with engine completely used up and the
other nearly and has been running In disabled con
dition large pcrtcn Of her time at ses The question
has been and will b asked again, who s resp0ns
BILE for such imperfect pscbipery pair Of engines
which cost tire govesnment $l25 COO perfectly worthless
~ % ,se s:7. bs sSs
bed obtain to his enquiry Ia that the old gentleman
30 well known in many Of our public trsnsscsons
be swase that this vessel Ia fitted for railing vel
steamirg, but owing to her propeller not trOeing
up and beirs upon one side 1t IN measure nultaes hsl
sailing powers particularly the port tack, when thu
engines runnog The bull of this vessel auite
upezeeptioDsbe, ind good sea boat but her internal
arrangements Of the worst description. It Is to be
boped that II will not take long to at her out again
che getting her machinery made and put In her
needed In fevice particularly to keep pace with
the improvement and aheadtvcne.s Of the
Our people do mo- seem 10 know tho value Of navy
which has greatly helped make country what II
ia They need but to leave the secluded Of
back woods and travel to knew it's necessity and useful
ness alike beneficial ut home and abroad representing
people Who live under institutions superior to any In tn
its energetic has inside and win hello kcer
them what they are, IL properly fosered and improved
The 4 flowing il list OF the
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES STEAM FRIGATE
BAN JACINT0.
Csptain--Tbomss Crsbbe.
lieutenant,-Joseph Iauman, Roger Perry, f. A. Bar
nett. and j W. Wainwright.
Master-J Marry.
Purser-J RitteDherss.
surgron-J. A. Lockwood.
Assistant Surgeon--J q. Wright