The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-06

THE SURVEYING ExPEDITIoN.-Al the vessels OF this
squadron are now nearly ready for They are to
receive their ammunition to-day, and tomorrow will
sail for Norfolk, where they will take board hum
Der of instruments imported 10 that place direct from Lv
erpool, and which of too delicate TO admit
of land carriage.
The expedition, which will probably be absent about
three years, organized with very efficient scientific
corps. Ii will explore, minuely possible the coasts
of Asia and America bordering the northern Pacific
and Behring's straits The survey will also embrace the
Japan islands and the gulf of Tartay the Of
Kamschatka and Okotsk and all the islands lying
therein, adjacent thereto, including the Aleuan and
Sandwich islands, sc.
We annex list OF the vessels OF the expedition with
the number of guns plement OF men, and lis, OF Off
GERS of each, viz:
The sloop- war Vincennes 30 guns, and crew OF
IT'S, all lold Gncudng 30 marines,) Commander Cad.
waller Ringgold, commanding expedition Lieut.. Henry
Rolando fleet surgeon, w. Gfier purser. w Bren,on
Boggs; acting leulenants ], N, Brooke Jno Van Nc
Cullum, A. +. Monroe d. F. McCorkle. Thomas S. Fill
lebrown acting master, r. w. Carter commanders
secretary and draughtsman, f. d. Stewart; assistant
surgeon. w. l.. Ncho; naturalist, VIM. Simpson
commanders clerk, J. Pennington pursers clerk, Ihos
T. Gamble; artist, Edward Kern Assistant drauehtsman,
w r. Baker gunner. ], C, Davis carpenter, w. ow-
ems; sailmaker, Richard Berry.
Lieut.. Thos. A. Budd, who assigned to lbe CON.
mand OF this vessel, has resigned, and the vacancy is
yet untitled.
The brig Porpoise, guns, and Of rs leuten-
ant commanding, A. B. Davis; acting Lieutenant and ex
ecuve officer, Francis A. Rowe; acting lieutenants,
William Reilly, William VaR Wyck acting master, f
o. Carnes photographer, ]. Hartman. and 10 perform
the duty Of clerk passed assistant surgeon, James
Stewart
The steamer John Hancock, guss, and crew OF rs
lieutenant commanding, John Rogers acting lieuen-
ants VIM. King Bridge. VIM. Gibson, S. J. Bliss acting
master Henry ST. George Hunter first assistant engineer
Elbrdge Lawton second assistant do, David b Mar
wins; third assistant do, John c. Mitchell captains
clerk and draugh .sman, II. knorr boanisi Charles
Wright assistant naturalist, B. Aymes; assistant
draushtsman, - Borland.
The United States schooner j. Fenimore Cooper / gun
and of 20, acting lieutenant commanding, H. X
Stevens; acting lieutenant John H. Russell; acting mas
ter, j. Livingston Breeze
The sioreship John z. Kennedy will also join the
squadron 10 few weeks. This vessel as we have pre-
vously stated purchased at Baltimore by the gov
eminent She is Of about 600 tons BURDEN and her rig
has been altered from ship that OF barque the lat.
ter rendering her capable OF being worked with fewer
men. She has already received board 200 tons an
hracite coal for The OF the expedition, and has still
considerable storage room left.
Besides The vessels named above, several others remain
at the yard These the United States ship OF the line
North Carolina, in commission the receiving vessel
the Independence fitting out for the Pacific the
frgate Brandywne, in ordinary the steamer Vixen, fit
ting out for the squadron the coast of Africa the
stoeshp Lexington for the East Indies and the store.
ship Relief, for the Brazil station
The execution OF the work these vessels does not
appear TO have been retarded in any of its details by the
late destructive fire. but has progressed with it's accu,-
toned system and regularity. A new ordnance Office
and gnnners loft have been fitted up over the coopers
shop quite as eommodous those destroyed and every
department now exhibits great activity about 900 men
being employed in the yard.-Jow. of Com, Mau2