The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-21
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.


Lieutenant Prc5s and the Description Of the Seal
PAP RochAdvces have been received from Com. Joel Alb
bot commanding United States squadron East indies
China and Japan dated board the United States aghp
Macedonian of Shanghai July s0th 1885, which are Of
interesting character Lieutenant Prebe was despatched
with armed detachment from the United States flag ship
Macedonan IL the American CONTAGIOUS on the 3Oh
OF June, cruise in search Of pirates lie arrived Pa
CODA anchorage in the river Min, about twelve miles below
Fooehow, without any incident worthy of notice White
this anchorage be had the honor firing the fret salute
the observance Of national anniversary, the Fourth Of
July that had been fred Mt that anchorage cebn-
ton Of the day. All the English and American ships and
two English merchant vessels, participated in honor of the
occasion.
On the morning Of the 9Th Of July he weighed anchor,
dropped down from Pagoda anchorage to the mouth Of the
river and joined the American ship Agnes aud The English
choones Emma and Spec besides several small vessels under
the English Aag in conveying two hundred and fifty
tmberladen unks Nngpo These vessels had been de-
in the river for nearly twelve months through fear Of
the pirates who ezed and held all who bold
enough TO pursue their voyage.
At daylight the 9Th the unks, in company with their
set SAIL and IN passing through the Chusan
of islands the afternoon Of the 10TH they fall Ia with
and captured small number Of pirate vessels On
on these vessels found TO be heavily armed The
and complete arsenal Of Chinese weapons missiles
every concealed beneath fishing After throw
ing overheard the guns other weapons these
Get on fire. One Of the unks without arms and it
could not be sceraned whether the board belonged
to the pirate gang not she allowed depart. While
the search going three other junks brought
Their escaped to the shores. On being boarded they
were found like the first, heavily armed and burned
The pirates however, succeeded in landing the guns
Of these unks and when she boarded train
found hzed and communicating with the magazine Several
emps made by the pirates regain possession of their
unks in order exnguish the res but they kept Off
By the firing from the guns and small until these
SEES thoroughly fire, had dred beyond their
reach. The evening attempt made of the
Of the convoy by small boa.s which prevented
by the Al nes.
Nothing further occurred and the evening of the 18th
the whole coavoy anchored Chinha within the mouth
the Ningpo river The day previous there had arrived
fleet of sSyeigh timber loaded unks, that had been cap
ured short time previous by the pirates and raoned
the payment of $500 for each vessel.
We copy the following description some small low rocks
which have been named the Seal Pap Rocks lately dscov
cred by her sesty sloop Ben her passage Shaug
hal from the Straits Of Matsmai They are dangerously
placed at distance Of twenty-five miles OF shore
Of the island Of Niphon, in latitude 40 deg 80 NORTH
longitude 1879 deg Is min.
The bearings nagnetic) off largest rock gave
land about Cape Gamy north SO deg distant high
posed ho Mount SHAKE, nortn 10 deg Footsna
Island Ii deg east Variation OF compass deg 20 min.
The rocks covered with seal and sea lions which
had TO drive off the largest about $50 feet long 25
feet wide and high than eight
feet above They look black, aud think vol
seventeen aboms cables length distance wth
bottom hundred and forty atholls and half
mile in that direction broken showed itself
them to the eastward They grouped closely together
pEPARTMEST.
Boany Land Observation-Disclosures Of he Pension ODicc-
An abstract Of the business of the Pension Bureau
the act of Sd March, 1856, to the 20th inst: