The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-21

der, and circular railroad and other things TO
proptiate that dgnitary She has BEEN absent about
twenty months and during this time has sailed at least
board OF the ship OF which invalid from the
Macedonian. Captain Gassou aud his officers and
was ns ON zig
though disaster has occurred TO the vessel She was
taken In tow bya stesmtug about nye miles outside
Sandy Hook She brought home fifteen sick seamen from
the East India squadron They have been sent to the
Naval Hospital The following Is list Of seventeen
the Lexington consigned the Of the United
Ststes-4 plants Of yellow tea do light red
magnolia; DO qui fas; DO China grated black roses
do. Loco or small magnolia flower; do China yellow
aram; do. hymonnicalus do logan; 4 do. guavas;
DO sweet whampee, fruit; do. sweet carambola, or
China soossbery do acid csrambols or China goose
mansrees fruit; i do. large mandarin oranges, lace
skins; do. small mandarin oranges lace skins; do
China mandarin oranges hard skins So r.s
rose apples; do large round red persimmon; 40.
small round red persimmon do. small myrtle; DO.
na es XII. and aassr
heads head star Chm. S yellow Sh'I y many Reads "snz
do asa ar.
nondescript white small flower 20 plants lemon grass
II plants Peruvian cryn ann 20 plants small hymonnica
err plants blue magnolia plant round rose apple,
large; plants China dates; case containing va.
rety Of plants collected In Japan and the island Of
the Great Loo Choo also large Loo Coo plant not in
case and Tour tubs OF water lily two cases, OF
cane from Java and the other Of exotic plants from
st. helena, collected By Dr. James Morrow, agculturst
to the japan expedition. The plants pretty good
condition few Of them whered and died the pas
aage home. Captain Glasson also brought home with
him Chinese from Hong Kong He Is florist and
gardener and TO Washington attend to the plants
He Is about twenty years Of age, and named Oqui He
speaks English little, which he learned the voyage,
and says he Is now american. He born at Can
ton, and is tolerably GOOD looking.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.--The work upon the
steam gete Wabash is progressing steadily though de-
Iayed by the difficulty of procuring white oak pankng
ice in the river and creeks the u6ment OF
the contracts by those who undertook the delivery of the
plank but this the Navy Yard presents
cheering and busting appearance. There have been
there during the entire winter When is considered
that not less than 500 per month thus distributed
among the industrious and deserving the benefits de-
rived from the share OF work that ha, recently
signed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard by the Depart
ment will be appreciated The tive light ships in the
lower ship house far advanced towards completion
The panking Of one has been commenced, and frame
OF the other il nearly finished The sloop war James
town still lies at thewharf bat will probably haul out
in the stream tomorrow. Her sailing has been axed for
next Thursday. By an order received from the Navy
Department, which was approved by Commodore Stew
art the chips and other refuse wood about yard have
been distributed among the deserving poor Within the
past two weeks nearly hundred cart leads dspos
ed Of gratutousy to widows who in q needy con-
diton. Philadelphia Ledger FEB. IL.