The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
CHINA A ND OLA,
THE UNITED STATES SURVEYING SQUAD
RON IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.
CRUIGR OF THE vINClNNES- THE SLOOP PORPOISE
NIseRG-WH SHE WAS LAST sERy-HER 4 sr

RON IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.
CRUIsR OF rHS vINCHNNEs- THE sL00P P0RP0IsE
hIseNG- WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEKN-HER PAST
SERVICES LOG OF TIE vINCkNNES.
[From the Overland Friend Of China, April ~ KS
In our number OF the 10Th OF September last,
eennss Commodore Rosers ON surveying cruise in the
North Pacific Corsa was stated was the dsstination
more than month before this record, In noticing the
Ill success which, up to that PERIOD had attended the
United States North Pacific Surveying Expedition, We
BY the time certain courts martial are brought to con
sluson The southwest monsoon yl be last
avisssr IN the north. '''' '
amplitude than We then anticipated Nine days after
the Porpoiss and vneennes parted company. The Psr
with too much reason that the III ted brig foundsrsd
with all hands. Peace to the names Of the gallant
gale the Porposs achieved hOOor !. rs.ea
ing from the Pratas Shoa (perhsps her bed) $40
Chinese whom the humanity es4he Pacific and Oriental
Superintendent hers would hal left to perish Of sArvA
ton and madness. We thus then (Sspt. 16) wrote Of
that cruise Of The Porpoise-
future history Of the United States surveying SOU.
:s Il s; &c ss.. :.
marsinsd with the word Glory"
better fortune attended the vincennes. Following
il brief detail Of what Was performed ey her daring the
four and hah months Of her absence from this port
On tho 29th OF sept mber reached the BONN islands
proceeded determine the longitude Of and to sur
On the 2sth Of October experienced while At anchor
terrific typhoon, commencing at NE, thence to Sc,
and on TO s. X ", undertaking At SUNSET, after ak
hours fury. In this typhoon two mountain barome
tiers broken and Of the Instruments up
on shore blown down and injured. For three
on tie Same day. The bay was covered with pumies
stone after the typhoon, floating in perfect beds
On the OH November lett the Bo1ins and THREE days
20 10 NJ Icing 1 E., sighted the rock D0ro, otherwise
Urmistead's Peak, solitary rock, hundreds of mIss
from any land rising in majestic grandeur some three
On the 18th Of November reached NapA, the Great
18th. TakiDg the sunisn W. 5. saywood's crew and
owner board as before published in this ournll the
vincennes then left for the coast Of China whence
| the Nightingale, she again starNd for Japan.
On the 2s,h Decem reached Kako simA, aane bay
being twenty six miles Deep and some half dozsn
ct entrance The Vncennes anchored in, and Surveyed
Thinssava barbor in this bay; but the mountals be
rghtful Storm and observations difficult in OBJ
tanDg KaAo sima was lett on the 9th of January for
Passing through Van Diemsn's Straits, survey wa
mads Of Tsneea siwa Passing Jakuno siTa, 900 fee
Strata TSen passed through colnsst's Straits 70 Max
Sima, and away to On sims. Here the weather q
the ,tD s s s s:s
board in Hong Kong found 20 full OF weavils It
at for NO human being IT determined to return t.
Leaving Kah Rouma on the oath January, On the 3oth
following anchored In Hong Kong harbor
Yesterday the VncenneB again started for Loo Choo,
from whence she viii proceed to japan then:e to Bier
ings sraits and here again. in about years time by
the way Of California.
During the stay here Mr. Knoor, the photographer,
and Mr. Ksrn artist to tie expedition have bean bu.y
engaged in completing charts Of the whole of tbs ground
trayersed on the cruie, which they succeeded In
plotting for forwarding BY the outgoing mail Lieutenant
Brooke in charge Of the smicA de oartmsnt has
also been fortunate in completing series Of valuab BILE
observations the old buildings OF the medical ssou,
and IN the old Morrison school, having bsen placed
BY eur government At the disposal Of Commodore
Rodgers for the Of the expedition We have only
great popularity OF the Commodore there hope for
in the future" has been completely fuiflIsd
and there ID again prospect Of successful voyage.