The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-28
Arrival Of the United States Frigate savsn-
nah fr0xn RrnxiI.

Arrival OF the United states Frigate savan-
nah from Brazil.
Tho Unitsd States flag ship Savannah bearing the
broad pendant Of Commodore Samuel Mercer Late Brasil
squadron, G. =. Emmons commanding, arrived al this
port last evening from Rio Jansiro whch port she len
Oct. ID, ii which time the city was healthy.
Tho American engineers under COL Garnet were pro-
crossing with their surveys for railroad into the inori3r
OF Brazil
The United States ship Germantown was at Nonaeydso
by last accounts, where everything reported quiet
but the people, usual looking forward TO the next
revoution-there always being party, q In eur ooun
try, IN favor Of the next war.
Len English and French squadron q Rso whs1 th
presence Of American man Of war Is very much need
ed, long commerce there continues 90 exten-
sive. In the RIO dc u Plata likewise the continual pre-
sence Of man efwar ofmportance and our country
there anxious that the government should send
out small steamer suited TO river navigation. Ths
English and French have thus been provided for many
years.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.
UNnED STATES FRiGATE SAVANNAH,
NEw YORK HARsoR, Nov. ~. 1885.
Ihastcn 70 announce 70 you arrival We len Rio
dc Janeiro on October the lsh and have had toleraby
pleasant passafe
On the night Of Nov. 25th We lost overheard boy
named Major Freelove, alias Frceland. The ship was
hove to, buoy Gu. adrif and the whAleboat-nick
named In our shp the lifeboAt-lowered speedily
whole ple Of "securng ropes" (the presence Of
which was mot only Unnecessary, but altogether i'm
proper sea could be let 60 "without getting carried
away"
Everything worth chroncling that transpired during
the cruise has already appeared in the HERALD through
the medium OF my letters but recapituasion OF tho
principal events be desired by any, publish Journal
Of the Cruise' In which will be found all about the
steamer America affair, the Paraguay difficulty tho
Monevdeo revolution, together with the leading Incl
dents OF the Germantowns cruise recorded the letters
from that vesse Due notice will be given Of the publ
cation OF Our Cruise"
This the Savannah's third cl ulSe the two frat or
which she made In the Pacific We menced the pre-.
sent cruise on August 9th, 1858, which day went
In commission at Norfolk Va.
will take to pay of the lcers and Of this ship,
require Sl6, 900.
The expense-tho unnecessary cxpense-to which the
government has been put by keeping the the
Brazss their time, when there ,casion for
70 doing, will exceed $1,000 This Is unpardonable In
the government authorities.
serd you list Of officers OF the Savannah follows:
Commodore samuel Meroer Commander in Chief; Geo.
Emmops Eq, commanding; LeutensDts lfrst and
cbicio) Henry g. Newcome; VIM e. Leroy fhag) vii.
liam Mitchell, Alexander f. warley; Charles Flusser,
tmsser) Jared P. K. HygaN, Bayard E. Hand Surgeon,
Dan.cl Egtert; Passed Assistant and Assistant do VIII
Murray; Chaplain, Rev. Jceeph Stockbridge; Major 0
Marines, Isaac T. Doughty; Commodore's Secretary, -
Jenkins; Boatswain, Robert Whitaker
WesAluted the Wabash 10 passing the Horse Shoe
her Commodore calamity returned three guns than
We were entitled TO- - proof Of cur welcome homo.