The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-03

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the 1lth Of January and the storehips Supply Lieu
tenant Arthur Sinclair lexington lieuten ant John s.
oiaston sDd southampton, Lieutenant Junius j. Boyle,
ct New York on the 18th and 10th Of February
The treaty with Japan having been ratified by tho
to China, and his arrival Commodore Abbot was d.
rected to despatch vessel Of to JAPAN that
with the Japanese authorities The Powi afsp. Captain
McCluney, having board Comm ander Adams who was
duly empowered to ee;t the exchange reached Japan
safely and, having accomplished his undertaking the
zlst February last Commander Adams ret urned to the
United Slater. II was the intention of Commodore Alb
bot to have visited Japan year. but I'M porant mat
tiers at occurring at the time OF the proposed
the unr pg Efforts and activity of this squadron to afford
protection to the lives and property of American citizens
Numerous hordes Of pirates iDfsst the Chinese waters
and interfere seriously with in that region.
Commodore Abbot has at all times shown himself prompt
and udicious in the discharge ct the delicate duties i'm
between detschments from the American mer. ,war on
that station aid the pirates which have resulted most
have been destroyed their depos on shore burnt and
number OF the pirates killed In the several
the officers and men have conducted themselves CALAMITY
and honorable mention Ia made OF Lieutensnts Pegram,
Preble, Rolando E. Y McCauley and Sproson Assistant
Engineers stamm and Kellogg Acting Masters Mates J.
con- OF the marine corps, who dangerously wounded
deem this proper occasion to suggest tho purchase
building OF ore or two steamers of light draugh be
used in the Chinese rivers indispensable for the pro-
lection OF the immense property belonging to citizens of
The steam frigste San Jacinto, Commander Henry H.
ae, sesne the broad penn ant Of cc%msdsre James
ber TO relieve the Macedonian. Commodore Abbot will
return home in his flagship the arrival out OF the San
Jaeinto The sloop-ofwar Ievant Commander William
her, to join this squadron. The Powhatan has been
ordered to the United States. The Vandala will also be
The survey and ,ece Of the Behrngs Strait
the Moth Pacific Ocean, and China Seas, has been
tinued under tina directions of Commander John Rodgers
wit dol and ttoEnak
Early in SEPTEMBER 1854 the vessels of the expedition
consisting Of tie Vince pnes, Commander Rodgers the
Stevens the Porpcise Acting Lieutenant William King
Bridge, and the FeDiniore Cooper, Acting Lieutenant
to hs and
surveying PSS.posss They returned to Hong Kong in
HH o the
2lst OF september 1854 in mid channel between Formoea
Cores. Commodore Abbot instructed to cause the
most dlgent search to be made for her. So long time has
since elapsed that the Department has BEEN with reuc
lance, COMPEL 10 consider her lost The fullest conf
dence reposed in her officers they all young,
energetic and full of professional price The service,
Rodgers appehe nds that she lost in very heavy ty-
phoon of great force ard extent which occurred about
month after their separation in which many vessels
were 0ismaIted and greatly injured, and the Vim.
cennes narrowly escaped. The Porpoise was to
have met Commander Rodgers at the BONN Islands,
after waiting there somewhat beyond the appointed time
went IN search of her visiting Loo Chou and other islands
been driven in the gale but without gaining any nel
gente Of her. bsequeny, the Fenimore Cooper ard
the John Hancock have thoroughly pored the Pesca
cores and around the island of Formosa, bat without
success.
1he expedition again left Hong Kong iu March, survey
ing the islands between Loo Coo and Japan the Kurile
islands thence to Peropaulow.k where The vessels epa
rated taking up different routes of survey. The Fen-
Cooyer proceeded to Atcka one of the Aleutian
islsndsto make inquiries in relation to the fate OF the
6ficers and of the whale ship Monongahela whi,h
it supposed was lost in the autumn Of 1852 in attempt
inn s1,n vkuoa til
tude 172 West Iiligent inquiry made ami the
islands Of Segoum and Amoughta, which lie each
s several water casks supposed to have bsloSeed
to the missing vessel but tidngs of the officers and
crew, all OF whom are supposed to have ps,ished with
n vrcennes sailed from Petropsuowski and tered
iheinss Stuart IeschiDg the narbor e Glassena ppe
This place a psrty under acting Lieutenant John
NJ Brooke for during his abserce further
north He then stood to the north for the purpose Of
verifying the position Of land in about ~ deg rth and
Io vest Placed uEon the AdmI,a charts by her Bril-
ss es Kss to
the ssme ccer and then endeavor to reach Wrangers
ss described to wlangel BY the natives visible
TAIL Of Herald shos which was not less than eighteen
fahops Of water, he passed Herald Island and stood
land gwen on the A6raNy chart and came to anchor
in AZ athons, in lat y deg min long. ia deg. 81
nin west 1t was 30 clear that the horizon WAS appa
Iently without limit. No land could be from the
royal yards sna the water far the vi sion couli
reach free from ice He then returned to Herald
Island the southeast point of which determined at
lat II deg Il min Dor,h. lorg IT'S deg 20 min west
From the summit If the island land could be in
any direction although the horizon was good Running
towards Povef Island whtn half way from its alleged
potton his progress was arrested by barrier of ice
No land could be seen from the mast head though the
air was clear Commando Rodgers is of opinion that
this Island does not exist and that Capt Kelett
msled by appearances.
by Europesns-when within ten miles Of ts position
and in the Peynia open in lat 10 deg Il min
ng ~ deg q min east he was again arrested by bar
rers Of ce No lard could be though II thought
direction.
Having attained the limits pro pos ed by him. and pene
rated further than any else in the directions select
ed Con manter Rogers taking board acting suten-
ant Brooke and his party AZ Gassenappe proceeded to
napd, he arrived early in October. Tire John
Hancock there transferred to the Navy Yard at Mare
Island, California, and the Vircenpes and Fenimore
Cooper awsirg the orders Of the Department to
the further PR secution OF the survey.
The expedition in addition to its other duties has af
necessary
highest mendaton for The ability and energy with
which THEY have tecuted the work to which they
assigned and Rave doubt their labors will prove not
ory OF great benefit to commerce but alo interesting
ctnE buttons to science.
PACIFIC SQUADRON.
This squsdrtn Ia composed of the following vessels:
the tag hip the Independence Captain siah Tattnall
the slcop Of =. Marys Commander Theodore Bailey
the John AGsms, CommanSer Edward y Boutwell,: the
Decatur Commander Guest Gansevoort and the steamer
Nassat husetts, Commander Samuel Swartwout. The
station seIeship Fredopa Leutera ant Jas. d. Johns
ton at valparaiso, ard The Warrtn Lieutenant David
NtDouga ut the navy yard at Mare Island California.
Con mapder Wu Mervine commando this squadron.
The IT LAW ence, commander VIM. H. Hanter, the
fsgship of Commodore Baden Dulany, having been
eyed by the Independence the I'd OF February arrived
with the Commodore on board, at Norfolk on the 21st Of
March. The sloop If war Portsmouth, G. mmander T. A.
Hornin returned from this station on me 9TH OF April
entering No,fk The time Of tie St MaIys will expire
the latter part Of the year. when she viii be ordered to
the United States
The cruising of the vessels OF the Pacific squadron
during the past hiss been extended Tie straits Of
Fuca Astoria and Portland, the Sandwich Islands, the
Fejse slsrds, Southern Polynesia, ard many Of tho
Ints of Chill and Mexico pave been visited vessel will
be despatched ~ tee Earqreses ands to correct
Irregularities The part Of The natives Of those islands
The Of Americans have been fully looked after
lie Michigan, nder Lhas. f. McBlar, until the
s. Nichoas), is still usefuny employed the lakes,
nfoTding assistance TO merchantmen in distress, and
during the past has been The means Of saving Large