New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-23
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NAvAL.-The New \ ork Times Of the 10th says
Orders have been received at the navy yard to have
the steam frigate Mississippi got ready Immediately
for the East Indies. She will, consequently, not be
employed, as contemplated, convoy to the Mag
ara in laying the telegraphc cable. She will be ready
by the 10Th Of May The steam frigate Powhattan,
now lying at the Philadelphia yard, it is supposed,
will be detailed for that service if it is found posi-
BILE to get her ready in time. The steam rlgate
Minnesota, also lying at the Philadelphia navy yard
has also been ordered to be got ready Immediately to
take ont the newly appointed minister to China.
The steam,propeler Dispatch is having two new
tubular boilers of Martins make, put on board she
will probably be employed as a transport to convey
provisions etc, to the Southern Naval Stations.
The filing in of the Wallabout fats is progressing
rapidly and the work of laying the foundations for
the buildings will soon be commenced.
Captain Hudson of the Niagara, was yesterday
summoned to Washington, with surgeon Smith of the
ship, to give their testimony before the Court OF
Inquiry in the of Captain Ogden and Gillis, and
if they should not be able to return in season, it will
prevent the ship from going to sea on Saturday. The
Wabash was to leave to-day on cruise as the flag
ship of the Home Squadron, under the command Of
Captain Pauldng.
The Sun says of the Wabash:
This beautiful ship, one OF the six ordered by Con-
gress, has been for days lying off the battery
She is painted in the regular mano-war STYLE with
broad white stripe and black ports and has an impos
ing aspect She received orders on Tuesday for sea,
her destination supposed to be Aspinwall, off which
the U. S. sloop-ofwar Cyane now is The u S. ships
Decatur and Independence are in the neighbOrhood of
Panama. The object of the fcrces is in reference it
is thought to difficulties should any arise, as to the
rejection of Mr.. Morse's treaty.
How TO REFORM UrAH.-Under date Of the 10Th a
Washington correspondent OF the New York Journal
of Commerce writes:
| | understand that policy will be adopted based
upon the recognition OF Il leayen of lecency known
to exist in Utah. considerable number Of the uli-
fortunate women, and perhaps majority OF the men
are disguised with the system Of concubinage and the
tyranny of the priesthood 1t is proposed to send ten
or twelve companies Of artillery cavalry and infantry
under the command of iudcinns officer, and to eli
courage the subordinate officers to take their wives
and families with them a nucleus OF respectable So
! Ciety among the Pagans 1t is rumored that Col!
| Sumner is directed to chastiSe some OF the most
troublesome Indian tribes of the intervening region
and to settle near Salt Lake 1t is likely enough that
u successor to Brigham Young will be appointed witt
| instructions to reach Utah with this expedition.
Judge Drumm0nds letter, enclosing his resignation
abounds with charges against the M0rmons, which
must, necessarily, be unsupported by evidence, bu
they are not intrinSically improbable and show tls
the time is rapidly approaching, if it has not aI
rived when it will be necessary to suppiant the squat
ter sovereignty of the harem with the authority ant
laws Of United States.
ELoPEMENr OF A PRIEST WITH HIS PEN1TENT.-
One morning lately, (says an English papcr) ever.
newspaper office of Paris was visited by government
messenger who in breathess haste, forbade them l.
PRINT word Of the news which had just arrived from
MeauX. The grand UicGire had fled with one Of hi
iair penitents, Mile Vacquerin by name, and one c
the most beautiful girls in the place. What make
the affair so terrible just at this moment is, that tli
intrigue Of the grand Oicare which forms one of til
accusations upon which Verger based his proofs q
the corruption of the clergy breaks out just Verge
nnd his dammng proofs were beginning to be forgot
The young lady, who has refused the most hriliiall
offers Of marriage, and who is possessed OF a larg
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paramour, who is supposed to have been her love
ever since she first attended his confessional five yeai
ago, only waited until her coming of age and th
transfer of her money from the hands of her relation
into her own, to take this extraordinary and decide
step. The grand uicaire is a tall handsome man.
good family. The fugitiyes have landed in England
and rumor declares that the reverend father has wri
ten to his bishop, announcing his intention of THROWN
his troe 0rte$, and threatening, on the first sig
of prosecution annoyance on the part Of the eCcl
siastical authorities to issue public confirmation
NIL the horrible calunEics' which were suppressC
| iu Yergers trial.