Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-15

gence that this party had overtaken and killed
a part of Ink-pah-duh-ta's men, and states that
they were in pursuit of the remainder
a MARKED MAN, (F NOT MAN OF MARK
An application for extra pay for services in the
Navy, some eight years ago, on the coast of
California, was recently made to the Navy
Agent in this city by an g old salt from dis.
tant locality. Not being able to obtain the
certificate of an officer as to his identity, or
other equivalent testimony, and limited per-
sonal description being afforded by the mans
affidavit and the magistrates certificate, the
Navy Agent obtained from the rendezvous
Copy of that taken of the man who enlisted
and, finding it noted that he had |" ink caute-
ries on both thighs" wrote to the magistrate to
examine and certify as to marks upon his per-
son. He received reply as follows:
81, ---, magistrate before whom
-- made application for extra pay as
ordinary seaman on board the United States ships
Savannah and Ohio on the coast of California In
the years IS49 and 1850, do certify that 4 y ~
have again examined the person Of said -
this day, and, in addition to the description and
marks as contained in my former certificate, /
give the following, viz:
On his left breast is representation of what
he calls female pirate with drawn sword, in red
and black colors.
Son the right arm, below the elbow is a rer
resentation Of the Goddess Of Liberty with the
United States flag, in black and red and two ar
chors.
"On the left arm, below the shoulder and ell
bow, is a cluster of figures, which he calls coat
OF arms among which there is a spread eagle
and the union jack, mermaid, two ships, an In
dian with gun, and a female with shield and
tiag.
''On the same arm, below the elbow, there is a
representation of ship at sea approaching high
| headland; said by said - to represent the har-
Dor of Rio Janeiro, with sugar-loaf mountain not
far distant.
"On the same arm there is a flag staff and the
con the right thigh is an anchor unfinished
and a finished anchor OH the left thigh-bOth I'm
| black.
con the outside of the left leg there is repre-
| sword.
''On the right leg there are painted the words
rum, gin, and brandy; also. sign post with a
| sign, head and horns-a barrel with the word rum
printed above 1t; also, dog chasing a rat
" Given under my hand at -, this 10th Aug.
| 1857.
ORDERED.-The following Engineers have
been ordered to the steam-frigate Saranac, now
preparing for sea at Philadelphia, for the Pa.
cifc Squadron Theodore Zcller, Chief Engi-
neer p. c. Potts, First Assistant; H. A. Ram
say, w III. IL. un0t, OecOnU Assistants N. B.
Littig, Z. A. c. Duplaine, William r. Schley.
Third Assistants.
Commander John M. Berrien has been or
dered to relieve Commander Pickering, at the
Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard.
WITHDRAwAL.-Th President has ordered
the withdrawal of a number of tracts of land
near the Suwanee river Florida, for naval pur-
poses. 1t is understood that these are yellow
pine lands, and to the extent of from twenty to
twenty-five thousand acres.
CORRECrIoN.-Capt James g Benton, Ord
nance Department is in the detail for the Board
to examine breech- loading Rifles at West Point
on the 18th instant, instead Of Captain Thomas
J. Brereton, as heretofore announced.
REMOVAL OF LAND OFFICE.-The land Office
for the Northwestern District in Minnesota, es-
tablished at Ojibwa, has been removed to Otter
tail City, in said district.
DEAD.-Surgeon Robert T. Barry, U. S. N,
died in this city on the l4th instant.