New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-19
Department News.
From the Washington Union, Of the 10th, we ex.
tract the following official intelligence:

From the Washington Union, Of the 10th, we ex-
tract the following official intelligence
NOTICE TO MARINERs.-The State Department has
been informed that the corporation of the Trinity
House, London; has given notice that in the first
week in August the divers light vessel, which lies
off the east end of the shoals near SeIsea Bill to the
eastward of Portsmouth, was removed about one
mile south-south-west one-haf west of herformer po-
sition and into depth of 10 fathoms at low water.
A large spiral buoy, coored red and surmounted
by staff and ball. has been placed in IL fathoms at
low water spring tides, on the northwest side of the
varne Sand, off Folkstone, and to the westward of
the shoalest water, g feet.3
A white spiral buoy, with the words I" Admiralty
Pier Works. marked thereon in black letters, and
fitted with fog bell, has been placed 80 yards in
southeast direction from the outer edge Of the stag
ing OF the works of the pier now in course of con-
struction at Dover. The pier extends 300 yards
off the shore from Cheesman Head and as the work
advances, the blue light at its extremity will be
moved outwards, and the buoy kept about so yards
in advance of the staging.
EAST INDIA AND CHINA SEAs.-The Navy Depart
ment has received an interesting letter from Flag
Officer James Armstrong, commanding the United
States naval forces in the East India and China seas
dated on board the United States flagship San
Jacinto, Shanghae China, July 18TH Flag Officer
Armstrong had left Hong.Kong on the 10th of June
last, and arrived at Shanghae on the 23d. He left
Hong kong on account Of the prevalence of the dis
ease incidental to that climate. The health of his
officers and crew generally was good
On his arrival off Woosung the United States ship
IeVdnt was discovered ashore on the North bank.
The San Jacno at once came to anchor, and Hedges,
hawsers and every necessary appliance that could
possibly be of assistance to her furnished With
these the vessel was got off the next morning with
out having sustained any apparent injury. On the
26th Of June the Levant left Woosung for Hong
Kong. The United States ship Portsmouth arrived
on the evening Of the 18th of July at Woosung last
from Hong-Kon
From late adyices from Ningpo, the commanding
officer learned that the Chinese (Cantonese) and Por
tuguese had an engagement, in which the former
were victorious, and destroyed vessels of the lat
| ter No outrage or depreciation whatever was COM
mitted upon the foreign residents or shipping Quiet
had been completely restored.
At the port of Shanghae all was tranquil. Amer-
can citizens pursued their. commercial enterprises
without any difficulty or molestaton on the part Of
| the Chinese people or authorities.
| APPOINTMENT OF MAIL AGENTs.-For the purpose
of insurng greater expedition in the transmission OF
the throughexpress mail of the United States from
Baltimore to Cincinnati, well as increased safety,
the Postmaster General has appointed six special
mail agents at salary of 81 900 year EACH These
agents will lose sight Of the mail from the time
is placed in their charge until it has been delivered
into the hands of the proper officers to receive It, at
| the ends of their respective routes.
| SWAMI AND OVERLOOKED LANDs.-The ,Commis-
sioner of the General Land Office yesterday trans
mitted to the Governor of Florida patent, No. 10,
for lands inurng to that State under the act of Sep
TENDER 49, 1850, in the Newnansyille district,
tanning II Oh acres and at the same time sub
mitted to the President for his signature four patents
numbered 49, IA, Is and l6, for lands under the same
grant in the Tallahassee district, amounting in the
aggregate, to 256 606,02 acres.
/ Col. MOBILES WAGON ROAD PARTY.-A letter
dated St. Paul, Sept 25th has been received by the
Interior Department from Col Noble, who had ar.
rived at that place the 2Sd nit. A glowing descrp
ton of the rapid progress OF the road aud of the fer
tility of the country, is given.