The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-15
Correspondence Of the Daily Erchqnge.I
u. s. STEAM FRIGATE "CoLoRADo,"
Hamnton Roads Nav - 1919


U. s. STEAM FRGGATE "CoLoRApO,"
Hampton Roads, May II, 1858.
Sm:-As take departure from this place
to-day, furnish you with list of the officers at
tached to this vcssel:-Fag Officer, James McIn-
tosh, Commander-in-Ch Chief I" Home Squadron -;
Captain VIM. II. Gardner, Commanding q. $. steam
frigate Colorado; Edmund Lanier, lst Lieut. Ex-
ecutive Officer: Thos H. Stevens ID Lieut.: Geo
H. Cooper, Sd Lieut.; Abner Read, 4th Lieut.; VIM.
l.. Powell 5th Lieut.; Samuel Magaw, Flag Lieut.;
Beverly Kennon, 9Th Lieut.; Aeneus Armstrong.
Master; Edward Gilchrist Fleet Surgeon Edward
c. Doran, Purser; Arthur NJ. Lyman, Past Asss-
tant Surgeon; Alexander NJ. Vedder Assistant Sur
geon; Josiah Watson, Captain Marines: Philip H.
W. Fontaine, I'd Lieut.. Marines; Eldrdge Lawton,
Chief Engineer; Nathaniel Frost, Chaplain; VIM.
G. Zantzinger, Commanders Secretary. Passed
Mdshipmen-E. p. Sull, A. f. Crosman. Midship-
men-A. p. Cooke, 7. II. Eastman, George NJ
Blodgett. Captains Clerk, i. St. Clair Clark;
Purser's Clerk, r. w. Byrd. Boatswain, John Nc
kinley; Carpenter, Francis NJ. Cecil; Gunner, John
Owens; Sail Maker, VIM. Bennett; lst Assistant
Engineers-Francs Dade, Thomas A. Shock; I'd
Assistant Engneers-JOhn W. Moore Alexander
Grear;. Sd Assistant Engineers-Chas. Levy, Fran
els Hahn, John Purdy, Philip Inch.
The "CooradO" goes direct from here to St. Do
mngo city, south side of Hayt to demand satisfac-
tion for numerous insults offered to the American
Consul and enforce respect to the stripes and stars
having settled that she will proceed to Aspinwall.
Yours, &c, OLD POINT.
We understand that our townsman, Captain Geo.
IL. Steuaft, Is IN command OF one oil the companies
of Cavalry which left Fort Leavenworth 18th
March to escort the provision train sent for the
lief of our army which wintered at Camp Scott, in
Utah Territory.
This detachment under the command of Col. Ioil-
man. met by the mail from Utah on the 10th
April, on the Platte River, about $50 miles beyond
Fort Kearney, having then accomplished in thirty
days than half of the entire distance of 100
miles from LeavenwOrth to Camp Scott 1t would
probably arrive at the latter place by the 10th of
May, in time to advance with Gen. Johnston on
Salt Lake City.
Captain Marcy, commanding another supply
train from the opposite direction New MeXlco) was
expected to arrive at Camp Scott by the first of
May, but we have heard of his detention for ten
days Fort Bent, on the Arkansas river, wait
ing for reinforcements, it is probable Colonel Hof
mans command may reach Camp Scott before
Marcy's
1t win be recollected that Captain Steuart went
with his company two years ago in the same dIrec-
tion as far Fort Laramie, in charge of the Sioux
prisoners who were pardoned by the President and
sent home
MEDICAL CORPS OF THE NAVY.
The Board of Naval Surgeons, recently in session
at Philadelphia, for the examination of assistant
surgeons for promotion and of candidates for adj
mission, has adjourned, and its proceedings have
been approved by the Secretary of the Navy.
The following assistant surgeons passed Il salts
factory examination: John NJ. Brown, ii. c. Cald-
well, John L. Taylor.
The following persons were approved candi-
uaIeS lOr ADMISSION INTO the service, anu MIh NC
appointed as vacancies occur NO. l. J. G. BertO-
lette, Pennsylvania 2. T. w. Leach, New Hamp-
shire; 3. NJ p. Christian, Virginia; a. j. j. Magec,
Pennsylvania; 5. B. +. Gibbs, New Jersey; 6. }.
o. Burnett, Pennsy lvania; Z. W. NJ. King, Penn
sylvania.
THE SICK OF THE FRIGATE SUSQUEHANNA.
The British screw-steamship Saladin, Captain
Middleton arrived at New York on Wednesday, in
ten days from Kingston, Jamaica. She is bound to
Liverpool, and put into that port to land sxty-onc
ntisaa Ill,
States steam-frigate Susquehanna, who being sick
with yellow fever, were sent ashore from that YES
sci at Kingston. On the 18th of April the men
were all discharged from the hospital cured, and by
the Goth all the officers were discharged. The
following is list of those who died at Kingston:
D. ). Lyme, purser's clerk; Edward BOlles,
man; William Galena, cooper; James Flynn, boy;
z. Balestieri, band-master; Jacob Booth, marine;
Robert Hodge and Mat Henry, fremen; Peter
Simpson, seaman; James Buckley, seaman; Austin
Fewill, seaman; James Stinman, seaman; Alex.
Lamb, seaman; Thomas c. Howe, seaman; ID; Nc
Carty, seaman; J. w. Napon, masters mate; j. w.
j. Jones, seaman; Pat. Burke, c. H. Antonio Lar
cetta, boy; Francis Gonzales, seaman; Francis
Carr, seaman; Freeman Luce, quartermaster.
The following the names OF the olllcers ot the
Susuuchanna that arrived in the Saladn: Lieut. j.
r. Howell Alexander Henderson, second assistant
enoineer GIendv King assistant engineer; John G..
Grier. do. NJ. Cushman, do.
UxIrEp STATES STEAM FRIGATE PowHATAN.-Ths
fine vessel the flagship of the East India squadron,
under command of Capt. Pearson, arrived at the
island of Mauritius on the 26th of March, after n
passage of fourteen days from the Cape of Good
Hope. The passage was very rough one there
being ofsevere gales and head seas during
the whole period. The vessel, however, performed
WELL and the officers and crew were in fine health
letter from officer on board describes the island
of Mauritius as beautiful and under high state of
cultivation. The weather was very warm. He
states that provisions of every kindwere eXorbant-
ly dear-twenty to twenty-four cents a pound for
beef, seventy-fvc cents piece for chickens, and
sxty to seventy cents dozen for eggs. lie adds:
"lf Congress don't increase pay, we shall all be
eiiectualy used up by the time we get home" The
next points to be touched are Ceyon and Singapore
before reaching Hong Kong, where the ship will
receive Commodore Tatnall the commander of