New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
MARINE AFFAIRS.

NAvM.-GESFRAL COURT MARITAL.
The Comt of Inquiry which lsteiy sat at Norfolk
Va to investigate circumstances connected wita
Lieut.. Paynes attempt 10 nit suicide has resulted
in order from The Navy Department for the conven
ton Ct General Count Martial on the ih of Septem.
Ter. Capt. SnIns Of the San Jscnto and Lieut.. W.
Stokes Boyd OF the Niagara have been ordered to
pair to Norfolk the lst prox. to act as members Of
tie Couit. Lieut. John .. Payne is native of Ten
Lessee and erersd the service in the year 1858. He
has only pinetsen months of service TO bis credit
THE CRUISE OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
On Saturday lsst we received very interesting let
ter from the China squadron. The following is brief
but spicy account of the Mssissppis movements since
she arrived in the waters of the Celestial Empire:
Hose KoNG June II 1853.
"Not hsvirg written to you monthly as promised,
/ will now ty to make up for my shortcomings, by
giving you outline OF our doipss since we arrived
here. St Heeua the first place OF historic interest
visited but do not desi,e 10 become famous for
describing scenery, II mus. satisfy you 10 cay that,
after kreepg On the grave OF the hero OF Austeiitz,
and filing pockets ard caps with the grass puckee
therefCm, got up anchor and stood tor Cape Town,
whtre arrived SAFELY aud from which sent you
newspaper We next anchored in view OF the bssuti-
full Isle If France ana # | were net determined to
curb my poetic inspirations, should cover sheet IN
tellir yeu OF that paradisseal place. On how ths
light OF that sweet .slaLG warmed our hearts afer
harg been tossed about for days on the broad bosom
of that trescheious sea. But rot to be poetcal we
set sa fer Batavia then right though the Straits OF
Malsccs and then TO Hong K0rg, of the harbor OF
which We being smashed into eternal chsos,
because cur master wouldn't beheye the long ISL
pilot that We were sailing right on rock. HOwever,wo
oct ell safely. Everyboo has heard OF Hong Kong,
but every body has not heard that Hong Kong is the
name of the is.ard on which the City Of Victoria Is
built lust a. Msnhatan IS the island on whica New
York stands New, do not ever mistake Hong Kong
for city aeain We stopped three weeks here, gave
oil hards forty eight hours liberty, pulled up our
'mudhCOk sgar, ard set sail for Woosupg, plscs
fifteen miles from Shanghai. We had no more than
squnted al the novelties CT WoosuDg than we lett
for Msnills, wheIs females do most congreRa.e in
bum beats Sal boats row boats and al ether kinds OF
boats Manila left behind again, and here we come
to the isapc Of Hopg Kopg aud the city OF Victoria
take in Goals and prOyslons Iun up TO Saangasi aud
take cur Minister, Mr.. Reed, Gu board. on We %
with Mr. Reed to the Gu OF Pe cheeee twenty days
sail frtm every port. The Psho RIVER runs into thus
gulf apd from the mouth of the rver 10 Pekia is -
niles In This out Of the way locality We met Eogish,
Frsrch ara Russian Iusn.ofwar, the csuse Of whose
meeting you viii read in the papers ~ gentleman OF
3ie London Times was on board rs gathering lnor-
ms.on to Transmit to HIS psp;r. Tns 'bonbard-
ment ever We start sgan for SnsDgha,tsk IN stores
ard push down TO Nocsung. OF Woosuug thick,
clsuuy fox hacgs over he, and we are not 4 little
uneasy 70 tnd tbs. there is steamer puff : very
near us We ring the bells, post lock outs, tue fog
c, ans of snd bless you, ii sthe L. s. steamer Pow
bs,ap. bearing the flag of ouT squadron, that we
When We have done cheering and welcoming her, the
Conmodo,e very politely crders us back once more
20 this place Wheie We are to al mp and 20 to Japan
f,om which pisce you will hesr from me. We co not
iook Ike ssilcrs OF sooies lust COW. Marines hsvs
sIes, esiea hats ard Dutch easy jackets, SAIL
6 All bite +, N bes6 TO loot officers otto ditto
The fictrs snc crews Of the Nississipp, foThaiar
eId Mlrrssots sIe slI well.