The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-29
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THE ARMY And NAVE,

The San Francisco Herald announces the arrival in
that city Of Company *, u s. Sd artillery Capt E. 0. G.
DID, from Fort Miller via Stockton for Oregon to
reinforce Col Steptoes command. The company num-
bered eighty men, and performed the distance from Fort
Miller to this city in five days. which Is remarkably quick
time Capt Ord served in tho last Indian in Oregon
with distinguished honor and is we'll posted the pc
cuarities of Indian fighting Leuts. Davidson and Glib
son, also of the 81 artillery, will accompany Capt Ord
Lieut.. Davidson will take charge of the company lately
under command of Lieut.. Gaston who slain by the
Spokans Lieut.. Gibson will be assigned to command
on reaching Fort Walla Walla.
San Francisco paper mentions that the steamer shu-
brick had sailed from that port for Puget Sound and she
is expected to do serious execution among the Indian
canoes, if the occasion should require The o. soop
St. Marys is intended also to be sent to the north
waters but the difficulty of getting sufficient
will perhaps hinder her from moving from Mare Island
for an indefinite time.
The U. S military post at Fort Miller, on the San Joa-
quin, Cal, has been abandoned.
One hundred and fifty troops. brought up from San
Diego left San Francisco for the scene of Indian dis
turbances in Washington Territory the steamer Pana
ma, June 2S
The U. s steamer Brooklyn successfully launched
at New York on Tuesday The scene was witnessed by
thousands of men, women and children in the yard
neighborng roofs and piles of timber and ships steam
tugs and small boats, and the opposite shore. The
vessel was gay dcckcd with flags, and there joyous
crowd on board of her. The launch announced for
ten clock but the usual delay occurred in getting every
gan to amid the pladits of the crowd and the
discharge Of cannon and gracefully gdcd into the river
dipping obeisance to the master element she went
Her momentum very great and an attempt made
to check her by letting out the larboard anchor which
dragged for distance, and finally carried away
with large amount of chain cable The starboard
Choir then dropped and with that and the assistance
of the scamtugs Huntress and Achilles which were in
waiting the noble vessel stopped before she reached
the opposite shore The Brooklyn then towed to the
iron works of Pcasc Murphy, where she will receive
her machinery.
The u s. steamer Powhatan arrived at Hong Kong
the 18th of May. and proceeded northwards. At the
latest dates from the East ndin squadron the sloopof
war Germantown Mt Hong Kong and the steamers
Minnesota, mississippi and Antelope in the Gulf of
recheIi. ss3li.r8ss sal
Edward Crocker senior boctswan In the navy died Mt
Portsmouth last week, aged 6s years He a native
of that place and when very young enlisted for duty
board the unfortunate Chesapeake, and in that vessel
when the miserable collision with the Leopard place
Afterwards he served board the Constitution under
the command of Commodore Hull and took an active
part IN the fight which resulted in the capture OF the
Guerrero of the most important naval battles
fought He was also Of the crew of old Ironsldes
when she escaped from the British feet out of Long
Island Sound; and in the vessel participated In
the fight with the Java IN which she became prize TO
the Americans,