New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-04
MARINE AFFAIRS.
THE ATLANTA,

Intelligence received Yesterday morning from Capt
eager of the steanship Atlanta ashore Body Isl
and Light states that the vessel lies safe, having
ceived no damage TO either hull or machinery. She is
aground protected from the sea by the outer bar, and
is dischargng her cargo in good order. It Will be for
warded to Charleston forthwith.
The passengers were taken 10 Savannah by the
steamer Thomas Swami. Capt eager speaks in the
highest praise Of his officers and crew and says the
Atlanta will be got of in few days without any ma
terial injury.
NAVAL IsTELLIGESCE.
Anedca board for the e1amiI alton Of assistant eur
geons for promotion and Of candidates for admission
into the medical corps Of the Navy has been ordered
to convene at the Naval Asylum, Philsdephis, on
Monday 18th Of March next. The Board is-Surgeons
James M Green, Wm. g. w. Ruschenberger, and
Jonathan N. Eolz; and Passed Assistant Surgeon
George II. Howell Recorder.
now MANY WERE LOST ON THE JOHN MILTON?
Capt Haskell Of the chip Independerc &c, from Macao,
spoke the ship John Milton the 18th Of January, in
lat. 17o 50' Ion. So and being acquainted with Capt
Harding went on board and remained with him from 4
O'Clock to p. m. There were three passengers her.
Two were Mr.. and hIrs Brown, about IS years Of
age, from the western part Of this State. They had
been living in Csso about year, but on account Of
the lsdys i'll health returning home. They crossed
the Iehmus Of Panama. but did not 60 to California.
The other passenger was a smsll-sized man. Of light
complexion, and Capt. II. only remembers that his
name began with G.. He had been three years in
Calao in connection with some mercantile firm, aud
belonged to Of the Western States. The mate Of
the Independence learnei from the nste Of the John
Milton that they had fifteen hands before the mast
These, with the captain and his son. two mates, cook
steward ard three passengers, would make the whole
number on board trenty:four, all of whom have
perisbed. Fifteen bodies nave been recovered, and
nine, consequently are still missing.
THE SURVEY or TIE BRITIsH-AAERIcAS FRONTIER.
An expedition to survey the Oregon boundary of the
British Possessions from Vancouvers Island to Lake
Ontario, the Rocky Mountains, has been organ
lied and will sail the first Of next month for it's
Destination via ChagIes, and the Isthmas of
Panama, thence by steam to the Gulf Of Georgia,
where the expedition will commence its labors by
tracing the fortynnth degree of north latitude. The
force consists of Lieut.-Col. Hawkins X. E., chief
commissioner Capt. Haig, r. A. chief assistant; and
sixty five non-connss officers of the Royal En-
eineers who surveyors, topogr aphers, phoogra-
pher. & c.. and thirty Hudsons Bay axmen. The expe-
dtion will probably require from three to four years to
perform their laborious and arduous services.
The steamship Africa sailed from this port yesterday
with 48 passengers and so 357 in specie.
FOR CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Moses Taylor, which sails for Aspin
wall Friday, is already full OF passengers. The st
Louis is to be put by the U. s. Mail Steamship
Company as extra senmer, and will leave probably
on Friday The two vessels will take about ! 600
passengers. The steamship Northern Light, on the
10th inst, will take large number Of passengers; and
the total number by all three Of the sbovensmed ves-
sells will not probably fall short of 500 passengers
HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL.
Her Britannia Maestys Government have pre-
sented through Lord Napier, the British Minister in
this country, fine telescope TO Captain Thomas F.
Knowles Of the ship Curituck, Of Norfolk, Va, for
his valuable services in rescuing the crew and pas
ser ger from the sinking wreck Of the steamer Fora Of
Jersey, in the month OF November last.