The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

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NssnIS6ros. July %. 1852
The Secretary Of The Navy is making arrango
mepss 20 send sufeeD, force 10 Paraguay 10 make
tho American flag respected there. lie has -oine
difficulty 10 deciding npnn tie vessels 70 scnd. I'm
fortunately We are deficient in the class Of vessels
of ligh. craft of water for sach o service.
force will 10 sent, however, and that without delay
II is pity that when Congress authorizes demon
straticn against any foreign Power To redress
wrongs it does not consider the force available for
such service.
The sloops-ofwar for which appropriation was
made last session of Congress will be constructed at
the following piaces:-One ut Pensacola; one at
Norfolk; one at kiltery, Maine; one paddle wheel
steamer drawing three TO four feet OF water, at san
Francisco; two probably ii Philadelphia, aud two
st New York. There was some thought OF con.
stracting at Boston and only one at New York;
but looking at the amount OF work done and now
being done at Boston. for the navy, ana the supc
Tior facilities Mt New York, IL il believed
none will he constructed at Boston. and therefore two
will be bnilt ut New York No doubt two will be
given TO Philadelphia. Three are to draw not more
than ten feet of water ana the rest not more than
fourteen feet. 1he Secretary of the Navy, seeing
the neces y fer vessels Of light draft, viii not per-
NIT them to exceed tbs, but rather desires they
should be under that Graft.
The Secretary of the Navy win shortly visit the
lavy yards at the North
nava! court martial has been ordered for the
trial of Assistant Surgeon Burt at Norfolk, on the
Goth inst, TO consist of Captain Purviance; Com
mandets Robb, Tucker. Henderson, Pennock and
McIntoch; Lieut.. Barney. Judge Advocate, George
Blow, Jr.
The Navy Department has dispatches from Com
mander Page, of the East iuda squadron. on board
the slcop-of war Germantown. Health OF officers and
crew good. Captain Tatuall, of the San Jacinto,
was at Whampoa The Mississippi and Minnesota
we're on the northern coast Of China. The Poa hatan
lad no. rrriyed from the United Safes. Commander
Page says that the Germantown had outsaled every
vessel fallen in with.
Commander Luther Stoddard has been ordered 70
the command of the receiving ship Ohio, at Boston.
The following persons have been examined and
qualified for admission a. third assistants In the
engineer corps of the navy. Dekrafft, Washing
ton: J C.. Wright, Norfolk; G. n. White, Trenton,
NJ; -. N. Cahill, Newbern, N. c.; l.. Campbell,
Alexandria Va. j.. Z, Ayres, Stamford, Ct; G. IL.
Riley, Baltimore; +. Crouin, Ohio; II. Lackey,
Heslthville. Va. c. A. Chipley, Washington; G. W.
Rodgers East Hartford, Ct; w. r. Purse, Philadel-
ph'a; w s. Thompson, Baltimore; f. b. Latch,
Psnpsyly.nia; T. l.. Dick Philadelphia, G. ID, Lining
Philad. lphia; C Deyalin, Baltimore; T. A. Cope
land, Portsmouth, Va; w. II. Gacing, Philadelphia;
James Wallace, Philadelphia; ". II. Hopper, Phia-
deph:a: +. A. Dohbs New York; 3. Albert, Brook
Ivu: II. A. II George Norfolk.
There are twelve vacancies in this grade and tina
number viii be taken in order from the above. The
others will be warranted as vacancies occur.
The reports spread over the country through the
press that General Qiitman died of National Hotel
disease is literally humbug, If nothing worse.
have asccrtaned as fact that General Quitman
left the National the Doth Of November. 1856, three
months before any disease was known there, aud
never boarded at that hotel afterwards.
The Buislocs have literally vamoosed. The herd
besicged the President and pressed him no closely
on the Post Office appoin ment for their city that
he informed them, to their Consideration, he could
not make the appointment while they remained
The consequence il all started home in quick time
to-day To morrow, probably, the appointments for
Buffalo and Troy will be made known.
guR oExKRAL stwsPkpKs DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1853.
Mr. Rush Emore has been appointed Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Kansas, rics Cato
resigned. Mr. Elmore was removed from that posi-
ton by President Pierce.
Commander Stoddard has been ordered to the
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