The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-07
ARMY AND NAVY

Inc lOlloWlng changes OF stations of officers have
! been ordered by the Secretary of War:
| Captain Gorgas, ordnance department, will be
! relieved from duty at Watervliet arsenal New
| York, and proceed to Charleston, South Carolina,
! to assume the duties of commanding officer oi
! Charleston arsenal.
| Captain hiagSbury, ordnance department. will
| repair to Richmond, Virginia. and report to the
colonel of ordnance for foundry service at that
| place.
| Surgeon Charles Mccormick, Medical department,
Is assigned to duty in the department of the Paci-
hc tie will repair to San Francisco and report ac-
cordlngly to the department Commander.
Commodore Smith, Captain Ineraham and Naval
Constructor Lenthall have been. constituted by the
Secretary of the Navy, board of commissioners,
IN accordance with resolution of the Senate for
the purpose of examining into the merits of new
ly-invented 'liteprcserving steamboat" by Messrs
Morris Solomon, of Baltimore.
Commander VIM. w. Hunter, L. s. NJ has been
ordered to the command of the receiving ship ALE
ghany, at Baltimore.
Advces have been received at the War Depart
ment from the sloop ot-war Dale, which at st.
Paul de Loando, Feb. IL. She had been to Ben
guea, where she had forced the forced the Portu-
guese authorities to release two Americans, held
IN imprisonment there frivolous charges
One OF these seamen, Jeremiah Donovan, of the
New bedford ship OsceOa, had been incarcerated
ten months The authorities at first refused to de-
liver up their prisoners, but threat from the com
mander of the Dale to lombard the town, had the
desired elect.
SrRRESDER or FLORIDA INDnNs-By the arrival
OF the steamer from Key West Tampa &C. on
Thursday are placed in possession Of the graft
lying intelligence, through Gen. Carter, who came
on as passenger, that III Indians were in at Fort
Myers, re"dyfo emigrotc! This number is composed
OF 53 warriors and 81 women and children and con-
stitutes the bands Of Bowlegs and Assnwah
| Both of these chiefs are present, with all
their 'plunder," ready to move at any
time. The rest of the hoStilcs consist of Sam Jones
band, numbering 23 warriors, l3 of the "NIarkoc''
| tribe and Tallahassecs. part of the Arkansas
delegation had gone in quest of these, with pros
pcct OF securing the emigration Of the most if not
all of them. Sam Jones is helpless and nearly
blind, and averse to moving, but the most of his
warriors are willing to 90, and asked few d0vs in
which to operate upon the balance. On the whole
the prospect of getting the Indians off is most flat
tering-thanks to the efforts of our noble volun-
teerS.
The Indians are represented as being almost
without clothing and ammunition. Major Rector
the government agent having charge of the emf
grafton, will pay them nothing until they are
aboard of the steamer and properly registered
This precaution seems to be satisfactory.
The number of warriors returned is only 70
considerably less than has been generally supposed
to be in the nation, though. with the addition of
those killed, the number will be found to CORES
pond pretty accurately with the estimate made by
Capt. Casey.-fIor'dio", May |.