Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-02

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the whale ship Wild wavs, Of Boston, which |
was wrecked on the island Of 0sns on the 4th |
of March last, on hsr passage froa San Fran
cisco 10 Valparaiso. Aftsr his ship stsuck, the |
captain and mate and two of the crew vent to
Pitcairn's island for assistance, but found 1t
deserted, as its Inhabitants had all gone over
to settle on Norfolk island Rndeavorine to
land In the heavy surf the boat was stove. and
the party were consequently detained at Pit
cairns island for four months, during which
time they built the little barque in which they
were providentislly conveyed to Nuka Hiva, a
distance Of some 100 miles -
Before leaving the island where the vessel
was wrecked, the Captain instructed the men
left there to 60 to Tahiti if they should con.
clude to leave Oene before his return. They
were left with plenty Of provisions, recovered
from the wreck, and had water in abundance
on the Island. They had, also, two of the
ships boats. While detained at Pitcairn's
Island the Captain and those with him found
plenty of food left there by the inhabitants.
Commander s. had gone to Tahiti to ascertain
if the remainder of the crew of the wrecked
ship were there, but not finding them, he in
tended starting Immediately for Oene, and as
| sures the department that his search for them
shall be very thorough. At the island of Roo
ahoogah Com. s. found six white men-three
Americans and three Englishmen-who have
! lived there fourteen years, and have complete
ly identified themselves with the natives, 90 as
not to desire to leave. We gave the names of
! the distressed seamen on Saturday
A very interesting ceremony took place at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard yester day morning.
Commodore Samuel l.. Breese, United States
Navy, was formally installed as the new Com
mandant Of the New York station, in the pres
ence of all the officers Of the yard, and those
attached to U. S. vessels in the bay. Comma
dore Kearney, Captain Hudson, Captain Mar
chand, Lieutenant Leroy, Purser Murray,
and host of we'll known naval officials, were
at the Lyceum to receive their new Commo-
dore. A large company of u S. marines, con-
sisting of all the men belonging to the bar
racks and the Paraguay ships, appeared in full
dress uniform, under the command of Colonel
Harris, Major Isaac T. Doughty and Lieuten.
ant Sayres.
JOHN T. HEARD.-The Boston Courier-the
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journal in all Massschusetts-has declared in
directly for the election of Colonel John T.
Heard to Congress, in place of Mr. Arson Bur
lingame. Though the Courier is not Demo
cratic newspaper, We are by no means sur
| prised that it thus favors the election of the
Democratic nominee. We have known Mr.
| Heard since his youth. In all that time he
has been eminently a useful citizen and re-
| spectacle mana rare thing, indeed, for US to
be able to say of the nominee of any party for
any place, in these times. He is simply An in
telligent, well-informed, and straightforward
business man of considerable intellectual &C
| quirements since arriving at the age of man
hood-just such a man as, if elected, will be
likely best to subserve the interests of his i'm
mediate constituents-the commercial city of
Boston. For the sake of its peoples interests
we sincerely hope he may triumph over any
Abolition demagogue and slang-whanger who
may be an opposing candidate.
| ARMY INrELLIGsScE.-The resignation of
Lieutenant Edgar o. Conner Seventh Infantry
has been accepted by the President, to take
effect on the 23d ult.
The latest orders from the Army in Utah
! granted leave of absence, on account of i'll
health, to Major H. H. Sisly and Lieut.. C. E.
| Norris, Second Dragoons,) also, directed Maj
Henry Prince PAY Department. to proceed to
Fort Bridger, and pay the troops stationed at
that post.
The greatest activity prevailed at Camp
Floyd, in preparing and fitting up comfortable
| quarters for the troops. Gen. Johnston having
| ordered all the transportation horses, mules,
oxen, &C., to be turned over to the works now
going on there, it is expected the troops in that
region will be as comfortably quartered this
winter as if they had been stationed on the
| seaboard. Tho command enjoys excellent
| health, and wants for nothing.
CALIFORNIA SURvEYS.-The General Land
Office is in receipt, by the last mail, of the fol-
lowing approved plats of surveys of private
claims, from the Surveyor General of California
Plat of the tracts of land at the mission of San
Gabriel, finally confirmed to J. S. Alemany,
Bishop Co containing 100 SO acres.
Plat of the tract Of land at the mission of San
Juan Bautista, finally confirmed to same, con-
tanning So. % acres.
Plats of two tracts at the mission of Soledad,
finally confirmed to same, containing a.
acres.
Plat Of the rancho Bolsa del Protrero Moro
Colo, or La Sagrado Familia, finally confirmed
to j. b Cooper, containing 6,9l5 " acres
Plat of the rancho Poso dc los Ositos, finally
confirmed to Charles Espinosa, containing
l6, 93S 50 acres.
The JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. "A CORES
pendent of the Boston Herald writes from
Japan as follows:
The Japanese Government has decided to send
an Ambassador to Washington, in March next
on the condition that our Government will con,
vey him and his suite to Panama in a Govern
ment ship route for the United States IIearn
that Col. Harris and Com. Tattnall assured the