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New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
be seen from the

or these 81 are captains, 1872 commanders, 3s2 leu
tenaris l5o meGical officers To pursers "A chsplans,
Il Professors Of Mathematics 2i masters, 200 passed
nidsh,pnen aud nid-hipmsn all told, % bostsw sns
40 gurrer IS carpenters, 80 saimakers, 90 engineers
20 marine oficers and 20 Of ranks bosiie
sIal navy agents, storekeeper., &c.
TIE recent promotions and exchanges ere here ea-
culsted but the person, who have obtained mid'hip-
mems warrants January. ISIS, not, in conse
quence Of their not yet being turned for day to
the Nsvy.
DIsrosIrIOS ~ OUR SATI0SAL VESSELS.
Every succeeding year brings fsr,h some lew neces
sty actual or gnary, csGng for increase Of our
naval forces abroad. The adyeLt Of 1853 Was no ex
ception TO this rle is 1859 likely to be. Beside
ADDING vessel or two to nearly all our squadrons
abroad within the lsst twelve mouths We have lad TO
provide thp for the Atlantic Gable expedition
other 5r the Of negroes to Africa, several
for tte Paraguay Expedition, and now every yard 10
tie Union io doing is mi.s toward eqappng IN exps-
diion TO the Gulf Of Mexico. First, le, review the
Psrsguay feet, being the largest and most impsr-
tsnt squadron ever concentrated under the American
fsg l. coLs.sts OF the following vessels, Admiral
W. b. Shubiick Conmandtr-n-Chief
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
1ur AFRICAN sQrAnRoN.

The coast Of Afcca is considered good plAce to
send frgates and sloOps of-war not remarkable for
speed OF efficiency because, only small portion Of
beng visited by American merchantmen, the daty of
nun Of war is merely to show tho Yankee ilas occa-
sicnaly at different ports, and sometimes to overhaul
vessels ths, look ike slavers. Although this last-
named employment i, nominaly the chief end oil our
ship. on the African coast, there has for years
back existed between Commandersin-C Cbief and Navy
Secretaries, sprvate understanding that it is in reality
secondary affair. So evident, indeed, does tnis
derstandDg' appear to all naval people, that every
officer, aud, indeed almost every intelligent man in
the service, foretel wha. Commandern- Chief
viii 20 to Pyrto Praya ak months before an old one
is relieved. There only seven eligible for that i'm
por.ant post of all our present captains. Commodore
Thomas +. Conover il, at present, Commander-in-
Chief. TIE following ships are now on the coast:
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
TEE STEAMER c. vAypERBrLr.

We learn Lom Capt Stone the steamer Plymouth
Rock that but slight hopes entertained Of saving
;he c. Vanderbilt. She went ashore on Tuesday
rnorpirg, sbou. o'clock, during the snow storm.
Csp. Fra1ee Of the Vardsrbilt passel the Plynoa.h
Rock Of s3ybrcok, about O'Clock a. n, and from
that tine until the disaster did not tee ssy light or
srdDark whatever. lie was feeling his way eau.
uously, expecting to make the light the Dumplings,
AID mus. have made about two miles lseway to get
sshore. His sourdirgs few seconds before the
STEAMER struck -.re thirty fsthons, then nine, sud
her siI, vixen see grounded forward, aud the sea
svept hsr around, broadside into the breakers She
bToueh: Up inside Of the reef in six feet Of water,
satI few fstbogs Of the rhOre, where she re.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
EN- ROUTE TO THE NEBRASKA GOLD
MINES.
Corespordepee Of The ". Y. Tribune.

OsAH. n. T, Dec. y, 1853.
Ter teams arrived in Council Bllfs last week to
Winter en route 10 the Nebraska Gold Mines, and the
company report sixty ol er teams on tier way, hon
the circle Of their acquaintance alone in Wisconsin
Their plan is coed one, es they can Winter ct a.
little expense in Western Iowa Nebraska a. in Wis
cousn, Ilirois or Ohio, and be so much nearer the
mines in the Spring. Corn and potatoes in almost any
ousntes can be had here st 25 cents per busbe and
pork can be bought in streets at from to - per
hundred, and other thngs in proportion. The whole
country here is alive With the God Excitement and
there will be general exodus early in the s2ri0g.
Some viii even saIt in February, unless The weather
should be very severe. Smel samples Of Nebrlska
gold can be seen ct many pscts Of bnsircss L our
town, brought back by If our or citizens. who
went 70 the mines 70 for theu Ives, aud srs 80
well sstsed o their richness that tsey hsye re.ufnei
their fan ihes and viii be au0rg the fire, who viii
leave here fox the mines again. SANETKo,
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

Although We have not included the chartered YES
fels Of the Paraguay expedition, which, a. yet do no.
leorg to the service, in this table, the odicers men
and guns Oh board them ere reckored in il.
TIE L. .. HARIsE CORPS.
we have reitter time space - speak Of thH
gallant body Of soldiers it deserves but we cannot
telp obseryirg that the Government which il serves
ard TIE naval officers, whose indispensable protectors
the marines are, do rot treat the Marine Corps ss
they should. The maine II ths "shps policeman" "
and when rutny tresks oct "the guard Is the first
thing eslled On; but when privileges are to bs allowed,
or tvors conferred the poor "ses soldier is the last
person thought o. There are about 20 officers sni at
present, nearly $50 attached to this branch Of
the seIviee. Recently the Secretary Of the Navy
recommended Congress TO pess law to increase Tie
corps By eco men, half Of which number has been
added impereeptb!y, since the special order was
ssusi TO erlist Extra 70. tie Paraguay expedition.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

sm ven avs-e hat, in .imss of pesce, Vlon Seii :
rro,.-, void Be inst the thing We rquire In South
America Chins, or up the Straits, II there we're no
oseAn between us ard thcse places bat as shlos ~
,e,re-s carro, cross the Sc, without king liable %
meet SQUALLS ard bad weather, sad as the crsft r.,
fsrred To Dot e. arc indeed never were ln'endss
20 he :, boats uhy should We buy them
But 30 not be foolish enough 20 write yorr IDEAS 20 ne
Department, as yen have written them TO me. hr.
Toeesy knows, as well ss you ard 10. the real va'Ie
Of the steamers. T,ke this for granted.
rHE GULF soUADROS.
/; hsvinc been decided by the authorities, in view
of recent development 70 reu:o-cs our ships on the
home station, so that, in case Of emergency, they
might be able 20 concentrate in the Gulf of Mexico,
The following vessels viii be located there about the lst
IL N.rnh We rire ,heir ief silad strength.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
TIE PARAGUAY EXPEDTTIOs.

Every ore Of the stoye has leIl fr Buenos Ayres
EXCEPT tie chartered steamer Mstac,net, which Wa
70 s.l from Peuascols on the 9th inst. Tne Six pro-
pesIs tertered By tie Navy Department ,sco5psrs'e
with our na.cnal vessels in carrying ou the cesc. Of
this expedition, vi'l cost tie coun.ry sboGt $l2, eco
month vile ttey may be waL.sd, bat as they have
been ergssed for tx months the Of So 900 must
te paid ior their services ;hoy only needed for "a
mary weeks. Although the GoveruMen. WAS 20 re-
ceiye these steamers a the navy ysds II sesTorthy
coudi,ior thoussrds O: dosrs from TIE national purss
were required 70 fl them for service. Several officers
Of dist Iet'on have pabcy pressed n. Mon ths,
but for the peculiar ercuutG1ces Of the case, every
officer ordered 20 these vesse,s vao could Afford i,
would resign his commission than 70 70 sea in
th.m Icdssd sore of the minor officials appointed to
cIs OF tFo q Crom Sels steamers gave up their .a-
stiors, rather than risk their lves in such coal
brces," As they eIp-esed il. Yet tie Secretary Of
the Navy, il his snn1 report has recommended Con-
sress TO purshNs al the chartered propesrs st Coz.
Of e. al eco. To show that NJ. Toucey was lot a.
together snor.n, Of the vorthl-ssness of said psope
ltrs at the time be submitted his sugse ton, quota
spsr,ersPh from private letter written By one Of the
Oldest ard most holored commodore. IN the service to
. naval officer on the Nsw.York station.
"My opinion is that the money paid for TIE vessels
you name, vii, If the Government purchase them, be
simply thrown away. They coald only terye us as
domestic coasters in fine weather; bat we have more
han sIosga Q. small fteaners for that pUrpoas,
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

ser7ies. OF tie soopsef var 'Dly ten sy be sad 10
be availstie for all kinds Of 'erviee.
We bsve itIee brgs--the BAiDbndss, PeIy ard
Dophir-.nd one schooner, which are in commtssion'
They re valuable ss,eDder', coasters, &c.
IHE STEAMERS.
Steamers were alalos. u1knosn II tie navy mil
very recently Tie oldest preseEt on the st Is the
Ftte ,hrd cl.ss s.e.shsel Fulton Admiral Shnoreks
f,e.bip ir south Ansres ard she Is twenty years Of
age Even up to 1857 ihe.s were only elevsc vessels
belo1 sing 70 the sew c. propelled BY s:ean; bat
sicce / st yesr sixteen ADDITIONAL ones have been
launched. and twelve more vii be shoat ere 1859
goes BY. An Ergish periodical, in heightened az
,cle on the Rovs Navy recently asserted that there
never was built in the United Siste- naval propeller
that swered TIE expectations OF is builders sud the
Government. a cotemporSy Of ours cOuiIadeted the
statement in .o.o which proves how little some our
nslnt. know Of such matters. The truth Is, there
never was built for oaf Government vessel that came
ID TO even half tie sutcps.ors Of the people or OF
tte Navy Department but should remember ths;
very fe vessels Government or mercantile, prove as
valuable sg Is expected The Nagars, for Instance, Is
altogether fLe vessel but her machinery ls not 20
perfect, her internal arrangements are not go Jd-
dcious her general speed rot near 50 great and ihe
n Hje Of the ship not SO progressing to critical
syes as we we're told they wo1ld he. OF the Wabash,
the Me1rimaok the Minres ,ta the Roanoke, and the
Colorado the thing may BE sait, ana Is saii, by
all wto know anything sbou. mer.Of-Wa Tie new
s.eam-soops jus, launched promise to come nearer to
what was expected than asy ether vessels but cen
these owe much Of their popularity a5d the sfaetoa
vth which they received BY naVs, people to the
modified anticips;ious which the comparative failure
standard marked cut or them, cOud not but render
universal. The Brooklyn, lately turned over to the
authorities, il certainly ffs.-rats vessel in many par
ticulsrs arj With tie other new ones Of her elass
will doubtless prove most efficient and useful msn'
cfwsr. TIE foIosiug is correct list % al our
.toau.ers, placed according 70 their efi,iency and
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
We 1--WE their detailed strength:

Rumor saws that several other steamers viii be fitted
for this feet. but we put down only what sre under
stocd 70 be already ordered Al the present time
the crews Of two of the above sloopsOfsar the Sa-
yanrah and the jamestown, would be very indifer-
emily qualified t. perform sny duty o; hostile natnre
as they are but just recovering from dangerous aud
pro,racted fever, that carried away soue OF theT
nun bers. The Roanoke Is flagship, snd has board
ihe ships company Of the stsau.frissts CelOraic,
which she relieved few months ago. Tte Savannah
as already stated, was lately rszeed rom frigse, and
nav be considered as good as new. TIE jamestown
is also 81 e1-fiigate ard second to craft Of her
class. The Saratoga is small vessel, rot good for
much but s the rest except the store-ship Relief AID
the ST. Louis, are new and have never been 10 sea.
THE PACIFIC SQUADRON,
Of which Commodore John c. Long isCommsnder-n-
Chief consists Of two steam frgass ore rsclsss aud
one secord-clsss; ard four sailing sloopsoiwsr, be-
side couple Of stationary craft, lying a. anchor in
two or three Of the principal harbors on the saton.
The strength Of this squadron Is as follows:
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
rHg PACIFIC SQUADRON,
The strength Of this squadron is as fol'o

49, CyAe touched Rio last tnoE: en- roae to Napar''h
A new ships compsny was lately sent out to relieve
that at sent on board the St. Mays, but on its
sriya at Par ana there was no American msn-of war
there. ard the officers ard must remain in stas
QUO urtl their future vessel learns OF their where
abOuts.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

ScKsE Is A ScHooL-RoOn.-Ths Springfield Re-
publican ia responsible for the ioilo~ing:
CJme here, George, wish to examine you 10 pupes
tustOn. What's that
George-Tbat that's a comma.
Misfress-Right; now what's that
Gecrge-Ah! now you've got me where my hairs
short; dun kno.
Mistress George, do not wish You 10 use any
tlapg phrsses here. When you unable TO give
correct replies say so bat do not repeat such phrase!
IS tnat which you have just used. Now, whs. that
GsoTge-I dun kno.
MstIess-Dont know what that Isl Why tha:ss
period.
George Looking critically at the point in auSs-
ton Ha La La! Now We got you where yoaf
hair short; thar amt nistLiH' 0aly fy-1irf
Mistress Rec xaniniDg critically George yon arc
disruiss
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
Reel. IrJllbk

Tie different yards have contributed as folows to
tie ere otor of vessels. including those being built 10
were bulk in NewYcIk, 10 in Philadelphia, in Wash
ngton Is in Norfolk, l. in Boston, IN Portsmouth,
Nh, in Erie, Pa, in Pittsburgh, transferred
from the War Department, and were pufehsse'
These statistcs include all the new steam soops-of
war in process of construction except the two at Pen
sacols
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

twill te pen from the sbove-whieh only ucludes
vessel. Tia, oopd be Immediately put upon duty-that
We have some Ssteaner', equa and probably superior
10 Ike number picked out OF any other service
There ae also attached to the Navy some three OF
four tenders, &c not worth menhoninz Annexed IL
recapulson Of our naval strength as it IT, as contra
distinguished from what il il represented to be BY tie
Register:
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
Rrr.wAr MARRrAoE Asn ms CossI

Runaway MARRIAGE AsD IT'S COnt'
euEscE..-In Milton, VI, Q matrimonial afSf
has recently occasioned considerable excitement.
Ais. Sarsh Jane PhDlips, Q miss Of IA years
with red hair end 81 30 in her own ngat, W
"woOed and wol" BY Z. w. Brown, ycuEg man o
the mature sge OF 10 years. woodcbopper, vritisg'
unaster, ard oriental painter" by profession. n
nsieh favored by both the parents of the gid q
her father under the control OF guardian, -
the gil herssh had gus'dsn, the consen. Of the P
rspts did rot snonIt 10 mach. Under these cireeS
stshces the Young couple eloped ard we're made e. -
flesh. Mr.. +. Is. Hathaway, the young ladys g.
cisp, bearing Of the marriage, determined 70 tsss
into he o.. custody, which be succeeded in dong
Yer bard fph' with old Mrs.. Phillips, and pisosc
wi'b friend If his in the town Of Georgis 70 -.
aud 90 70 school. Upon hesriDz Of this ru.his~
sion OF his corjngal rghts, the newy-msde aai 80
got ont habeas corpus TO obtain bis wife. Ibs
irg took place before Judge Bennett, at baaSf
The return TO the writ was that Sarah Jane
weak nrd, and rot of sufficient caP. P.city " 40
marriage. The testimony introduced 70 pr'ssJIsf
allegations turned out 10 be esksr than frs 5dsf
os Mrs Philfps was alleged 20 be, the Corn nhssi3
,tat TIE little lady must be restored 10 her a -
sle 60 desired which she DID and the w. - ~
courtroom as happy ss all DsxIy .ssns' bo%
spupoRed 10 be. II is announced fnst
has sued for a divorce o6e Of her annts 'safssL
tton for hat purpose. lnS nrsokbS
Lieut.. Doyle has been ordered 70 ~ -. ofsse
Tnis is the fret appointment from ths NV
recsLtly restored " the active ss-
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
wprR, IN, OFFICERS CONE yRoa.

Before enune Grating the number Of officers OF each
grade Net us do whs. We have never yet seen done,
namely, show the share each State has in supplying
candidates for naval sules. First then in point Of
numbers is Virginia which las furnished no less than
go captains, commanders, heutenants, Sc. The
other States are less numerously represented as viii
L. IL ntar
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
rHE MEDrrERRASEAs sQUADRos.
Total. tal...............,......T

THE hEDTTERRAsEAS sQUADRos.
Ellie \. +. Lavaette, Commander-in-Chief. For
merly the Mediterranean station used to be the
rendezvous for all our crack ships, and many as
could be spared from other squadrons were sure to be
cent there. But now we have only two ships rspre-
septing our navy In that part Of the word
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
rAsr INDIES Ayp CHINA sorApRos.

The above may be considered correct estimate Of
the sctual force We have in the East. In recspitu-
listing the numbers Of officers and men employed on
each Of the stations detailed it may be out OF pscs
TO say that We have made an allowance for invalids
iucapsbes &c, and that tie actual available ms,eisl
oply is set down.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
NOTES ON WESTERN AGRrcULT TURE.
!, core,rcnasnee Of Tie n. Y. Tribune.

IlHerisl co4yespcndsnee OF Tie n T. ITi6lDs'
CHICAGO, Jan. ], 1853.
The Agriculture Of the Northwest, e'peciauy
Nat which looks to this city as its immedi,te mar.
let, is 90 important an element of the NAtionai
Isdsstry AID Wealth, that some notes upon ~
derived from personal observation aud eA'snsl'e
inquiry, may prove of general interest me cM
eseo Prss and Tribune Of this morning hSs iun'
elaborate review Of the Trade Of this port from
which extract the Exports Of Chicago and oinsf
ports on Lake Mchigsn, as follows:
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

At last edvces the officers and men well Tie
Wabash was at Genoa, and the Macedonian at sea,
cruising.
EAST INDIES AsD CHINA SQUADRON.
Comm odore Josiah Tsttnall is Commsnder-in- Chief.
Three Of the most Gsefdl steam fga,es in the navy
end one sloop ofwar compose this squadron, and al
though two Of them have done several years service,
they are at present inferior to none. We give their
sfr. 18th
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07

To,al AMOUR. Of ,bips, theer,
men adzrrs II active s-r,ice
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-28
THE MOUNTAIN FLOWER.

i tr
In Ross-shire. .Scotland, there is an immense
mountain gorge The rocks have been rent
instwain and set apart twenty feet, forming
two perpendicular walls two hundred feet in
height. On either. side of the natural walls.
10 crevices where earth has collected, grow
wild flowers of rare quality and beauty.
A company of tourists visiting that part Of
the country, some time since, were desirous to
possess themselves of specimens of these
beautiful flowers but how to obtain them
they knew Lot At length they thought they
might be gathered by suspending person
over the cliff by a rope. They offered a high
land boy. who was near by, handsome sum
of money to undertake the difficuls and dan
gerous task. The boy looked down into the
awful abyss that yawned below, and shrank
fromsthe undertaking hut the money was
tempting. Could he>confide in the strangerss
Could he venture his life in their hands2 He
felt that he could not; but he thought of his
father. and looking once more at the cliff. and
then at the profered reward, bis eye bright
ened and he exclaimed - RI s.f-s
'I'll go if my father holds the rope
Beautiful illustration of the nature of faith.
II the Highland boy could only place tie
strong hand and loving heart of his father to
the other end of the rope, he would descend
the precipice with fearless mird. Love and
power would keep him from falling, and bring
| hi rrith his he
of the fathers affection and his own faith. J.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-28
Gurr5Hunhrurr uf tbr Ds1nurrat.
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.
NEw tYoRk. Dec. 18th. 1859.

New Y oRK, Dec 10th. 1859.
Editors Portage Co. Democrat: 1lH zFss 2 aH
Such scene as occurred last night at the
Cooper Institute. was never before witnessed
in New York, and, probably. never will be
again. A meeting was called for the purpose
of extending sympathy and aid to the afflicted
family of that brave martyr, John Brown
The immense Hall of the Cooper Institute
was filled to its utmost capacity, over two
thousand persons being present As speakers
upon this OCCASION the names of DR. Cheever
and Wendell Phillips among others, had been
announced in the daily papers, which. aside
from che laudable and humane purpose of the
meeting, would be sure to attract to the place
a large number Of our citizens. About an
equal number of ladies and gentlemen COM
posed the audience. And from observation
of the assembly, you would judge them to be
of the mbst respectable intelligent and order
y class. and so were at least seventeen hun.
dred of the number. But under this seeming
calm there slept an earthquake, for an organ
lied band of about three hundred had come
there with the determination to break up the
meeting in a row. Immediately upon the
commencement of the speaking. they began
their violent demonstrations. Thay groaned,
Missed and ho,oled cut their venom, as though
they had just dropped from pandemonium, and
terrible bloody riot seemed inevitable. Al
though strong police force was in attendance,
they were unable to quelI the mob, and for
half an hour the utmost confusion prevailed.
Finally another detachment of police was
obtained. some of the more violent intruders
elected, and the Others so far controlled as to
allow the order of the meeting to be resumed
The speakers were often interrupted, but they
would cease speaking till the mob became tir.
ed of groaning and kissing. and then go on
again; and in this way,by taking turns with the
oppositionists, they managed to occupy about
half the time, and to mpel even their enc
mics to hear all they had to say upon the
occasion. @
DIR. Cheever and Wendell Phillips both did
nobly but Phillips was sublimey grand
When direst confusion prevailed. he stood
there like column of strength, serene in dig
nifty, and with a seeming reliance in his own
strength, and in. the truth and justice of his
cause. Altogether the meeting was success
even for the objects proposed by it; and, as
an exhibition of the exceeding bitterness Of
the pro-slavery party in our States its results
cannot be otherwise than good. 1 hasten to
send you q full report of this meeting. that
you may copy some portions of it into the
i Democrat in order to show your readers to
what terrible extent the pro Slavery infu-
ence is felt in this great Metropolis-even to
the denial of free speech to free people.
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