The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-25

The sioop or var Leyaot, Commander W. r Hunt, ar
Tafo via ahlncts Islands s6th nit The Iaacss
ter had not arrived at Valparaiso, although upgards
Of eighty days and Comnodore Montgomery, having re-
ceved ORDERS u return Ia Panama AIMED
only four Gay Ia Valparaiso aud transferred his flag TO
The IAvant The steam rigsle Merr mac Commander r.
Htcncock was % sail from Valparaiso for ersion about
tne 'st INST TIE Shop Vaudaa Commander Arthur Sin
clair, arrived there the 10Th 0f Octo0cr and sailed
again on the llth for the United States.
Commodore Cunningham has inspected the new United
cost $50 COO.
Daniel Martin has resigned his commission as chief
engineer In the navy.
The United States steamer wster Witch Lieut. Com l.
sar'o' sailed from Norfolk 70 Join the Gulf squadron
on the 2lst inst.
The United States steam gunboat Iroquos aereeably TO
orders from the Navy department, yesterday 23d
orders for some days past She has been fully cqpped
for twelve months and perhaps her destination will DO
charged Nom tho Mediterranean to the home station.
she carries crew Of l40 and the following olcers-
Commander. James s Palmer; Eentenants, j. g.
huyer,J = Hart: ]. T. Houston aud g. T. Thomas;
Fnsine.rs. A Henderson, r. Harris, G. Fisher wm. H.
Miller, Rosntcn; Gunner, A. Ihiieson; Carpenter
Dixon; surgeon. Renj Frceland; Purser, Clark; Pur
scr's Clerk Edward Willard. She viii make trial trip
The iroquos 225 feet long, 80 feet widc 0l0 tons
burthen and carries nm armament Of four medium sze
thirty FOUNDERS, one nine inch and t~o eleven inch
guns Her machinery consists OF two back acting engines
with cylinders nifty four inches in diameter and twenty
eight inches stroke, having Martins boilers attached.
Ihe propeller OF o0mpoen twelve feet three inches In
diameter, and ninetecn feet pitch
Tho United States steam Iigats Wabash at Naples re-
ccvtd ORDERS on the 18th Of October proceed hne
and ~ss making preparations to leave on tho LIST inst
She may be daily expected.
The preoper Cooper who committed the alleged homi
CAGE On board the Uniteo States Brooklyn when
on the eve Of sailing from this port with Minister Mclean
for Vera Cruz has been placed in the hands Of the Off
Of the North Carolina on board of which ship he Ia at
present, where no doubt thorough investigation will be
had in his case.
The United States soop Of war Levant was at Panama
on the llth instant The following is list OF her Of
GeeIs.rag Officer, J. b Montgomery, Commander in
Chief OF the Pacific squadron; Commander, William T.
Hunt Ieutenants, W. C. B. s. Porter, Stout, Colve
Terrett, r. 7. Bowen, Dawson Phoenix, attached
Master mSsssy Ars. eu %sssoa Of A'i Ms
rincs r. L. Browning; Passed Assistant Surgeon j. s.
Gillian Assistant Surgeon VIM. Bradley; Secretary to the
Flag officer d. y. Montgomery; Captains Clerk, A. o.
Snuff; Puser's Clerk c. Woodward Acting Boatswain,
II EdmonstoD; Acting Gunner, r S King; Carpenter j.
jarvis Saimaker, C. T. Frost Masters Mates William
Lewis, p Morrison Samuel Drown.
The steamship Saranac was Panama on the 18th inst
The following list Of her officers who have just been
relieved, after cruise Of two years and upwards and
who to return to the United States by the North
Star-Captan John Kelly; Lieutenants q. N. Arnold
A. W. johnson and VIM Own; Master, w. G. Dozer; Pur.
ser, John S Gulck; Assistant Surgeon A s. Garnet;
First Lieut. Of Marines A. s. Nicholson; Chief Engineer
Tbeo. Zeller; Engneers-First Assistants David g. Ma
comb and VIM Lamln; Second Assistant, W. H. Hunt;
Third Assistants, Theo Ely, N. B. Iitz, Elijah Laws
and L. H. Green; Boatswain Francis Mcleod Samaker,
Henry T. Stocker; Captains Clerk, L. II. r. st. Felix.