The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-12

CIRCULAR RELATIVE TO THE PAY OF MARINES
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HEADQUARTERS U. s. NJ CoRps,
PAYMAsTkRs OFFICE April l. 1859. I
The act approved Aueustt, 1864, grants TO tho
commissioned officers musicians privatcs OF the
marine corps the same and bounty for eusme ut
as are now, or may hereafter be- allowed grades
in the Infantry OF the army The period Of enlistment in
the army being five years and the marine corps four
years in order to eQuaze the pay branches OF
the vice. under the sncresse the pay of tho
iauk and die OF the army and encourage enissmsnts
approved August 4, 1855 y following reruations wifi
be conoimed TO in all la.ore pay mep,s OF marnes:-
l. Marines who are serving on enlistment at tho
date OF the passage Of the act approved August
ana who have since re enlm,ened, may hereafter re-
'nitt upon second term subsequently, the passage OF
'bat act, will not be PAID the dollar per add
iopa pay until they shall have served year upon such
9. Marrts wb0were serving fret enlistment at tina
cate OF the rasssge Of the ac who have re enlisted
and nay hereafter enlist will not be entitled 70 the I'D.
dons one dollar per MONTH until they shall have served
PERIOD OF five years from the OF enlistmentthat
8, one year upon second re.eniistmebt -
Marines who have enlisted the corps since the
9Th August, 1884, will be required period Of i've
yesrs zone yenr on second cuemen before they will
be entitled TO the two dollars per month granted for se-
copd term.
The bounty TO be paid to marines for re- enlistment
oIaer Inc a VIII be three months ordinary pay Of the
discharge additional pay for rRth SERVICE to take
effect from and after LIST January, 1851.
Paymas,er United s,tates Marine Isnrns
Approved-A. O,sASSos, Fourth Auditor. and j. MAD
bison CuTTs, Second Con ptroicr.
Efforts being made ID 'he right quarter TO dispense
with suffers In the marine corps nuisance which bas
states fervce and The sooner aoated the better But
more anon
THE NEW FLEET CAPTAINS.
The following orders have just been issued by the Navy
Capt. c. sblipg to command tho East Indian squad
rom relieve Capt JOSIAH Tatpa His 0te shin viii he
the steam soop Hartford The side wheel steamer sags
and the soop John Adams have also been ordered to
that squadron The following officers have ordered
TO the latter vossci-Commander, Murray Mason Ieute-
papts G. Van Alstine, N. Cuyier, John r. Hail and r.
+ stone; Boaswain, Thomas Smith; Gunner, Moses A.
Lane; and Acting Carpenter, David Robinson Officers for
the hartford and Saginaw bave bot been ordered
Capt. John B Montgomery has been ordered TO the
command OF the Pacific squadron TO relieve Capt John O.
Long The steam soop Lancaster will be the Gag ship to
which the following officers have bsen ordered Com
manoer John Rudd; lieutenans, A. s. Baldwin, Henry
RolaDdo, VIM. G. Temple, Walter W. Queen and Bancroft
Gberdi; Chaplain Chester Newell; Purser A. G. Watson;
Boa'swain James Walker; Gunner, Geo. siran Carpen-
ter, John o Butler; Sailmaker, WIN. Fugtt
10 The soopof Levant which 10 also attached 10
that squadron, The following officers have been ordered:
Commander, VIM e Hunt Laeutenans, " @ Wa,kins.
+ g. Stout, Samuel Maeraw and Richard T. B,wen Acting
Bosiswaip, john Collins; Carpenter John JARVIS sanla-
ker, Charles + Frost The Wyoming and NArrasansstt,
new steam soops have also been ordered TO The same
squadron but officers have not yet been detailed for
them. -
Captain William Inrnan has been ordered to the COM
mand OF the African squadron, to relieve Captain Thomas
A. Conovcr His flag ship will be the steam frigate San
Jacnio The soop Portsmouth has also been attached
that squadron and the following differs have been or
deed TO service on board Of her Commander John CAL
houn: Heutenants R. b Rel, II. X Stevens H. Crabb
and Trevet Abbott Purser John A. Bates; Gunner VIM
Hamlton acting Carpenter, VIM. D. Toy; Salmaker,
Samuel Tatem.
The steam 0ate San Jacnto, steam soop Mohican and
soop Constellation have also been ordered 10 the African
squadron but their officers are not yet detailed.
BESIDES the above Captain McIpesh late of the Home
squadron has been ordered 10 the Pensacola Navy Yard
Captain A. Dorpin, Of the Norfolk Navy Yard TO the
steamer Hartford; Captain Charles H. Bell To the Norfolk
Navy Yard; Captain VIM. f. Hunt, 10 the soop of war
Levant Lieutenant AucK 10 the receiving ship ut Bal
timorc; Commander Frederick Chatard TO the receiving
snip Norfolk; Lieutenant Thomas Roney reeeiv-
ing ship a, Baltimore; carpenter r. c. Thomas TO tho
soop OF war Saratoga at PeIsacola boatswain j. NIL
ler TO the receiving Hhp ut Norfolk purser Henry pp
10 the Naval Academy at Annapolis saluaker James r.
Cblds, 10 the Portsmouth IN, H. Navy Yard; Alex w
Cssss has been appointed netting eaimaker and Robert
s. King acting gunner in the navy.
The United States ship Germantown sailed from Mauia
for Hong Kong tho 9Th Of February The steam fri
gate Mississippi ~as al Wbampna anxousy look ing far her
homcwnrd bour ordere. Commodore Tatnell on hoard
mis- flag ship, the Powhatan also at Wnampoa This
latter the only vessel Of tho present East squadron
not expecting TO be ordered home