Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-29

the coast of Africa She draws eleven feet water
and carries four guns. Her officers are Lieut. j.
F. Armstrong, Commanding Lieuts. w. B. Fitz-
gerald. J. b. stewart, J. A. Greer; Acting Master
6 HPeskins; Passed Assistant Surgeon J. II.
Oils; First Assistant Engineer T. J. jones' rkisd
Assistants z. B. Litch, wv. H. Glading, III
.Plumley.
q The WSsndou formerly the Westernport) Is
destined for the Home Squadron. Her ofaeers
are .--Lieutenants Read, Duyal, and Egglestop;
First Assistant Engineers. NJ. Ii. Plunkef6, W.
X Purse, James Morrison. 49,
The Mohawk formerly the Caledonia) is ready
for commission at Brooklyn. She will carry four
guns and ninety men, and is to join that portion
| Of the Home Squadron whose attention viii be
devoted to the overhauling Of slavers Her officers
are.-Lieat. r. A. Craven, Commanding; Lieuss
A. Barbot, E. T. Speddon, c. c. Carpenter; Act
ing Master, G Hatneld; First Assistant Engineer,
J. S. Albert; Third Assistant Engineers, E. 8.
Dick, Jas. Wallace, f. G. Patten. q
The above are the four merchant propellers
which were first chartered from private parties
for service In the Paraguay expedition, but which
| have recently been purchased by the United
States and are on the eve Of embarking from
| New York for the various destinations mentioned
The Auacostia formerly the M. w. Chapin) is
little craft built In Philadelphia in 1885, of go
tons burden, and IL now plying between Norfolk
| and Washington, carrying stores, shot, ammuni-
| ton, &c. g.
The Pulaski is the Inflated Metacomet that lief,
New York for Rio, and broke down when few
days out rendering it necessary for her to put into
Pensacola for repairs She is at present at Per-
nambuco, awaiting the arrival Of the storeship
Release, which has ON board new boiler for her
the Pulaski's having boon condemned She il
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| The Crusader formerly the Southern Starr is al
Philadelphia being fitted up for the Home squad
| ron. Lieut.. Maffit who captured the SLAYER Echo
| is to take command of her ---.- ga. --.--'
FROM THE WAGON ROAD Elk petition
gence has been received by the Secretary of the
Interior from Supt. Landon of the Wagon Road
| Expedition, dated at camp near Blacxfoot river
July 2ist. The party express themselves delight
| ed with the new road, which all the emigrants
are now using. Though the emissaries Of tn.
rancho keepers on the old route have made strenu
Gus efforts to prevent travel the route they
have signally failed Notwithstanding the river
| were swollen to an unprecedented extent, all tn,
wagons got safely through except two, which
were swept away at the Green river ford, where
| also, a man was killed. A bridge over Greer
river is needed, but 1t is thought by the Superin
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cost than $40, ZOO. The Indians on the route ar,
reported by the Superintendent to be quite trou
blesome, but he is confident of being able to exer
else sufficient influence over them to secure tn
safe transit Of emigrants.
| NAVAL NEws.-The United States steamer Full
ton got TO sea, from Norfolk, on the 25ih instant
The following is list Of her officers as recorded
at the Navy Department Commander, 6. G. vii
hanson Lieutenants, E. Thompson, ]. H. Roch
ellie, f. +. Potter; Master. w. E. Evans Passe,
Assistant Surgeon, F. NJ Gunnel; Purser: C. Jack
son; First Assistant Engineer, 6. w. Alexander
Third Assistant Engineers, g. H. Riley, Jane
DeKraft r. L. Harris, III Wright; Captain
Clerk, A. p Huse; Purser's Clerk, William J
| Bennett.
HON. JACOB THOMPSON, Secretary of the Int
rior, has returned to the city and resumed the du
ties of his position. BY his recent sojourn ava
from official and responsibilities he has bee
considerably invigorated in health and spirits
THE WEATHER.-The following report Of tn
weather for this morning is made from the Mors
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about O'Clock:
Il August %. 1859.
| New cII, ~ f......-- clear, pleasant.
I, | Philadelphia, Pa. clear, pleasant.
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