The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-09
Naval Intelligence.
Correspondence u the Boston Daily Advertiser
UNITED STATES sup CONSTELLATION

st Helena, Ian. 20, 1881. I
We c st Paul de Ioando on the lth and here
the 2Sth Of Decenber making the passage ir seven
teen days which good one taking into consideration
that we had first to visit Little Fis Bay which Is 500
miles to the windward Of ,Loando ia order 10 procure
Of health where we were detained one day
Tho steamer hohican, Commodore Godon. arrived also
on the 18Th uft she let Fish Hay the day previous to
arrival there, but in consequence Of defect In her
boilers, was compelled TO make the passage this port
under canvass we beating her time least forty eight
hours Her crew have had general liberty OF three
days, and ere In excellent health and spirits ON the
s '1 gave an
which was attended by officers the officers OF the
Mohcan and several of the important functionaries
ashore On the afternoon or the 9th the officers OF the
Mohcan returned the compliment by giving enter
anment ON board and she sailed the nth for st. Paul
The steauner San Jaointo, Capt. T. A. Dornu arrived
on the 10Th inst bringing US the mailfrom Ioando She
crew q ashore before leaving Tor the coast
Our officers have been busy since our arrival enter
tanning the various officials Of the island On the night
Of the 10th we had thcatr ica performance board
gotten up by the crew, which was witnessed by num-
Der Of ladies and gentlemen from ho and on the after
wardroom officers. Captain Nicholas, Of this ship,
Captain Dornn and officers Of the San Jacinto aud
number o. English army officers with ladies' were among
retiring at nine O'Clock r. M.
Our "blue jackets have hi unsatisfactory liberty
Of forty hours being while ashore hArased and
driven about bly, squad OF police Those who were
guilty Of the sailor like offence of getting drunk wore
fec Of five dollars for his trouble In this way the sum
Of $l46 paid TO the police and charged TO the ac-
counts OF the men, and all further liberty stopped, 80
that for the last fortnight tars have had to be con-
tented with view OF the rock from the ships deck
while officers are allowed to leave the ship with
The soop-of war Portsmouth, Commander Colhoun.
sailed from St. Paul dc Losndo tho 9th inst for Little
Fish Bay and expected to arrive here about the LIST of
February.
The steamer Mystic Lieutenant Leroy arrived ut Loan.
do the 9th, with the mails from Fernando Po and
would sail Immediately after coaling for Kabenda The
steamer Sunpter Lieutenant Armstrong sailed from Fer
nanto Pc on the 29th Of December, a cruise to the
southwark.
The general health Of the squadron good We sail on
the 25th OF this month for Loando, and from thence
cruise In the neighborhood Of Congo river.
Dispatches from Commodore Stribbling, Of the China
squadron, gay that In consequence OF disturbances,
vessel had been sent south until January The John
Adams had sailed for Manila Siam and Singapore He
considers the frequent presence OF vessels of
at SIAM Singapore and the - Japan of great
benefit IN American residents Tho Hartford and Saginaw
would soop go north
Tho marine guard for the United States steamer Mchi
gam at Erie, Pennsy lvania and which went in
commission on the 1s instant loft yesterday for that
place They consisted of sergeant two corpoas and
twelve prvates under the charge OF Sergeant Stevenson
The soop Of war Jamestown Is ready for launch.
ing from the sectional dry dock ut the Philadelphia Navy
Yard This sloop carries twenty guns and has been
undergoing repairs since last October The repairs have
been so extensive that she s now almost new ship.
Her bends are entirely new Many Of the old planks
also removed from her bottom. large portion Of
her spar deck Ia also On her deck her plapkng
was found much cut under the batteries by running
the guns and out at exercise This has been thoroughly
renovated with solid four inch yellow pine planking.
The quarter galleries entirely new. The masts and
sras also new and ready for stepping and rigging
The vessel also newly coppered No orders have been
received for fitting hcr out though daily expected
The coast survey steamer Vixen has left the Navy
Yard Brookyn to commence her seasons operations in
New York bay and harbor Of the highest importance to
the commercial interests of this city.