The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-24
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Movements Of the North Pacific Squadron.
AAzArLAS, Dec. IA, 1857.
The flagship Pensacola OF tho North Pacific squadron
Captain Paul Shirley commanding has been in this port
for some time past looking after American
Admiral Thatcher is board giving affairs his personal
attention The Pensacola 10 constantly cruising about
and ia ever active in the interests Of American citizens
Her commanders are very popular with the Msxi.
can people. Tho following Is list OF the
officers OF the Pensacola. give them that
their many friends may learn that all board are
in excellent health Rear Admiral H. K. Thatcher
commanding North Pacific squadron; Commander Paul
Shirley. Fleet Captain; lieutenant Commanders. a. T.
Harrison, Executive O1icsr: Albert Kautz, Navigator
g. K Haswe, Fleet Lieutenant Commander; Volunteer
Leutenants, Samuel Howard and J. Il. Eldridge; En-
signs, G. N Hunter, $. r. Baird and $; Snow; Mid
bull; Boatswain, J. Wilson; Gunner, G. Dugan;
Mates, H. Watson and John Ponte; Fleet Pay.
master, g. l.. DAVIS; Fleet Engineer, e. D. Robe;
Chaplain, H. b. Hibbns: Passed Assistant Surgeons
@ W. Woods. W. H. Adams; Admiral's Secretary, A.
Second Assistants II. IL Cline, J. J. Barry; Third Ad.
sistant H. Diamond; Acting Third Assistants. j. W.
Elliott wan sTsIs E Aa%ss .a,s T. D
Clerks, p. II. Brown, g. c. Ricketts, Carpenter, T.
Hanscom sailmaker I. o. Fasset; Captain OF Marines,
J. schermerhorn Lieutenant Of Marines g. H. Thomp
The Pensacola leaves to-day for San Francisco, and
in San Francisco $50 900 Of this Is in Mexican gold
dollars for the China and japan money markets
the United states sseamo, sagnnS N port ana IA,
remain cruising about the gulf for some time. The
saginaw 1t is expected, viii up to New Archangcl
the coming spring and watch interests along the
coas. Of Alaska The following is = list Of her
oficers:-Lieutsnant Commander J. @. Mitchell,
Officer; Acting Master ). B. Wood. Navigator;
Assistant Surgeon, r. A whodon; Assistant Paymastsr.
Tnomss Acting hd Assistant Ensness
A. L Grow. Z. T. Psaks; Ensgns, Frank II. Parker, 4
Vail; Acting Ensign, John Ross; Mate. Philip Ran.
surgeon Il. B. Bingham detached and ordered homo
The following changes have been made DIR j. Win
tnrop Taylor has been appointed feet surgeon Of tho
North Pacific squadron to OH the vacancy occasioned by
the transfer OF Dr. Jackson 70 the South Pacific squad
Surgeon r. A. whedon arrived here the 18th and
reported board the Saginaw 70 which vessel he has
been Assigned I'LL the vacancy occasioned by Assistant
Surgeon Bingham being ordered 70 report TO New York.
the British steamer Scout is In port and will continue
P Prics reports health Of and officers excellent.
The British steamer Malacca sailed for Panama last
Inc general health and condition Of tho oncers and
crews or tho vessels Of the North Pacific squadron
Admiral Thatcher reports 70 b aatsfactory There s
little or ne sickness The neet Is kept very active, and
thus both officers aud are relieved Of an unsndur-
able monotony.
The Frisate Minnesota.
During the cruise Of the frigate Minnesota, Commo-
dors Alden which arrived at this port on Wednesday
the following deaths occurred board Paul Nopplor
seaman August !. 1867: James Grant, seaman. and
walter Holiness killed BY fall from aloft. August q
and 80 1857 Michael Dew ercur second class fireman,
November 49, Henry underwater. seaman, December
II; Charles Wilson, quarter gunner January H. 1893
The Minnesota Transferred September 16 1867, 6ftesu
mldshipmsa for duty In the European squadron and on
the the LIST Of January thirty midshpmen and eighty
mon we're transferred 81 Aspfnwa 10 the souadrons Of
the Pacific.
Dispatches from Usifed States sauadrsns ON
Foreign stations.
Dispatches have reached the Navy Department dated
Rio Jsnero psesbsr 70, announcing The arrival Of the
United stssss steamer Quinnebaus % that port on the
sab a that mosth.
The department. 10 also ofnciAly informed Of the
arrvs Of the United States steamer wachussss AZ 81
Thomas on the 18th inst, from 81 Helena on the lAh
Of December The ofncsr and orsw were al well She
would sail for New Ysrk In . few days.
Lieutenant Commander Fitch, commanding the
Untsd states steamer MArbshssd, reports from Aspn.
vail on the 10th ns that there 10 nov no sicksas On
board that vsss and no Likelihood Of any ccnsaticus
disease breaking ouA She had taken o1e "trip "a 80 for
yhs benefit and better health Of the ofhesr and msH
Dispatches have also beeu recelvM nom Rear ADJ
miral ball. on board the United States flagship Hars.
ford. ~ NasasAkL japan. October u, sivss woashv