The New York herald., 1870-01-22
NAVAL lNIELLIGENC 9.

Cruise OF the Steamer Lancaster, Flagship Of
the South Atlantic Fleet.
The Uoited States steamer Lancaster commanded
by Captain Stephen u. Trencaad. ana bearing the
nag OF Rear Admiral Joseph Lanman United States
Navy, commanding the South Atlantic nee<, arrived
on her station ana anchored In the harbor OF Bahia
Brazil, on the 23d december ls0e officers and crew
all we'll This vessel left Hampton Roads, Virginia.
on the 2lst Of October last bound to Brazil via the
Island Of Madeira, and reached the roadstead OF
Funchal on the 2lst OF the following month"; after "a
lengthy and tedious passage, under SAIL OF thirty
davs On the 2Ith OF OCTOBER IN lat IS AZ north lon
% west, she encountered circular storm Of great
force from h. :. f., gradually veerng to wv. and
W. In which the barometer fell 10 1851 inches accom-
panied by very heavy sea- her rudder chains were
parted ny ITS violence and for time the nelm De-
Game almost unnlanagcaDIc. The Following day it
blew hard IN squalls from w. N. w. 10 N. N ",
showing that the cyclone nad passed OF the east.
ward On me 2Stn tne gaze was succeeded by liQnt
air and gentle brcezcs from Il. S E. TO t. oy N, and
until her arrvai IN Funchat the pa ienoe u all on
board Was well tried Dy tue continuance OF light ad-
verse winds. thanksgiving Gay, as set apart uy
Prcsidcntia proclamation IOr tie lsth NoveIub ber
lat. 80 70 NJ, lou. II 20 W., on the broad ocean,
lhe chaplain, Rev. Mr. Holloway. delivered an I'M
pressvc discourse from portion OF the Seventeenth
verse OF the twentieth c0ap,er Of the Psalms OF
Davld-"But we viii remember tho name of the
Lord our Co.." ana The services OF the day were
concluded Dy patriotic hymn and 'tOld Hundred,n
with music by the band.
Speaking OF the services OF chaplain Holloway on
board the Lancaster, his edrnestness tu doing tho
greatest amount or good TO Jack luunceu INN, with
The concurrence ot the Admiral aud ner DER
10 commence .cS OF popular lectures various
SUBJECTS, beginning WIN an EXPLANATION OF the
theory Of winds, currents, &C., wuCn not ouy
well attended D5 those Ior whom they designed,
but by the majority or Inc Officers or
the snip. including Tue Admiral anu captain. Sucn
system, entirely voluntary Oh the part OF Mr. Hoo
way, must result bcuehclay 10 the crew, aud Is an
example wei worthy .: imitation by every CHAPLAIN
In tue employ OF thc government
During the StPy Gf Inc Lancaster In Funchal the
autno1i les were cxcecuingiy civil. Her were
nberaily entertained by the American Consln, DIR.
Leas, and Wee consul hutchinson; a Mr.. Faukenar,
Of New YORK; Mr.. George Is. Wclcn, an Englsh lady,
Mrs. Parks; the Baron IA Concciclo and T. J. F:gu-
ezra, whose wife Is u PBiadc pnian. Iae day pre-
vous W the departure OF tnc vessel from Funchal
these persons, witu numDcr of ladies, honored au
impronptu entertainment given board Dy tie or.
hcers III acknowledgment OF the hosptaes cx-
tended 70 them.
ter passed within lae oi '-viga,' loca,ed the
charts Ia iaf IL so NJ, long. u IS W.. without seeing
IT, and experienced tlc - Il. trades well 10 the south
ward Oh cast IN their direction.
On December Louis Lranuon, q seaman, from
Batl, England was Instantly Killed by a tan from
the nlaintopgaant yard wnnc turning the sail, aud
was buried cn the following day IN lat. N, long.
% Ia w.
Tho Pacific Ficct-Israr Admiral Turner 10
Visit the Lower Coast or Ills Command.
The steamer Moaican, hearing the tag Of Rear
Admiral Thomas Turner conman ing the Pacinc
1eet arrived at San FRANCISCO January IL, after u
pro;racted and boistcrous passage In which she en-
countered gales ana head winds, under sail from
Oahu (Wahoo), sandwich Islands Rear Admiral
turner Will transfer ms ag To tie Sarapac and pro-
poses s0Ou to visit the lower OF his comm and
touching at all TIC intermediate points OF lm-
portance.