The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-29
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Darirs tspedifies-Arre-t Of United
states Onseers at Havrc Ne prussian Spies
A. Explansflcs Co he Dcmsndcd--M 0ve-
snenI ~ NhiIs 10 The Enropenn Sou asIrop.

The pari~s tspedisies-Arre-t Of United
states Onsrcr. at Havre ne prussian Spies
An Esplarsfics 60 be Demanded Move.
wrnt ei ships In ,hc European Sou adrop.
Tho un.ted states ship Guard, Commander u. r.
Luli. val leave on the paren expedition about the
tfh ~ nsxt month. Commander Selfridgc who has
command Of the expedition viii take passage IN the
Guard and prececd at once to the mouth OF the
Airaio nyer when work is TO BIO begun. After or.
ganlxiur The parties which TO perform the
photographic AMI shore duty Commander Selfridge
wal take The NlPslc, Licuienant Commander Byron
Wilson due al the Aralo the middle OF January, and
pfOcoel 10 AspinNaii and Panama. At the latter
| POT shs vii ana tue steamer saginaw, which has
been detailed b. TIE department for the purpose OF
carrying on TIE surveys from the Pacific side at the
entrance Of The barren ayer. The principal work of
Commander seliridge's expedition ~ TO he prose
cutcd GA the Pacific side.
The steam laan b. which performed good work
last season with the Guard has bcea thoroughly re-
paired aud supplied with an entirely new boiler ana
again furnished 90 the Guard. This Immense boat
IL sn1gy slowed Ia q cradle ON the quarter decE,
abai the nalamast. for good. SOLD work the
Austo figer In towing boats or In making regular
Reconnaissance mp the stream, among snags ana
All satorr, wherein the steamer has great advan-
tsae over tue cutter.
Ihepuriy which Is 20 take It's passage on the
Guard II rapidly assembling "A New YORK. Most VI
the civilians have put IN t4cir appearance ana have
placed their luggage ON board. rue photographer
o. The expedition has already nxed up ms ozark
ROOM aud safely stored away his chemicals
The civilian scientific stan u 20 b. very strong on
the present paren expedition. IL viii be composed
OF ON astronomer, naturalist, photographer aud civl
engineer from the coast survey. portion OF these
gentlemen viii 30 IN on the faoinc side Liter Ia the
season.
Tine corvette Juniata. eight guns. Commander ste.
pnen H. Luce was a. last accounts stationed In tile
port oil HaNrc France, looking cut for American lnte
rests IN That city. She hes AT tue maI-of war quay,
lust asiefn the lreaeh steamers running between
Iavre and New YORK. An unpleasant incident had
occurred 10 some of the warrant officers OF tho
| Juniata while they Were ashore on leave. IN
uniform. IL seems that while The carpen-
Ter and almaser were going towards tho
by jealous squad OF soldiers aud arrested irus-
sian 81 les They were al once conveyed 10 the jan
and locked up. While beng escorted TO tue sirong
hol they were insuited ~ the crowd anu called all
sorts OF unpleasant names by the iDiutiaie ed home
guards. As soon ~ Information OF lAls cXtraordi-
| nary arrest reached the ship an oEccr was
| sent ashore 10 Identity the Suspected par
tbes wv We're '' relea.ea. cSsnnander i' Inee
| was at the time absent brief yisit 10 Rouen.
for THIS offence. No apology hat been made al fast
accounts by the authorities, although IL is lroa-
bic that they Will be made 10 make a satisfactory
| explanation and apology when Commander Luce
! lays Relgre them formal c0mp.a M. The ar
resting parry consisted OF o detachment OF Twelve
| mea, commanded by non-commtssoned 0iiiccr,
| who displayed more zeA than sense IN the AFFAIR.
The Junata was awaiting the arrival 81 her relief
/ the corvette Shenandoah, Commander CLARK H.
Welles, IRON Lisbon. before she PROCEEDED To tine
l Med erranean Tor The winter.
| The corvette Plymouth, twelve gnns, Commander
| K Randolph Breese, was AT Southampton November
10, having just arrived from cruise III the Baltic.
The Plymouth ana Shenandoah are 10 remain in the
4 north OF Europe during the winter, while the
balance or the European squadron viii cruise IN the
| Mediterranean ana on the southern coast Of The
| Continent