New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21
LIFE on THE FRIGATE.
PERSONNEL OF TIE EXPEDITION-THE VOYAGE
HOW TIE TINE PASSED.

LIFE on THE FRIGATE.
PERSONNEL OF TIE EXPEDIrION-THE VOYAGE
How TIE TIME PASSED
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
L. s. FRIGNTE TENNESSEE, AT SEA, Jan. 23.-Ihe
resolutions of Senator Morton providing for Com
mission of Investigation on all matters relating to
Sonto Domingo were called mp in the Senate Dec 20,
and passed after an all night session, early on the
morning of the 22d. On the following day, Congress
took recess for the holidays lasting until jan d. at
which date, on the rcassembliug of the House. Gen.
Banks cave notice that on the following Monday,
being the five DAYS notice required by previous ar
raaccment he would bring the subject OF Santo
Domingo before that body for action. Ac-
cordingly on the 9Th of January the House
began the consideration of the matter. and
on the 10th the resolutions of the Senate
were passed. with an amendment, making it neces-
sary for them TO be returned to the Senate for con-
currence The resolutions as amended by the
House. were passed ly the Senate January II, and
on the following day they were approved by the
President. On January H. the Commission ap-
pointed 10y the President, together with its secretary
and the private secretary TO the secretary and pr
yate secretary to each of the Commissioners in adj
ditiOn to a bOtanis and his secretary, naturalist
and his secretary CeOlopst and his secretary, and
several other scientific gentlemen and their secreta
Ties. to say nothing of a number of gentlemen III
Vited by the President, and half dozen or more
newspaper men without secretaries. these gen.
tlenen, with some, perhaps, whose deslgna-
tions never knew in all, TO the number OF thirty
two sailed from New-YOTk on the L. D trlgate zen
ncssee and here we are The numberwas originally
limited 10 thirteen, then extended to sixteen then
10 twenty until finally notice given to Mr. Wade
b,, Commodore Alden under whose direction the
a., ,.,e tod ont that she could net possibly ac-
comrodate moro than twenty-five. Accordingly
this number was decided upon 10y Mt wade ana the
names of the persons set down. Stores ior ths NUM-
her were taken aboard, and twas supposed the mat
fer was ,ettlcd. But after while came Others pro-
daciug authority for going OF one SORT OF alo'her
and then others holding direct authority from tl'e
President aud 70 the number Is beyond the ronfolt
able canacity Of the snip, and lesrSy double the
nuuler for whom Tations were provided FoItu-
,t,Iv the rain. the Gale the high seas and the I'M
certain ard eccentric motion Of the ship especially
"oA Hateras7 saved to rs some provisions for there
are many vacant chairs al the DieaAlaSI anu oiicI
tables but few vacant hunks
Following is a complete list Of the persons. com
posing the expedition:
T. F Wade, President Of the Commission
A. ID. White, Commissioner.
a a Burton. secretary 10 the Commissioners
r. Douglass. notwithstanding.
T. Slgel. assistant Secretary.
Hem, Wade secretary 10 President OF S0ninlssioh'
ran al
II. -. Mnrolwugit Secretary To COlHA4SaoheI howe
X. j. HIT. StcuOCJphcr. - -
john P Foley stenOgrapher and Correspondent OF
G. RobcIo. c. ERIK to Secretary Burton.
W. r. Blake, Gcoo2ist and Mneraogst.
" Nrwcuiuh Naturalist
A X Maryine, Assistant GcOOgst and MineralOglSt
j. Waller, Assistant GeOl, 5.st and MlcIalog>t.
J. E Adam Assistant Geoloclst aud MmeralOglst
H. A. Ward, BIOLOGIST and PdleOntOoglst'
&. Wright. Botamst.
H. Brumiucl, BOtauist
u
j l. Taylcr, Artist for Frank Leslie.
II. v B'ymon. Correspondent Associated Iress and
v. H. Hariou Correspondent Of The Ycc YORK World.
" r. phlip CORRESPONDENT Of me Ne,g- YORK Hrrdd.
Il. j. HaInSiell, Correspondent OF lie NLN-lofA
C. F Hart Correspondent Of The Neu- TorL Standard.
T. Jacobs Correspondent of The CtHcug't Gam ne'c,dL
Arthur Shepherd, Correspondent Of The Washington
& C. Fulton Correspondent Of The Baltimore Amereu,.
Vim. McMcAael Core pOndcnt Of The IhiGdeLJhtd
LodGcr and AOTh American.
We have very agreeable company on board
There are not half dozen out Of tue 81 who have
not been in foreign countries, and some Of them
have been i'll every country on the globe. One
fought in Greece with Byron 30 years ago. another
was in the Cnmoa; another in half dozen South
American rcvolutiOns has been shipwreckcd
halfa dozen times; another a slave for % years
one has witnessed the overthrow Of dyuasfes and
monarchs dethroned; another has helped to conquer
time and space by ocean cable across the Atlautic
and a dozen others fought in the war of
the Rebellion With such companions the
hours pass pleasantly, aud in the even
ing, gathered in the cabin, We listen to
MI Wades account Of his quarrel with TOombs
after Mr.. Sumner was struck down in the Senate
Chamber, or his yet more interesting anecdotes Of
Lincoln, of Mcclellan. Of Stanton, and Of many who
have passed away. Dr. Howe is found to be full Of
hUmoT and his GTeciaD experiences which he refers
TO only when questioned repay the suffering from
me stormy coast Of. HatteTas. Sigel occasionally
runs INTO war renDscence and Fred Douglass tells
the story Of his bondage HurlbuTt talks Of foreign
travel oil the Imperial family of France, and a the
Suez Canal. Burton tells us Of South America and
inc diplomatic service. Capt. Temple, the Com
lnahdei Oh the tennessee, who has been 30 years
afoat begiles the time with stories Of the sea and
OF shlp"reck. Then, if we tire Of talk the Captain
has GOOD library Oh board and the Commissioners
have brought along anotber-the latter being what
may be called tropical LID ny fo il refers To little
else than Santo Domingo and the tropics. II other
amusement is wanted il is found in a friendly nlber
OF whist III visit to the quarters Of the officers
where good music may lie had for the asking ar In
mingliug with the blue jackets. It's well enonOb
20 know how they sleep, how they eat, how they
climb the rigging in peting storm, in darkness
black as ebony and in a sea whose every wave
washes the Cundeck Ii is well enough 10 get their
experiences their rude IDEAS their descriptions of
tic countries they have Brady of the COL