The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-10

being got aboard conversation flowed among
all parties without cessation. No dread seemed
TO be entertained among the voyagers, although
at that season they we're likely to fiud the trip
rather boisterous one. After while there was
the shaking of hands and the leave taking.
"God speed" was wished the travellers and then
the parties separated; who we're to go remained
aboard the Tennessee, the others boarded the
cutters again and returned to the city. At about
2 Is anchor was weighed and the frigate put to
sea, as her commander was anxious to get out
with the high tide which would reach its full at
the half hour. While running down the bay q
meeting was held among the commissioners,
during which 1t was decided to land at St Do
mingo City, touching at Samana Bay only on
the course-N. T. World day.
Description of the FrIEnte.
The Tennessee is wooden steam frigate of
5000 tons burden, built at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard IN 1864. Her armament consists of twenty
one guns, and her engines are of the Ericsson
pattern, capable of being worked up to S00-horse
power. She was originally built for one of the
fast cruisers, to look, Alabama-wise, for Eng
lish or foreign commerce in case of war. She
was designed expressly for speed and was
filed with machinery, boilers, and coal-bunkers,
leaving little room for the accommodation of
officers and crew. No use being found for her in
this condition, she was greatly altered. Four
boilers were taken out, the coal -bunlxers on the
berth deck were removed, and light spar deck
was added to her, making her q double banked
frigate. She is good sea boat, tolerably fast
under steam, and clipper under sail. Her bat
terry is very heavy, consisting of sixteen nine
inch guns, in broadsde, on the gun deck; two
eleven.inch guns, pivoted, on the spar deck;
two nine-inch guns, and two one hundred
pounder rifles, in broadside, on the spar deck;
one siXty-pounder rife on the forecastle, and
two twenty-pounder DahlEr rifle howitzers on
the poop-tWenty- guns in all.
Her Passengers.
The party on board is very large one, and
embraces many distinguished and prominent
gentlemen. The commission consists of ex-
Senator Benjamin F.. Wade, Hon. Andrew d.
White, President of Cornell University and
Hon. Samuel G. Howe, of Boston, The Secre-
tary of the commission is Allen A. Burton The
scientific men attached thereto are Prof. w. 2.
Blake mineralogist; Prof. Parry, of the Agri-
cultural Department, as botanist Prof New
comb, of Cornell University, general naturalist;
Prof Ward, of the University of Dorchester,
geologist; Hon. George Geddes, President OF
the New York Agricultural Society, formerly
State Engineer, in the agricultural interests;
and an assistant mineralogist from Yale and an
assistant 6otaHist and mineralogist from Harvard
CGegea a Seneral Sge goes OUT in private capa
sity, goes in the capacity OF private secretary to
President White. In addition to these there are
large number OF journalists on board
Her officers.
The ships officers are the following:-
Captain-Wiliam g. Tempe
Lieutenant Commander and Executive Officer-
Lieutenant. Commander aud Navigator-Chare:
Lieutenant Commanders George F. Wilde and G
d. f.. Gliddon.
Leutenant-S. Wallace Graham.
First Lieutenant OF barines-FrancisD ID. Webster
Masters Frank w. Neal and Abbott ). Ross.
Ensigns-Dennis Mahan, John y. CONN, H. T.
M onohan, j. w Graiden and Richard Mitchell.
Chief Engineer-David ii. Macomb,
First Assistant Engneers-Edward A. Magee
Charles j. McConnt Ii.
Second Assistant Engineer-Edward g. Allen.
Paymaster-Thomas Caswel
Surgeon-James McMaster
Passed Assistant Surgeon-Wlam s. Fort.
Assistant Surgeon-M. II. Ruth.
Sailmaker-F Francis Boon
Gunner-Thomes p. Venable.
Carpenter-W ID. Tov.
BoatsWain-C II. Miller.