New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-30
NAEAL INTELLIGENCE.

MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS on THE AsIArIC STATION
EXCHANGE or COURTEsIEs WITH THE sIAMEsB
AUTHORrnEs-SAvAL ORDERS.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-Dispatches to the
Navy Department FROM Capt. f. r. Calhoun, command
inc the Asiatic Station. dated March H. report the fol
lowing movements OF vessels at that station: the
Hartford remained at Hong Kong; the Lackawanna
at the time the last report, remained at Shanghai
mailing some necessary repairs
Capt. Calhoun writes; The Lickawannas remain at
Nagasa for the present. The Iroanos is still at Hong
Kong, awaiting instructions from the Department Inc
saco remains at Yokohama, as vessel IL required at
that place at all times. The Yantic ordered 10 re-
turn to Hong Kong. sailed from Singapore on the 18Th
ult on ner way north. received a telegram from her
dated the 9th instant that the northeast monsoon
being very strong she had put into Saigon for coal
have received no information of her movements since,
but look for arrival at this port Hong Kong daily
The Ashuelot will leave Yokohama a cruise about
April 1. The Monocacy has reached saigon Cochin
CHINA Commander Kautz reports that ne visited the
Governor and senior naval officer AZ that place anu was
received very courteOusly.
The Monacacy left saigon the 18th uit arriving at
the entrance Of the Menam River on the night OF the
18TH and the 10th proceeded TO Bangkok Commander
Kautz reports the day after MS arrival me- with
The Consul called on he Minister OF Foreign Affairs amp
the next day visited the First King OF siam with ms
officers and that the audience was OF pleasant eharac
FER O the 10th they visited the Second King and were
kindly received. The First King expressed wish TO
visit the Monocacy, and in compliance with his request
she went up the river 10 the palace, where the
king was received board, with the honors
due TO his rank. With his Majesty and suite on
board, the Monocacy steamed up the Meinam
River 50 miles, and sent target on snOre, the
King DESTROYS OF witnessing me performance
OF the Calling gun IL fired at range OF 800 yards
and its result highly appreciated a. wen as the
regular target practice with great guns which followed
The King then took his departure, expressing hmselI
much grat1ed with what no mad seen and the M0nocacy
steamed down the river for the palace VI pesQa1 lag,
who visited the ship the next day.
Commander Ksuis states that toe visit OF the Monocacy
TO Bangkok has had the effect increase the respect the
for the American Government Ene
being the largest man-ot war that has ever Wis
ited Bangkok. and the only national war vessel
that has ever been visited by the present King
and hi, Minister'S on the 27th ult the MonOcacy sailed
Bankok. arriving at Singapore on the 50 INST ana
will leave that place about the 10Th INST TOT Mania
Tle PalOs remains at Ndglsak Inc lidno VIII NC SViu
"A public auction on the lfth INST.
Capt. T. :. FlebrOwn IL ordered 10 duty as Executive
officer at the Navy-Yard az Norfolk; Lieut. X. ID.
Hitchcock ordered the photographic ONCE; Master
Albert Ross Is ordered 70 the Lancaster; Assistant
Engineer Il. W. Mligan is ordered To the Norfoik
Navy-Yard; Acting Carpenter John T. Thomas IL ordered
10 the swaiara; Acting Saimaker Charles C. Freeman
is ordered ~ the Tconderoga Commander H. owen Is
detached from the Norfolk Navy.fard aud placed on
waiting orders; Lieut. Chas. VI. fnomas Is detached
Kew West; Surgeon Deleyan BO0tgood Is detached
from the Hartford Fleet Surgeon OF the Aslatlc
squadron and ordered the Richmond at San Francsco
Surgeon ThOs. w. Leach II relieved from duty AS Flee
Surgeon North Pacific Squadron and ordered to the
Hartford, and Fleet Surgeon or che Asatc station
Sailpaker A. A. Warren IA detached rom tno IloOhI
deroga and placed waiting orders