Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-13
Promoted.

Clinton Ii. Lyeth, son of 3. ).
Lyeth of this city, has just success
fully passed his examination for the
rank of Ensign in the United States
Navy ; His commission dates back
to June 1873,
Mr.. Lyeth received his appoint
ment to the Naval Academy at An
nopolis through the Hon. b. NJ.
Kitchen in June 1S6S,and graduated
as Past Midshipman, from that in
stitution in June 1872. He applied
for orders at once; and was ordered
by the Secretary of the Navy to join
the U. s. $. Tuscarora, then ready
for sea, at the Navy Yard, in Ports
mouth, n. III. He sailed from Ports
mouth on the 22nd of June 1872, for
a three years cruise in the South Pa
cific. The first port touched at was
Funchial in the Madeira Islands; af-
ter a short stop there he sailed for
Rio Janeiro, Brazil where the ship
remained about ten days after which
he sailed for Valparaiso, via the
Straight of Negallan, and Snuythus
Channel, he arrived in Valparaiso
Oct. 10Th but finding the small pox
raging in that port, the ship was
put to sea Immediately, and sailed
for Calais where he arrived Nov. 9th
and remained until December oath,
when the ship was ordered to Pana-
ma to take part in the survey for a
canal route across the Isthmus of
Darien, under Commander Selfridge,
in which duty he was engaged three
mouths after this the ship was or
dered to San Francisco to reft. The
arduous survey duty having almost
completely worn out her equipments
While the ship was undergoing
repairs at the Mare IslandNavyYar
he was detached by order of the
Navy Department and ordered to the
U. ). 5, 'Kearsage,' in which vessel
he sailed for Japan and China by
way of the Sandwich Islands. After
a cruise of over a year in those wa.
tiers, spenting in visiting all the open
sea ports from Yokohama to Singa-
pore, he was ordered to take passage
in the U. 5. S. Hartford home
which vessel sailed from Hong Kong
bound for Norfolk Va. on the 10th
of June 1875, sailed down the coast
of India made short stop at Singa-
pore and then through the Straits of
Sunda across the Indian Ocean and
S opped at Alden in Arabia for coal
nd fresh provisions, then up the
Red Sea to SueZ and through the
SueZ Canal. At Suez Mr.. l.. left
the ship on leave of absence to visit
Cairo and the Pyramids. Also the
Khedives Palace and Harem; the
last mentioned he was only permitted
look at from afar off. From the top of
highest Pyramid 400 feet witness
ed the grand spectacle of a sun rise.
Joining the ship again at Port Said,
on the Mediterranean side, from
which place he sailed for Nessina,
on the Islands of Sicily, and after
visiting Palermo, Trip0li, Malta and
Gibraltar, was finally ordered to
Lisbon, Portugal, where he had the
pleasure of companying the relative
merits of Portuguese and q South
American Bull fight. At this place
the anchor was gotten up for the last
time in foreign waters, for it was not
let go again until the arrival of the
ship i'll Hampton Roads, Oct. 10th,
1875, making complete tour of the
world in his three years and four
months cruise.
He is now at home on three months
leave, which we suppose he will en-
joy immensely after his long wander
ings.