The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-26

COMMANDER BARKEI-THE LACKAwANNA-
ORDERS.
WAsHixGToS, Sept rs, 1871
Rear Admiral W. Reynolds, recently in command oil
the Asstic station, has submitted TO the Secretary oil
tho Navy the report OF Lieutenant Commander Barker
Of tho United States steamer Alor attached to tina,
station, who was sent In Nay last from Yokohama
Japan, to search for seventeen white persons re.
ported to have been shpwrccked and living on an
island In the vicinity Of Damplcr Straits.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARKERS REPORT
Alter cruise OF some months tho Alert arrived at
Hong Kong by way OF the Philippine Islands and
Lieutenant Barker reports
That after u careful search and mature elaboration
nv opinion and that Of evory officer on board Is
that within tho last oight months therc have been
spwreckcd or lost white persons on any OF the islands
referred TO.
Tho Alert sent on this cruise account Of In
formation received by Admiral Rey nolds to the effect
that tho natives OF King Williams ncighbor-
Ing island reported TO Captain Brown OF tho American
bark Agate, In February last that these persons had
been slipwrcckcd and were then living on an Island.
The captain oil the Agate In reporting the fact said
OF the chiefs informed him. us possible by signs
ana broken English, of tho matter.
WHAT NATIVES WISHED SAY.
Lieutenant Commander Barker further states that
tho natives not endeavorng to convey any such
Information TO the captain Of the Agate, bat were
ierrng to some thing OF entirely different nature
tor Cody, island about sixty miles from the place
Indicated by the captain OF tho Agate, the chief
head captain OF tho island handed me a paper which
read as follows:-
Bark unanma, of St John, n b., William Gun
master, 1l6 days IRON Antwerp for Hong Roughly
wiic died the III nst., and buried her here this
morning, ON Fow Island
WILLIAM A. CAIN. OF Yarmouth, N. s.
Lieutenant Commander Barker further says
Captain Brown, OF the Agate, might we'll nave sup
posed the Chief WAS trying TO tell him OF people IN
distress some OF the Islands to the northward Tho
death anu burui Of the captains wife occurred lust
two months before tho Agato boarded, The burial
OF u white wonian would naturally impress the natives
aud uGord them something to talk about for months
when IN communication with white men, A. tho
island tGcby) We learned that'tnerc constant com
municalon between tho natives OF the ISLANDS Ia tho
WHO visit them In the ordinary way. and that IN
OF sbipwrcck tho distressed persons conveyed
from island 10 Island until they reached Tcrnstc, from
which port passage may DO taken TO BATAVIA and
other ports
TUE LAcKAwANSA.
The Navy Department has received Information to
tho effect that tho United States steamer Lackaw na
recently ordered from San Francisco to protect tho
settlers Puget sound arrived at Neul Bay Wasu
ingion Territory, Oh the Attn oil september.
ORDERS.
Commodore Charles 5. Norton has been detached
from duty at the torpedo station, Newport r. l., and
placed GU waiting orders. Lieutenant Commander
William ~ Fogcr has been detached from the Marion,
European station aLd ordered to return home Lou.
tenant George a Converse has beon detached from
torpedo duty and ordered TO the Marion Lieutenant
Washourn Maynard has been detached from the COM
nand Of the coast steamer Fathomor aud ordered 70
duty ut the torpedo station. surgeon stephen d.
Kennedy has been detached from duty at the Naval
Hospital al The Naval Academy and placed waiting
orders Lieutenant John 4. Merrill has been ordered
TO duty IN charge OF the experimental battery At AD-
nrapoIs, Nd Lieutenant james Franklin and Master
William kilburn have ordered TO the reccvi n
shIp WYOMING. at WASHINGTON. D. T.