National Republican., 1883-03-20
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The retiring board convened at the Presidio
of San Francisco, CAL, Juno 3, 1882, is dis
solved.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa sailed
from Key West, Fla, Saturday evening for
Cape San Antonio, All we'll on board.
Capt. James G. Post, corps of engineers, will
proceed from New York city to Fort Monroe,
Va, ON public business and on completion of
the same will return to his proper station.
Capt. John C. White, LIST artillery. will re-
port by letter to Col. George P. Andrews, 1st
artillery, president of the retiring board ap-
pointed to meet at the Preside of San Fran
cisco, Cal, March II, 1888, and will hold him
self in readiness to appear before the board
for examination when summoned.
Capt. Emory w. Cliff, 18th infantry, will
report by letter to Maj. Gen. Winfield s. Han
cock, president of the retiring board ap-
pointed to meet at Governors Island, New
York Harbor, March 10, 1888, and will hold
himself in readiness to appear before the
board for examination when summoned.
An army retiring board having found First
Lieut.. Edwin II. Clark, 10th infantry, inca
pacitated for active service on account of dis
ability which is not the result of incident of
service, he is, by the direction of the Presi-
dent, retired from active service, in conform
ity with section 1852 Revised Statutes, and
will proceed to his home.
An army retiring board will convene, at the
call of the president thereof, at the Preside of
San Francisco, Cal, for the examination of
such officers as may be ordered before it. The
detail for the board Is Col. George p. Andrews,
lst artillery; Col. Elisha /. Baily, surgeon ;
Maj, Joseph @. Baily, surgeon; Maj. John
Mendenhall, LIST artillery Maj. Alanson NJ.
Randol, LIST artillery; First Lieut.. John NJ. X.
Davis, adjutant LIST artillery, recorder
The following named officers, having boon
relieved from duty under their assignments
Us aids-de'camp to general officers by the
operation of the act approved March 3, 1888,
will proceed to join their proper stations, re-
spectively: Capt George b. Russell, 9th in
fantry Capt. John r. Myrick, Bird artillery (;
Capt, George f. Towle, 10 infantry First
Lieut.. Charles Il. S. Wood, 2lst infantry, upon
the expiration of his leave of absence and
First Lieut.. John M. Baldwin, 9th artillery.
Rear Admiral Cooper, commanding the
North Atlantic squadron, reports to the Navy
department, under date of New Orleans March
Ia, that he will direct the commanding officer
of one of the vessels of the squadron to pro-
ceed to Tampico, Mexico, before coming north,
and make the necessary examination of the
entrance of the river Panuco and of the river
as far as Tampico, in order to reconcile the
differences of the chart and sketch of Tampico
harbOr.
A board Of officers, to consist of Lieut.. Col
Richard n Batchelder, deputy quartermaster
general; Mai. James NJ. Moore quartermas-
ter Capt, Samuel NJ, Whitsde 9th cavalry
Is appointed TO meet in this city on the TWEEN
tieth instant, or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable, for the purpose OF examining and re-
porting upon bales of pressed hay to be sub
mitted by Mr.. Greenleuf w. Batchelder, rem
resenting "Tho International Hay and Cot
ton Press company" of St. Adams, VT, and
the process by which it is accomplished, and
whether its adoption would be likely to result
in benefit to the military service.