It is due to that gentleman to say, as far as my knowledge of him extends, he is most honorable; and, since I am made sensible that my remarks were calculated to injure his feelings, I am happy that I thus have it in my power to express my regret at the occurrence. Having made this explanation, I hope the gentleman who produced the resolutions, at Norfolk, on the 15th of October last, will be convinced of the harshness of his expressions. I do yet assert, that many of the midshipmen, last examined, were dissatisfied with their general examination; but they made no complaint of theu nfairness of the examiners. LOGAN. [ERRATUM. In the letter of Passed Midshipman R. Semmes, page 181, the word "comments" should have been "comment." The author of “Logan " having disclaimed any intention of injuring the feelings of Mr. Rodriguez, the insertion of the article signed "Hamilton," seems to be unnecessary.-Ed. M. and N. M.] ORDER, No. 107. HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 18th, 1833. THE following Regulation has been received from the War Department, and is published for general information: "DEPARTMENT OF WAR, November 18th, 1833. The weekly inspections of the Troops and Hospitals, directed by the General Regulations to be made on Sundays, will, hereafter, be performed on Saturdays. This change is not to interfere with the stated roll calls and the services of the guards-duties indispensable to the maintenance of good order, as well as essential to the safety of the Army. BY ORDER OF MAJOR GENERAL MACOMB: LEW: CASS." A. VAN BUREN, Act. Adj't. Gen. SPECIAL ORDER,) HEAD QUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, November 20th, 1833. No. 175. I. Captain Whiting's Company (1,) of the 1st Regiment of Artillery, now at Bellona Arsenal, will proceed, forthwith, to Fort Monroe. Captain Thruston's Company (C,) of the 3d Artillery, at Fort Trumbull, and Captain Lendrum's Company, (I,) of the same Regiment, at Fort Independence, will, as soon as transport can be engaged for them, also proceed to Fort Monroe. II. The Commanding Officer of Fort Monroe will, immediately, order eight Companies from that Post to Fort Mitchell, in Alabama. These Companies will take the route by sea to Savannah, thence in steamboats to Augusta, and thence by the main road, across the country, to Fort Mitchell. III. The Commanding Officer of the eight Companies destined for Fort Mitchell, will obtain, at the Arsenal at Augusta, two light field six pounders, complete, with the necessary implements, caissons and ammunition, for the use of the Detachment. The Quarter Master's Department will furnish the necessary number of horses for the pieces and caissons. IV. The two Companies of Artillery, now stationed at Tellico Plains, will, forthwith, march to Fort Mitchell, and join the Troops at that Post. V. Lieut. Colonel Twiggs, of the 4th Infantry, will repair to Fort Mitchell, immediately, and assume command of the Troops to assemble at that Post. VI. Assistant Surgeon Heiskell, will be attached to the command from Fort Monroe, and Assistant Surgeon Blaue will accompany the Detachment from Tellico Plains. VII. The Chiefs of the several Detachments of the Staff, will make the necessary arrangements for carrying this order into effect. BY ORDER OF MAJOR GENERAL MACOMB: A. VAN BUREN, Act. Adj't. Gen. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS, PROMOTIONS. FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Brevet 2d Lieut. Edward Deas, to be 2d Lieutenant, 31st October, 1833, vice Pendleton, resigned. FOURTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. 2d Lieut. Timothy Paige, to be 1st Lieutenant, 17th October, 1833, vice Trenor, appointed Captain of Dragoons. Brevet 2d Lieut. Frederick Wilkinson, to be 2d Lieutenant, 17th October, 1833, vice Paige, promoted. APPOINTMENTS. Samuel G. I. De Camp, Assistant Surgeon, to be Surgeon, to take effect 1st December, 1833, vice McMillan, resigned J. J. B. Wright, to be Assistant Surgeon, 25th October, 1833. REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS. Appointments to fill original vacancies. 1st Lieutenant, B. D. Moore.-2d Lieutenants, James Clyman, W. Bradford. Brevet 2d Lieut. John S. Van Derveer, of the 6th Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1830. Brevet 2d Lieut. Wm. Eustis, of the 3d Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1830. Brevet 2d Lieut. George W. McClure, of the 5th Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1830. Brevet 2d Lieut. E. G. Eastman, of the 2d Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1831. Brevet 2d Lieut. Thomas J. McKean, of the 4th Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1831. Brevet 2d Lieut. Lus. B. Northrop, of the 7th Infantry, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1831. Brevet 3d Lieut. Gaines P. Kingsbury, of the Mounted Rangers, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1832. Brevet 3d Lieut. James M. Bowman, of the Mounted Rangers, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1832. Brevet 3d Lieut. Asbury Ury, of the Mounted Rangers, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1832. Brevet 3d Lieut. Albert G. Edwards, of the Mounted Rangers, to be brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st July, 1832. RESIGNATIONS. Brevet 2d Lieut. Wm. N. Pendleton, 4th Artillery, 31st October, 1833. Robert McMillan, Surgeon, to take effect 1st December, 1833. Edwin James, Assistant Surgeon, to take effect 31st December, 1833. Brevet 2d Lieut. Tench Tilghman, 4th Artillery, 30th November, 1833. Brevet 2d Lieut. Benjamin E. Dubose, of the 3d Regiment of Infantry, a graduate of 1833, having failed to join his Regiment on the 1st day of October, is, in conformity with the Regulations, dropped from the rolls of the Army, to take effect from that date. NAVAL GENERAL ORDER. All Midshipmen, whether passed or not, who have seen sea service, and are not on special duty or furlough, will, after their leaves of absence expire, consider it their duty in future, to repair to the Navy Yard near Norfolk, New York or Boston, as may be most convenient, and there attend the naval school, and perform such services as may be required of them, under the superintendence of the Commander of the Yard. The Commander of each Yard will furnish those, who report under this order, suitable accommodations in the Receiving Ships or Vessels in ordinary, and suitable opportunities for professional instruction, and employment, in conformity with the general regulations prescribed by this Department. As the present measure is intended to be highly beneficial to the Midshipmen, he will not, beyond the usual pay and rations, make any allowances for the execution of it. LEVI WOODBURY. Navy Department, 15th Nov., 1833. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MEDITERRANEAN.-The Frigate Constellation was off Sardinia on the 10th September, and at Marseilles on the 20th. Frigate United States, Commodore Patterson, was at Pola, Gulf of Venice, on the 14th August, all well. The Schr. Shark sai!ed a second time from New York, for the Mediterranean, on the 10th November. Extract of a letter from Dr. Wm. Turk, the fleet surgeon of the U. S. naval forces in the Mediterranean, received at the Navy Department, dated 13th July, 1833, on board the Frigate United States : "One year has elapsed since I entered on the duties of Fleet Surgeon; during that period only one man has been lost by disease on board this ship. "It was formerly too much the practice to wet the decks, without sufficient regard to the weather, or the opinion of the medical officers on the subject. I am happy to say there is a great improvement in this respect, to which may be ascribed, in some measure, the greater share of health enjoyed by our crews at present." On the 26th September, Capt. Ballard, of the U. S. ship Delaware, and suite, consisting of Lieuts. Buchanan, Magruder, Seton, Lee, Lieut. Macomber of Marines, and Rev. Mr. Stewart, were presented to the French King, in the palace of the Tuilleries, by Mr. Harris, U. S. Chargé d'Affaires, and dined the next day with their Majesties at the palace of St. Cloud. BRAZIL.-The Sloop Peacock and Schr. Boxer arrived at Anjier Roads, on the 26th July-to sail the 29th for Muscat, and thence to Mocha and the East Coast of Africa. Extract of a letter from Capt. D. Geisinger, to the Secretary of the Navy, dated on board U. S. ship Peacock, in Anjier Roads, 28th July, 1833. "I am happy to inform you that the officers and crews of both vessels (the Peacock and Schr. Boxer,) are in good health. The Peacock did not lose a single person during her continuance in the Roadstead of Batavia, and the average number on the sick report did not exceed six. "We have on board a full supply of provisions, &c." The Sloop Ontario, Captain Salter, sailed from Norfolk for the Coast of Brazil, on the 12th November. List of the Officers of the Ontario. WM. D. SALTER, Commander. Lieutenants-C. Lowndes, J. W. West, L. Pennington, E. G. Tilton. Acting Sailing Master-Alexander H. Marbury. 1st Lt. Marines-Horatio N. Crabb. Purser-B. J. Cahoone. Surgeon-George W. Codwise. Assistant Surgeon-Daniel S. Green. Passed Midshipmen-J. R. Goldsborough, A. Gibson and C. S. Ridgely. Midshipmen—J. P. B. Adams, Nathaniel Reeder, Francis Hagerty, J. J. Almy, Robert Patton, Otway H. Berryman, James P. Sandford, Robert Burts, William G. Benham. Captain's Clerk-Joseph Norris. Acting Boatswain-James Stringer. Acting Gunner-John Martin. Carpenter-Alonzo Jones. Sailmaker-John Heckle. Purser's Steward— -Dawes. PACIFIC.-Extract of a letter to a gentleman in New York, dated United States Ship Potomac, COQUIMBO, June 25, 1833. S "I wrote you from Valparaiso, that we then had the Small Pox on board. We have had but eight cases, and these have been very generally of a mild form. None have proved fatal. We have now been in quarantine a little over a week. All the ship's crew, including officers, have been vaccinated. The only place we are allowed to go ashore, is a point of land at the entrance of the harbor, far from any living being, and principally covered with rocks. "The Corinthian, a whale ship, has had two cases since she has been in port, which have proved fatal." The Potomac was still at Coquimbo 6th July,but expected to sail shortly. U. S. Schr. DOLPHIN.-A letter from Payta of the 25th of July announces the arrival of the Dolphin at that place from Guayaquil. The U. S. Ship Vincennes, Com. WADSWORTH, bound to the Pacific, sailed from Hampton Roads on the 7th November. WEST INDIES.--The U. S. Ship St. Louis, Captain T. M. Newell, arrived at Tybee Light on the 21st October, in two days and a half from Norfolk, and sailed again on the 27th. The citizens of Savannah gave Captain Newell a public dinner. The Schr. Grampus, Lieut. Com'g Smoot, arrived at Havana on the 19th October, from Pensacola. The U. S. Ship Warren, lying off the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, has been visited by a number of the inhabitants of that city, a large proportion of whom were ladies. Com. Barron, accompanied by Captains Hunter and Newton, went on board, on a visit of inspection, when the customary salute was fired. List of Officers attached to the Warren. Benjamin Cooper, Esq. Commander. Lieutenants-W. S. Walker, T. J. Leib, E. O. Blanchard, S. W. Stockton. Surgeon-Peter Christie. Assistant Surgeon--Mithlin Coulter. Purser--John N. Hambleton. Acting Master-Henry Moor. Midshipmen-William Carter, Jr. Henry Skipwith, Carter B. Poindexter, Lewis M. Wilkins, John F. Mercer, Henry French, Lewis C. Sartori, Washington Reid, and Rhydon G. Moore. Captain's Clerk-A. E. Swasey. Boatswain-Charles Woodland. Gunner-John H. Rider. Sailmaker-John E. Roser. Purser's Steward-E. A. Teagle. RESIGNATIONS IN THE NAVY. J. Edward Calhoun, Lieutenant, 11th November, 1833. Richard Kennon, Assistant Surgeon, 12th November, 1833. William M. Wallace, Midshipman, 1st November, 1833. TRIBUTES TO MERIT. COMMODORE ISAAC CHAUNCEY.-The Common Council of the City of New York, having understood that Commodore CHAUNCEY was about to leave that station, and to repair to Washington, as one of the members of the Board of Navy Commissioners, in July last passed a resolution, declarative of their respect for his character and conduct, and voted that a sword, emblematic of his profession, be presented to him. The ceremony of presenting the sword took place at the City Hall, on Friday, the 8th November. The Mayor delivered an appropriate address on the occasion, to which Com. Chauncey made a short and characteristic reply. The sword is represented as being a beautiful specimen of American manufacture. At the top of the handle is a casque with plumes, surmounted by a spread eagle as a crest; the hilt is a St. Andrew's cross, of silver gilt—the scabbard of the same; on the blade is the inscription : : "Presented by the City of New York, to Commodore Isaac Chauncey, 1833." PUBLIC DINNER TO COMMODORE CHAUNCEY.-On Saturday, Nov. 9, about two hundred gentlemen assembled at the City Hotel, New York, to pay the tribute of respect to this distinguished officer. PHilip Hone, Esq., presided, assisted by Messrs. C. C. Cambreleng, J. A. King, and D. Lynch as Vice Presidents. Among the guests were Bishop Onderdonk, Rev. Dr. Wainwright, the Russian Minister Baron Krudener, Major Gen. Scott of the Army, and his Aid, Com. Hull and Captain M. C. Perry, of the Navy, J. Fenimore Cooper, Chancellor Kent, Hon. W. Gaston of N. C., Don Thomas Gener and Gen. Morton. Marriages. At Port Deposit, Md., on the 22d Oct., Lieut. JOHN ARCHER, of the 3d Infantry, U.S.A. to Miss ANN D. daughter of T. L. SAVIN, Esq., of Port Deposit. At Burlington, Vt., on the 29th Octo ber, Lieut. H. B. SAWYER, of the Navy, to ROXALANA H. daughter of the late GEORGE Wadsworth, Esq., of Washington, D. C. At St. Augustine, East Florida, on the 17th of October, Lieut. FRANCIS L. DANCY, of the 2d Artillery U. S. Army, to Miss FLORIDA FORSYTH, youngest daughter of the Hon. R. R. REID, of that city. In Baltimore, on the 19th Nov., Dr. JOHN B. ELLIOTT, of the U. S. Navy, to Miss AMANDA HUBBALL, of Baltimore. Deaths. At Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, on the 9th November, SYLVANIA THAYER, aged 7 months, daughter of Lieut. Col. FANNING, U. S. Army. On the 4th November, at Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, after a protracted illness, Capt. R. HOLMES, of the U.S. Dragoons. Capt. Holmes was a native of Connecticut. He received his military education at West Point, and in 1823 was appointed a Lieutenant in the 6th Regi ment U. S. Infantry, then stationed at In 1827, he received an appointment in Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River. the Commissariat Department: and from that time, until he was promoted to a Captaincy in the Regiment of Dragoons, he was stationed at this post. That his conduct met the approbation of the Government is well attested, tial situation, and by his obtaining profrom his being employed in a confidenmotion on the very first opportunity that offered. But his merit as a soldier was not of that doubtful cast which re quires the stamp of success to give it currency; his brother officers, who knew and appreciated his military qualities, will vouch for him, that he was deserving of every distinction which was bestowed upon him.-Republican. At Lewes, Del., on the 23d of October, JAMES McILVAINE, formerly Lieutenant of the 5th Regiment of U.S. Infantry, in the 45th year of his age. In Washington, D. C., on the 19th of November, Mrs. ELIZA S. CROSS, aged 33, wife of Maj. TRUEMAN CROSS, of the U. S. Army. In New York, on the 20th of Novem ber, MARIA MAYO, in the 16th year of her age, daughter of Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT, of the Army. In Philadelphia, on the 21st of Nov. MARY E. eldest daughter of the late Col. ISAAC ROBERDEAU, of the U.S. Topographical Engineers. |