Of the Commodore’s children, who grew to adult life, Sarah was married to Col. Robert S. Rodgers (brother of the late Rear-Admiral John Rodgers, U. S. N.), at the Commandant’s house, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., December 15, 1841, and now lives near Havre de Grace, Maryland. Jane Hazard was married to John Hone, Esq., of New York, at the Commandant’s house, Brooklyn Navy Yard, October 20, 1841. Matthew Calbraith married Miss Harriet Taylor of Brooklyn, April 26, 1853. He entered the United States Navy as Midshipman, June 1, 1835, was appointed Lieutenant April 3, 1848, and later Captain. He was placed on the retired list April 4, 1867. Oliver Hazard Perry, an officer in the United States Marine Corps, was appointed Lieutenant February 25, 1841; was in the Mexican war, and resigned July 23, 1849; was appointed United States Consul at Hong Kong. He died in London May 17, 1870. He was unmarried. William Frederick Perry, died unmarried. Caroline Slidell Perry was married, in New York, to the Hon. August Belmont, late Minister of the United States to the Netherlands, November 7, 1849. Isabella Bolton Perry married Mr. George Tiffany in New York, August 17, 1864. V. OFFICIAL DETAIL OF M. C. PERRY, UNITED STATES NAVY. (Furnished by the Chief Clerk United States Navy Department, 1883.) MATTHEW C. PERRY was appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy, January 16th, 1809; March 16th, 1809, ordered to the naval station, New York; May 11th, 1809, furloughed for the merchant service; October 12th, 1810, ordered to the _President_; February 22d, 1813, appointed Acting Lieutenant; July 24th, 1813, appointed Lieutenant; November 16th, 1813, ordered to New London; December 20th, 1815, granted six month’s furlough; September 22d, 1817, ordered to the navy yard, New York; June 8th, 1821, ordered to command the _Shark_; July 29th, 1823, ordered to the receiving ship at New York; July 26th, 1824, ordered to the _North Carolina_; March 21st, 1826, promoted to Master Commandant; August 17th, 1827, ordered to the naval rendezvous at Boston; September 2d, 1828, granted leave of absence; April 22d, 1830, ordered to command the _Concord_; December 10th, 1832, detached and granted three months’ leave; January 7th, 1833, ordered to the navy yard, New York; February 9th, 1837, promoted to Captain; March 15th, 1837, detached from the navy yard, New York; August 29th, 1837, ordered to command the _Fulton_; March the 2d, 1840, ordered to the steamer building at New York to give general superintendence over the gun-practice; June 12th, 1841, ordered to command the navy yard, New York; February 20th, 1843, ordered to hold himself in readiness for command of the African squadron; May 1st, 1845,