The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-26
NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST &c. 1861
THE NAVY.


CONGRESS, so, frigatc before reportcd arrived hollow
psoh, came up 70 he city ON Friday, and Hrcd her
,ue AZ one O'Clock. CAV , Goisb,rough, who IN from
maryland Is out ami for tho flag which Inc has SO
lpng Hphcla He has dne a crew as eyer trod deck
anu r. m Tag officer Sands down to the yonec boy in
.ne sMp an are ifac and loyal, with the exception OF
~, 80 ~, Na'h,s lsill, Of Virginia; Ieuenan,s Of
Ma ne Visor Of Missouri and Mdsh 1mcn Claiborne
ahln'pa, OF Louisiana, who have resigned. We have
Pup"9i'e" = '"' hs' o. hor officers.
~, CuAkiEsrowN NAVY YARD.
me ship Feagnaught, tapG,in t. H. Flnoon, was OK.
noc'eu % 80 u sea n anreay. T. Roberts has been
APP h~d Acting Paymator for this vos IL and Or. D. f.
Wilson Ac' ing Sirgcon - "
Inc to~ing assignments Of voluncel officers recently
vnn, n,, tmo m .,nl 81 ps purchased by toe go
been mall by Captain Hudson, the Co,nmaniart.--
Aelans Ma'ters--ira T. Siucy to the Young Rover f.
lnnsQn TO the Inc; George lunt to the Gcnsbok; VIII
I'm Hai'ey 10 The w. G Anderson.
Actin, Assistant raymasters and CcrSs--I Charncoy
to the Can't, "Hei j. woodbury. to the ino; Louis Scov
Actns A As sreoons--w IT. Richardson to the
Camb idge Arthur Hn.' 70 70 Tho gcnebok
In. stcimer combrige WIN me - Of inc recenty
town She is nearly ready for &c., and WI probably SAL
this W ok. She viii carry four cle.tnch and Two pivot
guns The to.'wng officers have reported themselves
Captan-w A. Parker, of New Hampshire
Masters Mates-lfcury W wclcs, of Brookiinc; Natif
d. ottiwcl, % New Bedford; ---- Mace. of Chelsea.
Acting G.npor--w J. tergrson, Of wsshington.
Acting Carp 'n;cr-Thcod'ro Wilson, of New York
Chief tdgin cr--lrancs urcmon Of Maine.
Assistant EngiasorsC Charles T. lcnnngson, e Roxbu-
ry Janes Powers, Of Baltimore, aid jhn J. Stcger, ct
From the De t,n Traveller, August 24l
The Fear Not viii probably sail to-day. Sho left the
yard yesterday afternoon rad hes la the str,a to
the right OF tho Ohio. The Fear Not is transport ship
anu WI go qu . tho bocsaling squadron. Tho volen
teer commission ID officers are rs folowe;--
Ac.ing Master aud C'mmanicr-iilward II. Faucon.
Chi Mate and Piiot--Sturgs Center
Acting Assistant Jnynasier ana Clerk--Anglstus FL
sonwein.
Masters Mates-oIrer Iallct and George Spear.
The government has recently purchased Two Boston
barks, ihe W. q. Anderson aud the Ethan Ill n, which
are 10 bo imm diltely ntcd Tor service. The W g. An
derson is at present IN the dock
detachment OF 100 scam n leo ordinary scamcn, and
100 landsnu 20 be tkcn from the Ohio to-day, and
sent ~ tho Warrington station.
Tho Ohio had upwlres 100 men on board last night
ana WAS pretty well crowded. Seventy recruits
were received on board Yesterday.
There are now GA The o,o 3l7 n'n 4 the Sabine, who
will probably be taken on pn M,dy. The complement
OF the Sabine will be 40 sailors ad about 80 marines.
The following ASSIGNMENTS Of vountccr officers, recently
appointed to tn chant ships purchased by the
moat and dttng out at tbs yard have been made by
Captain Hudson, the communicate
Acting MasIorsl a Il. Studlcy, to the Young Rover;
J. J. nntou To the mo; George Lunt to tie i;ensbok
VIM. Bail y, 20 The w g. An lesson.
Acting Assistant aymas tefs and Cicrks-J. Chaunc -
TO The Cambridge; Jesse Woodoiry Gor many years AS
sis'ant tic Unto States strict Attorney oicc), to
the iuo, Loais scoyI to the w. g. Ande. son.
Workmcn arc nnw engaged in getting ont the timber
AMI putting The blocks in rcalrcss TO build the sde
wheel steamer 1t is 20 be built the slip between The
nfst and second ship houses.
PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.
The Following Is list tho Ollie RS attached 10 tho
t.ted SlCs steamer Louisiana now at Ph adcp and
alb mt 10 sail 10 ToXas-licut nint Commanding, Alex
Moray Lieutenant, Alfred Hopkins; Assistant Surg or,
NJ. Bradley; Acting paymlser VIM W. Williams; Acting
Matters, Edward Van yrk, IT, X. fulniss, r. Hooker;
Acting Ggnner, H. A. Mcdonald; Acting Carpenter, John
lis; second Assis'in Engineer j. /. Lay; Jhird Assist
ant EagiAecrs,J J. W. iluxlcy, y. l. Mccartney T. Mex
Daniels Acting Nastcrs Mates, " McNeever ~ Hollis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The United states trans p0t steamship state OF Georgn,
John J. Garvin, Commander, from Fort lckens, Fort
Jefferson, Trtrcas, and Key Wet, EtQrifn, with the
Nils and passengers arrived at Philadelphia Oil the 4h
Instant. she left Fort lhkens at eight r. NJ 2l,h July;
sr,Ned at Fort Jefferson, Tortugis eight p N. Goth;
sailed lolQ Fort Jtiil rson nj nvo Y. NJ. % h, ar
rived at Ky West ut eleven =. NJ, ssmc day
sailed from Key vest at noon 31st July The
follow ing is q list OF boz passengcrsS H. Cmpcn-
ter, T. S A.. JAM T. IAndn, IT, s. N; George kmhall,
4. :. Nj Thomas Shell Y, Amoa Grnnei, Conrad Vase,
NJ O. H"itriokson John h. onaiJ sailors from slopp-
of-war be- ,onan Jsns Webster, sailor from ir'ato
Nj Wara: Charles Carter Thomas Ttte sailors fro tc
Colorado; Philip ~ Parces, u. H. Brophy, WILSON'S Hou
ayes: Sargent 4. Mo"pti steamer Crusader; Charles
Curry, Huiry Haywood, ~ Kennedy, NJ. Holeran. The
Fot pickcns is excellent The night Of July % Fort
f,arrancaa was brilliantly Illuminated. On the 2fh at
noon, sante OF eleven guns nrei from the fort.
Could ascertain the of their rejoicing, no
CORN ncation take place between Fort pclens and the
rebel forces. The steam rigate Colorado at Fort
| Pcl:cns.
The United States frigate Macedonian, and steamers
Crusader and Water Witch at Key West the
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