Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-16
The United States Forces.
THE NAVAL c~oMNANDANr or TIE UNITED STATES
FORCES L cHARiEST0S.

! THE NAVAL c]oMNANDANr or TIE UNITED STATES
! FORCES NEAR cHARLEsTns.
! Lieutenant David n. Porter, the commander
OF the United States sloop-ofwar powhatnH,
now supposed to be off Charleston. is the com.
mandant of all the naval force in that quarter.
He is a son Of Commodore David P0rt.r, al
the United States Navy, who hsca:nr famous
in the war of 1912. The subject o: our notice
is Il native Of Pennsylvania, and entered the
United States Navy in 1922. II: Was Z MID
shipman during the war with Acx;co, ami was
with the feet near Vera Cruz. Shortly after
the Mexican war, Midsh;pInan Porter was pro-
noted to n licutenantcy, Rnd was assignee! 10
special duty in tho command Of the United
States mail steamship Georgia, plying between
this port and Aspinwsli. Lieutenant Porter
continued in this position for upwards Of two
years, and gained many friends by his kind
and urbanc treatment Of the Califurnil travel
lers, and was frequently tile recipient of com
mandatory Iesolui!nr;, apfIaudins his skill AZ
4 seaman. Licu!. P0rlers reXt ~se:rire MAS III
ore Of the ncw steam slorps.oi var, an! list
| fall he wu, ordered 10 proceed To the Pacific
Ocean and to take charge % the Coast Survey
oarty rear California. he nlSu had command
OI Tue Cllllel tSuCtIlHDlI. LlClil- ] hElcI u ~
medium height, well built. and has Il dark
olive complexion, CAUSE! by active service in
the tropical snu; his hair !ssii:i,;!T tingsd wi.h
gray. He is about far!y.iivc years "' age. a1tl
stands very high iii HIS profession IS . brave
and talented ottlcei.
THE MILITARY C~nIMASDcXn az rlIE UNITED STATES
EXPEDITION To- c:iA!AE>TO3.
Brsvet Colonel Harvey Brown, tine chief Of
the military forces sc;It 10 assist in The rein
farc.ncnt CT Fort Sumter, is Il maize nj ~:
Jersey, from WHICH State he was appointed 10
y cadotshlip in The United Suites Military .Acal-
envy at West Point, in 1919; he graduated il
Isis, and was immediately "ppu!ntcd Second
Lieutenant Of . regiment Of Ligh. Artillery
lie was retained a. Second Lieutenant ri tie
First Artillery on the reorganization G! tic
army, Jane /, 1921 ne Was transferred 70 t!:c
fJnrlh Artillery August lG, 1921 appointed
FIRST Lieutenant August %, 1921, Aid d. Camp
70 Major General Brown 1894 ); Assistant
Quarternasier from May ~, 1926, 10 Fcarua-
~ rs, 1929; Brevel Captain. August %, 1881,
ior faithful service ten years in oHc grade; pro
uIotcd to full Captaincy April IL, 1885; served
rs Lieutenant Colonel OF ia. regiment 0!
Mounted Creek Voiuat:e:s, serving in lhr fio.i-
da war from September |, 1885, u Septr is.
1897, resumed his rGGk 10 the army, and WIS
appointed Ereyet Major Nnycurh:! 2!. 1896,
iar gallant Sci vice on several OCCASIONS ana
general eiliciency in ;hc war against The Ficri.
dA Indians; appointed BrGve; Lieutenant Col
uncl, August 20, 1851, i"r galian: and mcriio-
ripus conduct in the battles Of CuuirrraS, Che.
rubusco and MoliEo dc! Rry. McAirr; and ap.
pointed full Major, March. 1851. For several
years past Major. or r"thcr jrtvc. tr!onel
Brown, haa been iii" c"mman,lant ii For;
llanlltoD; but the ;inlies Of THAI post not i'ci.g
very ardunus, liz has devoted mach d III.
;ime i'll phi'nntiIrop:c ,!E0Tts a:.v1g Tie posi-; oi
this city. Colonel Ero"n is nov sixty..hree
years Of age. FOL. Brown has Never been il
command Of .uy extensive military expedition,
but it liz urged b. his friends that ar frp...:.sps
excellent adj ity rs q Stratrsi-t