The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-02

Key West the United States steamer Mohawk All well
board.
Tho Atlantic loft Havana at half past one on Saturday
April a. and arrived at Sandy Hook at eight A. NJ May
!, In three days and eighteen hours.
PAssENGER LIST.
she brings as passengsrs Japan Melgs, Sn.ea s'a.es M
Brooklyn; Lieutenant Abner Read, Mr.. r. l. Parker Mr.
A. Gordon, Captain Rudd and Colonel Saint. Captain
Walkw and MeGsrs Read and Parker return home by
order Of medical surveys.
PURSERs REPORT OF TIE VOYAGE.
Tho stsamship Atlantic, A. G. Gray commanding, left
New York On Sunday April Z, under sealed orders from
the government At eight n. discharged pilot and at
ten A. shaped her course in compliance with orders
On Monday the Sth, at fsur p. NJ, the wind suddenly
shifted ana BILE fresh from southeast and continued
until midnight when increased to a heavy gale. In
order 70 save the horses tho ship hove to- with her
Asad % southeast After the gale had abated we pro-
ceeded on bur for Key West having laid to for
sAirtysix hours.
We arrived and dropped anchor in the cutter roads At
Key Wsst three miles from Fort Taylor, at two p NJ on
saturday the l3h Of boats was sent 70 Fort
Taylor conveying Col Brown and his staff who had pro-
hinged interviews with the United States officers both
military and civil At ssven p N. commenced receiving
additional troops ordnance ordnance sores shells, &C.,
nc which were placed lighter and towed out TO the
Atlantic by the United States steamer Crusader Captain
Craven This labor was continued without cessation
untu four A. n OF Sunday, the l4th, and az six A. ~
- veiehed anchor and steered for Tortugas, where
"a anchored close 70 Fort Jefferson at two r. NJ same
dav Al this point we board more officers troops
lsborer howtzers, gun carriages materials, NC and AZ
nine n wore under way for final destination, which
v,s now known only to Colonel Brown and Captain hegs
Of the army and 70 Captain Gray, Of the Atlantic Dur
us that night and next day great curiosity was mani
tbo ali ms
Fort P,c,cns vet was not until the evening Of Monday
the 18Th that the secret disclosed and the reinforce
neut OF Fort Pckens openly announced Up 70 this time
IN v,s conjecture; but the counenances Of all ON
hoard beamed with the knowledge Of an approaching
event
Activity and preparation took the place Of supnencss
and ana the fact that Fort Pckens c)ud be
ana should be reinforced was settled that night.
On Tuesday the leth, at halfpast six O'Clock p NJ we
anchored on santa Rosa Island ort Pckcns being on ts
vessrn extremity four miles from the Shore close BY
.hs ff,gate Sabine the flag ship Of the dron, Conn.,
Adams. After communicating with the com mander and
The naval captains present. took in tow the boats OF
Tho neet some twenty ia number, and after
aarr veehed anchor and stood in sh3re, all
,sbss being extins and camo 10 anchor within
mile Of Fort Pickens and in direct range OF the guns OF
Fort ncRae and the batteries and Of
a mile from the beach, In four fathoms Of water At q
ouarter past nine the boat puahed OF for the beach,
ss % meet and surprise the intrepid semmer and his
Command During the embakation of the troops In the
boets The signal from Fort PckeDs for apprehended
Stssct was made by the sending up Of rockets.
This signal was repeated ana FASTENED I'm ,,e tne
operation Captain vosaes ano raoaT osnor o tho ON 1sn
forcement Before midnight the majority of officers aud
soldiers were safely in the fort, and although heavy
surf running during the night, no accident OF aay
fs succeesful handing took ace three days after the
bombardment and surrender OF Fort SUMTER fact well
Known on the mainland bu, not known at Fort Pcsens
nor by the forces anoat. ,-,-.-
Early in the morning Of the l7,h the remaining troops
wersl fandcd excepting the arterymen Of Captsn Bar
rva compapy who remained 70 land With their horses
Asa n We again weighed anchor aud stood 70 the
eastward and anchored about three and hif miles from
Fort Pckens and half milo from the beach This point
SOLICITED As the best place for landing the horses
This dfIlcult work commenced In the afternoon,
continued during the night aud finished on the morning
Ts United states steam rieate powhstan c,mm nded
nv ssin David D. Porter arrived on the afternoon Of
the IIh and after communicating with the flag ship took
position just ahead Of us In order 70 cover the future
Tookivn Captain Poor which anchored under
The Wyandot cruising about-tho Sabine, 81. Louis
hns bos.S x ii the :hps Of the squadron were avy en-
saed in landing troops and stores &c., from the night Of
,rsorcemcnts arrived al midnight friday the 13th
and hcr troops were landed the next morning.
seven Of the horses were lost Tour died on the
oue vns drowned alongside, had hs neck broken in
the surf and died from exhaustion on reaching the
shore The forage and light artillery were landed simul
tsnsousv with the horses On the 18th the landing o.
ahe general cargo Of heavy and light ordnance smmu
nIt,on provisions, &C., fairly comnlenceu and con
nued with but partial interruption until tho forenoon OF
Tuesday, 23d when she finally discharged, TO the
great Qualification Of all concerned -,
me position Of the Powhatan and Brooklyn wa such
that their guns could sweep Santa Ros, Island and pre-
vent landing from tho mainland, and NJ tho same time
shielded the hull Of tho Atlantic Az no time was our
seam allowed 10 90 down, that in case OF attack, or
gale, o. any emergency were ready 10 60 OIL shore
On Monday Colonel Brown, ths commander or tho United
states foFces in Florida Captain Gray, in Fort Pick
en The necessary certificate and orders despaches
for Key West On Tuesday Captao Megs the indefatt-
xabe cngnccr Of tho expedition, board aud al
noon we werc passing through the 1sct, s,utisg aul
aaiuted on way 10 Key west FOR coal We arrived al
Kew west t ak A. NJ of tho 2sth, making the run 10
forty two hours We were hero disappointed in procur.
iar coal a. Nv TIM the only private owner OF coa re.
fused 70 coll coal 10 this any other steam az
emnloved by tho governmcnt-he being, ~ cpuvso.
q sccers,onist Az tho Mohawk and CRUSADER wore
ahead al us 20 ooal at tho government whrrf and
10 have waited would bave caused great delay
we wcished anchor and al eleven A. NJ passed sand Key
laht and at sundown passed Moro Castle and into Hsvans
barbor making the run across 10 seven and quarter
hours. ~ .
Having completed coalng, at quarter totYclve ~
raturday 9Th we got under way, nnd ~ twenty n1es
p.st noon We pescd the Moro and SNAPPED our couc for
New York aud after pleas Ant sge arrived OF Sandy
Irck IN wetnugfny morning making the run w Three
daxa ana .io ,tceu hourp and half.