The New York herald., 1862-09-22
IMPORTANT NAVAL NEWS.
Official Intelligence Of the Rebel Gunbeat
0reto at Mobile.
THE WAY she RAN THE BLOCKADE
Commander George Henry Preble Dismissed
from the Navy for Negligence,
Admiral Farr.gut's Report.

FLAGSHIP HARTFORD,
PENSACOLA BAY. sept. Q, 1862.
sm-I regret 10 be compelled again to make another
mortfying knowlelgment Of app trent neglect vis;
The running OF the blockade at Mobile by ton gun gun
boat, supposed to be Lards gunboat," Capt Bullock
You win perceive, however, from Capt Prebles report,
herewith enclosed that there Of vigilance.
They her good time, but failed sink capture
her. Why Capt. Prebe did not fire into her after she
failed to stop, his hail, ] cannot imagine.
The commander OF the Rachel Seaman says,
and / believe they all admit, that there never was
finer opportunity for stopping vessel until she passed
them Then, however, when It was too late, they com
ced ringtbe Oneida first, the Wnona next, and the
Rachel Seaman last
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
d. g. FkRRAGUT. Rear Admiral, Commanding
Western Gulf Blocksdng Squadron.
Hon. GIDEON wmIEs, Secretary Of the Navy.
CoMMoDoRE PREBLE's LETTER.
UNITED STATES STEAM Sroop ONNpA
OFF MOBILE, Sept. 4, 1862 J .
aR-Lrogret to inform you that three masted screw
steamer, wearing the English red ensign and pennant
aud carrying quarter boats and battery Of eight
broadstds guns pvots, and having every ap
pearance Of English man-o the blockade this
afternoon under the following circumstances -
had sent the wilona TO the windward 10 spesi1
schooner standing in under sail. Tho smoke Of !
standing directly FOR u.s. Observing she burning
biick smoke, Immediately got under weigh and
stood towards her, signalling to the winona q
chase at discretion. We ncared the stranger
in company with the winona, who, we ap1
prOached, gradually hauled 70 the windw ard
When abeam Of him, about one hundred yardd
distant, Il hailed him, but received ther
fred shot his bows He still ranged ahead with
out stopping but stili thinking him English man c
war, fred two shots his bow, and theT|
directed sho; at him, which went over, between bid
fore and m linn ,st. He hailed down his CAD
and trained bis guns to bear on us, but, having N
Gag TO fight under was afraid TO fire. We continued
firing at him, asss.ed by the winona and one Of th
schooners but he made SAIL AMI by his superio
speed and unparalleled audacity, managed to escapeu
We sent our shot all around and him. and cey|
tain that several shell and the Winoua's struc
him. With great ratification, yolr obcdient servant
GEORGE HENRY PREBIE, Commander.
Rear Admiral y. G. FARaAGUr, Commanding United
States Blockading Squadron
GENERAL ORDER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Sept. 20, 1862.
Commander George Henry lreble senior officer In con
mand of the blockading force of Mobile having beef
guilty Of neglect VI duty in permitting the armed
steamer Oreto the blockade, thereby not onl
dsregarding Article Sd, Section 10TH of tho Artcle
Of War (which requires an officer 70 do his utmost
overtake and capture destroy every vessel which
his duty to enoouuer but omtng the painest ordinary
duty committed 70 officer by order Of the President
dismissed from the naval service from this date IN
commander Of each veeselof war; the day alter th
receipt of this published general order, viii 70
read on the quarter dock at general muster together wit
the acc mpanyng reports, and enter bot upon the
sel's log. GIuEUN WELLES,
Secretary Of the Navy