Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-12
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NAVY DEPETNEST, May 10, 1862.
SIE ;-CaPt Baily, your secoud in COM
ulsnd, has brought to the Department. The
othcial dispatches from your squadron with
the trophies forwarded to the national can.
ltaL Our Navy, fruitful with victories. pre-
sents no more signal ACHE Yement than this
nor Is there any exploit surprising il re-
corded IN the annals of naval warfare. In
POSSESSING and eventually overcoming Forts
jackson and st. Philip, the batteries above
and below New Orleans, DESTROYING the
barriers of chains, steam rams, Ere RATS
IRON cad vessels and other distractions.
capturing frOm the rebel forces the great
southern metropolis, and obtaining posses
SION enc control of the lower Mississippi,
!ooFSeli, your officers and our brave sailors
and marines, whose courage vnd daring
GEAR historic renOwn, have won a nations
gratitude aud applause.
congratulate you aud your command
on your great success in having coptribD.
ted so largely towards DESTROYING the unitv
OF the rebellion, and in restoring again 10
the protection of the national Government
and the national flag the important city of
the Mississippi valley, and so large a por-
uon OF its Immediate dependencies
Your example and its successful results.
though attended with some sacAifce of life
and loss of ships, iuculcate the fact thar
the hrst duty OF Commander in war is To
take great risks for the Accomplishment of
great ends. One and all, officers and men
comprising your command, deserve well of
their country
am, respectfully four ob't. se'v't.
GIDEON WILLS.
To Flag officer D. F. Farragut, Command
ing Western Gulf Squadron, New Orleans.
The following officers are ordered to re-
port; Capt. Denim, commanding at the
Baltimore Station, for duty on the gun
boat Paul Jones: Lieut.. E. P Williams.
Aching Masters E. G. Loriug, ". W. Mes
ser, Jr.. John B. 0rmond Lieut.. VI. B. .
harrison has been detached from the COM
maud OF the Cayuga, TO report to flag
omeer Goldsborough on the Goth, for the .
command of the guuboat NEBRASKA
Lieut.. Aouer Reed has been detached 10
report to flag officer Farragut for the COM
uand of the Cayuga. z Frank Cook, of 1
the PhIladeiphia, has been promoted to
acting Master. Acting Masters mate,
Nm L. Babcock, OF the WestfeId, has
been appointed Acting Master, to report to
flag officer Farragut. Lieut. Edward a.
Barrett. has been ordered to the steamer
Connecticut.
At two o'clock to-day upwards of so
members of Congress of all parties and
Secuons, met IN the hall of the House. The
object Of the meeting was stated By NAL
Tory, of Kentucky, who wrote the call Il
was, be said, TO unite the conservative men
to put down abolition and secession and
save the country.
Gen. Butler has forwarded to the War
Department among other trophies, the
rebel morning report of the force at Fort
Jackson, from which it appears that the
Aggregate number In the fort during the
light was I57. A sort of diary was kept
under The head of remarks. la this il is
stated that on the 9Th of April gunboat
aud steam slooP-of-w4r appeared in sight
pa Fort Jackson and were fred a: on the
It'll Sixty ST. Mary's cAnuoniers arrived /,
yesterday The arrival OF the rest of our I
feet is duly chrouicled The great preci-
sion of the FIRE from the mortar boats is
and the Smelling is men.
Toned as continuing all night without TO-
PERMISSION. On the gath, it says. at 81
4. N. four sloops-of-wsr and number Of
5unboats made dash to pass the fort:
some were disabled and sunk or driven
back II or y succeeded in passing. On (
he 9th federal gunboats were reported
% be lying near the quarantine flying flags
II truce.