The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-24

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command Of the Bea regard
The United States steamer Somerset Is at Cedar KSyi
or IN that neighborhood. She sometimes takes a shor
cruise around ths coast, and has picked up or w
| prizes In tnat way. She has been fortunate
well as useful vessel since attached to this squadron
Having gone the rounds of the Gulf, now return d
Key West, having given all tho items interest from
Brazos TO this point We have now in port the sal
Sae,nto flagship Quaker City, Connecticut, Rhode
| Island and Iah"ms, steamers; Frigate st. Lawrence
| and barks kingfsher and Amanda. The steamer
santiago de Cuba sailed to-day cruise. Her exeou
| tive ofhcer, Lieutenant Hawiey, U. g. NJ has
been condemned by medical board and goes home in
the Rhode Island; Lieutenant smith (sscond) the San
Jacnto, taxes his place board the Santiago. regret
TO hear OF pos disgracef affair that red on board
the bark Amanda. the 4.h OF July while at anchor
on .ne Wes COAT Of Florida II appears they had
participated. at two O'Clock the morning OF the 5h
the row commenced all owing TO tho effects OF rum
tn use the Captains own words, "They dt from two A.
NJ TIL one r. NJ" The tool. possession OF thu ves
sell combining the officers to the cabin they thsn broke
into the spirit and filed the mess kettles with
whiskey and drank they wanted IL they then got so
outrageous that they trained the rined the FORE
castle als 80 as 70 better control the officers. nms
confined In double irons and the Captain placed under
ARE on board the guard ship.
Her MfjeStys steamer Iandrpil arrived here TODAY
IRON New ofsans bound 70 Jamaica She is coal
ing from tho English bark put in here few DAYS
formed that her officers were invited to Union bail Ia
New Orleans and that OF them had the consumats
mpudence To make their appearance hereat, with
Sion cocKalas on ther persons They imnediate,y
kicked out or the room which served them right aud
they Will have no more attention paid thsm here than
absolutely necessary. Her Majestys snip Rinaldo 10
hourly expected, and will also take coal.
am requested by the officers OF The Rhode Island to
report the conduct OF the commander of the bark Ham
ton OF New York which vessel the Rhode Island fell in
with the day before she reached this port She refused
to show her coors and when by an officer from
the lhode Island her abused the officer in
"a most outrageous manner The Of this
may see the above, end by be induced give
low a few lessons in polteness on his return New
YORK. The Hamilton cleared few days gilce from this
port for St. lago dc Cuba.
The Rhode Island will rot leave until the morning Of
the 18th; consequently lmny be able to pick up
thing to morrow. The Connecticut Lieutenant Barrett
c9mnanding. leaves Tomorrow morning at daylight for
tho westward, having met with unusual despatch al
though having had more business than usual attend
IT,
KY WtsY Jgly IT, 1862.
A'rs'0t OF Her Meg sgs Steam sico pf War Rtaaido-Sa
taes-Coaductof Some Of tie British 0gcers-Aryiuol
Of Another Prize Nth -Four Hundred Five Bales or
Cotton Taken by the United s ates Steamer De Soto
Quantity Of Cotton Nosc an Key Wes,-Cond msation OF
the Schooner And'umeda-!yoas A,yiuloflhc Bayk!Elhan
AHen-Chanes IN the Squadross-Mdners in Key
West, dc.
Her Majestys steam soopof war Einaldo ed here
this morning. She saluted the Tag, anchoring with
wentyone guns, which returned by rigate 81.
Lawrence. She afterwards saintod the Flag Officer.
which salute was also returned by the ST. Lawrence
Some Of the officers OF the Landra are making them
selves obnoxious BY using coarse and ungentemanly
language towards the government Of the United States
and if they not careful they will be as they
were In New Orleans. e., kicked out
We have this morning the arrival OF schooner loaded
with four hundred and five bales Of ccttona prize to
tho United States steamer De Soto. She had escaped
from Sabine Pass, and was under English colors white
washed, no doubt. This arrival swels the amount OF
cotton row here to about the following figure all OF which
will be shipped North
schooner Au.,om.a. 1a 1so
schooner hagfry PIG
schooner Venice ...................... 220
schooner Uncis Mose.. 1l9
ArrNeu shiS horhing. 900
Total $50
The cotton at present prices Is worth about two hun
drcd and ninety thousand dollars The schooner Andre.
media Yesterday condemned by Judge Marvin, but
her Appealed to the supreme Court This appeal
will not affect tho sale, however.
We becoming uneasy as TO thu Whereabouts II the
bark Ethan Allen. She relieved at Tampa by the
Sycamore and had orders to report here, but yet has
not arrived, although out sixteen days. No cause
be assigned for the delay.
IF Aornsr United s.stss Navy, arrysa y me Con
!his division Of the squadron Dr.. wheelrght, late o;
take charge q ths naval hospital at FIot Town, south.
wost Pass o. the Mississippi river.
Everything going well at Key West. Our machine
shop Completed aid IN active operation and the coal
shed ia fast reaching the finishing point. 1t appears
PITY tba, handsome building, expensive one
should be rsod for storing coal ia cniase where l. 10
not required to be under cover This building should
have been the machine shop for there is enough in
for blacksmith and machine shop, boiler shop and forge
and foundry also. II il not late make the
change and tho bureau having charge Of such matters
should make the change before It ia too late.
The weather Is now warm at Key West. the thermo.
meter marking day after day eghty-six degrees. St
haze ans breezes, which mixes it very ieasant
when out or the sun Tho sanitary condition Of the
Island continues excellent; nothing could be better and
hope, that half thesummer passed, that
present good health will continue.
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