The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-13
The Federal II sroes II Fort Henry.
From the New York Herald we extract III,
following:

Nc ESoeYdl II sIocb u Z ofS deHYys
From the New York Herald we extract the
following:
FLAG OPfIoBR ANDREW H. FOorB
Is native OF Connecticut, of which Stats he
Is u cltlH4n, and from which State he was ap-
pein tea TO the Navy OF the United States.-
He Is 8 son OF Senator Foo te, OF Connecticut,
10 whom Daniel Webster replied, in the Sen :
ate, with one OF h. famous Speeches. He
ntered the United States service on the In
of December, 1872, and has consequently
served the country nearly forty years. AT The
breaking out OF LAe present troubles he was
IN command OF the Navy Yard at brOokly 3,
ana shortly after the commencement OF hos
tliltes was promoted to a captaincy, with the
charge of the WesI or Mississippi fiotilla
Of which he Is the Gom n oGore or Flag On
Ger. While engaged in his duties he is report.
ed as having worked night and d;y with a
z3al AID energy that are worthy CT emula ton
IN both branches OF the service, and has &c.
com pi shed an almost heTculean task. He is
a quiet, gray -halreA veteran, and, although
holding q rank equal 10 Major General Of Tho
land forces, attained by Il llte's service on the
broad seas under the old flag, been q u ely
and unostentatiously serving his country at
the junction of the Ohio and the .aississlppi.
His present expedition has been carried out
with spirit a Id energy, and the result is graf
flying TO the nation.
SKETCH OF COMMANDER PORTER.
Commander VIM. ID Porter is q son Of the
noted Commodore David Porter. Of the Es-
sex, OF Revolutionary fame and has been In
the service OF the tied States nearly forty
years. He was born In Louisiana, but was
appoin ted to the navy from the state Of Mas
sachusetts. he is citizen OF the District OF
Columbia. He entered the navy on tha lst OF
January, 1928, and, although not rising rap
idly in rank, the fault arose more from the
| system with which the service is conducted
than from any personal demerit of that off
Ger. He was for over twenty years unem.
pIoyed and was last at sea in Oc cber, 1880
at the commencement of the year 1861, he w;.s
| In command Of the sloop ST. Marys and w sn
| the rebellion broke Gu. his mem ora b le Iettel
to the Government, defending his character
! agains, the charge OF Gisloyalty, will MOI
soon be forgotten; but, with similar instances
will be recorded In the pages of history.
skRTCH oP COMMANDER sTBMsEL.
Commander Roger N. Stembel /. q native
| OF maryland, but is a citizen OF Ohio, from
| which state he was appOin ted to the navy
r. entered the service on the q th OF March
| 1882, and has, therefore, served the u. Statei
| nearly so years. lie was rom ted to a Lieu
| tenancy On the Goth Of October, 1913. Under
| that commission he was eight years at sea-
| his total sea service being sixteen years anC
| nine monthe. He was tor nearly eight yeari
| on shore and other duty and was for over
| January, 1860, and at the com mencemant OF
| 1861 had the charge of the Naval Asylum a
| Philadelphia at that time he stood No. sc
| on tha list of Lieutenants of the navy. The
| rebellion and other causes made several va.
| cancieS in the list above him, and his name
| stand on the last published list Of com.
| manders No. &c.. he having been promoted to
that rank. He held, in the present con test
the command OF The gun. boat Cincinnati.