Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-03-15

service was nearly ten years. The time
spent on shore and other duty to that date
amounted to seven years and nine months,
and he had been unemployed for nearly
two years. The length of time employed
by the subject Of this sketch in the United
States service was over twenty years. He
was on board the sloop 50. Aa,ys from
April 1858, until short time since, when
be was ordered on special duty to Cincin.
natl. He was then appointed to the COM
mand of the gun-boat Conestogd, ming
guns. At the beginning Of 1860 his name
stood No. 1873 on the list Of lieutenants,
butt in the extra nayy list he ranks Nc.
1916.
SKETCH OF LIEUTENANT PAULDING.
Lieutenant Leonard Paulding is ma
tive and citizen of New York, from which
State he was appointed to the navy. He
first entered the service on the 10th Of
December, 1910, and has, therefore, SER
we'd the United States over twenty one
years. His present Commission of Lieu
tenant bears date from September IA,
1855, and he has seen under that about
five years seq service. His total sea ser.
vice is nearly si4tenn years, with about
four years shore and other duty. He was
unemployed about eighteen months, and
was fast at sea in December, 1860, on
board the brig Doiphin: He then OBJ
tanned short leave of absence, after
which he was appointed to the steamer
Michigan. while on the DOlpAin hi;
name stood No. l57 on the list of Lieu
tenants, and at the commencement of the
rebellion he had only asccnded six rounds
Of the ladder ofpromotion, being then No
l5l. The traitorous resignation in the
navy, however did him some good for in
che extra navy list his name stands No.
SO in the present enga- ement he had
command Of the gun.boat 81. Louis.
SKETCH OF LIEUTENANT GWIN.
Lieutenant William Gwin, Of the United
States Navy, is native and citizen of In.
diana, from which State he was appointed
tc the navy. He entered the service or
the 7th day of April, lS47, and received
his present commission on the 10th day ot
September, 1865. He has seen about foul
years sea service as lieutenant, and has
been over ten years at sea since he en-
tered the navy. He has had about two
years shore and other duty, and has beer
about the same length of time unemployed
He was appointed to the steam sloop S~S'
Quehanno in November, 1859, and on lea
wing her was ordered to the Western fo-
tilla. His total service under the flag o
the Union has been nearly fifteen years
He is ct present in eommrd qf the United
State gun-boat TayJ"r, nine guns, Or
the lst of January, 1860, his name stoot
No. 2G5 on the lieutenants in twelve
uloullS nc udu pul Ilseu tuIIlCcu III III
grade of promotion but the rebellion la
given him rapid advance, for his ramt
new stands abqut No. l60.
SKETCH OF COMMANDER wALKE.
Commander Henry Wake is nativ,
of Virginia but is a citizen of the State o
Ohio from which State he was appointed
to the United States Navy. lie first en-
tered the navy on February /, 1927, thu
making his services under the flag of tn
Union over thirty five years. His prescn
commission bears date September IA 1855
and in the navy lists for 1860 and 1861 h
stands No. 80 on the Il st of commanders
having steadily risen in rank. Under tha
commission he had,up to the end Of l86t
seen but one year and four months SCI
service, although his total sea service wa
about fifteen yeass. Up to that time h
had been on shqrc and other duty beside
his sea service about seven years aud
hall,and mad Dcen nearly Twelve years un
employed. At the commencement of tn,
Rebellion he was in command of tie store
ship Supply, en- the Gulf squadron, anC
while performing that duty brought ava!
a number of men women and children from
Pensacola, after the surrender Of the Ma
Wy Yard by Commodore Armstrong. Thi
humane act was attended with some dan
ger but as it was not authorized by tn
Navy Department OF the flag officer ofth
squadron, Commander Wake was, il
March last, tried by naval court MARTA
for not following red tape and leaving tn
poor creatures to starvc or be taken pris
oners by the rebels, No one could den
the humanity Of the act; but, although
gallantry and humanity approved of ma