New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-27
COMMANDER BEVERLY KEgNOy.
This gentleman waa lieutenant in the ~. s. Navy

when be resigned He native Of Virginia but there being
by the Democratic m looking for situations in the service
be appointed from Indiana lie is young man, being
only officer since 1886 lie served at the siege Of Vers
lie been the Confederate Ststes service for
year While in il he has been stationed nearly three
months the on the River In July l8o he took
command Of the Ordnance Depamen; at which
he held for months lie commanded the G. y suboa
the Union feet which anchor at the head OF the
Passes Of the Mississippi On the next day he engaged Tho
Richmond Vineennes aud other vessels in the Southwest
Pass He captured boat belonging to the Richmond ard
weighet the Preble. anchor and brought to
While tuggug at the Echmond chsin and anchor the close
proximity of United States men Of war made him
cut thu buoy rope, which with spar buoy he took
on the following Sunday" 1t was kennon who sunk
the VauDa, Capt Borgs vessel His craft the Governor
Moore Her bow gun got off it's eide and rested with it,
alter trunuion agas; the heel of the foremost
don he fired ve times As he could not dePres. enough
distance Of six inside the KNIGHT heads and at the lef Of
he heel Of the bowsp aud fired It's lead ia SHELLY through
tis own deck and bows which raked the Naiuna second
.hel fIed in like with result The Vmuns,
then distant about fifteen twenty e fred al the sane
TO deliver her STANDARD broadside. Kennon
the hurricane deck her mats aboy. the smoke aud
quick lightning Pot lis apor aud in tho twinkne
n eyt The crashing noise made ~ her breaking timbers told
hun Of his success"
LIEUT.. A. y. MARLEY
il South Carolina1. lie ~ noted duelist. and
known in the United States Navy Of eEceedngy
strong passions. lie Master Of the Savannah dsate
Of Brat when the Paraguay difficulty broke oit
Since his recession he h. been constantly active service
the Mississippi RIVER hr executive officer Of tie Me
lie until he OF tie Nan
assa In Octobe It when be ran into u" Richmond az the
Posses Of tie Mississippi In the late battle he alone in
enemy peuerscd hi, vessel easily II 'hc had been made
Of paper he seu,ed her BY utns her Ppe and swan to the
shore, then went OIL board the Louissns with his crew.
LIEUT.. WHITE
j. a son OF Com. W. g. White, and grandson Of
The late Commodore Arthur Lincoln, 4. s. NJ Who ulanied
daughter OF eu Richard kennon He andhis her resigned
ia laol Both born IN Virginia lie graduated At the
Naval Academy in 1860 Ho attached to tho Ns.h'ie
quite recently He in her IN England, and COM
rut. shsr Ont OF =
rendered tie United s'ses forces lie y years Of
DIR. GRAFTON
l. from Arkansas, and IN tie United States Navy
about two yedrs, when he Teaisued
LIEUT.. W. II. WARD.
l. from Norfolk, Va. lie entered the u. :. Navy in
1912 and his return from his last cruise 10 China in 1901
igned bis commission lie was locsed in Fort Warren
or sso keeping whore he remained 1--WE months he was
leased three months since and now soute 20 his old place
cowu.yDER M'ISTosH
OF the c. s. steGn-rarn Lorlsiana, was The Junior
officer Of -, RANK m tie ea Sa'e, 'i'y "heh ne %
Louisiana shat touched her, he prepared to receive her
srGjc distance Of about eriy feet his len
shot OF ana hi, e lex badly crushed that 1t has been am
LIEUTENANT JOHN WILKINSON
commanded the iron-oal battery Louisiana after
Capt Mcintosh fell in the action the morning Of the 18th
Navy IN 1879 lie lad been eighteen years when il
1861 he resigned joined the Confederate Navy. lie com.
nanded the teaner .nnreo before the siege and came
low fort. VITA ss Of truce. when he was met by Com
manGer DE Csmp the bited States sooo POI lIoquols
who entertained him In the cabin Of the s1nboat Nnona
also under Tag OF truce ing tAe Captain Of the French
steamer Milan TO the forts.
LIEUT.. J. II. HUGFR.
This officer is a native Of South Carolina and was
appointed from that State post IN the United States Navy
IN 1885 lie resigned ia 1901 Lieut. Huger conn Andsd tie
McRae for year " lie 10 her at tbs Passes IN
October, l86lwas at Columbus, Island NO TO- aud other
places finally be yey badly wounded IN the head and
leg by gTapeshot Two days after the night Li vessel while
tag truce, sank the City OF NE" Orleans she
lost forty Gses."
SO much for those who might now be full Captains