The New York herald., 1863-08-23
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LETGH, 2-The Iehigh went to sea YESTERDAY, In TO,
or tho United States steamer Augusta.
fRs p'lTAIda, 80 atalian).-This splendid irou.cIa
frigate Ia progressing .aoidy towards completion lie
i her rigging set up and her yards crossed
The arp?r plating beng put rapidly, and sho will n
doubt IL resy for trial trip about tho lat Of October
Her sister TIE Re d'Poroealio viii be ready 70 aunc
on Saturday. 2,Hh INST
ALABAmA o., Tders have been received from the ses
rcary Of the Navy % discharge such OF tho crow Of h
vessel, which now wing IN quarantine with the yc
low fever on board are convalescent, and who hav
not moro than four months TO serve. The romando
Of the crew to be allowed on shore for such period
liberty as their commanding oces may soc d. to give
Az the expiration Of their liberty they rc u DO trans
fsrrea 70 tue receiving ship North Carolina severa
deaths nave occurred since her arrival hero Aut IN
number s daily dimnaahing Tho United States sto me
Magnolia Is saAl tending the Alabama
MOUNT VERNON, 5,-rhe gunbsat Mount Vernon from
OF Wilmington, O., which station she left on last Mon.
day week, arrived at Philadelphia on Thursday, and
anchored the stream Prime street She has been
actively engaged blockading duty during the past
eleven months and comes north for REPAIRS Her appear.
ance Indicates rather hard SERVICE largo hole having
been made in one OF her sdes by twelve poundcr Whit
worth which passed through tho engine room and lodged
III tuo Sn6'uoot WI Curstt ueupHSnug many OF Inc
tools.
Tho Mount vernon recently distinguished herself by
ono OF the most gallant and daring exploits Of the war
The British steamer Kate having been driven ashore in
the vicinity Of the Wilmington batteries kby tho United
States steamer Pcnobscot tho rebels made an attempt
70 tow hcr up to Fort Fisher, a rcbel work or
considerable strength Their design was dis
covered BY tho officers Of the Mount Vernon who mme
diatcly sgnailed to tho United sates steamer roquois
discovery they had made orders were then given 10
ey .cut out the Kate destroy her. and the Mount
veroAu prepared for offensive operations. Coming 70
close the Kate boarded by portion OF tho
crew, in sMsA boats, tho ship boins run along
side a. possible. in tho meantime the cuemy finding
themselves discovered lot 60 both their anchors and
alb bandoncd the vessel hawser then made fast 70
tho prizc, and she trumphanty carried OIL, amid
terrific tire from the rebel batteries mo Mount Vernon
was struck repeatedly, several shots apparently from
Armstrong guns cutting away all the shrouds Of tho
port fore and iOretopmas rigging tho hole In her sdo
above mentioned being among the other damages result
ing from the engagement
The following is . list OF her ofhcsrs,-
Acting volunteer Lieutenant Commanding - James
Frathen.
Acting Muster and E1ecstis OGeey--E- W. whitc.
Acting Master and Sailing Maav-Wm I. Back.
Acting Ennons-Francs McPainc, Benjamin r. Russell
Vim. Young
Acting Assistdnt Pdymaser-H. Y. Glsson.
Acting A1st0sf Sur0eon-F. W. Brigham.
Enginees-Acing Second Assistant, Jas II. Horsford;
Third Assistant, A T. f. Mullen Acting Third Assistant,
= ScssnS % Masrs last - Mass~H. r. Coverly and George O.
Kellogg.
CoaS Pils,--John r. foote.
The Mount Vernon, on the I7th Of August, on Cspc
Lookout exchanged signals with United States sloopof
John Adams and United States steamer Connecticut.
NAswxosp. 6.--rhs United states gunboat Eansemond
was recently purchased by the Navy Department on &C
her great speed and her adaptation 70 tho scr
She is boat Of about four hundred tons bur
tnen and is probably the ascss vessel the navy. sho
was Baltimore 70 be fitted for the navy and tho
rapsdy with which she has been completed
aud fitted out has shown tho extensive
command in the shipysrds and machine shops or that
place All the work has In the shoss space Of
ten days the shipyard OF Messrs John Fardy Sons
and tho machine shops OF Mcssrs. HszGhurst and We
gand, under tho direction OF Mr. P. O. Psltz, chief
engineer, united States Navy, and Mr.. Melon
aid, carpenter, United States Navy, by order Of
Commodore Dornin. eommandant ps this station.
70 whom great credit s due for the rapldity
with which she has been got ready for service She Is
commanded by Lieutenant R. II. Lamson. late the Dag
lieutenant Of Admiral Leo OF the North Atlantic leet and
who 80 ably commanded the notil the upper Nanse.
mond river during the attack Suffolk last spring She
ments Of tho gunboits on that river Tho vessel lef
Baltimore Thursday under sealed orders and win pro-
baby soon bs heard from tho Of Nassau
or some other haunt British "neutrai" blockade
nsrs The following iS list OF tho officers Of the
kanscmond:-
Conmandr-Lieutsnsre r n. IAmson.
Aeag s.g and w;'.s K,.s.f,ss ", se~ 1-J n Porter
Aoing Paymas.er-R. H. Gillette.
O.~.st
Rnoie.rs-Acting Second Assistant, Frederick Snyder
Acting Third Assistants Edward Aspa Samuel r. Strude
Edward Reilly.
Commander f. 8. Nichols 10 detached from tho com
Lieutenant Commander n. N. 3 Arnold s ordered 10
command tho screw steamer hercsdita.9
Iaand Of the Aabams, and awaiting orders
Lieutenant Commander n. w. Meade is detached from
ordnance duty AT New York and ordsred to the steamer
Lieutenant Commander Fari English s detached from
the command Of the Sangamon and ordered 10 return
North.
IIeutenaat Commander Edward c. Grafton detached
from ordnance duty al Boston aud ordered TO command
iron clad sangamOo
lieutenant A. :. Mackenzie s detached from the Wa.
Actiug Assistant surgeon Samuel " oulmby IL dis.
missed for negligence and nesc,cncy.
Actng Assistant surgeon y. Pray detached from ths
Hainbridyc and ordered 20 Port Royal.
The appointment Of Scars and n. II. Johnson Act.
Acting Master Paul Gibbs. Of Pocassst has besn de-
tacned from the r. Cuyer and ordered 10 PORT Royal.
Acting Masters Mate o. D Knowiten is ordered 10 sup
ply steamer Inion,a.
Ths appointment Of n d Gordon Acting Matters
Mate 4 confirmed.
James Coarnoy, John Franklin and Charles X Jones
are appointed Acting Masters Mates
Acting Chief Engineer Vim. H. Green has resigned
Acting Psymasses VIM. A. Mann IL dstsohed from tho
De Kalb and granted leave of absence.
Acting First Assistant Engineer VIM, II. Dobb IA de-
taohes from the Dac0tah and ordered 70 squadron or
Charleston
John D. Daf1ed Is appointed Acting Assistan, Pay.
mnxsr.
Actfg second Assistant Engineer jacob y. Rodgers "a
ordered u the clyde.
Third Assistant Engineer Absaiom Kerby. ordered -
screw s.OOp Richmond, rs
Third ASSISTANT Engineer Nelson Ross Ia detached
from Kesineton and ordered 70 " the south Atlantic
bloekading squadron.
Third Asssiant Engineer IT, " Fisher IA detached from
e pr e Clyde and ordered 10 the Iackawanna
ficuiensn, Commander Joseph Bradford - detached
rom the Portsmouth yand anA ordered 10 command
screw steamer Sipsie
lieut. Gilbert s wlltse s detached from the Dac9tah
anf ordered % screw soop Richmond. 20