The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-19
IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF.
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Arrival Of the supply Steam
ship Union.
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Threatened Attack on Our
Fleet Off Mobile.
Attempt to Repeat the Charles
ton and Galveston Raids.
SHOTS EXCHANGED AT GALVESTON.
REBEL IRON-CLADs AT SAVANNAH.
INTERESTING FROM HILTON HEAD,
&ss &s.s &c.
REBEL IRON-CLADs AT SAVANNAH

The United states supply steamer Union, Lieut. Com.
manding Eward couroy arrived at this port yesterday
morning She left Arkansas Pass on the coast Of Texas
February rs, and communicated with the following
piaces-valasco Galveston, Sabine Pass, Ship Island,
Mobile St. Andrew, Pensacola, St. Joseph, East and
West Pass Of St. Georges St. Marks, Cedar Keys, Tampa
Bay Charlotte Harbor Key West New Inlet and arrived
at Port Royal 18th inst left the next day. and commun
Gated with the fleet or Charleston and Hampton Roads
The United States steamer Florida arrived or Charles
ton having in tow the roncad Nantucket The weather
was clear and pleasant.
The Union left New York the oath OF January With
supplies for tho South Atlantic and East and West Gulf
bockading squadrons. She brought homo one hundred
and nifty sick and discharged seamen.
The following is list Of the officers ttached to the
Union
Acting Volsn,eer Lieutenant Commanding edward
Conroy.
Acina Master asd Executive Offers. G. Gray.
Acing Master and Sailing Master-Levi Crowei
1en1 Ensi0ns.T: NJ smaley, VIM. Haliett.
Paymdstcr-L. c. Merrill.
Assadnt Surgeons. ID. Flagg.
Capsain's Clerk-Henry Corse.
Thorp, Acting Second Assistant; McCorrick s. Slater
and Thomas Ustck. Third Assistant Engineers.
Acting AGst-rs Motcs-Ma Agent, W. II. Mead; G. f.
Tucker w. " Smith, G. Arnold and G. H. Armstrong.
The following is list Of her passengers
j. G. Selipger, Lieutenant Commander; Acting Ensign
Henry Foster; Acting Masters Mates VIM Edgar, WIN.
baNer anu cnHonu Daggetti faynaster Sefks THOMAS
Armstrong and S. jones'
We learn by the Union that at Galveston the rebels
have erected quite formidable batteries, which are
mounted with the guns taken off tho Harriet Lane and
Westhed Three batteries the island which tho
city located while Pelican Island is fortified equally
strong.
The federal feet or the port consists Of the steam gate
Brooklyn, the gunboats Kaahdn, sciota, Kennebec and
the Kittatiney The feet approach 70 within mile and
half Of the town, where they anchsr and occasionally
throw shells into the town and forts but they
bring their broadsides bear and operate excu
sively with their rifed pivot guns.
In the afternoon Of the 18th u the Brooklyn steamed
up TO easy range Of Pelican Island and threw number
OF shells into the FORT shooting down the flagstaff which
however, was replaced by secesh officer, who amidst
the shell and shot from tho Brooklyn planted new one
and hosted the stars and bars.
On the oath, the Brooklyn sent few shells into the
town and fred the city in three different places which
however, soon put out. The Brooklyn had with.
draw however, the forts began send from their
6fteen-lnch rifles, one OF whichc ut the rigging.
The captured steamer Harriet Lane Ia up the river
some seventy miles, where she Is being iron.cad