The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-27
RIVAL OF TIE MARY A. BoARDMAN.
ipiure Of the ANGLO Steamer
AntOnina Off Mobile. AZ '1'
;xplOit Of the Tahoma at Tampa
yh Bay,
kc krTf "a tE

J, llgcils regni al, IN OF Lieutenant Thomas
y. and the fol owing passengers
a, Lewis o. Fu.!cr 18th sfassach isctts.
,u,. Tlos. Dnnkin LIZ New York
fodt. Jisniamin =. Stevens, l4th Maine.
| lieut.. George W Webster. 18th Maine.
ieat. carey W. Howr snd servants 1l6th New York
tei.ta't surg"oa) @4
ndroA = Ncwmsn, fsrr,cr, First Maine battery.
ampe Jackson discharged from Co. 4, 9Th Conn
tephcp i Garvir KEEN lseg
he Mary A soarin,an left New Orleans ON the l4th
b., anc put into key Yves, on the 17ih for coal she
Key West tn 10Th. rr.FMsr MMa
he vessels Key West were flagship, the St. Law
fc san lec.nto, soop Dale. steamer Huntsville
amer Magnolia. ?engun, United States trans
(propcI!css) Msrri'nac, cc.alng She put into Key
BE with three Of her largest propclcrs broken. She
u expected to leave for New York the 10th.
Our Key West Correspondence.
RrU KEr WEST, Jan. Is. 1919. Il
nara Of fhe United voes 8eomer 7dhomd ,clth tie Re
Aoirs d Prize Arrival of the Steam, TranP1s Merit
hac and The Tn, cd Stoes Steamer San ia ino--C",n-
H.an9sg }. G. wtiasn,son, United Slater Navp-TAe
Iahouo and H., Reeem Erraois in Tampa Bay-She
tes'ro, NE Snsacls Da'e and Eyrerisae,t. DC
Ae Mod IS sill blowing gale from the southeast,
the weather > warm aud unreasonable. THIS morn
the rh.led States steam gunboat Tah0ma, Lieutenant
nmander j. A. scmmcs, arrived from Tampa, bringing
e,s attempted to the blockade with at Tampa and
aied with cotton. In their attempts they rin her
orc and after working all night got her on w,thou,
tesa, get her fire prevent her, with her cargo
m falling into hands She was discovered at
l'light'by the Tahoma, who Immediately got under
Ugh aud proceeded the and despatched her beats
tndesvor subdue the flames that fast consum-
the vessel Through the cxer,ons Of Acting Ensigns
Prison ard lamlln and the boats crew shn nrc was
dpgused and at least fortyave Of the 1fty bales Of
ton which c,m,sscd her cargo were saved in hne
ter Full particulars Of this and other recent exploits
the Iahoma viii be found in another part Of this
ter
text on the list the United States
II Merrimac from New Orleans with dates 10 tho 10th
t. She will take in five hundred tons OF COAL and will
detained at least wcc.. she has lost some OF the
ages Of her propeller and makes slow progress in
tucncc Last but least, arrived the United States
lam frigntc Jacin,o, Commander Rockendorf last
I'm 81. Thomas. She comes for supplies, and will un
tstand be temporarily attached to the Eastern Gulf
5ckading squadron. sho brings information o. the
ALBANIA
strikes very singular that Commander J. C.
lianson old olic or the navy, should be retained
command Of an old broken down propcer--,hc Pen
uoi less than four h.ndrcd tons burthen whom acting
IL vessels. Commander Williamson has been through
the rough and Tumble OF this war-drst First Lieu
eat Of the steam rlocpcf brooklyn with Captain
pw Admira) Farragut next command Of the steamer
yandot OF Pensacola, alter the death OF CAPTAIN Ber
jnan aud thon m the brig Perry the Potomac: and
or ali M. the old Penguin after the
Jh OF A. TINS Lieutenant Budd. ami retained there
sen, said before acting masters who have been
months In the service commanding far finer
sscs. This great injustice 70 say tho least Of u.
The following extract from letter from officer
ard the lahona received by your correspondent this
rDrg. will be found very interesting detailing as Il
all the exploits Of the Tahoma from the time sho Loft
70 IN December until her arrival back this morning
IL iecky little crat. ard the sho brings in
rs morrng = worth at least thirteen thousand i've
Ddret dollars.
UNITED srarEs GuSBoAr TAHoxA,
TAMPA SAY, Jan 10, 1863
trur Text trim was 70 SarAstta ray "a place about
fcniv rises from here. where obtained y bountdul
ppIy very 'no oranges we'll accomplishing the
ost Of tie expedition, which was to capture destroy
sloop I'sic reported 10 be Concealed ND az the
eeks 10 the ncghboFhood, and which was effected In
. following manner The Tnted states schooner Beau
kud WI. c~de cd by Commander Howell Ia proceed up
bay a. fr ~ possible and there cover the boats with
4 guns OF surprise hy pariy Of gucras. As
on sba had taken nj her PISTON the b alta
owed oir IN the following ord.r:Ths Tshomas launch
It'll n Lrny twelve FOUNDER boat howtzer. took cen
~ possio ths others, SIX in number. ranging them
Ives either side. IN the beach Doats NIL
nded under of the launch which rcmarcd within
sy range 90 the landing and had orders "not 20
the iaxici J" was oompcbcd :, look on IRON this
INT - fun. We'll lad not long 10 walt FOR very
after the landing va. ,cted had tho qualification
sccing te object Of soliatuie in sheet Ut fame,
being deemed by Comma der Howell impraciicaoe to
tempt get hor of Ara now. whom all Ind Obtained
many oranges hoy could well carry, all returned
the ,esv fully saisad with the success Of the IN
srtaking
Soon sf,s- our return another expedition organ.
ed under the command Acting Ensign Harrison u
his vessel - proceed ~ the hanse river for tbs pnr
)se uf fes'royns tho schooner Experiment, on ned
b persnrs w Tampa AFTER come rtc unnecessary
eays thcy succeeded NJ burning her right under tho
YES OF We People - me pioe, and who enjoyed the pi
egc u booking 20, wthpa the power OF preventing Il
+ even tntsnr the attempt II u. I think worthy of
mark shat although oar maa went here With tn. In
nt,on Destroying rebel prnpcrty. they nevertheless
| me sy,sv without dong vioonca n any uarsonai
rnrerty 1hs' rn shi not bo considered "contr.band
Nothing q Importance Occur cd after ths-ex.
ept perhlfV the afr,n 81 the uniier states steam.
r Cmc,s.,en with fielten4at Commander A. A.
emmet. Wnp his relieved miaandcr Howell-an,l the
nruiar 81 the 9Th &c January. when soop reurted
rrouud aua "a arc ~ uuacs iha land iumnd siclv
An hands 40 abthog rss Jude IN onghn the ship.
nd anc. very ttie delay VIZ wero at anchor near the
burning so..ci. our bouts soon cttd away u
,nguNh tAs flames aud ~ inncn I" he burning
ropcrty w. p,ssiblc The latty II the boats were
cadet Wy Acting knsisns harrison hlas4iHnln, 70
whom much credit crrnnt ~ given ior the
oonces mad iutrcpedty with which they, 70 ether with
he toss' crewF boarded the vessel, although cgn-
lertv wrapped IN fame from stein 10 stern, and after
much as "a labor succeeded n saving much the vessel
nj newiy ali OF the cargo. The cargo rro,ea ~ o.
,eior ian expected-ris cJiton She had run inc
f,lockade some weeks before, while the bark Pursuit
here atone. shr proved be the S!las Henry, for
ncrly OF Mystic, Ccnuocticct, and captured last
,prtng by the Confederate steamer scottish Chief
bope. N any attempt the same game they may
Ind the fahoma the alert Tor are well aware
hat there several more waiting fora convenient op
portuni,y.
The two officers above referred to--Acting Ensign
Harfsn and Hsmlin-werc, u will be recollceted,
eseed IN the petition that galansy cut the scsnc
1osida from - Andrews Bar last spring. Hafnlin wa