The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-22
NEWS FROa THE BL0cKhDNc SQUADRON.
Arrival OF the United States
steamer Union.
Capture Of the British Schooner Linaet,
with a Valuable Cargo.
Names OF the Rebel Prisoners Brought
by the Union,
&C.. &C.. "a.

The United States transport Unioa left New York April
g. with supplies Cor South East and wes,
Gulf biockadng squadrons, and stopped at the following
paees:port Roya New Inlet Key wost Charlotte Iar
Dor, Tampa Bay Cedar Kcys. ST. Marks, east and west
pass Of ST. Georges sound, st. Andrews Bay ST. George
Bay Pensacola, Mobile, Ship Island. Pilot Town. Now Or
leans, Baton Rouge Hudson Sabine Calves
son returning direct from Key West which port she loft
May To- having Nifty prisoners aud number OF discharged
seanen on board, and arriving at this port yesterday
morning
The following In list OF NE officers u the Union
Acting Volunteer Liex,swant-Edward Conroy, CON-
mandng
Master and Eseesaive ODscer--s c. Gray
Master and Sailing Mdsfer-Ievt CrOwcll,
Pagmas ev--I. Merrill.
Asssstant Suy0eow-S. d. Flag.
Ae'ing Ensi0ns--J. D. smalley, Warren Halle,. Emilio
Denis.
Caraain's Cieyh-Hcnry Corse.
Emg,neers-S Butler. acting first K I. Thorp acting
second Edward MCcarrich s. A. slater. Thomas Ustch
Aciins Masters Mate and Mail Aoenss--w H. Mead, c.
II. Armstrong, c. 4. Tucker.
Annexed Is a list OF the prisoners on board the
Union
Geo. Mcdowell, Of Canada, aged %: John Williams.
Prussia "a Peter King, Sweden 80 Ludwig Billie Iol
stein, 90; Frank Dumas. Trieste, IS Frank Burmcss.
Irh*ie, 20 John Kerry France, 40 Antoine ouirlich,
PORTUGAL 80 Nicholas John, Greece 81: Peter Bernard
France, 81 d. Coings, Canada 20; N Stanton, Ala.
6ama So; L. Parrie Franco. 81 Eli carvan, France, 81
Jno parras, spain 81; Mellen, sicily, 90 Roet Sned
wich Holsten, - Bent Henry, Rottenberg, 20 Chas.
lalmar sweden 81 Peter Nicholas. AUSTRIA -; J. l..
Whitcome. Vermont, Is; Geo. Light, sweden, az;
J. Francis, Kentucky 30, l.. joan, France 81 I. H.
Rickers, Halifax, SO; J. McIees, New York, IS, Jno
Cook, Germany, 80; LAWS Green, New York. 81 wn
Hail. England. 81 A. Shaw, England. 81. VIM Stack
England, AZ, s. Hdde. England. 3o; Jno. McGowan
Ireland 81 }. Colo Ireland 49, y. Murphy ireland 10;
b. Kendall, England 49, r. began, England, 81; A. lem.
linz, England. IS Charles Sloper, Germany. 49, W. VII
ii'ms, New York, 80 N. Brown, Kentucky, "a. W. W.
Holm, Kentucky, 81: Maurice L. Hobson, bearer Of
dispatches, born In Virginia
After leaving Mobile, on May o, the forward engine
OF tho Union broke down. since thcn she has used
only engine and only with tho help Of fair winds
Canvass she enabled 70 reach ibis port In
safety.
While in latitude % a. longitude 81 &C., tho Union cap
cargo board. She a noted blockade runner and at
tho time Of hor capture on her fourth voyage.
On the afternoon Of the day, between three and
four o'clock Acting Assistant Warner former
y Of the United States gunboat Knco jumped overheard
while labor Ing under mental alteration boat i'm
modiatey 70 assistance and no was picked up
but lire was extinct. He was buried st SHUTDOWN with
the uAua h0nors.
The Union brings passengers Lieutenant Commander
Regart u. Lowry. OF the UnIted States gunboas
Acting Master T. W. Williams Of the Fear Not Acting As.
sstant Paymasser r. Beardsey. OF tho Owasco Mdship
II s. Grafton, OF the Brooklyn; Gunner N. Long,
Of the clad Essex Second Assistant Engineer II Man
ming Of clad Essex; Second Assistant Engineer
H. Cox Hull tho steamship Mississippi Captain Ciert
c. Polite, Of the gunboat scota and NJ Murphy Of Key