The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-19
ARRIVAL OF THE ADn1RAL.


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Additional Particulars or che Chase q
the Blockade Runner. st
The United States steamer Admiral, Captain Eaton has
arrived 81 port from tho Calf and Atlantic coasts
after run thirty days While absent sho touohsl
n all the naval stations going and coming
Annexed Is list OF the officers attached to the ADM.
rail-
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commanding wnnsm n
Eaton
Acting Astaans Paunass<r-H. Ls Roy Jones.
Asys ant Sgrgnon-Samuei Forman.
Acting Master and Erecaive Qficer-rhcis N. Meyer.
Ac ING Ensigns-Henry Oakley, Robt. Pendcbury. 4
w. Snare, Raymond Rabadan. tia
Acting Ndae-P. j. Harg0us.
Aeing Maser's Mases-J r. P. Atkins, J. W. Peass. n
Enrneers-Actiug First AssIs,an, in charge Fraah
NJ. Farrer; Second Assistant. Ge0g 10 1yIer; Acting
second assistant O. S. French Acting Third Assstans;
Jas. n. Van 2ardt. Lewis Rush. fI ~a
Iaymdfer's Cerk-Rodney Chip.
Captains Cierk-N. NJ. Bassett
The following are the names OF her passeDqers:--
Assistant Surgeons John D. Murphy, L. NJ Lyon. Q. h
Perry; Acting Assistant Surgeon C. d. whHe; Acting
Assistant raymasters VIM. L. Pynchon and VIM H. Zig
bee; Acting Master Charles Huggns.
Tho Admiral built in New York by private persons
ana from them purchased by the Navy Department..
either in reccmber or January last before she was
tirely completed though launched She lbirtsea
hundred TONS carrying ave guns twenty ooes sal
ninety TOUR blue jackets, nremen and marines, and hes
model Is pronounced By every competent judge moss
beautiful ono.
She let New York the Tth Of February last. VIII
fresh supplies for the West Gulf squadron the mails anl
draft Of hundred and eighty for Roar Admiral
Farragut's feet Her frst stop was At Fort Roys
February II thence Key West February H. whore sha
coaed and from there to Pensac, February sha
nrst issued her supplies while lying anchor In that
harbor the evening Of thel the town Of Pens ,co
distant six miles from the Navy Yard was discov
cred 70 be In hames and the Admiral with the Dc Ssee
and the Sebaso, ordered up 10 ascertaa any a.
tack BY the rebels was intended. A reconnaissance
elected tho fact that enemy was to be seen, and.
though the town almost entirely destroyed, II h
generally attributed 70 accident This town has not bess
occupied for time past either by troops thoss
Of The enemy II has been species Of neutral ground.
On the Goth Of February the A. arrived on Mobile.
where she found twelve fifteen vessels perorm
ing their monoonous and toIlsome daties and the
qi for the appearance OF the rebel Tsnnes.
500, said to DO inside the bar, but outside d
Bog River bar Should this and her oonsort. the
Nashville make raid on our vessels of tho bar, though
they may inliot less dam go, they never viii
return to boast Of their prowess elicit sympathy FOR
their failure. Tho Admirals stopping place ShD
Island whore she arrived tho 2lst II February and
found tho Hartford with the flag Of the gallant Admiral
Farragut flying at hor mzzen Ia the sound, formed b.
States Of Mississippi and Alabama the sorh and
Ship, Dauphn, Horn and smaller islands tho south.
we have many vessels Of medium draft Of water On
island owned At time by person o. the name u
Grant tho rebels have erected fertilization command.
Ing tho very shoal and artificial pass from the
sound into Mobile Bay, from which place II u only
distant four miles. Our bomb schooners and
light DRAFT have different occasions tried
the range Of their mortars and guns this work. but
as yet very serious attack has been made uFon It.
Thence the A. ocseded New Orleans, arriving there
| tho off Of Ia oNAco
ceivng Mrs. General Binks grand m,squerads
ball at the Opera House, which p.onsunced by Ill
equal anything Of the kind In New Orleans pamiess
days.
mira from sells there that the Gil ton,
formerly OF vessels, aud captured by the
batteries sabine was inside with some Tight hundre1
bales OF cotton on board and awaiting an opportunity 70
The next stopping place was or Galveston, Febru.
AIRY 20, and thence down the coast o. Texas far
Pass Csvslo the entrance TO Masgorda bay Our trce
force 10 meet any attack. W a,a&'
On H.. ~.
tho United states gunboas penobscoi, Lieutenant ton
sS < SsS Ssss
board. The and passengers Of the captured yss
sells wore sent On board the Admiral 70 DO taken TO New
Orleans 1888
Arrived r:%.ssea 20 March s :yns
ma. The Admiral found there Aamrsi T.rrs4os.
that the 2Sth and 10th February had
gono the sound from Ship Island anchorage In the
Calhoun. with the Octorsra. John =. jackson. rort
Royal and six bomb vessels and FOR two days had hx
coed injuring &ncm the rebels repairing
night the damage done during the day Our loss
Arrived :, Key West March 8: 0oaed shp aud len TO-
Port Roy 10TH reached Port Royal The 18th
naSux proved herself probably one Of the fastest pro-
pesrs ahoat She left Port Royal the evening Of the
18th inssant, bound fur Fortress Monroe
ho NOR iuv a lho nat
masthead lookout weasel % tho oastw ard, king
black smoke The Admiral instantly altered and
gave chase TO southwark and eastward and by eight
O'Clock she could see her from the Dock and made beg
out 70 DO large sidc-whcel steamer, with TWO suahe-
two funncs Al this time the Admiral had oil sail see.
with good breeze and making per log fourteen k,oss
her. tho chase commenced throwing overheard cotton,
hour the covered with bales Of cotton
by many board the Admiral passed. 20 the
number Of hundred and ay. Al eleven o'clock the
Admiral passed . schooner and brig within hundred
wishes for the Admirals success, and tney
busily engaged In picking tho cotton But tho Adm
she gained on the stranger and again her wake was
filed with cotton aud for upwards Of an hour she passed
and ocers coudses number Of persons her deck AT,
and plainly distinguish the ship, arge and beautiful
Clyde built blockade runner, painted lead color and cspA
BILE Of carrying large cargo A. this time with The aid
making fourteen and threoauarssr knots and gaining
upon the chase, still some four and half miles on aud
beyond the range Of the thirty pounder Parrott AZ
two O'Clock tho Admiral had gained upon her,
but still not near enough TO reach hog
with q shot, two trials proved;
bu tho officers all felt certain that II the breeze held By
four O'Clock she would DO prize. But alas such nos
% DO the ssue OF the long and arduous chase A. three
O'Clock NJ the wind hauled aft and almost died away,
rendering sails Of avail The Admiral chased, howev
or, until darkness set nthe stranger when last scsn
having gained upon her the Admiral
kept her course for Fortress Monroe. Thus ended
long, and 70 many on board very severe, chase The
ESCAPE the strange sail 70 be attributed 10 Dor light
enng herself Of great part OF her cargoupwads OF four
hundred bales Of cotton having boon counted In the
water, and Of course much escaping notice-and 70
the dying away OF the breeze when she was
almost within the Admra's grasp, and afterwards -
her greater speed during the short time Of daylight le
Could the A. have followed the chase al night Is poss
BILE that either something might have happened TO her
engines that might have been fairly tired out
and from sheer exhaustion boon compelled 70 succumo