The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-21
NEWS FROM KEY WEST.
IRREGULARITY OF THE MAILS.
Celered Cavalry Trosps En- Route
for New Orleans.
CA PTURH OF RNrzDs.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT At KEY WEST,
&C.. &C.. &c.

Our Key West COrresponde
KsY WEST Fla Jan. 10, 1864
Irre9aldriy of ne MaiJs-A Sailor D,opaol Bck dau
airy Troops for Vew Orleans-Pe,ioss Pas-
sage OF the Merrimoc-fhe Case OF tie Martha lane De
eided-captare o. Four More Pyi,.s--7ae Gareraeeas
Machine Shop a, Kcy West-The North FONT GELS
hshore-Snallpon board &c.
In consequence Of the scarcity d vessels for
New York something weeks has ELAPSED since
the date Of my last letter. which has actually retained in
print ere have had opportunity send an.,nar-a
circumstance unprecedented since my soIourn ii ,his
place The fact is that viii call fere ea
for New Orleans New York unless they
require coal J am told that the trading steamers
will call unless they have thousand dollars worth
or passengers board ont or Goals they
get supplied in New Orleans their visitsars likely TO
be,ke those OF angels STEW and far between" ThelNerTi
mac and the Mississippi, steamers attached 10 be Quar-
termaster's Department, will, however, call here
regularly in future, both going and returning In add
tion this method receiving ana sending ,nas,
the tngboats Perry and Reapy occasionally 90
Havana receive the mails sent by that route but
this season OF the year they are often delayed On their
return by the prevalence Of nothers Either the Perry
the uavalsl seamer Marigod will take tins 10 Havana
for shipment in the steamer for New York
regret TO have 10 record sad accident that baDIened
in this mort on the "a instant Four men from the
United States Clyde started boat, charge
OF Acting Masters Mate Palmer, for the Dale, for pro
visions while the wind blowing very fresh. Just
little outside the fort the boat bed consequence
all plunged INTO the sea- After being some time IN the
water three Of the rescued by boat from the
San Jacnto. One Of them, named Peterson, was
drowned.
The government steam transport Merrimac which ar
rived here last week, "a roae for New Orleans brought
number Of troops for that place. Among them we're
eighty five coored soldiers belonging 10 Company a,
Second United states regiment, under command OF Cap
tain John Wilder. This the company that was
crrted AZ Norfolk about the Dr. Wright was hanged
They been at FOLLY Island for months, and had
10 20 New York for transportation 70 New Orleans
Merrimac, by the way, had hard time out from New
York and nearly came grief somewhere of Hatteras
50 imminent the danger that at time all hands
were mustered to cut away ibe mnsts Colonel Good,
commanding the Forty seventh Pennsylvania, icst
valuable horse he had on board.
Three prizes have been captured by vessels ~
British schooner Don Jose taken the ltb by the
United states steamer Tioga, five miles from Great In
hama island. AT the time OF Der capture she bad Eng
iish coors tying: but the captain aud crew urc all
Sp,niards She had cleared from Nassau for Havapa
but when captured she heading for Indian river
Florida. She bsou9h, IN by Boitswain friecae, On
ou tie eth Instant the bark koebuek, from navana for
| Mobile. captured by the hagship san iucmto She
had neither papers nor colors An assorted cargo was
found board She put in charge OF Acting fnsign
Charles Cunningham and prize crew, by whom fhe waa
4 brought into port.
The soop Hancock captured by the suuno~cr On
| EgmoDt Key, Florida, on the 24th utmo. H'r cargo
consisted OF salt and pork. She brought IN Wy AcL
1 Ing Masters Mate irving, as prize master
Ou the invitation OF MIR. George r. Vanderbilt visited
the government machine shop yesterday. The building
no; an extensive one but IL 10 be efficient 10 all
respects Ine machinery driven by engine ~ I'VE
horse power, winch Mr.. Vanderbilt thinks Insufficient
There the establishments several excellent iatbcs
FOR threading ard other purposes The planning
machine small but Interesting a. specimen Of me
chaucal ingenuity. punching machine, which punches
holes half inch sheet by the pressure o. two men.
worthy OF notice Several orges in tho shop, ana
full bast. during visit. IL IS sad hnt siie
repairs to the machinery OF the 1ahofna, which wero
effected by this shop, saved the country thirty thousand
dollars, VIII ch would have been expended ~ tho
actual had the vessel been North for repairs.
The repairs now being made the Huntsville will result
II is thought, in about the same amount OF saving.
Tue transport Blackstone for New Orleans,
arrived and sailed again on the 18th utino.
The United states steamers Clyde and De SOTO arrived
the day
Tue OF vessels belonging 10 the squadron
adcv TO those already mentioned, the bark J. L.
Davis, the eth the schooner sea Bird, Tho lIth
LEI; tbs morning her errand OF supplying the
along the Gulf coast.
The transport Nort Point put IN here on the 10Th ns
She ashore Triumph Reef, about thirty miles 10
south o. Cape Florida. She had board SIXTY
aud sixty horses OF the Third Maryland casany.
Seven OF the horses died and thrown overheard.
hundred tons of coal also thrown INTO the sea,
70 tighten the vessel which had the effect or roahng her
bu, she got ashore and taken M charge by
the wreckers who got of brought her There
four Of smallpox board The disease how
ever has not appeared in Key West. The North Point
left tor New Orleans the 11th INST
The government towboat Honeysucke has Just arrived
from York with small steamer Ia tow, snppoecd
h. q prize but have time TO ascertain particulars
Admiral Farragut is here. board the Hartford, bav
ing arrived the day before yesterday The "Od saamnn
der looks remarkably well, though he 10 sbl suffering