The New York herald., 1864-10-28
The Navy.
CAPTURE or ANOTHER VALUABLE BLOCKADE RUN
NgR-HER ARRIVAL BOSTON.

NsR-HER ARRIVAL IN BOSTON.
The blockade running steamer wandO, better known as
the famed hitherto successful Lot Her arrived
Wednesday, with SIX hundred bales
cargo She by the United States Fort
Jackson, the q It nst after exciting chase OF ve
hours ard . bali. The wando out the evening Of
the Goth, aud discovered by of the feet who
raised the ALARM but being pos or extraordinary
he gauntlet ana getting to sea- The Fort Jackson In
staniy ut tho Nassau track Captain Sands order
I M 81 % up a. az s
the chsse discovered oil her port beam. Ninety
su. ss Jackson sa close soss did she haul down
her coors aud surrender The Wando is nne Clyde-
built s!eames os s es esss 'sA' the vs well tnow% ,ns%
out, ana in capturing her the Fort jackson
has ably SUSTAINED her reputation OF being the fastest
vessel WITH perhaps the exception OF the
Vanderbilt she is commanded by Captain Benjamin. r.
Sands, one Of the nost valuable officers 10 the servcs
and whose courteous demesnor ard gentiemanly
attributes such 10 make him universally sleced
BY those who have the good fortune under him
The Following officers came homo the Hando:--Act
ing Ensign Smith X. Hopkins, in charge; Boatswan A.
Chasop Masters Mate II. 81 Ey tnge, First Assistant
Engineer John A. Hill, Third Assistant Engineer W. N
Printisa
THE SAILING OF The I.U-K.A.
The screw Iu.ka, 4, sailed from the Charles
town Yard on Tuesday. Her officers follows
Achng Volunteer L,eu'enant Commandin0-w William c.
Aet,na Mastr, tsecalre e5fcer-A. Weston.
Acting Assstdn Hdynaster-H. Lunt.
W. =.
Aeing Lraens-w: II. Armstrong, W. Black, n. o. J.
Pendleton, W. j. Crosby.
Bourne. snde1son HSs etn" 1hra M
Assistants E. q. Naples. D. ". Fuller D. harrington.
Act.no Nasters Aaies-Leon Bry ant, A. W Constable.
rHR DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOHN 8. 90 DON.
THE IpnoR EEEALD.
UNrEp STATES ARMY GUSroAr RENO,
Off NRwgEas, N. c., Oct 0, 1864
AT meeting Of the brother oNcsrs and friends the
late Captain John Gordon OF this vessel the following
resolutions o. condo cree we're offered
a. S rsa fea s & o,r &c me DONG ss d
So That wblle We mourn loss we yet have
the proud rats action nai he died while noby doing his
Resolved. That while It has pleased Almighty God to
enSs a9 ia as .a,sn "h n 0eeA'ea ana
WI T. FISH RoHssgs srg!si Is. nn n.n "a 1Ss s ,
SIswxEI Ss1SSShLiss. lsi ;iI, iisqs is'hY ara
Yah yookhEEs, q Lieut., isih u. r. ar.
JAMES o'BRIEN, LIST Asst Engineer
10 THE EDITOR OF The HERALD.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Oct. 8, 1894
The United States frgate Wabash, Captain John De
Camp arrived at this place tho 9th nst from Port
Royals c. She has been attached the South Atlantic
squadron since May 1se1-hres yeass and Ave months
that squadron about her being rotten and
her machinery being in bad condition. On her way
Gdea 70 the many other ,hdps she has sa Sa
nearly US her up She totally unit for duty IN her
present condition.
There 10 great dissatisfaction on board among both
officers and crew. The discipline very bad Her old
have all been discharged. and she 10 now manned
BY crew who are nearly all Iandsmen and who are
.si s; ss Z tssss g. a::s.
II very strange that ships allowed 10 be used
this vessel has been recently. She or was oos Of
our finest frisaies and had she been properly cared
for might have been good for many years service Al
she situated she viii be NJ for anythnr
unless she 10 ~ once thoroughly overhauled and 70.
paired.
take assp interest in her, she was once the pride
OF the world. OBSERVER
MosApsooH, ron.osd four gups.-since the departure
Of the iron-oad Mousdnock from this port the following
oficers have been ordered and have oinsd herAct
ing eecond Assistant Engineer b. u. Du Plain. Acting
Third AsssistaD Engineer W. r. whitiemore Paynassrs
Steward charles A. Copp