The New York herald., 1864-09-25
rhe Navy.

The Navy.
BEAR ADMIRAL BAILsYs o. q. NJ, THE NEW CON-
hAkDASr OF The PORTSMOUTH NAVY rAaD.
Admiral Bailey wtl take command Of the Portsmouth
a. Il Navy Yard 10 few days. having bees relieved
OF c,mmand Of the East Gulf blockadug squadron.
Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey born in 1906, In
the town Of Chatesuesy, In what vas then Cntoo now
Franklin. UNITY He Of this a's JUDGE William
Baiiey. His mother Phebo. daughter Of Nathaniel
Plat OF the patenGees OF Paitsbirg. N Y. Young
Riley educated as that plscs, and the 1st
January. 1918. he received his appointment . mid
shpmau in the United states Navy Hts hrs, cruise was
In the cyano. thrty-two guns captured from
tho British by the Constitution This vessel eonvoyed
out tho Hrst colonists TO Liberia.
M,dshpman Baieys cruise line or battc
ship Frsnkiia. in tho Pacific Hc then ordered 70
tue shark, the West India He promoted
70 aeateuaucy the Sd Of .rch. 1927 He olued
the Nstchez, twenty guns. and subsequently,
tenant Commanding J0sah Tattnal (aow re5el On th .
23d II Jue $780, he married Ssrh daughter Of Isaac
s. Piatt and few mouths after wards he sailed fr
cruise In the vinoenues flagship Of Commodore wads-
worth, 10 the Pacific This cruise was one of much In
visited the marquesas. Society Friendly. Caroline and
Pe.ew groups
In December I84o he sailed Ia tho frisse Coestslla
tion on voyage around Tho world winch occupied bOu
three amt hal years In iS4e was ordered TO the
command o. the storeshlp Lexington. In this ship ne
peri rrned much valuable seryce the OF Call
forR,a and Mexio0
His next command was the soop oi-wsr st Marys, at
tscnei TO tho Pacific squadron three years. He
at Panama durpg celebrated riots and BY bis
activity be Queiled them.
The news OF the fail o. Sumter induced him to immo
datey repair Washipgton he rendered hts ser
vices 10 tue government In few daya afterwai ds he
w.s a. signed TO the steam rIgate colorado and pr ceed
cd In haste 70 Pensacola where BY his restless activity
he became terror 70 the rebes. He ooierated with
General Harvey Brown n the operations there planned
and mstred the expedition 10 the mainland and the cap
ture Of the prvateer Judith making the arst attempt
person In his gig q dark night
30 CO operate n the expedition against New Orleans
Finding the Colorado could bar although
suffer ng tho effects Q recent jntu surgical ope
ration he asked Of Flag officer Fsrragut permission 10
60 up volunteer, transferring hts g.ns, and
and anxiety 10 enter the lis, OF active service led Flag
Officer farragut 70 place him second 10 command The
records show bow well be performed nis duty this
occasion, and subsequently at New Orleans his
ference with the excited rebel authorities.
His heslth demanded that no shau return home aud
bring the dispatches to tue Navy Department. He loft
New Orleans 10 his flagship on the 1st Of May.
Gu his arrival hero No was ordered to the command 0.
tho naval station at Sanketts Harbor with renewed
health bc ordered to the command ot the Eastern
Gnl ccSading squadron. During tho he has been
com ho seriousy annoyed rebels and has
ca tured large number OF prlzes. 10 = ew davs ne
will report st Portsmouth 70 take command u that
uava! station.
REAR ADMIRAL o. <. sraIBLrN0, rHE NEW CON-
MANDak or THH EAST GULF sQUADios.
Acting Rear Admiral Cornelius K. Stribng United
States Navy, late commanding the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. has been ordered to the OF the Ess u
squadron vice Rear Admiral Bailey ordered 10 the Ports
mouth Navy Yard This ofhcsr was born In Peudleton
& c. and crsered the United states Navy the 18th
june 1872 NO better proof OF his early devotion his
country and his flag be found tnsn the following
General Order which Issued wheu Gag officer OF the
Fast India squadron at the time Of tho breaking OF
rebellion. 1t boro juno 3o 1851 and as soows-
Commander Chief cilled upon at this time
~ address those under his command upon tho condition
OF our country.
commcncement of "cvi wst' In the United States by
the attack and capture OF Fort Sumter by the Of
tho Confederate States. =
II Is not my purposeto discuss the Of tho cause
or cus which have resulted 10 plugging country
INTO all tho horrors Of cviI war but 10 remind those
under my command OF thor obligations 70 faithful
aud zeaiuus performance OF every duty.
Coming US wc do from, tae various sections of tho
country unan,mity Of opinion this subject be
expected, and would urge upon necessity Of 40
staining fron all angry aud inasunstory language upon
states aud to ecoecl that here We have nothing TO do
bu; perform tho duy OF respective stations aud
obey the orders our suporors in authority TO this we
bound by the solemn obligations OF oath.
charge all commanders and other officers TO show IN
themselves good cxanpe Of virtue honor Tstiotisa
and subosdination and TO be vgians In inspecting tho
conduct al sucn a. placed uuder their eommard
Tho honor Of tho nation Of tho tag under which
Of us have served boyhood honor aud good
require now. ever, that suffer blot upon
toe caasIctsr Of our conntry hS ns nag Of the Union
Is IN our keeping. G. X. SIRlBiING, Flag UGlcer
For over twenty years has this patriotic and faith
fu officer been ses fifteen years shore duty, eleveu
years MISUNDERSTANDING total OF Gfty years 10
the OF his country. he commissioned
modore the 10th oi July. 1889. He viii osve behind
him host of friends who will congratulate him
upon bis new and active comm md
RRooEryS, "a The Boston Trareter OF the 10th
says
1be United States steam sioop of.wsr Brookiya Capt
Alden commanding. arrived 81 the chariestown Navy
Yard about halt past niue O'Clock this morning. Shc 10
Mobile the 2jth cf Angus, for i'ougsroa, rom which
port she sailed "a the 9th OF September tor Boston
aha Hnt,.w
ing Interesting particulars OF The part he took In the
iste nnvat ensagement Mobile IS has boon before
sttted the Brockiyu led in tbst moraDe attack
suffered more iron tie lre VI Fort Morgan than nny
oher vessel Fifty nine shots are recorded rs having
catered nor sides OF them the berth deck, and
seventy three shots trok eect n parts Of her
struck 10 tho hull thirty i've tmcs Her sides
havc becn plrtay ropsired, and Il would be didcu to
perceive except At inspection. the terrible pun
ishnsnt infected upon her. oa her decks are
. DO Seen moro than l,2oo pounds Of iron
teries 10 tina, bloody 6gh she lost KILLED and
forty three wounded Sne went into action with two
hundred and nintyfour mon sud officers and orycight
mafEcs. Two u The latter klled and wounded
Just bs,pe the tsht commenced The cd
aud PRAYER read by Captain Adea after which he
briefly addressed then couciadiog his by terg
the boys TO ID aud give tbo rebels Jessie" which
the, accepted az ,aer battle cry aas yelled Justify ~
BROOKLYN had the se received the heaviest pst OF
the euemy's re being mistaken for tsrragus flagship
Her loss from shot and shell vrcater in proportion
machinery protected BY sand bags, which proved
Tded by chains three rows In th cknc bus shs shot
penetrated these, udctiug considers BILE damage.
there many instances OF poblo hcroism. The
mage at timos was fearful. No. gun dsmornsed
and tho shot away twice. Most OF them had their
heads blown from their bodies and presented
rb;o sight. Mr. Coox, Acting Masters Mate, killed
At this gun He was wounded twice, but rofnscd W GO
below. The thr6 tmo ne received mortal wound and
ticd soon after on tho ptopdeck shot struck mar
and cut him 10 two thslf OF the body falling into the bold
bc0ws and ricochcttng struck another marine and
knocked him overheard He siterw Ards.
This shct came uap'ssrsny near The captain, VINO had
very narrow escape. The decks streaming with
blood, and sono bodies prosea,sd chastity wounds.
The Eusner exhibited the utmost rang froid. ~ each
shot lred The sailors yoiled and chesred and the
hotter the nte3t tho they seemed become
spircd william liAsead, who commanded gun No. 10.
picked mp rebel eshtinch shot that had landed
deck oaded BIZ gun with IL and AIRED back again. The
rigging was shot through and through and the malnnas
struck three times. heavy sheet anchor hn
twice and su asned into spnters. teu-inoh oonu ed
shot from tort Morgan entered tns general sorerorn