The New York herald., 1864-10-02
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| sInpsrtans Naval Cna.~e.
ADMIRAL 'SAsRAGUr TO RsLuvs Tn IN rHu ooa
AASD W ras EosrH ATLANTIC sLooKApno
sQUADR0N.
We arc glad 80 be abA to aoaouncs thss Rssr Adur.,
Farragus the hro Of New Orleans and Mobile has been
detached ts command Of the West Gulf "a uadrou
whore his work done, and has been assigned to tho
| Command OF ths North Atlantic squadron, now com.
msndsd By Acting kear Admiral Lee. who viii take
Admiral Farragas command in the Gulf.
The adminstra3on has awakened the necessity OF
nfusing activity inso the squadron north Of the
Santee and have in this last guarantee OF les
desire and discrimination TO develop the full foroe Of the
and Virginia.
General Grant will nnd in che lion.hsarted Admiral
confr5e worthy Of his best confidence, and xeaous
comrade in his most daring feass
ssAMsN SENT TO THE GULF sQUADRoN.
The chartered steamer Aphrodte sailed from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Friday for Pensacola. with a
large draft Of seamsn for s West Gulf squadron
place the mon whose time has expired and who will be
discharged on the arrival Of the relief.
ooaMoDoRE srRIDLINa onDsRED TO rHE EAST oULs
SQUADRON.
Acting Rear Admiral T. Bailey, commanding the East
Gulf squadron. has been relieved and assigned to the
command Of the Portsmouth Navy Yard and Commodore
Cornelius K. Strblng late commanding the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, has been detached and will hoist hts Gag as
Acting Rear Admiral at Key West, in command OF the
squadron No better selection could have been made.
MOVEMENTS or THE FRIoATE SABINE.
despatch from Portland announces that the trigats
Sabine, Lieutenant Commander R Lowrey, has been
ordered to Fortress Monroe aud will sail az the
weather permits. The Sabine has boon service lately
as school for apprentices for the navy and has large
class board She has visited the New England ports
and has been exceedingly successful in recruiting the
AM lu loruo arnFoa A
recruited while she laid In Portland harbor
Her to Fortress Monroe Is for the purpose giving
the apprentices board better knowledge Of practical
sesmsuship and their varied duties
ARRIVAL OF TUE REVENUE CUTTER PAwTUxRr AT
BOSTON.
The new cutter Pawtuxet, Captain A A. Fengar, ar.
rived 10 Boston Thursday, the Goth ult. from New
York She is TO relieve the sailing cutter the same
station. She mounts six guns, and IS fast steamer
The following is list Of her ofacers.-
Cdptaii-A. A. Fengar
Et,st Ltetttcnont-E. A. Truman.
Second Ltsatsnant-W. r. Holloway
Third Li@uteaant-J. II. Wicks.
Engnesr-chief, G. II. Clark, First Assistants A. L.
Harrison and L. Sco1eld
FUNERAL OF COMMODORE ooNNovER.
Tho funeral Of the late Commodore Thomas A. Conuv-
yer took place on Tuesday at Christ church. South Am
boy, j., and attended by largo number Of peo
pie Bishop Odenheimer of New Jersey diocese and
modore Connover OF the oldest officers OF
in the service, having entered the navy the 1st
January, 1872 He seventy years old at the time Of
his death, and had spent nifty years in the service His
last cruise or the coast of Africa with squadron
which returned homo In 1860.
SCREW STEAMER lu-KA 4, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant
Rogers, arrived at the Chsrlestown yard on Friday
morning, having conveyed the prize steamer Matagorda
captured by the Magnolia, Leuterast Commander
Cheesemsn, from the Gulf Tho Matagorda has board
six hundred baos OF cotton She throw overheard hun
dred bales while she being chased The following ID
q lst OF the ofnccrs OF the Iu-k.a-
Acting Lieutenant Consmandin9-W. C. Rogers
Executive NHc>y-W. e. Staples
Actrs Enstgns-M. s. Porter, l. Weber and VIM. n.
A rmstr0ug.
Acting Paymaser-H. ". McCaIley
Eno,neers-C W. Do,en. d. c. Bourne, ". q Ander-
son, W. 5. Rauier and Il Naples.
Actrn3 Masters Moes-L Bryant, c. F. Hartwell and
4. W. Con ntable.
The following officers came North 10 the prize Mata.
gorda temporarily dnty:-s. P. Giilett Lieutenant
Commanding G. H. Rockwell, Acting Volunteer Lieu.
tenant, Thos Chat6slc, Acting Master; a. NJ. Chase.
Assistant Surgeon; Warrea Porter and w A. Smith
Ensigns Pickles aud A. c. Ciapp Acting Master
Mate5; W IN. y. perdeton, D featers, VIM. b. Moan,
j. NJ. Magee, :. Goodrich W. j. Cornell and p. Ii.
Hsgau, Eng,naors; ". Howell. 5sInaker, j. I. Under
down, Captains Cieik.