The New York herald., 1864-05-16
NEWS FROM KEY. WEST.

Naval and Military Affairs In Fiorida-
The Blockade Runners stii Busy-Ths
Harriet Lane At Havana, Sc.
by tho arrival OF the United States transport Thames
we have news from Key West. Fla, to the 9th inst.
QUE xET WEST CORRESPONDENTS.
KEY WEST, Fla, May I, 1854
More PriSs Captured-Coored Troops Ssns to Ae Aain:
land-Ynfws Of Bisekads Runnes-ArrivaI Of R9s.
oees-Engineeys Recommended for Pross,non, dc.
Since the date Of my last letter the following prizes
have beon captured and brought into this port
Schooner O. X, from Havana bound for Matamoroo
osensbly, BY the United States supply steamer Unions
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Conway in command, bee
tween Charostes Hsrbor aud Tampa Bay. on the 2e'A
ult She had general cargo board. and broughe
in by Acting Ensign wilkins, as prize master.
Schooner Miriam, Ward master. from Havana, cleared
for New Orleaos. BY the United States Honey
sucks Actiog Ensign commaodins, with general
cargo. Captured on the 10th ut
sloop Oscar, on the LIST inst, by the United States
schooner Fox Acting Master Chase command, from 50.
Marks bound 70 Havana, with ninety three bales Of CO..
ton on board
oa the same day the schooner spunkey BY the Unssa
schooner Beauregard, Acting Master Heaiy In
maud with nine bales OF board. Tho Spuuksv
hes been sent 70 Fsrnsndiua for adjudication.
With the exception Of the Of the Miriam thsso
several captures devoid OF interest. sad the
c0T8Oo6
named she boarded tao days before the capture,
whsn her papers appearing to be all right she was al
lowed to proceed on her voyage shs was. however,
kept 10 view BY the Honeysuckls when having altered
her coarse excite suspicion, she again
boarded and brought In here for adjudication Ths case
The United states steamer Husssr len hero on The q
inst With reinforcement OF coored troops for tho MAIN
sf r.. Second cored Unod States has Sou. q
command in person. Brigsdier General Woodbury. ana
In dai cfafn nf
which will enable Us 10 judge Of the stuf the coorsd SOD
The United states schooner stonewal arrived frou
Tampa Bay the 4th instant With eighteen refugees
rebel deserters-on board These men Of superior
description the refugees usually brought here
continent. They smarter appearance and what 10
important they brought their worting tools with thsn
In the shape OF serviceable muskets.
This letter win be taken bv the United States supply
schooner Rachel Seaman, Acting Maser Potter which
rived hero the 18th instant from Pensacola On her
way here captured British schooner Maria Albert
from Havana, with an assorted cargo. The prize was
sent 70 New Orleans for adjudication.
Tho bark Mary stetson, Ae0 from Pensacola for New
York. arrived here the 4h inst with the loss OF her
stove her water Damages promptly repaired,
and she lett on the 9th inst.
Key West at present contains goody number Of block
ade You meet them At every turning There b
mistaking them Tor any other specimen OF the eenxs
homO blockade runner be as easily discovered
by the cut OF his ib Tribune man by the shape of
his hat and the fashion OF his shirt collars.
The Board OF United States Naval Engineers presided
over by Fleet Engineer Zello, which convened at ths
place the 10th March last examine for promo.
ton such candidates from the Engineer 10 the Ease
Gulf squadron as register the required amount Of
service which entities them 70 an examination for pro-
motion hns completed ts labours The following are the
3ames Of those who passed ,ser examination sa.so %
promotion
Tnird Assis,sn. Engineer Charles Jabez coney, for
Third Assistant Engineer Jared K. Botsford, for
Second Assistant Engineer.
Third Assistant Engineer Jonathan NJ Emanuel, for
Third Assistant Engineer James Long, for Second
Assistant EngneeS
Third Assistan. Engineer John Fornance, for Second
Thrd Assistan. Engineer james D. Mcnamara, fos
Third Assssan, Engineer Robert A. wright for Second
Third Ass,stans Engineer John Franklin, Jr,, for
Third Assistant Engineers Long, Wright and Franklin
belonged the flagship Powhatan, OF the west india
the board was In session.
Ksy WEST, May o, 1894
Blockade Runners in Hapuna-Escars Of the Harriet Laas
from GaiveHon. dc.
Information has been received from Havana that the
Harriet Lane, which captured by the rebos in Cab
weston bay the 1st OF January ls63 has succeeded
escaping from that port with cargo Of cotton for Ha
vana, where she Ia now lying. Her armament has been
removed, and she 10 employed in running
blockade.
On the 7th inst. the United states steamer Honey
sucke was running into Havana, she found bersslfs
company with another She proved 10 be the
blockade running steamer Mstsgorda, from Galveston,
Texas with hundred aud nity bales o. cotton ON
hosrd AZ the too yesseB passing the Moro Cnatls
man on ooard the Matagorda held handful " cotton
towards he oueysuckie, calling out dsrsively and pro-
raney damn yon you didn't get these pine hundred
ana div balesr' whfe in Havana the Union aud the
rebel vessels lay lovingly together as dog aud oas
thai had become accustomed 70 each other. .
Another steamer called the Isabel supposed 10 have
sbouLseven hundred bales board. has also got into
IIayan from Galveston.