The New York herald., 1865-03-25
The Navy.

rHE PURSUIT OF THE PIRATE SHENANDOAH.
Late intelligence from Manritius announces the arrival
At that port January 90 OF the sloopof rroquois
guns, Commander c. r. P. Rodgers from Montevideo
al Of coalng and taking In water she sailed on cruise
In search OF tho Shenandoah the 3lst OF the same
month
Our latest information Of the Shenandoah places her
~ Melbo rne, Australia preparing another raid on
our commerce It Is not probable that the Iroquois will
Dc able to catch the Shenandoah the lattcrs cruising
ground Is likely to be about the Cape OF Good Hope
bevond the reach of Captain Rodgers
No snI a sa, s 70 Captain Charles
no al, : G., to join the flying squadron of Brazil and
will look after the privateers the South American
eoast IL they appear there TO do mischief 70
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THE EXCHANGE OF NAVAL PRISONERS OF WAR.
The Navy Department has received communication
from Acting Rear Admiral Thatcher, commanding the
Wost Gulf blockading squadron, enclosing cemmunca
zion from Colonel Dwight commissioner Of exchange Of
sc military division Of West Mississippi, ip which the
later states that the exchange Of al naval scers de-
vcrcd to him at Red river the 2Sth Of February has
been effected by the delivery Of the rebel naval sec,s
Mobile the 4th instant together with the delivery
q the rebel Admiral Buchanan, a. Richmond, ~ about
Acting Rear Admiral Lee, commanding the Mississippi
squadron in a comm lnIcation dated March q, says
On tho 25th utimo forty -four officers and men lately
attached TO vessels OF the squadron who had bcen hed
pr and on the following day were sent 70 Cairo Sy
II utcnant Grafton, with letter to the commanding
officer Of the receiving ship stating tina. they were
exchanged There reason 10 suppose, however, that
Sho prisoners are merely parolcd.
TuAPrURE AND DESTRUCTION OF BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
Admiral Thatcher, commanding the West Gulf blockad-
pg squadron in . communication 10 the Navy Depayt-
cnt, under date Of March reports the following cap
lures, loss destruction Of blockade she 80
ond division Of tho West Gulf squadron for ths month Of
4. bruary:--
On the I'd Of February United States sunboat Pamela
the Wfllis hundred and
1cventy-six bal y OF cotton
On February boats from the United States steamers
Dcnye and Princess Royal cue out Of Galveston harbor
1e schooner Pet with two hundred and nfsy sx bales
Pr cotton on board On the 10Th Of February the United
On the 10th Of February the same vessel destroyed The
On tho 18th Of February tho United States gunboa,
anoa captured the schooner Annie Dale She grounded
ON tho 10th OF February the United States steamer
Gerrudc captured the brig Echo with assorted
The steamers Willo' the Wisp and tho Acadia were
xun on shore, shelled and destroyed.
The s;oamers Granite, Wren and Lark grounded and
ere shcled while under the protection Of she rebel
batteries; but they finally run In.
BRooKLYN NAVY YARD kFPAns.
The gnboat Huntsville, guns, ready, and will 20
20 sea in day two TO join the North Atlantic squad
ton. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commander Thomas
y. DcveHs has been assigned to the, command Of the
The gunboat Florida guns, Lieutenant Commander
WIN am Budd, will sail in few days for the West Gulf
squadron with suppes She s TO take the place Of the
Fort Morgan, and will carry mail Letters left at the
Naval Iyceum will be forwarded.
HAsrER's MATR sILAs ". KxProN, OF rus
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, DROWNED.
BALTnnOas, March ~, 1895.
The United States steamer Santiago do Cuba Captain
o s. tlisson arrived here this morning from Fortress
Monroe Yesterday afternoon during heavy blow In the
tay she lost overheard from the ssrboard rigging Act
ing Masters Mate siIas W. Key,on, q young c-eer Of
great worth, who greatly distinguished himself Ia the as-
iauit on Fort Fisher bong OF the first TO the
Sorl ne received the warm commendation Of 0onsrL
Terry for bravery.
Tnk UNITED sTArse STEAMER RHopx raLANn
BosTox, March ~ 1895
Tho Unted States Nsainsh Rhode Island arrived here
ecday from Norfolk She a 10 bo s.aoned al ts civ
70 receive naval recruits. '
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