The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-03
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ARRIVAL or THE STEAMER CLINTON AT NEW
ffi ORLEANS.
The Unitod states transport steamship Clinton. wfan
H. Talbot commanding from Indianoa, Texas, VIA CAL
weston to United States Qaarteraser arrived a. nsw
Orleans on the 23d ut. with the Ninety 'fourtn' 49,
Twenty fourth Illinois regiments as passengers
A PORTION OF THE BLoCKADINe SQUADRON or
GALVESTON ORDERED TO PHILADELPHIA.
Tho following vessels, belonging 10 the blockadne
squadron Off Galveston received orders on July 2o'ts
proceed to Pensacola and from there 10 Philadelphia
Cornubia, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commands
Preston Acting Volunteer Lieutenant J. R. Wheeler.
Gertrude, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Dean
Penguin, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Beers
Ant0na
AibatToss
Only two armed vessels now rcmais at Galveston,
viz:-SloOp- of-war Oneida, Commander Stevens gun
boat Port Royal Lieutenant Commander Ghcrardi. The
Oneida to have been ordered Eorth an early day.
leaving tho Port Royal TO guard tho port
CAPTAIN b. y. SANDS AND Hfs SUCCESSOR.
Captain b. F. Sands for the past year in command OF
the Texas division Of the Gulf squadron nown as the
West Gulf squadron and stationed of Galveston, sailed
July 20 for Key West in his agshp tine Fort Jackson
to command Of the EASTERN portion OF the Gun
squadron. Captain 7. H. Stevens, commanding the
United States soop-of-war Ohetds succeeded Captain
Sands in, his old command
RAISING THE PRIGATE c0NGFEss.
The success which brilliantly attended the hrst
efforts Of the company engaged in raising the sunkcn
frigate Congress has serious relapse and she has
gone back toAer old bed again 1t taS the pump
ing DON raised head but the stern Of the ship was
perfectly insensibe TO the movement and remains a.
yet immutabic However machinery ID now perfccting
which will obniate every didculty, and IN aIew Gays
the wreckng company will have tho ship completely
aaoat and manageable II is thought the resnking
somewhat strained the already decayed tmbers which
will be an additional but slight impedment No doubt
is the eventual success Of the comoanys
Efforts
sALE;oF GOVERNMENT STEAMERS.
The following United States steam vesses wore sold q
auction on the LIST inst at Charlesown Navy Yard By
Horatio Harris & co..
The Aries iron steamer to sprasue, scuie Co..
Iuka, wooden sorcw to George Leary, Of New York.
Eoius wooden Sdewheel to Mckay g. Aldus,, Boston,
Cherokee iron screw to Harrison Lorins, Of Boston,
for $54, 500.
ARRIVAL OR THE KENNEBEC AT BOSTON.
The United States gunboat Kennebec Ave guns) ar
rived at Boston August l.
The following is aalist of her officers
Actano Volunteer Lieutenant C0mmander-E., W Pen
Acting Assistant Hdynaster- elijah Ward.
Acting Maxers-Goorge P. Pomeroy Henry o. Porter,
Theo. H. Paine.
ACHING EnT0n-Jos D. Ellis
EnoiHceys-Acting Second Assistants, Samxef Z.
Reeves JOS " Horne; Acting Third Assistants, Ebene-
ger Priest, John n. johnson.
The gunboat Kennebcc went into commission in fcofu.
ary 1852 and has boon participant In all the tights OF
Admiral Farraguts squadron, from the forts below New
Orleans passing the forts at Mobile Since thaA time
she has stationed oil Texas. Left Pensacola July 10
and Fortress July 90 stopping ut the latter place
five days for repairs and coal