The New York herald., 1865-02-21
NEWS FROM ALONG The COAST.
Arrival Of the United States Supply
Steamer Fort Morgan.
AT KEY WEST,
&C., &C., &c.

Acting Volunteer Lieutenant COmuander-- William B.
Acing Kasser and e. acer-Charles Huggina
1st;~g Issis'amt faymaaerwE Le Roy Jones :,
Ac,tng Ensign and Sailing Kdster William Kelly, Jr
Acting Ensigns-Peter Faunvv William Wing Robin
son Clifford and n. p. Power
Engineers-A Acting First AssfSr In charge, Frank d.
Tarrer; Acting Second Assistants George Tyler ana
O. 8. French; Acting Third Assistants Horace Brown,
William I. Lougee and Humphrey Ginglen.
PavmGaers Clerk-James Collins
Cdptain's Clerk-William Stevenson.
Acting Masters MatS-J. W. Pease and Henry A. case
The Fort Morgan sailed from New York on the morning
Of the 9Th January last with the mails and officers for
the East Gulf squadron under command Of Acting Rear
Admiral strblng and also with the mails supplies and
large number Of officers ordered TO report for duty
70 Commodore Palmes, commanding the West Gulf
squadron.
She arrived at Key West the morning Of the 18th
ulmo after very boisterous passage and Pensacola on
the evening Of the 18th umo Mobile Bay on the after
noon of the 17th umo and Now Orleans on the evening
Of the lsth She left New Orleans the 23d ultimo,
and proceeded to the coast OF Texas az ar az the ho
Graude reaching there on the 3Oth ultimo.
She experienced most severe weather on the coast OF
thck foss on the Rio Grande there was large feet Of
merchant vessels, and an English and French manof-
The Fort Morgan left the Rio Grande on her return
North the afternoon OF the 30th OF January, commu
ncang with all the blockadng vessels at the different
stations along the coast receiving from them their mails
and to bo taken North, whose terms of service bad
expired She left on Galveston large feet, the Lscka
wanna being the flagship.
Quite n mber Of our vessels are cruising Off shore
between Cuba and the coast OF Texas to intercept all
blockade runners that might eude the vigilance Of the
The Fort Morgan arrived at Southwest Pass on the
evening Of February and was detained on the bar until
States supply Bermuda bound TO the westward,
passed her the bar She arrived at New Orleans on
the afternoon Of the 6h and left there the morning OF
9th having received board the SICK TO be cd
to the Naval Hospital, North and large draft of men
good az also that Of feet of the city number Of
vessels from the blockade were oil the city effect
The r. NJ crossed the bar At Southwest Pass on tho
afternoon OF the 9th The Morning STAR from New Orleans
arrived at Mobile Bay on the morning Of tho 10th inst
| The Richmond, Captain 7. p. Gren, at anchor on
Fort Morgan and ironclads and double endep on
Dog bar close proximity TO the city Of Mobile
Commodore Palmer WAS In the bay, and we may soon
look for stirring news from this quarter The M leis
Pensacola same evening.
General Asboth had again resumed command Of this
post having sufficiently recovered from severe wound
received fight with the rebels In one OF his eApedi-
tons in the interior Of this State, 10 engage again In
She sailed from Pensacola on the l1th instant and
the afternoon OF the same day exchanged signals with
tho United States steamer Fort jackson Arrived at
Key West the evening OF the 18th. The officers and
o. the United states steam soop San Jacnto lost
come six weeks ago on one the Bahama efs had
arrived at that place, waiting TO be conveyed North
The health Of Key West was excellent
The y NJ. left in port flagship Dal and the Glancus
Proteus Talapoosa AahasSa and two light draught gun
boats-Hyblscus and Spirea Sailed from Key West on
the II h inst on the bar EXCHANGED signals with aud
boarded the United States supply steamer Crcassian,
from Boston, and spoke the steamship Nightingale both
bound into Key West
nne weather. making the in seventyfour hours but
got reminder OF the cid cape IN the shato OF stin
| norihwcser, which lasted nearly up TO Cape Henry
la ADDITION to the large numb Of men brought home
by the Fort Morgan nearly five hundred her was also
very large number Of Officers detached from the differ
uf the West Gulf squadron and ordered North
anong them being Captain Thornton Jenkins, who sC
| ably commanded the noble ship Richmond ia the mem
or.bc engagement in Mobile Bay in August OF Ias
year
Lieutenant Commander Terry who was the executive
officer Of the Rchoni In that action, and who has beer
attached to that sp for the last thrcc years and bali
participating in every fight in wbh se has been en-
gagged ddrpg the war; Is also passenger by the tsr
! Morgan
Our Key West Correspondence.
KEY WEST Fla, Feb Ia, 1855
Arrirdt Of Captain Md ic Of The San yacnto-CYedtIb,
Cdpct Of lc Reside. Ma sstote u Greea Turtle Key--
| Cold Weather, dc
Captain Meade ato IN command Of the nl-faed SAT-
Jacnto, arrived yesterday with the remainder o
his officers and from No Name Key where his yesse
was wrecked All that have written about the ship
wreck and the transactions the Key is fully
nrned Captain Meade appears to to deserve great
deal cred. for the pcrtlnacy with which he stood by
the wrec, as long any part Of remained above water
and bis perseverance in saving the guns Of the San
Jacinto and oth,,r valuable government property.
Considerable cre'it, too, Is due TO Mr. Brown, The
resdcn. magistrate o. Green Turtle Key for his kind
ness 70 the shpwrecked men, and his prompsnss In ad
mnsterng Justice to the scor. dre,s who contrary %
Jacnto TO desert and commit other outragea Mr. Brown
s native OF the island Of New Grenada, one 'ne
Wndward Islands, w5srche held the position Of mem.
'- ~ ne vcru6rs Council He was then sent to the
- when group Green Turtle Kew is ons. -
~ nj.
yoce magistrate On his arrival the term npocah.
Owsbe.wss II s..'i Il OSs OsSssspshDe Se,
or:ared community Of about twelve fsndred souls
| In addition 70 {. good sdgsss'on, which which,. .,
tao. which enables him % rule without appearing 70 ds
90 In fact, though oily police magistrate he exer
ciscs the authority Of lieutenant governor nna. ~
same time he besis the character OF snguariy unaa
sumuq and m09est man. The officers Of the San Jacint
spcak IN high terms Of him. What Is more he da ne
seem 10 think that he had done anything extraordnar
in aording aid the shipwrcckcd mariners and seadll
and persstcnty refused every offer OF remuneration
the time he empoys In sgpern,enains the .SGsS cor
tenting himself, when hard pressed, oy ins n.ssp
rather Than saying thu. line 70 his government. IN
favor was all he desired The correspondence petwee
this gentleman Captain Meade and the Colonial secreai
at Nassau very interesting, and does honor 70 oil co
lne weather has been horribly cold. Az seven A.
on The 10th instant the thcrmomcter Indicated forcig
degrees the greatest degree Of cold felt Tor the last
years. when the inersury stood Of forty seven desse~
! Anniversary or the Christian Com issioi
PrnsBrno, Feb 20, 1893
| The second anniversary Of the Christian Commiss
was held IN the First Presbyterian church Sunday nri
Hundrcds wero unable 10 gain admission Address
ware made by Dshop Simpson, Chaplain McCabe, fa
General Negley R'v VI Mngns, Nsjor WIN. Frew
Geo H. Stewart ESQ Pusburg las Forwarded " !
I armies durin1 tho past yenr stores ami pubucauo
valued at f20s,e40 collection a $1,000 wa. ,a, q
n, Tho mcciin which w b. grcasol Today 10 s@e,"
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