The New York herald., 1865-06-28
T III f N A " Y.
The Cruise OF the Conn ecti,

The Cruise OF the Conn ccticut.
The United States steamer Connecticut arrived at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard tho afternoon of the 2sd,
four days from Port Royal having the Monitor Canon-
Gus in tew.
For the last four months the Connections has been
doing special duty visiting the West Indies
She reports that in oil but the English islands
treated with respect and courtesy. On arriving at ST.
Gcorges Bermuda, February a. tho pilot showed Cap
hin Boggs q circular from her Majesty, ordering all
rebo federal ofwar to anchor under the guns Of
the fort. Tho Captain, however, chose to let go his
anchor beyond range of the fort, and next morning
little gunboat came up and requested Captain Boggs to go
down and call on the Governor. Oh arriving at his
sion he Immediately took the Captain to task for having
dsobyed his ORDERS and asked il he did not see the cir
cular rom the Queen.
eyes" replied Captain Boggs; 81 circular from
you, directing that all federal Confederate vesselsof
should be anchored in certain spot but in
my own discretion" "
look Of blank amazement overspread the Governors
face as he asked,
"What do you commando
81 have the honor to command United States
war replied the gallant old sea dog who so nobly
upheld the honor Of our flag at New Orleans. He was
mot at all willing to have Englishmen any foreign
ton designate him by term that would indicate the dis
At Babadoes also they refused allow the Connecti
out to remain longer at anchor than twentyour hours
after the captain had asked permission to do to
make necessary rcpairs-unless he would give the
Governor "a distinct assurance of his utter inability TO
proceed 70 sen. Inc 3 answer was
American man-ofwar could always get to sea IA some
manner, even II she had to be towed out byS;' and
he added that che should go, though at risk W the
and vessel" I" What made II still more insulting the
fact that only short time the Alabama put in there,
and asked to remain day and for twenty -four tons OF
opal They put her in thorough repair and gave her ono
Hundred and nfty tons
On the arrival OF the Connecticut at Havana she found
Stonewall lay ng very quietly at anchor and
sue was the only Of there then, she remained
four days watching the rebe pirate until the Powhaiau
and the remainder of the oot ordered to her blockade
had made their tarance when the Connecticut pro
ceeded 10 Key West for coal
The following Is the official list Of the officers now
attached 10 this vessel
Cq2tnin-Charles s. Boggs.
LisutcnGnt-H. B. Tyson
Acting Matey--wm. H. Hobbs.
Ass.idns .S,vQcon--C. I. Hubbard.
Assistant Puymdaer--L. q. Eiilines.
Acino EnSi1ns-C. Car,en Il. B. j. Singleton John
D. Hadernan, c. J. Goodwin. 80
Eagu,eers-Chief e. H. Nones; Second Assistants ii.
Holmes r. Pilkngton. +. Phiilipp. .. u. Gran;
Acting fhird Assistants, John Allen, L. = Woodbury.,
Wates-E p Blaguc, n. G. Thorburn, William Read
Gilbert H. Prndle.
Discharges at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
Tbreo fourths Of the workmen employed in the Phils
deiphia Navy Yard are being discharged The only
vessels on the stocks the double turre.tcd Monitor
aud gunboat the keel Of which Is not get
finished.
The Now Ironsides 10 be put in repair and has been
srpped or her stores and ammunition for this pnrpose
The double turretted Tonawanda Is ready for
vice and the frgate Nshamony ready to he launched
considerable part of her interior works Is under way
aud will be Anshed before she can be got on the stocks