The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-31
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP MALVERN, |
Or FonT FIsHER, Jan. IL, lso5. J


take this opportunity to express to yon how much !
appreciate the SERVICES you have rendered oicnlx
and the kind GOOD feeling you have shown personally
shall with ard y0lr ship with extreme regret,
and Il is not likely that shell be socated together
again in the pfescnt war can only hope that We may
meet once moro opposed to outside enemies, where,
Ggh,ing ship AGAINST skip Instead Of against sand hills,
you WILL am sure be successful as you have hitherto
been do not cay il to 6atte yo but your vess has
boon one cf the conducted Ia this squadron and IN
going into action preparing for service never gave
myself any thought about you for knew
you would be ready ut the right time and be
in the proper place In action. No doubt every officer
is animated with proper zeal occasion like this;
but something more l. wanted to enable the commander
OF squadron avail himself Of the fun carability Of
every ship under his command lie should not be ex-
peced 10 think osany one snip, 80 that his m "a may
be ready oil times fegnla.e the plan Of battle. In
this respect you have rendered the most cssent 81
service and have conducted ship not only with zeal
but with the right kind Intelligence showing that
possess the highest attributes of COMMANDER You vii
have the satisfaction OF knowing that your name VIII be
associated WITH think, he most important event 81 the
war and the Iaost damaging TO the enemy We oil
know the part the navy Las taken in the capture OF this
stronghold. Every who has done his duty rs you
have rest satisfied that he viii not BE- forgotten ey
his country when tho time 10 reward those VINO
have done the hard work and the lighting
As am writing the death knell o. another fort Is
booming In the distance Fort Caswcll with It's power
fiji batteries is In flames and being blown up and thus Is
sealed the door through which the rebelion fed With
my wishes for your safe return home, and hop
inv tnis is no. our last association duty remain
yours, sincerely and respect6li,y Drrp D.. .s,..,
frgate Sus9uehanna.
Tho susque hanna lost AZ Fort Fisher three killed and
sixteen wounded. Among the latter Of whom NJ Lieu
tenant W. Wallace, Of the Marine corps Annexed is
list Of her ofIicers:-
C0mBtodOre--J. W. Qodon.
Lieutenant Commdndsr--F B. Blake.
Lieuiendnts--Iohn r. Bartlett and George NJ Brown,
sur0eonsFrs., John 0. G. Barclay; Assistant Charles
h. Perry f
puymGsker-Ar J. Clark. N
Ch0plaiss-John d. Bengless.
Acting Mdster-H- o. Porter.
ComnodOre's Clerk--G 4. Yardey.
PdyRdsker's Clerk-A. W. Mapee
Eng,eers--Chef Jno johnson; FiSt Assistant, Isaac
J. Fnney; Second Assistants, JAS. Renshaw Jr, Jas W.
Hutchinson and Henry A. Smith; Third Assistants Thos
Crummey and Chas. r. Marsand; Acting Third Assist
ant, Bcma Cook sH--
FirM Lteufendnf Mdyi,ses--Wm Wallace.
Enn'ops-Edward E. PrcbIs; Acting, Thos- r. Lay.
cock VIM. w. Rhodes and 0. G. X. Benburn
Acting Masters Nctes-Chas. Gainsford, william H
Sprague, Mason J. Cooper and Samuel 7. Paine.
B0dfscoin-B. WhitmaTsh
Gunner Edward J. Waugh
Cdrpenfsr-Jos T. Miller
Standardization A. Holbro0k.