The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-27
Arrival Of. the PsaRaay- Fleet.

PORTLAND. Me, Jan. 26.-Qn the
ARRIVAL of the Peabody feet last
night, Captain ,Macomb, Of the Ply
month, came Imme diately on shore,
and proceeded to. the Falmouth
Hense, where an interview was held
with Admiral Farragut and the rep
resentatives of the State of Maine
and city Of Portland. In giving an
account Of the voyage from England
to America, he described as a very
the following statement: After leav-
ing Spithead. two vessels sailed in
company until the town of Ushant,
in France, had been passed, when a
galenof wind and rain struck them.
during which they lost sight of each
other.
The .Plymouth. after endeaYoring
unsuccessfully to find the Monarch, by
making traverse courses, sailed di-
reotly to the place of rendezvous pre-
viously agreed upon-the Island of
Madeira, In going to Madeira the
Plymouth made very fast time, about
fourteen knots an hour. The Mon
arch arrived, and while lying there a
STORMY southwestern wind arose, and
she was in danger of being driven on
shore, so it was found necessary to
ship the cable in standing to seaWard
and to run into safe position. The
Monarch was discovered at anchor
off the town Of Sanna, on the other
side of theIsland. Both vessels were
then got under way, and sailed with
strong and favorable Rortherly winds
for Bermuda. 'tt -s-t- 'ttt
The Monarch sailed quite slowly in
comparison with the Plymouth, the
screw being little used, in order to
save ceal. Under these circumstances
the Plymouth proceeded in advance
of the Monarch to Bermuda, where
she remained nine hoursataking fresh
provisions and such dispatches as
were awaiting the aeet,A She after
wards Joined the Monarch, aud both
vessels sailed direct for Portland,
making use of both sail and steam
power. Thetwovessels during a greater
portion of the voyage sailed from a
| quarter to half mile apart, and by
means Of code of signals were able
to communicate very readily with
each other,
Captain Macomb speaks highly of
the Monarch, and says she behaved
splendidly In all weather. Her ao-
commodations, he says, are equal to
those of the finest frigates in the
American navy. She hardly reeled
in the heaviest seas. Why, L be-
lieve." said Captain Maecmb, she
could use her guns in anything short
of a gale of wind. She could bring
her turrets into action when the sea
J das SO rough / could not exercise my
/ guns. I never saw her do anything
worse than lurch to leegard, at an
angle not greater than twenty degrees,
and she would not have done that il
she had not been under sail. She
made with ease two hundred miles a
day, with sails. Speed and steadlness
are two of her greatest points. She
is inferior TO our monitors chiefly IN
heavy draught and height out OF
water"
This afternoon the monitors steam
ed down to the funeral feet, and the
Commissioners proceeded On the rev.
enue steamer Mahoning, to the Nor
arch. The storm having subsided
the morning was bright aud pleasant
the buildings and trees eneased in
q differing coat Of ice, and the streets
running gith melted snow, but will
probably be in 2 better condition
when the reception proeaaeiop takes
place. As the monitors steamed pas
| fhe funeral aeet and took their lint
IN the rear, the Plymouth salutec
them, 10 which the monitors both re-