The New York herald., 1873-08-05
were unable TO accept the invitation In conee.
quence OF being obliged to leave or the North.
From the Belfast News Letter, July 24.l

From the Belfast News Letter, July NJ
CARRICKFERGUs, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The American war ship Congress arrived In the
Ionrh this afternoon. She left Greenock this
morning at halfpast seven O'Clock, and arrived at
the entrance TO the Lough shortly after four, and
having steamed slowly In, came to anchor of the
Castle at few minutes past fve: general look
ont was kept In tins nelgnoornoou aI .ne
war and compare her. so far as their humble Judg-
ment enabled them, with their own war ships,
which they had lately seen In the Lough. NO sa-
lutte, however was fired from the Castle, as {! ex.
pected. Shortly after she came to anchor q large
number went or to her in small boats, but 1t was
too late to be allowed on board. i went on In Q
small boat, with two friends at seven O'Clock ana
was most courteously received by Master w. IL.
Everett He gave me, without the slightest hesta-
ton. all the information desired and then called
on one of the midshipmen, who took me through
The Congress was launched at tue close OF the
civil war. The chief aim In building her was for
ture blockade runners. The war was over, how
ever, before she was completed She is wooden
vessel built partly with the tmbers OF ship of the
same name which had been sunk during an early
Fate rate ship She is 5000 tons burden and 1000
horse power Her length is $40 feet over all,
and 4s feet broad at mdshps. The greatest
draught is 10 feet She ls armed with sixteen
guns-two Parrott rifles, one fore and aft on the
nine-inch Dahlgren smo0th-bore on the gun deck,
each firing ninety pound shot. She is manned
manded by Captain Rhind, an experienced on
Ger. who served in most OF the naval en-
are the other officers OF the ship:-Leu-
tenant Commanders, ". T. Sampson, Begy F.
Day and G. D. B. Gddon surgeon: Z. ]. Cleborne;
paymaster. George Cochran; clief engineer, Ed
ward b. Latch; lieutenants, NJ. r. Buford, II. @.
Hunter and E. P. Wood; masters, W. II. Everett
and d. II. Mahan; first assistant engineer, Charles
II. Greeneaf; first lieutenant marine corps, George
Is. Haycock; assistant surgeon, Hon>i l.. Law:
mdsnpmen, +. h. Greene. A. II. Cobb, +. Guertin
and w. II. Slack; captains clerk. j. II. Black pay
clerk, W: S.. Underdown; boatswain, John Hall;
gunner, w. 7. Devlan; carpenter, Henry Davis;
samaker. A. A. Warren.
The Congress Will remain in Belfast LOugh till
Monday night, and Will receive visitors between
the hours OF one and four in the afternoon every
day during her stay. On Monday night she leaves
the Lough for Liverpool, and purposes visiting the
following places in the order here given:-DuDlin,
Milford Haven, then round the east coast OF Eng
land to Leih From Leith she proceeds to Germany,
afterwards to France Spain, Portugal, and
then to the Mediterranean to join the squadron OF
which she is a member, under Admiral Casi While
l was on board the Lady Of the Lake came along.
side on her way to Bangor, and hall an hour after
wards the Erin also came alongside, on her trip to
Belfast Both boats had large number OF pas
sengers, who cheered Justify. The cheer was
heartily returned by the crew OF the Congress, who
seemed well pleased with the salute given them.