National Republican., 1877-02-21

mastery of those sounds and that an attack
o' ns
sIpsedi,on under burnside and himself the re.
ther mention, After Roanoke Island was taken
and Elizabeth City, Edonton, SC, were virtually
borough had arranged 10 get possession OF New.
bern hrst and then Beaufort, and while with
their Joint forces they we're actually moving
from Roanoke Island as far on tho way
as to get nearly up with or rather abreast Of Hal
borough, directing him to repair Immediately to
Hampton Roads, as the Merrimac was commit.
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vessels Of his squadron In the. sounds Of North
Carolina under the charge Of the ofiicsr next in
instructions were Immediately obcyod, and on
arriving at Hampton Roads, in the coursc Of the
% On met Snd
fully with Mr., Fox, and commenced to carry
out every arrangement that could be male to
guard against another visit Of disaster by the
Merrimac, and especially against her getting
outside Of the Roads Fortunately her first efforts
Sequence ns % and tho sesretary Of Y the Nav, in a
Communication to Goldsborough, expressed his
approval as 20 the purposes Of the i.tter and his
would be efficiently discharged. When General
Mcclellan, with his army, was approaching Rich.
squadron in the James river to afford support,
should II be required, and when the General was
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portant to his position in many respects. While
ns Gen S@ @
ough, by telegraph. as to the state Of things with
his sas II.
disposal lie could get there, and went up that
him every arrangcmcnt necessary, As soon as
possible some twenty vessels, in Al, were
CENTRE my snS oSr to I
narrow passes and keep them open for transports;
and they, in ascending the river and returning,
PROTESTED @ by tic % guns % Of OUT III vessels. General
Mcclellan expressed to Goldsborough. on board
Ing, in The wsrmcst terms, his perfect satisfaction
In regard to every arrangement that had been
made Of the vessels Of var, and ,t, 4 4
General DIX, at Fortress Monroe, to tho
Government at Washington. Nevertheless, in
done that was necessary in the way Of arrange.
ments toward aiiording assistance to the army,
and; in fact, when no other arrangements OF the
ever made, to afford IT,, Commodore wilkes, an
otiicer junior to doldsborough, was sent from
under his orders, MS commander Of the naval force
in the James river ITO which there could have
been no obtectOn) but to take command of that
wa: and had been for many months, embraced
mand, i,s mouth was In full View Of the station
ofhis permanent flagship. Wilkes met Golds-
borough in the James river and there presented
to him his orders. As a matter Of the course the
bespoke was made without hesitation or delay.
This event was felt by Godsborough as an Ind-
cation that what he had done toward the army
on James river was not fully approved by
the authorities In Washington, and MS
Il took place without asking Of him any exrlana
ton, he conceived II proper to express TO the de-
partment his situation In a respectful manner
and request that another officer might be detailed
terward Acting Rear Admiral 5. =. Lee was ap.
pointed as his successor. This Is the simple story
q his rslngnishmS,nt Of The conn command Of ne
time OF Its occurrence he had already been upward
Of three years counting his command Of the
bOrouahs arrival at Was shin gton, he was informed
for the first time, and reliably that the De-
r hs nme Rse Snd was as
preparing code Of regulations for the naval
sSs''S navy stood Sh'h greatly M iGnnSsssS Sn ~5a
| completing this work to tho full extent, he
WAS WAS then assigned 70 revise the book Of naval
In APRIL lse5, without solicitation on his part, he
was appointed to command the European squad.
command, he was relieved from it by the
appointment Of Admiral Farragat to
Tnted ID States % In S The sias ship Colorado, IN
| August, 1897. On reaching home, he received
| from the Secretary OF the Navy Communication
|
forming him that the department took pleasure
| in acknowledging the satisfactory manner In
which his duties as commander OF the European
| squadron had been discharged His last active
| service was commandant of tho Washington
| navy yard, from October 10, 1870, to October ]
1873.
twill he perceived that in the course Of his naval
| career he has been frequently called upon to
perform duties Of the highest responsibility; and
II may be stated with truth, that he has ever de-
| voted much Of his time earnestly TO acquire In
formation In regard to professional subjects.
| His funeral will take place from the Church OF
the Ascension, corner ofrwelith street and Massr'
| chusetts avenue, tomorrow at noon. The remain.
| will be placed in the family vault of the late
| william Writ, at the Congressional Cemetery.
IncendIary Fire.
The alarm of fire turned in from box Gl2
81 ortly before IL o'clock last night, was causeC
| by fro In the feed store of !. ID. Cady, corner o
Filth and streets northwest, Loss, $4,000, fully
| covered by Insurance. The fire was the work
| an incendiary.
The School Trustees have submitted q plaI
OF a building, Of plain exterior, with two store
and basement to he designed for eight schools, I,
be erected IN the place OF the John +. Cook build
| ing, recently Destroyed by fire The cost Of th'
| proposed building is estimated at $1,000,