The Republican journal., 1906-05-10
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation

ton, the boats from the fleet and trans
ports could not have run up and back
as well. But none dared to make the
effort and not one small boat came up
from either the army or navy during
the time the rebels had us bottled up in
the Pamlico river.
Twill now give few extracts from
the official reports. In closing his re-
port Capt. Saltonstall says:
81 will now close this necessarily
long report, covering period OF is
days. Accompanying are the reports
of the ammunition expended and re-
ceived and of the injury to the vessel.
cannot close without speaking III
tile highest terms of my officers and
crew. They worked bravely and viii
lEgly throughout the long siege,
though exposed to constant danger
and many discomforts from the dlapl,
dated condition Of their quarters and
the want of hot and noulishing food
caused by the enemies Shot making it
an impossibiiity to lave fires in the
ship Though being so often i'll action
they never murmuled, but We're always
ready for duty. night or day.
TO my officers, viz, acting master,
Thomas .Josselyn acting ensigns, }. @.
johnson and j. b. DeCamara and
masters mate, \. F. Harradan | am
very much indebted. They showed
throughout an earnest desire to do
their whole duty and to defend the
ship and the town to the last. 1t
would afford me much pleasure to
have the two ensigns, MeSsrs. johnson
and DeCamara, promoted to acting
masters, knowing them to be fully
COmpitent.'
This report was addressed to Com
mander r. T. Renshaw, senior Naval
officer at Washington, n. c., and sign
ed by w. G. Saltonstall, Z. S Navy,
Acting master, commanding Z. S. S.
Commodore Hull.
Admiral S. p. Lee, commanding the
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron,
said at the close of his report TO the
Secretary of the Navy.
The department has promptly and
generously recognized by promotion
the steady and faithful gallantry with
which acting master William G. Sal
tonstall fought his disabled vessel
during the IS days siege at Washing
ton, n. c., against heavy odds, and his
good conduct during the progress of
the siege, and | would be glad to have
him in command of All efficient light
draught vessel on the outside bloc iade
| think he would do good service.
Acting master Francis JoSSelyn, act
ing ensigns, J. o. johnson and j. B.
DeCamara of the Commodore Hull, act
ing masters mate Henry w. Wells
acting 2nd assistant engineer, Il. Raj
ferty, acting Sd assistant engineer,
John S. Harper and paymasters stew
ard John c. Cross of the Ceres are
recommended to special notice for
their good conduct and bravery in
battle, and cordially unite with their
service commanding officers in recon-
mending acting ensigns j. o. johnson
and J. B. DeCamara of the Commo-
dOre Hull and masters mates A. ID.
Wells of the Ceres and A. H. Hicks of
the Lockwood for promotion.
| will further state that in Admiral
Porter's history of the war of the Re
belion he especially mentions these
officers named for promotion by Ad-
miral Lee and says that their services
were rot properly recognized by the
government, and it must be some graft
ticaton to them and to their families
to know that they are remembered by
their admiral after the lapse of twenty
years.
DeCamara and myself received our
promotions on the same day, viz: June
Is, 1868.
In the report of the confederates in
relation to the affair the Commodore
Hull was called the Blue Devil and
they considered her indestructible
for they were sure they hit her hun
dreds of times with no visible effect,
and but for her they could have cap
tured the town with but little effort;
and l know that if they had come for
us while we were short of ammunition
they could have had us.
JOHN o. JOHNSON.