Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of Rebellion, Series I, Volume 7 by United States Department of the Navy

Author:United States Department of the Navy
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Official Records, Civil War
Publisher: United States Department of the Navy
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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454 NORTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON.

drawal, however, can not be permitted until the fall of Richmond or the dispersion of the rebel army releases your force from its duty of cooperating with the army. Very respectfully, etc., GIDEON WELLES. Flag-Officer L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Norfolk, Va.

Letter froni the Secretary of the Nary to Flag- Officer Goldsborough, U. S. Nary, regarding raising the C. S. S. Virginia (Merrimack).

NAVY DEPARTMENT, June 4, 1862.

SIR: I have received your letter of the 2d instant and enclosure. Your course is approved. The Merrimack is a naval vessel and is borne on the books of our Navy. Major-General Dix being now in command at Fortress Monroe, it is presumed there will be no further difficulty. Major-General Wool has no authority to contract for the raising of the Merrimack, and his agents must not disturb her. I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, Flag-Officer L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Commanding, etc., No~folk, Va. GIDEON WELLES.

Report of Flag- Officer Goidsborough, U. S. Navy, of movements of vessels at Norfolk, Pa.

U. S. FLAGSHIP MINNESOTA, Norfolk, Va., June 5, 1862.

SIR: I have the honor to inform the Department that the Commo- dore Barney arrived here last night and the Stars and Stripes and Morse this morningall from the sounds of North Carolina. * * * * * *

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, L. M. GOLDSBOROTJGH, ~ Flag-Officer, Comdg. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.

Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.

[Telegram.]

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., June 5, 1862.

I have just received the following telegraph from Chief Eugineei Stimers at New York: Captain Jeffers can go on with the Monitor working high pressure. They have been arranged ~xpress1y for that purpose. Such defect is not important. I will send the parts wanted as soon as the list comes. Has the Norfolk hospital or any part of it been turned over to you I G. V. Fox, Assistant Secretary. Flag-Officer GOLDSBOROUGII, Norfolk, Ea., via Fort Monroe

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Letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Xavy to Flag- Officer Golds- borough, U. S. Navy, regarding the iJroposcd attach on Wilmington, N. C. NAVY DEPARTMENT, June 5, 18W?.

Mv DEAR SIR: I have yours of 3d instant. If the Susqueltanna has not gone, you might keep her, but I looked out the chart carefully and found the 18-foot curve is distant 2 nautical miles from the fort, and the Susquehanna draws 19 feet forward, 19.6 aft. Farragut having gone up the Mississippi with all his vessels, and the enemy having a naval force at Mobile stronger than ours off that port, forced us to dispatch her at once. I would not go without the Monitor and Galena for fear of failure. Delay for rel)airs is better thau non- success. The Dacotah was ordered to return aud ought to be absent but twenty days. The Tioga and Genesee are promiscd Saturday next. As you can not move off the requisite force until Richmond falls, I think you will have some time yet.

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