The New York Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1864, Page 1

= WHOLE NO. 10,074. INTERNATPONAL MURDER TRIAL (EPORT/NT NAVAL COURT MARTIAL Trial ef Acting Master Charles Danenhower, ef: Uke Suited Mates Steamer Vanderbilt, at Philadilphie, for the Murder of Games Gray, Mate of te British Bark Saxon. eee HISTORY OF THE CASE. The Saxon Captured as a Prize by the Vanderbilt and Mr. Gray Bhot On Her Deck. Earl Russell’s Letters to Lord Lyons, ae, ae, ‘There is e waval court martial ia session at the Phila- delphia Navy Yard 0: the trial of Acting Master Charles Danenbewer, of the United Statics Navy, upon charge 0} @- Pder on the high seas, in shooting James Gray, mate of the British bark Saxon, in October last, off the coast of Africa. ‘The charges are preferred by Mr. Seward, Secretary of ‘State, ‘wpon the information of Lord Lyons, the British, Minieter. The case was submitted to a court of inquiry, after the return of the Vanderbilt, on which the accused ‘waa serving, and he was fully exonerated from blame and Jaatified for tho act, aud the finding, it is understood, was approved by the Secretary of the Navy. Bis Lordship the British Minister, not being satiated with the result of the proceedings, has induce the gov- @rament to convene court martial for thé trial of Mr. Danepnhower, and the case is,ae we bave said, ip process: of wal, History of the Case. On the 30th of October, 1863. the bark Saxon was get- ‘ing ready for sea on the African coast, when a large Beamer, which proved to be the United States man.of. war Vanderbilt, was coming into the harbor of Cape Town, She anchored off Penguin Island, a little way from thé Saxon, and sent » boat to her. ‘The boat was in chargoo Lreutenant Beldon, United Sta es Navy, bogrding master, and manned by a crew of twe ve men, armed with tiasses and pistols. Lieutenant Beldon dem nded the sh’p’s papers, w: ich Captain Shep bard showed to him. They were the vessel's register, @earance articles, and bills of lading tor the cargo ‘They were taken by M-. B:don, wao returned on board the Vanderbiit. Amother boai’a crew, in charge of Lieutenant Keith and Acting Mas’er’s Mate Dananhower, mg inwhile cme Mlongside tho Saxon, te crew of whictt were also armod. The men acrambied up the ves+l’s sides, and sp ead Wemselves over every part of her, while the senior effcer relieved C piain Suepsard from the charge of the ship. When Efentenant Beldon left to take the sbip’s papers to Captain Baldwin Captain Shephard said be must not be detained there, as he was ready for sea, and he would go Btonce, whether the officers of the Vanderbilt were on Board or not, Shortly after this a wha'etoat came off from the mainiand with soma fi hermen, who #exged, as {t ts alleged, to got some provisions, As thesd men had been working ast ore assinting in sbipping the cargo, Cap- tain Shephard told bis first oficer, Mr. Gry, to give them onre. Ab witercation then took piace betwoen the officers of the Vanderbilt and the men of the Saxon, wh> were banding what they said was provisions, but what the ‘Onited States officers raid was coutrabsod of war taken trom the privateer Tuscaloosa, into the fishermen’s boat; and as Captain Shephard, when appealed to, made a re- ark in their favor, he wif ordered under arrest, avd placed in his cabin with a sentry over him. Ten minutes after this, Mr. Gray, the mate, who had been in the fore parto the stip, attending tothe issue Of the material in dispute, walked aft, to go on the poop bot hed only got to the bottom of the poop ladder, when Be officer, Danepbower, toldfhim, with anortn, it is said, to go back, at the suns time shoving him. Mr. Gray's foot scems to have caught in the udder, and ne turned pound and looked np, #8 if wondering what it was for, when Danenhower sald, I'll shoot you,’ at tho samo Gime draw ing a revolver from bis belt, and shooting Mr, Gray, who fell down and expired imm ‘diately. The bail entered near the back of the neck, aud passed down the body. . ‘The second mate of the Saxon, who was Standing close by, says that he board the senior officers Lieut. Keith, Pive the order to fire; but Lieut. Keith stoutly de- ties this. Danenhower still kept the revolver in his hand. Be was beard toobserve, “lam sorry for the mau, but Iam bound to obey orders; [ do not know how scon #® may be my turn next.” He then added some remarks about the men in the boat and on shore, and said, ‘They are all Ainbama men, and this (pointiag to tae body of Mr. Gray) was an Alabama man, too.’ After this eyent the crow of the Saxon (who were de. fencelees, there 1.0' being @ single weapon on board tho vessel) were sent forward, and their captors, the men of ‘the Vanderbilt, seemod to delight in their having taken a Next day a post mortem examination of the body of ir, Gray was beld by the surgeon and surgoon's assist. ‘ant of the Vanderbilt; and in the evening tbe remains q@ere buried on shore by the Vanderbilt's crew, (Captain Shephard alone being permitted to be present. By Capt Baldwin and other officers of the Vanderbilt Captain Beephard (by bis own account) was treated im the must sourteous and-gentl>manly manner; and Captaia Baldwin expresrod the utmo-t regret for the death of Mr. Gray, and placed Mr. Danenhower, who fred the shot, under arrest. JAMES GRAY, MATE OF THR BAKON, ‘was a native of Aberdeen, Scotiand, and a man oft very excellent character. “The news of bis death at the hands of an American vfficor produced a very considerable sen- @ation both id naval and commercial circles in Great Britain, apd op the 23th of January, 1864, sevoral of bis relatives and friends in Aberdeen wrote on to Colonel Gykes, M.P., asking that the matter should be brought ander thenttention of the Moglish government. On the 80th of the same month Colonel Sykes wrote, ancloging an ciicial rep'y from the Foreign Office, as fol- tows: — 1am directed by Far! Russell to acknowledge the re- 4 bd of your letter Ter or ‘a date, enclosing a lottge ‘the relatives of James Gray, Lan chief offs agbe bark Saxon, who was shot on board bis ehip, < ngre wena, by Lieut. Dasenhower, an ~« ho United steamer Vanderbilt, | am to stare € you, io reply (ez eiready under consideration, and , the qpinion of the law officers eres tan taken, cttone have been sent ¢o Lord Lyons to etate to Mr. ' that if the deporiton made by the second mate of iy 1 Jenont ht to be tn- toy cried far wll morder. Cee we a ‘THE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. att er ais abo circumstances attending the death of Mr, Gi By ‘were frequently mentionod im tho English Par- Hament Lord Palmerston and Earl Russell replying, in oth hor Wes, to the questions put to the government con- corping th ‘waffair in terms smilar to those employed by Lari Russe ¥ 40 his note of reply to Colonel Sykes. Ata lator period t* English Cabinet submitted the following esponden, © $0 Partiament:— ‘WAL RUESELE TO LORD LONG, : Get of the enpnorert Aue Britcar ronet ae erratic M8808, On the const Of Afr known to yo ae New Yorkin o. — NEW YORK, SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. Hf af i i ik ¢ Eire tine bel lly to ascertain th: views 4 BE E £3 i , Feb, 15, 1864 My Lorp—I stated to.you in my despatoh of January that | was about to consult the the further papers. since the date of =. despatch of the Ziet of ny bel “ven oan to this oi io case the capture of the Saxon by the United States steamer of-wr V1 2. The conclusion to which, after consulting the law oMcers of the orown, | have come on the several points In this cane are as fofows:— 1, As regards the ca; ture of the Saxon, as Pe. neva {3 not a British possession, but would seem to be a ‘ted spet, and as the proclamation of of the 12th of August, 1861, purporting to extend jurisdiction of the crown over Penguiu Island was not tously authorized, and has not since been confirmed v her Majesty, no violation of neutral or British terri- tory appears to have taken piace: and the jurisdiction of the United States prize court could not be contested on the assumption of such violation having been committed. | and on account of, Captain Semmes, of the Al Under these circumstances ner Majesty’s government see no ground for seeking to withdraw the case from the Jurisdiction of the prize court. 2. As regards the murder of the mate of the Saxon, I have already instructed you, by my despatch of the 30th of January, toexpress to Mr. Seward the opinion of ber Majesty's government that the officer of the Vanderbilt by whom that murder was committed should be brought to trial without delay; and you wilt further state to the American Minister that pecuuiary compensation to the ‘widow ought to form part of the redress which the gov- erpment of the United States should make for this atro- cious act of their offioer 3. 48 regards the coal taken by the Vanderbilt from Penguin Islnd, her Majeaty’s government cannot doubt that the goverpment of the United States will imme- diately make to ‘be ownerg thereot full compensation for the value of the coal and for the loss they may have sus: tawed im consequence of the violent act of the com. mander of the Vanderbilt in appropriating it for the ui of that vessel; but you will not fail to call the eeriou: atten‘ion of Mr. Seward to the proceeding of the United States officer, for which no justification or excuse can be discovered in reports which have reached her Majesty's government in regard to those matters which form the subject of thie despatch. Iam, &e., RUSSELL. THE BARK SAXON. This vessel was taken a pra: by the Vanderbilt, and, a8 will be eeen from Evr! Russell’s letter of the 16th of February, the British government does not dispute the legality of the act. The Sixon was at one time the bark Lucey Thomson, of New London, Connecticut, She was wrecked in Sabie Bay, and purchased, us a wreck, by the knglish firm o! Anderson & Saxton, of Copa Town, who employed her in the coasting trade principally. The Saxon, 98 @ prizo bark, reached New York on the 22d of December, 1863, from Angra Peqnena, in charge of Acting Master E. & Keyser, of the Vander. bilt; and on the 6th of February, 1864, the cage for her condemnation came up for trial fu the United States District Court of thie city, before Juage Betts, the Assistant District Attorney appearing in support of the libel against the veacel,and Me Choate end Scudder Appearing for the claimants of the cargo, while Mr. Ed- wards represented the owners of the prize, Messrs, AD derson & Eaxton, of Cape Towa, It wes argued that the cargo found on bord the Saxon was the original cargo of the Conrad, an Amer'cin veescl seized by the rebel privateer Alabama and taken to Cape Town, where the cargo of the Conrad was transferred to the Saxon, ‘and as it could not be there soll, the Saxon was sent to the coast of Africa, She was still thore when a deserter from the Alabama arrived at Cape Town and informed Commodore Baldwin, of the Vanderbilt, of her whereabouts. The Commodore siarted in pursuit, and found tbe S.xon im the place described, which he seized and seot tome. Oa her arrival here the origiual owners of tho cargo of the Conrad discovered their prop- erty on board, which they claimed, Opposed to this was the application of Mr. Edwards, on the part of the foreiga owners of the Saxon, who claimed the intervention of the British government, their vessel, as they represent, being seized in neutral waters, The United States gov ernment withdrew the libel against the cargo, and claimed salvage from the ofWtiers of the cargo, which the claim- auts’ attorneys granted their right to, Mr. Elwards op- posed any arrangemeat until further iastructions were received from England, and Judge Betts postponed tle further hearing of the cvee. JUDGE BRTTS’ DECISION—THE BARK SAXON AND HER CARGO RESTORED TO THE OWN’ ‘The adjourned case ef the Saxon was calied up in the Taitea States District Court of New York on the 19th of eh, when Judge Betts made tue following decision: — UN'TED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Marcu 19.—The United States vs. The Bark Sazon, hy tackle, &c., and cargo.—The following decree was this day entered in this cause:—This cause having been heard on the libel aud proofs and testimony taken in preparatorio, aud counsels tor the respecyve pares a a heard, and due deliberation being had in (] inisey, and it appearifg that no grounds exist for the con- demnation of said vessel of cargo, now, on motion of Charies Edwards, Esq, proctor for the c'aimants of vessel, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that tho said vessel be restored to the claimants thereof; and that the Marshal, upon the production to him of a certified copy of this dgeree, de- iver to the said clatmants, or their said proctor, the said versel, free of all costs, obarges and expenses. Andon like motion of Townsend Scudder, fsq., and Joseph H. Choate, Fsq., proctors for the claimants of said cargo, it is further ordered, adjudged and decrced that the sajd cargy be restored to the claimants theroo!; and that the Marehal, upon the presentatioa to him of a certised copy of this decree, deliver to the said last montioned claim- ants, or their said proctors, the said cargo, (ree of all costs, charges and expenses. The question of salvage and of probable cause of seizure being reserved for the further eonsideration of the court « Toe cage has remained as a subject of international cor. respoudence more or less over siaco, and the trial of Mr. Danenhower will, no doubt, bo greatly influenced by the opinion of the Court as to whether the officers of the Vanderbilt bad a right to go on board the Sazon end ar- rast her officers and crew. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Fortran Monnos, April 14. 2964. Captain Ainsworth returned from the sear after the Steamer Scott on the steamer Winant The steamer 8. 0, Pierce hag also roturned, Spoken, April 12, at 5.26 <> M., ship Eilon Stuart, for Baltimoro; 13th, »* «#0 A.M., Olty-five miles from Cape Henry, stor—ot Atago; ab2:00 P. M., mame day, off Cape Hatt~4 light, bearing southwest, spoke steamer Victor, «com Now York for Hilton Head; same day, twenty miles northwost of Cape Heary, saw tho stoamtag Pilot, with a schooner ia tow, A French armod transport, with a bark in tow, started ‘up the James river this morning, intending to bring down Yobacco from Richmond, belonging to the Frenci govern. mont. ‘Ihe steamer Montauk, from Beaufort, S 0,, bas ar- rived. The steamer New York sailed for City Point this after. noon ia charge of Major Mulford, flag of truce officer. The steamer Kennobec, from Baltimore, arrived at tweive o'clock nooa today, in place of the steamer Georgiana. Successful Expedition U: Gri \. Fortaass Mownog, April 16, 1964, An expedition, under command of General Graham, cou. isting of tho army gunboats, the Nioth Now Jersey, Twenty-third and Twonty-fifth Massachusetts and the One Hundredty aad Eighteenth Now York regiments, and two goctions of artillery, wudor Captain Easterly, lot bere on Wednesday night last, and tended at different Points. Thoy concemfrated at Smithfield, Va.,on Ihure- day ovening, and succeeded in routing the enemy, cap- turing one Commissioned officer and five mea—all wound- 00; also several horses and carriages and some commis: @ary stores, A rebel mail and one piece of artillery, formerly taken from the gunbowt Sinith Briggs, were also captured. Fifty coutrabands wo,"e also brought off. Our lous wap On6 Mplasing Bnd five alight.7 wounded. x General FORREST’S PADUCAH EXPEDITION. Tho Strength of Grant's Army Definitely Ascertained Through Bebel Scouts, de, ae, ae. ‘We have received Richmond papers of the 11th iast , from which we take (be fellowing interesting summary of news, OMetal Account Forreat’s Expedition [From the Petersburg (Vas) Expceas, Apri 6.) The following official deapatohes, referred to in our tele- gone column yesterday, give us some of the particu- part ‘of General Forrest’s operations in Kentucky, of which Drougot us the first accounts The lay about midway between these two rivers, and terminuted at Paducah, op the Ohio river, at the mouth of the Ten nesses, Drecden, from which bis despatch to General Polk was dated, on bis return from Paducah, is Bear the porthern’ of Tennessee ,one hundred and nine miles’ west of Nasbvilie. Ripley, at which the ers bave arrived, ie io the northern. of Mississippl. In contemplating this great advance of Forrest, ove but ask where is that mighty cavalry host, under and Smith, (bas lately moved down from Memphis, to ¢0- je with s 1? Forrest seems to have had every= thing bis own way. Dxmorous, April 2, 1864. To General 8. CoorEn:— aii The follow! toh from Genera! Forrest has pe. shee L. POLK, Lieutenant tak as Deon received. Drespay, Tens., March 27, Vis Oxatowa, Aprif 2, 1864. To Ligcraxany Gexwnat, PoLx—I left Jackson on the 234 ‘ultimo, and captured Union City on the 24th, with four hundred and fifty prisoners, among them the renogade Hankins, avd most of his iment, about two hundred horees and five hundred small arms. also took possession of Hickman, the enemy baving passed it I moved north with Buford’s division, marching direct from Jackson to Paducah in fifty hours, attacked it on the evening of the 6th, drove theenemy to their gun- oats ad forts, held the town for ten hours, and could have held it longer, but found the smallpex raging, and evacuated the place. We captured many stores and horses, burned up sixty bales of cotton, one steamer ju the dry dock, and brought out fifty prisoners. ‘My loxe at Union City and Paducah, as far as koown, is twenty-five killed and wounded—among them Colonel Thompson, commanding the Kentucky brigade, killed; Lieutenant Colonel Lanbum, of the Faulkner regiment, mortaily wounded; and Colonel Crosslin, of the Ninth Kentucky, and Lieutenant Colonel Morton, of the Second Teunessee, slightly wounded. The enemy’s lors at Paducah was fifty killed and wounded, The prisoners, in all, ive hundred, N, B. FORKREST, Demaronie, April 3, 186d. To General 8, Cooprr:— ‘The following despatch just received from General For- rest:— ° Jackson, via Warerrorp, April 2, 1864. Six bundred federal prisoners will arriwe at Ripley, Mizs., to-day, en route for Demopolis, one) Neeley engaged Hunt (7) on the 29th March, near Bolivar, capturing his entire wagon train, routing and driviog bim to Memphis, killing thirty and capturing thirty-five prisoners, killing two captains and capturing one. L. POLK, Lieutenant General. Rebel Conjectures cl Forrest's Move- m on te. [From the Richmond Daily Examiner, Apri! 11.) Tho movements of Forrest, upti! be is again within our lines, will necessarily be the-attragtion in the West. The public speculation maps out for this gallant and ad- yenturous command an extended field of operations and important results. Some suppose that Nashville may be the object, while others imagine Forrest's certain cap- ture of Mempbis before be returns to his original base of operations, But this, of course, is all conjecture. His invasion of Tennessee and Kentucky may bea part of a general plan of campaign, involving other important movements, or it may entirely independent of ull connection with the movement of all other armies and commands. ‘There was @ rumor yesterday that Burnside was land. ing troops at Newport's News. It was not confirmed at the War Department, and'we do pot know of any reason to treat it as probable. The Siego ef Charleston. [From the Charleston Mercary, Aprii 2 } Anew embrasure for a three hundred pounder Parrott gan, bearing on Fort Sumter, was opened on Friday morning. uring Thursday night four shots were fred from Gregg at Sumter, all of which struck the fort, On Thursday the Yankee working parties bad ratecd « gin for the purpose of hoisting a gun into position, when suddenly our batteries opeved upon them, causing a rather ity lowering of tho gin apd dispersion of tho blue cor ‘Since low, desultory fire bas been kept up against the enemy's works from a few of our uns. . we hear that of late the enemy’s gunboats have been amusing themselvés by shelling Joho’s Island. Rebel Torpedo Boat Davi nic. [From the Petersburg ( Va.) Express, April | It is believed at the Navy Pepartment that Lieutenant Dixon aud his littie torpedo boat, the David, lie side by with the Housatonic, at the bottem of the water. The big ship sucked the Little one down with Ler, All was ovor io five minutes. —a— Strength of Grant’s Army. + {krom the Richmond Daily Examiner, April 11.) i satistactorily ascertained that Grant has as yet recetyed no organized reinforcements. So far the acces, siou to the enemy's forces in Northern Virginia bas beet from furloughed men, &c.,and is inconsiderable. In the reorgapization of Grant's army hare coumerated thirty-two brigades; which, étilnating average of the Yankeo regimentsat three huodred and fifty men, give Grant about forty-four thousand iufautry ‘hese fignres are not the result of idle speculation, but of an Anvestigation, the full particulars of which we need not give here it is supposed that Grant cannot conveni- entiy or predently draw Map Bp reinforcements from Tennessee or Mississippi, as he certainly could not replace hia garrisons in the West by colored troops or otber in different material. He will have to look for reinforce- ments from untmportent poste in the North and from bis coast lines, and from these if be draws twenty thousand mov he will bave gone to the extent of bis preseat re- sources. The Blockade Munners—Wilmington the Great Rebel Mart. {From the Norfolk Register, April 7.) A Northern man lately from the South, who passed a portion ot last Tecember in Wilmington, gives us a few facts of a rather interesting nature. In comparing the relative value to the confederacy of Richmond, where be has lived upwards ef three years, and Wilmington, he says Richmend is nothing, Wilming. ton everything. The first is the decoy, the second the heart of tho confederacy; for through it it Is fed, clothed acd armed, and — it obtains an outlet for its means of purchased cot It hes been koows bere that the cotton of the confederacy w8S mostly owned or claimed by ite wily ment; but the moans it now takes to ob tain mastery over what they have not bought cannot fal) to astonish the roader, Wiimington is tue port (brough which all imports are received, all expo! forwarded, and 80 railroad ig to carry ai amount of cotton to (has ‘unless Bal the invoice is government property. If it ts not, the government authorities seize the balf and pay for it at the rate of fifty cents per pound in Confederate paper. Now al! the government cotton, seizures included, is sold to blockade Tunoers at six cepts per pound, in specie; with this ape- cte ig purchased a!! such goods as enterprige and plock CAN rup through the same bleckade which the cotton bas to risk, They fight on a cotton capital, This iorkede fue R denorTbee a far leas effec tive than it is generally eu; to be at the North, o ing to the style of craft which oupidity and skill have devised, blockade io vision by 7 cunate are than Lf vi at any greater from two to two and a half miles. Now our blockading voesels an- chor, and ily keep steam about balf up. When one of the runners is seen, like an eager gull making in- ward, she is generally only two mites or go distant, and bofore the biockader can baye all bands up, the anchor weighed and steam suiliciént on,tho misty craft hos and lett the range of vision, ith there regular ‘violators of interuational and maratime law running the blockade into or out of Wilmington has a charm of excite Ment in it somowhat akin to that of en Irish steople chase with about one tenth the danger, “How about food!’ asked we. “They have enough.’ was the answer. ‘The army ts ‘mostly fed on Oho . Which vm New York finds in British bottoms ite way to Nassau and tho fleet of block ade runners, thence to Wilmington ’” So fur our (riend presents an enticing picture of adven- ture coupled with profit, and to some epirits pleasure. Tn some subsequent romarks, however, he conveyed (he idea to us that this heme tae fa reality Jess gen- oral than his worde led us to . For if so much is brought io and 80 much got out, how comes be to tell us the tollowing start) facte as to the state of living of nd dirs, Saltory We'll give his statement in his words:— I lived within @ few doors of Mr. Mallory, the Con- 108 iis wife, & nad THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Mr, WL. A. Hendi ‘2 Despatch. Baarg snrene, 1m Tam Firip, April ©, 1964. @ANENAL WARREX BUST AT WORK. General Warren, ihe new commander of the Fifth army grving \oken of the restieus energy of bie cha- acter ior which he hee always been eo prominently meted, Hie determination to bave things ge on as they should, whether in camp or om the march, or in a fight, that bas made General Warren what he is—s major general af thirty-three, aud the youngest major geperal im the army; and it ie thas will increase bis usefulness and popalerty, 1 the position be Alls, and will make Bim more felt and lated befor close of the made known bis corps staff ae follows, which embraces all but uis pers/nal staff, who have not been announced: Teapector © werat-—Lieutenant Colonel N. C. Bankhead. Astitant Adjuiant General—Lieutenani Colonel Fred. Chief Quariermaster—Lieutenant Colonel WN. Owens. se Ohief Commissary of Subsistence—Captain D. L. ‘8m! Commissary of Musters—Captain W. T. Gentry. Provost Marshal—Captain H. W. Ry . Aaststant Provost Marthal—Lientevant Joe Hilton. Aid-de Camp—Lieutenant Robert Warren, Aid de Camp—Lieutenant Wm. Roebjing. 4(d-de-Camp—Lieutenant Geo H. Higbee. Medical Direcor—Dr. J.J. Milbau. Medical Inspector—Dr, V. b. Hut Tt —Ljeutenant J. Holland, Ohief of Ambulancea—Captain N. F. Drum. Nearly all the above sta have been th ve wi the corps in the positions they atill hold from {ts forma- tion—a fact that giv en peta’ testimony of Their respec. Uve capacity and fitness for the places oll. GRNERAL MANOOOK'S STAFF. In accordance with general order the following officers bave been announced as on the staff of Major General Hancock, the commander of the newly organized Second corps:— whi at ed, and Aesistant Inspector General—Lieut, . C, an, Png Adjutant General—Lieut. Col, Francis A, alker. Acting Assistant Adjutant General—Captain Wm. P. ‘Wilson, 148th Pennsylvania Vols. eee Inspector General—Major Wm. Hough- ton, 14th Indiana Vols. Chief Quariermaster—Liout. Col. R. N. Batobelder, Assistant Quartermaster—Captain A, H. Young. Ohtef Commissary of Subsistcrce—Lieut. Col. Medicat Director—Surgeon A. N, Doughert; States Vols. Medical Inspector—Aseistant Burgeon Charles Smart, 634 New York Vols. Aid de-Comp—Major W. G. Mitchell. ‘Aid de-Camp—Cap' B. Parker. Aid de Camp—vaptain W. D. W. Miller, ton, 14th Con- Chuf of Ambulanece—Captain J. G6, neticut Vole, i Commissary of Musters and Additional Aid—Captain E. P, Brownzon. Judge Advorate—Captain W. H, H. Bingham, 140th Penn- upshal~Major §, 0, Bull, 534 Pennsylvania sylvania V rrovoat M. Vols. siefant Provost Marshal—Captain Alex. M, McCune, 7ath Nex York V Provost Guard Commander—Captain BE, C, Canyet, 42d New York Vols. Chief Signai Oficer—Captain Acting Signat Oficer—Taow BRIG, OKN. GRIFFIN having, at bis own request, boen relieved from the court martial in Washivgton, of which he was @ member, has returned to the army, assumed command of the First divigion of the Fi'th corps, to the command of which he was assigned under the recent reorganization of the army. His division, a8 now constituted, is made upof his former division and the division of regulars 80 long commanded by Major General Sykes, BRIG, GEN AYRES—COL, SWEITZER, The regulars, formerly Second division of the corpe, comprise the First brigade, and are commanded by Erig- adier General Ayres. They drop the old white badge avd aesume the red. Most of the officers havo been wearing solid silver badges. ‘The form 1s that of a Maltese cross} ‘and these now must be thrown aside, only to be kept as mementces of the old division organization, Colonel Sweitver, who, under the first assignment of brigade commanders, was thrown out of the command of his drigade, under a new arrangement still commands the brigade. By this new arrangement, 1 understand that when the three years enlistment of Colonel Sweitver's regiment expires, which wl be in about six weeks, that Colonel Tilton wilt succeed him as brigade commander. These two officors have eommanded brigades so long and with such distinguished credit-to thomselves, thatthe injustice of throwing them overboard entirely became too ap; arént to be insisted upon. BRIGADIER GENURAL CRAWPORD, ‘There bas been no change in General Crawford's divi- sion, amt, as their m designation ts the same, they retain their old bad; HISTORIOUS AND THE OFD FIRBT DIVISION, Among officers and wen of the old First division there is a good deal of feeling regarding the statements made by “Histaricns,”’ in the Herato, that they lay down Thickston, W. M. Neil. denied tetotally, as also any statement impugning the valor of the troops. Instead of any such cowardly con duct, it is insist @ Fitth corps.rayed the day at Gettysburg; and #0, it will be remembered, General Sykes stated in his late farewell address to the corps. There is special indignation “at the attack en General Barnes. He was wounded on the second day of the fight, ‘and on this accouné, and no othor, gave up command of the division, But this is not the piace to reviow “fistori- cus.” Thave written this much, becaure justice to the old First division demands it, and as giving, not the etate- ment of any single individual, but the united etatement of every member of the division. ‘THB RAIN STORM ARD ITS RVVECTS. The rain storm is over and we have bine again, The effects of the recent prolonged atorm ate still appa rent, however, and will be for some time to come, It is certain that, With the increased depth of mud, thore can be no general movement of thearmy for some time to gome. : Mr. N. Davidson's Despatch. Oourerrar Cover Hoven, April 16, 1964. SEARCH FOR GUERILLAS, Brigadier General Torbert, commanding who First cav™ alry division, sent Major Anderson, with detachments from several regiments, in the direction of Castle Moun tain, on @ scout in search of guerillas or enrollieg parties of the enemy. The party returned with three men and eight horses. The game they were in esearch of had left some days previously, Some valuable informa- tion was gained by the expedition, which is of uo interest to the public. ‘DESRRTRRS AND REFUGEES COMING IN. Some deserters and refugees are constantly coming in, ‘but the intelligence brought by them is of a very iudell- nite character. RETURN OF GENERAL GRANT. General Grant returned to-day from Washington, He was accompanied to Braady Station by Generals Patrick, Canby and Custer, ‘DEATH OF CHAPLAIN GUILDER. Rev. W. H. Guilder, chaplain of tbe Fortieth New York, Colone! Thomas Egar, and the oldest chaplain in the Army of the Potomac, died yesterday of the vario. Joid, after an iliness of threo or four days, aged fifty two. His funeral services were solemnized to day at regimental quarters, and bis remains weré followed to Brandy Station by the whole regiment, ono company acting as escort. His son, William H. Gulider, Jr,, Adjutant of the Fortieth, will accompany them to his residence at Bor dentown, N. J. Mr. Guilder joined the regiment at Yookers, N. ¥., im 1861, and has remained with it ever since, having beon « faithful and revered minister of the Methodiet persuasion during that time. GENERAL KILPATINCE PRLiCVED. General Kiipatrick was relieved of the command of (he Tuird cavalry division to day by General Wilson. CAPTAIN M’RER'S ASSASSIN KILLED. A videtto of the Seventeenth reonsyivania cavalry was attacked ast night, near Catle(t’s Station, and shot through the loft arm, by the guerilia who killed Captatu Mckee « fow days since, The vidotte raised his carbine with his right band and shot the guerilla through the heart, killing him instantly, Captain MeKeo's boty wont to Washington om the train to-day, The brave vidotte is doing weil, The Press Despatch. Wasinyavox, April 16, 1864. Despatebes from the beadquartors of the Army of the Potomue state that yesterday, about noon, @ party of robel cavairy made on attack on the pickets a Tristoe Station, but were driven off afver w brick skirmish, Ooc man was killed aad two wounded, belonging to tho ‘Thirteonth Pennsylvania, Several of the revels were wounded, bub were cartied off by their comrades. The snail tralo, with General Grant on board, had just passed a fow minutes before the attack was made, aud it is sup. pored the intention was to capture him. ‘The body of Captain McKee, of the Becond infantry, who was killed by gueriline on Monday last, was for warded 9 Washington to-day, The maw who shot him was named W. Flanders, and be, with three others, mado ou attaccon a picket post naar Catlett's on Wednesday, when bo was shot dead bys soldierof tho cevond in- fapiry. Articles taken from the body of Captain McKee Were ‘ound jn bis possession. Gen, Gidbdon’s division of the Second: corps was re viewed yerterday by General Hancock, -Georrals Made, Sedgwick and and others betug present. The division is © iarge one, well disciplined, and was eulogized by all Present. General Kilpatrick has been relieved from the com- mand of bis cavalry division and ordered to report (or He will take command of 8 Goveral Sheridan, but a stora having provaited lace lest evening, it bas been postponed till next week. Butlers and citizens have all left the army, and will not be allowed to return before next autuma, >” THE CHENANGO DISASTER. Additional Details of- the Shocking Catastrophe. Interesting Incidents on Board of the Che- ‘0 at the Time of the Explosion, Scenes at the Marine Hospital, Brooklyn. ACCURATE LIST OF THE CASUALTIES, Nineteen of the Sufferers Dead and Twelve Others in a Hope- . Teas Condition, ONLY FOUR PERSONS BXPECTED T0 RECOVER SKETCHES OF THE UNFORTUNATE OFFICERS, Ben Ben - Bae In and about the Navy Yard nothing was talked of yesterday but the Chenango disaster, and in every quar. ter one could notice that something had occurred to throw a gloom and despondency over every oue. Groups were scattered over the yard conversing about it, and discussing tbe various pointe connected with the affuir. The persons who made the boilers came tn for all the blame,and many hard things were gaid against them. A large number of persons came to the yard, some to in- quire for their friends, while a large number were prompted only by iceltogs of curiosity, Most of them ex pected to gain admittance and gave upon tho wreck of a ‘vessel, In this they would have boen disappointed; for she shows no outward marks of the dreadful catastrophe which occurred upon ber decks and in her engine pom. On going on board the Chenango dnd fairly upon bor decks, then, and uot till then, do the marks of the @readful accident break upon the view. The blackened paddle box, the inky paint work, the dead and musty smell of steam and burnt felting, give the outlines for the picture of horror which was painted on her decks a few hours previous. The saddened faces of the fortunate ones + plainly spoke of their feviinga and of the excitement and anxiety which they had passed through, On the port side, just forward of the shaft, the deck is considerably toro up, commencing from forward, the damage extend. ing some twenty fect, more or less. Up to the present timo the full extent of the injury to tho boiler has not been ascertained, The explosion took place in the crown of the port boiler, blowing out quite @ number of the rivets, and tearing of the edge of one of the plates, as far as we are enabled to see and way, it is the opiuion that the boiler was de- fective, or at loast weak, at that point. The heat of the steam was 60 great ag to melt the lead covering over the beiler, and the forco of steam 60 great as to blow some live coals from the furnaces out into the fire room, and set the vessel on fre, which was subdued by the faith. fal and prompt exertions of the crew with the hand fire Pumps. Amid all these accidents of explosion and fire the steoring gear was broke, and the Chenango became unmanage ible. Fortunately the tugboat W. F. Cheney wee near at hand, towing up a bark anda brig; and as soon as hor pilot, Captain W, T, Francia, and her owner, Mr, Hill, saw the signals of distress they cast off the tow lines, and ran at full speed for the disablea vessel. Captain Francis immediately boarded the Chouadgo, aud, at the request of Lieutenant Commander Fillebrown, sct to work to reucer every assistance io his power, dir. Thomas B. Nelson, of the W. E£. Cheney, also came on board the Chenango, and, forcing his way into the Strange engine room, gropiog through the clouds of steam, and through hot water up to bis knees, found the safety valvos, and opened them, and then wont into the fie room, where he found the furnace doors closed and Ge fire buraing under the boligrs, which were by this i - = Fee Bares <2 UUme red hot, having 80 Water in them, Aldea by some + of the crew of the Chenango, be immediately hauled the fire und threw streams of cold water upon the builers to cool them, so that they should not set the vele! on fire, For over two hours did this volunteer work, until he bad everything in the engine department iu the best order that circumstances would permit During this time the reyenue cutter Bronx had been sent to the Quarantine for all the medical assistance sho ould procure, and quite a number of doctors went to the assistacca Of the injured men on board of the Chenango, Dr. Goodhue and Sur- goon’s Steward C, B. Madge were doing all in their power to alleviate tidlr sufferings, They used up all the chiorofgrm and bathed the poor fellows in oll, while Commander Filiebrown ordered barreis of . flour to be got Op, and the mon were covered with itto keop out the air, As soon av tt could be done, a dozen or more of the injurod men were transferred to the W, E. Cheney officers and crew of that vessel freely furo'shing their beds, bedding and berths to make them as comfortable as possivie, Having received ber suffering load, eho jarted with all possibie despatch for the Navy Yard, arriving there, and being the first to bring the ead news ‘Tho Ross toox the romainder of them, and followed the Cheney, aad landed tbe men at the yard, THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE FOUR CENTS. ‘The following were thse remaining = Yhe hospital. Those reported “seriously” will die;— vam, ‘ate. 8—Wiliam Ware.. 9—Samuel Randall 10—John Kiely... li—W. G, Wright. 12—Frank Sliver, 138—Joba Finves-ey, 14—kugene Leary: & ‘Total injured thirty-three. Only four of these are ex- pected to survive. Two men are missing, who baye not been heard of since the accident, ‘Wo care not to inflict upon our readers @ description of the horrors witnessed ip the hospital, All of the men, or a great majority, were 80 badly scalded that wneskio ‘was almost entirely removed from their bodies, present- = most sickening spectacle—some were quite black, their eyes wholly closed, while their agonies were breathed out in tones which ebilled the bieod, Others wore too feebie to speak ; but the imagination did not falh to picture some of their sufferings. Just before Engineer Cahill died, be said to the attend- {og surgeon, *Dootor, thank God the boiler was full,”” thus establishing the fact that no carelessness can be attributed to him. Wm. Hickey, who still lingers thie side of eternity, was complaining of feeling cold when ‘we were in the ward. Por fellow, he had not many more ours to feel the cold of this earth. Some of the poor fellows are completely skinned; and to show how the steam acted cpon some, we bave only to refer to the instauce in which the complete skin of a man’s hand was found in the engine room of tne Chenango yesterday morning, with she nails still adhering to it; and but for that fact it would have been taken for an old dirty glove, In tact, when it was shown to Captain Fillebrowa he said, “Throw it overboard; it is only a glove !’” Bome few of the friends of the injured men were at the hospital yesterday. The dead cannot be removed unt! after the Coroner’s inquest. Wg saw oue sorrowing wife or sister sitting at the bedside of a victim to thie dreadful catastrophe. Her heart was full; but she bore wp under the trial as only # true woman can do, It was aead sight to see her as a ministering angel in that ball of horror, amid the dead and dying, Performing the last ead acts of love and affection. Where will not woman go to alloviate our sufferings in times of distress and agony ? ‘Thus far no official report bas bee mado of the cause of tho accident. During yesterday afternoon u beard of luquiry, consisting of Lisutenant Commander Howell, Chic. kngineer Henderson and Lisutenaut Kelley, went on board to examiub the damage and to report thereupon, and to wacertain, If posible, the cause of the accideut. Thos far it is shrouded in mystery. Its koowo that there were but thirty-two pouuds of sterm in tue boilers at tho time, and wp have the dying euxineer’s tustimony that the boliers were full of water; and still another maa says ho heard them trying the guage cocks an instant provious to the explusion; #o thav it does uot seein possi- ble that the accident was the result of carelessness op the part of the engineers ot the ship. Engineer Murray is reported t bave said just bofore he died that be had always been apprehensive of her boilers? Captain Fillebrown says that Mr, Cabill toid him just previ us to the accident that tbe engines were working beautifully, and, in facty their performances by far exceeded his expectations. At the time Ca;tain Fillebrown visited the engine room the guage showed & Pressure of twenty-six pounds of steam, and he thea came up the engine room hatch, aud just as he put his foot on the deck the explosion took place, Had he re- mained below two minutes longer he would have been sealdod, or even had he come up on the port side he would bave stepped directly over the boiler, and im alb probability been scalded to death instantly. W. G. Wrigut, who is seriously injured, was to the engi.e room, and was about to vil the engine as the botler exploded. He immediately fell on bis hands and koee:, | god inbaled bus little steam; nevertholess he is very badly scalded. Acting Master’s Mate F. R. Jastche is highly spoken of for bis cool bearing and wonderful activity 10 aiding io the relie: of the suffering mon, He was everywhere, and by bis determined inanner and oMceriike conduct, elicited the warmest admiration of his ootmnandivg: officer, as well as that of his brother oilicers. He bas bed some experience in medical matters, and bis knowledge proved to be very valuable amid tbe trying scenes of that afternoon, It is a remarkable fact that out of the engine depart ment only one officer is ‘spared—Mr, James fF. Sulivana— who was on duty at the time at the engine beil in the pllothouse, The mortality bill shows that the greater portion of the sufferers were petty oflicere—in fact, very valuable persous at the present time in the naval servico, ‘They must be good seamen before they can be promoted to that révk, First Assistant Engineer (Acting Chiet) Jeseph N. Cabill was born i Virginia, and was appointed from North Caroliva, and was citizen of Virginia, He entered the navel service July 21, 1868," and was promoted to bea first assistant engineer Mareh 17,1853, His total som service was four years and ten months; two months on shore duty and five months unemployed, He was in tbe service nearly six years. He was higbly esteemed as an (ificer and a social companion, He tovk an active part In suppressing the rebeliion, and never faltered in bis attyeh- ment to tho flag of bis country. In a moment, without warning, this promising young officer was taken from us, botoved and regretted, “0 John White, Acting Third Assisiant Fagineer, wae. Appointed to that grade November 16, 1863. Ne was a ative and @ citizen of the State of Maine. Hg leaves & family to mourn his loss, Frank P, Root, Acting Secoud Assistant Fogiveer wae ‘a pative and citizen of Connecticut, and was appointed to the Chenango October 3, 1863. He leaves a wife and three stnall children unprovided for to Brooklyn. He was afine gentleman, and yery much respected by all who koew him. 4 Albert 8. Murray, Second Assistant Engineer, was born in and appointed from the State of Maryland, rant bearing date February 21, 1861. His present war- rant was dated January 46, 1963, His total sea service was two years and soven mooths, and be had been usem ployed only threg months during the war. His tamily Are in Baltimore. “ .. At an early bour yesterday morning Coroner Norris visited the Navy Yard, and proceeded to nake ap exami nation of the vessel on board which the disaster occurred, AS wo stated yesterday, Commodore Radford hurried | 40 next proceeded to the hospital, and viewed the dead them forward with all possible haste to the Marine Hoep! tal, where Surgeons Thomas L. Smith and Benjamin Vree- land and Assistant Surgeons H. C Nelson, A. C. Ritvade Bogert, of the bos; ital, and Surgeon H. D. Bur- Lyman and otbers,from the tina, did wil in their power to save tho men. ‘There was but little hope for any of them, as the sequel shows. Everything that medical science bas tavgut “was tried; but, alas, the injuries wore too severe, One by one sunk away, at almost stated inter- v leaving a fow more to follow. A visit to the hos- pital Inte yesterday afternoon enables us to furnish a correct list of the names of the sufferers, The number Still alive at that time will bo seriously diminwhed by noon to-day, os life was just ebbing from the agonized Dodies 0: most of them. The following is the list o( those who died on board previous to being removed to the Marine Mospital:— Name Rate. T—Johu Maber. Coatheaver. QJobu Murphy. S—Jaiwes Smith ‘Ibe following pers Morine Hospital We gi aid a(ver being removed tothe | gory their nathes in the order of | Secretary—Casper C. Childs. Sagamore. bodios. At ten o'clock this morning he will empannel a jury and proceed witb the inquest, €0 a8 (o admit of the interment of the bodies, or the delivery of thom to their friends, at the earliest poseibie moment. The Chesango is at the mooring baoys at the Navy Yard, and the Mattabesett will probably teke her place, as the tow and convoy for tho Onondaga. The latter veasol isail ready, and but for this accident would have been by this time on ber way to Fortress Monroe. Meetivo OF tHe TamMany Socrery Last Evewixa.—A large informal meoting of the members of the Tammany Society was beld at Tammany Mall last evening. Mr, Wilson Snoait was in the cbair, and Mr. James W. Fowler acted as eecretary, Tho sub-committee appointed at a Previous meeting tosubmit a ticket to be supported at the easuing election for officers of the society reported the following :— For Sachems—jsaac Bell, Daniel E. Delavan, Charles @, Ist Class firoman, | Cornell, Matthew T. Broonan, Douglas Taylor, Peter B. Sweeney, Joho E. Develin, William Pl M, Tweed 1 ffman —Heury V . 8. Messervo. a Nicholson, Edward Cooper, Jot and Jobn Clancy. Treasur death, with the hout of the cocurrence of each: — Wiskinskies. ©. Duryea. * Nom. r Bost Rate. fine, ‘The election is to take place to-morrow evening at Tam- 1—Heory Livingston. .Coniheaver.. ooo 990 T many Hall, The ° SJoun Whiterssar«.. Thitd Aust. agioeer.1020 P M: | rettion frote m portitn ce tre caneens gantee eatin Baodos, A. Conway OF? eiegt eloay Greman, 12 M tae tee oe Portion of the McKeon party, with the we. whee ke ee Sty ieee sorebeads” generally, w! ‘Will proba. 4—Bernari <Firat class fireman,. 12:00 A, 4, | ”'¥ lead Co am exciting contest. S—Archibald Fletwing, Areoud clase fireman. 1:30 AM, | 6—Frank P. Reot.. J—Ailbort Shouway 8—Mitobiell Rouy SJohn M. Sma! 10—J. A. Cohill, 11—(eo. Wison J2—Jow. Lyons... 6 13—Martin Mitehell. .... La 14—Jobo R ody... .... Landsman 16—_Wheeler Sherman, Coxswain, 16—Jas, 1. Macombey.. = « Ninoteon had died up to five o'clock yesterday aiter. noo. Act # Chief Engiver rt “ <Bluip's cvok . Veore’é Usiow Crue is Brooxty, &, D—At a meet- ng of enti-Lineoin Union men held inj Turner's Hall, | | Brcoklyn, BD. on Friday evening Jast—George Fields, | aq. costiier of the Williams | ik was decided to form a 1% | of Beook'ya, Fi | Pointed to select permanent officers aod to make arrange , | tents for a grand public demonste.tion Im favor of |. | Frowont a@ a candidate for the Vreaxissey, Bank, in the ehair— ‘e's Union Campaign Clib and @ committee was ap- The Onto soid ' Voting Bt ig oy tye ‘The Supreme Court of Obio bas Voting Inv constitutional