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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt:...from several other sources, of the disaster of the rebel gunboat Chattalmoehev. Her boiler exploded, killing and disabling all on board but 18. Among the killed were 4 officers. The vessel is sunk and shattered past the possibility of recovering and making future use of her. The vigilance and activity of this squadron are attested by the fact, mentioned in some intercepted rebel correspondence, that out of 52 vessels which have left Havana since the 1st of April for the purpose of running the blockade, but 7 have succeeded, and the rest have been brought into this port. This statement speaks well for the officers and men under my command. Respectfully, Theodorus Bailet, Acuj. Rear-Admiral, Comdg. Eaxt Gulf Bhx'kdg. Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of ttie Navy. Report of Lieutenant-Commander Crosman, U. S. Navy, commanding IT. S. 8. Somerset, transmitting reports of Acting Master Chatfield, U, S. Navy, commanding expedition. U. S. S. SoMKRSET, East Pass, St. George's Sound, June llf., 1863. Sir: On the 4th instant I steamed up toward the wreck of the Amanda, sounding carefully till within 1,000 yards of the bark, when I came to at low water in 11 feet. The shore, in a prolongation of that line, was 1,200 yards distant, a.s I found by two shots with which I searched the woods. The morning of the 5th my boats got to work. I have landed upon Dog Island, opposite tbe steepest part of the bank, where a vessel can haul in most easily all six of the wrecked barks, 32-pounders of 42 hundredweight, a quantity of kentledge, 253 solid shot, some spars and ironwork. The guns have their cascabels broken off and arc spiked; 30 shell, whose fuzes only are damaged, 1 have re-fuzed and retained for the use of this vessel; also, two chains, one of 45, the other of 60...