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favorable opportunity I will tell you all. Hoping to hear from you soon, I will close, remaining, your friend,

DAN'L W. GLENNEY, U. S. Navy, off Hurricane Island.

ENCLOSURE.

U. S. S. BENTON, NATCHEZ, November 7, 1864.

Sir, There is no doubt about the treachery of Acting Master Glenney. By the letter (marked A) it will be seen that he and his friend Nellis escaped from the steamer Rattler on the 4th instant. I learn that Glenney had much influence over Nellis, who was young and romantic. I did not know of their intimacy before, or I would have had Glenney brought to the Benton. I ordered him in close arrest when I first came down, and Captain Willets thought he could take care of them.

I forward two letters from Glenney (B and C) that present a re- markable contrast one to an ensign of this ship (who handed it to the Captain at once, and one to a lady in Rodney), which is ex- plained in Captain Hoel's letter marked "D."

I have made a memorandum, "E," of a report from the captain of the Brown, which goes still further to show the perfidy of the traitor. Glenney was a seafaring man, having been mate of a ship out of New York.

On the 24th of October Mr. Nellis sent in his resignation as acting ensign, in order, as he says in his letter, to get the appointment of pilot below Vicksburg. Accompanying is a recommendation from the two pilots of the Forest Rose.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. L. MAY, Acting Rear Admiral.

S. P. LEE, Commanding Mississippi Squadron.

All that can be ascertained relative to the proposed purchase of the United States gunboat of the iron-clad fleet stationed between Natchez and Vicksburg during 1863-' 64 is that the boat was com- manded by Captain Glenney, and was to have been sold for $50,000 gold. Arrangements were all agreed upon, but failed when the delivery was about to be made, through some misunderstanding