...st, sir, that my conduct will meet with your entire approbation, governed as I was from a strict sense of duty. I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, Robert Handy, Commander. United States steamer Richmond, off Pass à L'Outre, Mississippi River, October 17, 1861. sir: My report to you in regard to our leaving the head of the Passes having been made in a great hurry, in order...