A Daring Act

Thoruton, Executive Offiocrof the Koarsarge, was Exocutive Offieer of Farragut's flagship, the Hartford, when she pasaed the forts on thelower Mississippi. Tlio Hartford Times tells the followiDg story of hiin : " A short time before the Alabama came out of the harbor of Cherbourg, tliis offioer left bis own craft, and, disguising himself in a Fronch blouse, and the general apparol of a French oitizen, he sueceeded in gaining admission on board the rebel vessel, and examined fully every part of her, taking notice of her macliinery, armainent, &c. The result was that Coinman(3er Winslow, of the Kearsarge, resolved that he could and would sink tho rebel vesscl whenever she caineout. Wc know the result."