New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-26

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com or will report H. II these io'l' &c , nv ~
Ais pecesion 10 the teoor ~ ,Ie en,rv. OF ye
trct WHO viii either attend 10 the eu'l ~ -
IT., ~ The payueut to the Paymae sr'Dehe''l Il
tbs rclIs have been forwarded to Ills once.
,rr,, ~.vu ENGAGEMENT AT NE"'oRLEANS.
The following important dispatches from
FLAG Officer Mexican, commanding the 0ui'
Bloekadiug Squadron, we're received a' 'H'
NAVY Department to-day;
~'"'! ia sr,,E, srYiWNE RICHNoSD, }
o ~ b. ~ MISSISSIPPI Itiyun October is, l&Li
SIR.I lave The honor TO make we ioIioWiHB IL
,ort. Az 3;45 O.. ~. October ~, DOL, wmie the
~ oo deck were employed Ia taking coal Oh
,arj from The schooner joseph VI. TooDe, ram
80 ciscovercd in close proximity TO tils shlP' 10y
sbe time the alarm coulo DO given, sic had
sfTnck tie ship abrea Of the port fore channels,
teaiilg the schooner IRON 'er la,.'lns5s
md forcinQ a hole through the shps sioG'
Passing AFT the ram eudeayOred 20 effect r rr0',u
IN the stern, but failed. Three Hanks ID Tue s.lp
side were stove IN ABOUT two feet below 'e e.
lue making hole about FIVE ibchts ia GU, 5
ence AZ the sr-t alarm, tue crew pIOhl,'1 -
,oollv renamed 10 their quarters and as ihe idli
y,ossed abreast Of the chip, INC ehliie -; \; 49,
was discharged at her, WIN wDat ono'' I'd ;ght
fible TO discover ing 10 the cafhncs,, -
,,yos shov-r sa signal Of DANGER suu 'he
was sno''" az :; p ,'srv ~ minutes having shplod
va uuI I or.iered tbo Preblc and hlnceuheS 20
,roreed down the South-Wes. ars, "hno ~ =.
tLe; retraat which they do al OUT i;'V o. ID az
,6,ee large fire rats, stretching across TIC
'is 'I' ,e ,tidly nearing U.s. while several larger
e5,eTs and bsrk-I1gsed propeller were seen
ssfern OF tteia. L.. ~ -. =, d., gI
iovinq order: Firs,, the PEBBLE, sec nd the Nln-
.nnes third the EiclmOnd, fouith tie Water
winch with ne plize schooner FIolic IN tow. When
abreast Of no pilot settlement, the pilot informed
mo that be cid not consider II safe 10 venture To turn
4his hip liz the IiVeT but tnat he believed lie conid
hap attended
over the lar with the squadron, but IN tie passage
tbe Vipceunes and Richmond grounded, while tire
Preble went over clear. This occurred about .
o'clock, aid tie enemy, VITO were now down the
river WITH the ire-selmers, commenced hrlDg az W.,
Willie We returned the fire from our port battery aud
yilef gun on the poop, our shot, however, falling
dort of The enemy, while their she'll burst on All
sides Of Us and several passed directly over the ship
Atg:3O Commander Handy OF tie NlDcenDes, MIS-
taking NV fnal 10 the ships 0uts Ie the bar 10 get
,nGer way, for a signal Tor him TO abandon Lls
,hip came Oh board the Richmond with ell III,
officers and a large number Of the crew, re re
maiuder having gone ON board ne water Ni.cu'
Can't HANDY before leaving his ship had placed 4
lighted elog match al the magazine. Having
waited reasonable time for an explosion nnecteo
Commander Handy TO return 70 his ship, Win Ills
crew, 10 start bis water, ana, IL Necessary ~ n!s
own rogue { 10 throw overheard lis small guns, Tor
the PURPOSE Of hgh euiDg hs ship, and 10 carry Gus
bis keoge With u CABLE 40 heaye OF by A. lO a. IN.
tbs enelnY ceased ting, and 0ltuureW up Tie i1'er
port, qua one Ol lie DOats was stO'e ny aAV'h'I
shell.
over the bar. The Mcclellan and South CarolAa
are usinl III exertions 10 e, the Nmcennes OIL ne
kiphtiaqe is hard and tht ashore 10 the end ~ ne
bsT 4 nave succeeded in reducing the leak q this
.bip So hat our small engines keep the snip iE5e
Ihp is only temporary, and the ship will Lave 70
10 TO some place and have three piaubs lI' H.
{ have received n1e guls and placed the "--poHAoef
L.. 10 nd ha a ID.
Gould 1 have possibly nana ged Sins sLlp III any
other wny than keel ing Ter Lead up and down tho
river would have stopped az Illot Town 70 give
battle, buj this was found TOO hszardous owing 10
her extTome lelglh. Toe attempt was MADE, but a
broadsiGe could not be brought 10 bear without In-
ming the ship ashore. then concluded, as advised,
TO stlt Tor he bar and truL " the chance Of Ind
inc water enough 10 cross.
IN nat1atiug the ailar Of the Tiyer, l omitted 70
state that the suns one o. our large euttes and
shot from tne enemy slOye the az.
j am pleased to say that the Viu,eDnes Is ffoat,
end st anchor outside on my starr oard quarter.
Asaistsni-SgTGeOn EVbiasOn, from the Vlnesnses IS
e-tered 70 tcf1gorary duty on board this shy. Is
sisiaut-SurgeOn Howell, condemned by survey. vii
MUM In tie McClelun. HE Master OF the Night
ipsle Viii sC Vcf % tuns OF coal 10 the AvCe!
Tha, together with what 1 will take or, 81 Ill, /
trust tighten her 20 that We can mani ber OF,
vciy .aIcsfu.y, JOHN POPE, CaPein.
To Flag Oihcer WN. A MoAE'S.
TIE PRIZE CAPTtRES IN THE gully.
Tue following correspondence has also been
received:
L. S. STEAMER soUTH CAuonSA,}
:. W. Pass, Oct. 4, 1851.
SIR: ] have 70 report that the two schoOners
brought here 10y NE were captured by us. The nrst,
the Ezilda was taken on tue JUlh ut., four o. avc
miles from land, with the IIui6 +er light bearing
VS. about tli1teen nj "a. Tie other, the JOS.
n. leone We caught, after hard chaEe Of five
hours 81 the entrance OF BarrataTia Bay. As soon
as sic discovered as she stood 10 the ,. W. They
10th claim TO be English vessels. The tlet, the
Izilda, was cleared Tor Maiamoras, By Capt. Il y.
sullivan Of Cork ireland, aud the log Is signed by
him bat appears he lett her before she sailed, anc
when captured by MS she vas c0mnandcd ny au
ext. =. Naval officer, Nm Anderson Hicks Of Mis-
siesipYi who Ic igued from he Naval Academy a.
Annalous in March last, and was an officer on
board IRE Sumter when She left The Mississippi.
He had CaI1icG into CieGeg0s several prizes taken
By The Sumter and when we tOok bin be was on his
way home viz Havana He had ~ passenger Mr.. Bad
deudOf. "a merchant Of Newt r-;ins, whom ] have
determined 10 let go on his parole. The crewiist Of
tie Lzida contains not cue Eugshman, aud tiEeL IA
connection Wilh the TACT that he lad contEyod t.
set 50 far of his course-Oyer 400 miles-aeqns:
sdyerse winds, not to mention the cargo 20
entirely contrabaDd Of war-a hst Of which
is herewith senE-l &c once prO0O nce1
lin Isize 10 the United States Government.
One Of tcir biils Of ladiDg says, shipped Aiyone
bags Of coffee 70 any port o. the Confederate STATES
north IF Br1zos." The Joseph IL. IOones, Captain,
is IRON &ew-Jefsey, and her crew, judgiog from ap-
re3ralcee are mostly foreign 20 tie BiI.ish cryv,9.
An abstract which ] Send you OF her cargo, taken
from the bills o. ladiDg found board, being iDosy
arms ard ammunitlon, together with other articles
eontrabaud OF war; We're 80 convincing, I i,ume0.
ately mace hers prize 20 the L. ;. Government.
Her pas.tngcfs were: Nn. VI. Aym-r, merchant Of
New-Ol lcaos hsils from 81. Andrews, y. T., and
10 owner If both cargo and vessel; IbOmas Lsui.,
kale Of II. >. army and lately attached 10 u. ).
kreenai sc Washington, he's IN English yassl0r,
ard travels under sire namc Of John Martin.
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