Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-16

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GRENADA. Miss. Octnher IR 1s6.

GRENADA, Miss, October I6, 1865.
EDITORS APPEAL I am just in receipt Of
letter from Houston, Texas, bearing dafeofS Sep
tsmber %, from which I extract The following
(The extra enclosed I also give)
Respectfully, H L, ALLEN, Of Texas.
Il send you an extra about he taking Of 81
biue Pass. / believe the vessels have all left
About 1900 men went down but all have re-
turned.
Captain Kittridge, commander Of the fleet
that bombarded Corpus Christi came ashorew with
eight men a few days age, but our men begged
hin and sent him to San Antonio.
"No yellow fever yet"
SABINE CITY IN POSSESSION or TIE FEDE-
RAILS.
HUUsTON, September q, 2 P. M-We have
no later news By this train from beyond Orange.
We give the letter from our correspondent, re-
gardiDg Sabine Pass, which is the first definite
intelligence We have received relative to the oc-
cupstiOn Of the place by the Federal5;
BEAUMONT, Saturday, &-We found every
thing excitement upon arrival here. The Fed
erals have captured Sabine Pass, and their flag
now wsyes over the towns Our garrison con-
sisted only of fifty men, and were under com
manu- VI @AeJoA Lying
The enemy opened fire on the fort II daylight
Thursday morning. Our battery reBlied-both
combasants had their shots fall short of each
other, our battery discharged soms fifteen shots,
and both then ceased firing until I P NJ, the
Federal scho0ners nearing the Battery in the
meantime. A brisk cannonsde was Kept up By
both parties, and the enemy having superior
rlfied guns, oUtreeched those at the fort. The
attacking force consisted Of the steamer Hat
tore 81 A. --l----- NJ IL e.
two 1S-pounders and two % FOUNDERS.
a council of war was held by the officers after
dark, and the piscs deemed unworthy to stand
a siege, owing TO the small number Of men and
the superiority Of the enemy's guns, and eYacu-
alton decided upon. The guns were spiked, the
most Of the ammunition brought away and the
balance destroyed, the men saving tie most of
their baggage.
The Federals landed yesterday at s o'clock,
and raised the grid-iron, burned the barracks,
and swore that no other flag should ever wave
over Sabine Pass.
Colonel DsBray is here, assisted by Lieuten-
ant Colonial Ashbel Smith, Of the Cd Texas, and
is confident ell viii vet be right. If valor and
scientific military skill can accomplish anything, T
these officers viii do tie work. I would rather
fight under them than any officers in Texas. l
was under Smith At Shilth and Pennington,
and know be is not the man to dodge bullets
and shells. /
Should we make an attack, it viii be & good
plan 20 view our young epaalette parlor soldiers
but | have no doubt they are brave, but a per-
son who has never been q target for bullets in
battle, act strangely as the line of battle Is
Let no one IN your city feel alarm; tbs
blow they have struck at Sabine is only to grab
the schooner now out and expected in shortly
all be ready at sl times; get your guns in
readiness, aud, when wanted, you can use them
as Texans only know how.
Yours, for the war, SIOUX.
P. SZThe FederaIs threaten to burn the town
If we MODEST them. Nothing further at this hour,
3 A. NJ, 9th.