Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-07
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ENRON STAR:-Th- United sat. Stes..rl
k~nsington t~hose nam, i'ro.-'!.h, has not
srrn seen in prin, since the trrat r-,.g-ra-
pcr excitement last FcS--a-.. about ne s1.;,-
pu.sd los Of tae o.. ship y.rI.."Gt-;ar Ken
siuStor hav.1r attempted 20 to:c 'hs t"s1Ho'.:
from Boston 20 Port Ro. a.. :. g. ne. Ne
were Compelled 10 cut loose aGa !",.- ia our
svn salety,) received orG-rs from kr.,r AUui-
Yal Farrsgut, at Pensas Ola, 10 -.,i from hat
D.ace down here and take Fer: S.hIr,, w.iss,
news aboard wa. hailed ey all nJnds WIN Dc
light, a. we had not sr'rlt powder .inc- m"
eoIEb3rdncEt Of Vicksburg. VIZ Coz ciac.I;-
6sd our arTans9 hts, and ieri L. ola vti
Ghe night OF the 18th instant and steamed DIRE
for Sabine, taking IN tow the schooner Ia, t,.l
Seaman.
After passing Ship Shoal lighI hons. we cast
OF the tow line or the schooner, - we " re
approaching our place Of de>tination. En-,
Seaman made sail, and Kept our company the
rest Of the passage. In the aft moon ~ passed
and spoke The biOckadiDg steamer Hatrar,ts, and
or the morning of the 9th. about daylight. we
arrived ar our destination oft Slbiur Pass We
found the schooner Henry Jane one of Porter's
famous mortar vessels, anchored OIL herr block
aiding. After maturing our plans with that
vessel We StPamfi or GOVT coast 10 ward
pl st> picion, there being attack iil-diiatcG.
After Streaming outside Of SABINE put 20 sea,
and after falling in with our con,ort, the S"a-
man, and taking her IN tow, W. started again
for Sabine, arriving 81 our anchorage alongside
@. the Henry Jane. All boats were called
away, and - all hands hal r-c-i we'd orders
tcr rather received PERMISSION TO 20, for every
man on the ship volunteered 10 70 III boats, our
ship drawing too IL uch water 10 90 near enough
t. De in the engagement and knew his station
and boat, we were soon pulling cheerfully to-
wards The rebel fort.
Our plan of attack WAS az fo:lpw|--Tv-O
launches. with twelve pound hotsiiz,rs. ,rd
I've boarding boats. and engineers and i;rrIU,,n
volunteering 10 go above che fort the CITY,
and sGrpriSd, the steamers and tai.s them .;u-
ring the enga cement. The two iaunch.-- end
boarding beats TO silently pull u,i the ri yer
hank opposite the fort and gain the rar. which,
Ia entirely open. and ~ u given signal from ;ha
senior officer OF the fleet accompanying the
Iaunches1 Acting Master Croker, Of ilie Ken
sirgton, commanding the sctiooners. 10 sail
up and simultaneously omen firs with the
launches, while the engineers and iireInan sur
prised and captured the steamers, some four il
all. But our plan failed on account Of tl:,.
roDgh sea running. preventing us from getting
in with heavily loaded lau ches, and our steam
or drawing too much water 20 gei in n.a FER than
five miles. We all returned aboard the steamer
very reluctantly. is we had all scr our heart
npOn the plan and had looked forward " i'll,
delight To the commencement. Instead Of fight
ing all night. We returned aboard the shin. aIi
soon all hands We're wrapt in siaep-sone
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ton; taking steamboats,; cotton aud prize .iicl-
eyi and others sweetiy sleeping, dreaming oil
loved ones II home.
At the early dawn of daylight ali hands Were.
called. and preparations We're SOON made 20
give the rebels fight by daylight with the two
schooners and the launches, the boarding boats
crews volunteering fer Sharpshootcrs OF the
Rachel Seaman. which vessel was made flag.
ship during the engagement. We got under
way m the following order: The Rachel sea-
man first, towing the two launches. thu first
commanded md
Officer of the kGnsington, Taylor, aud ;ha
second launch commanded by Acting Master
diamond followed ny the schooner Henry
Jane, Acting Master PeEnin. ton commanding
After sailing in about three riilrS from TIE fort
we grounded on the bar at the mouth o. th,.
river. Night coming Or We anchored, anu kept
sharp lookout, expecting the rebels would
come down and attack Us, also sending ouI a
picket boat to make a Reconnaissance: w;,:..i,
went beyond the tort under the shade OF TIE
river bank opposite the fort without being dis
covered by the rebels Early next morning we.
set to work with will, all hands towing
and hedging The schooner through the mud;
the vessels drawing eight feet, and there wa.
only seven feet Of water on the bar. Th,.
bottom being soft mud we moved alvny
slowly, and about 10 O'Clock Capt. Pennington
sent the rebels a com iinr4t III The shan, of =
10 pound shell from his famous mortar the
sheli burr ling close to the fort and spIashinc IN
the mud III al directions.
The Rebels replied, but their shots fell short
by q mile In the afternoon strong breeze
sprang up. and we sailed up towards the fort
and anchored about Z. miles from it, We
Gould see plainly with the NAKED eye the Re.r.l
nag lying denantiy over the tort, and men
upon the ramparts watching our movements
They opened on us at O'clock, making very
good line shots, without. however. striking a.
IA the whole engagement. After TnoJrius orr
vessels so as 20 bring our guns 20 bear uuon
them, We opened, the Rachel Seaman with .Ipe
%-pound PARROT gun and one long :,l-pound..r
and Ole 32-pounder; the Rachel seaman com.
manded by Acting Master shopper, ami me
whole under the command OF Acting Master
Crocker, of the keHsington, SENIOR officer of
the Meet The Hiring was kept up briskiy until
dark, the Rebels ceasing first, and with oar
arms on, we lay down 10 sleep and get :, LITTLE
rest, the men being entirely tagged out, hayiny
been towing in boats and hedging the schooner.
all dag, but cheerfplly and without a mur,nur
In the morning, at early dawn, we werr n
our guns, and threw few shell into the fort,
but as there was no reply from the rebe Is and
as the rebel flag did not rioat over the lort.
which was there at sunset last evening we
ceased firing. and Capt. CroCker. eDtar,n1 H..
gag, pulled up towards the fort. and approach
ing II he found II evacuated. The CAPTAIN
landed, and soon the glorious old Stars and
STRIPES fiOatPd over Fort Sabine W.. c,u,J
see the Captain from the schooner. and ~ ne
stood on the ramparts waving the hao three,
rousing cheers from the schooner erected nur
nag as il was thrown TO the breeze. Tine
schooner soon got under way and sailed IA,
opposite the tort and anchored, all hands .-oi:,-
on shore to see II. We found ~ mounted yin
two old style i3-pcunders, marked Pitrshurr-.
and TWO 32- FOUNDERS. cast in Charleston - a.
One OF the latter not being spiked, the rat-ai,
must nave evacuated IN great haste As SOM.
muskets, Clothing, accOatrrTns nts, and uuan-
tty OF cOlnnlissary stores Was ir!; o. hind CON.
ketlng OF meal, bacon. and molasses The bar
racks In the rear Of the fort large co!ntorta,,I.
buildings, capable OF quartering some Ey, lun
dred troops, were new wooden buildings wI,icI,
We burned 10 the ground. We also irak. tho
nUnDIons of the guns.
In the officers quarters WAS proTTiiscuopsiy
sfrewn around knock u-down -at "a mil.
xhisKy III co'tirs, and dirty playing cards, let
ters, papers books, &c. After destroy in. ay.-v
thing We returned aboard oar resp.cr,y.. sn,...
loaded down with Old muskets. marked H,r-
per's Ferry, altered into rifles: old ..arrrIh.la
boxes, bayonet scabbsTds, &c
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