Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-15
Important from TexaI
Particulars Of TIE Capture Of Sabi} Pa
and Galrcston.

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The New Orleans Delta has the fdowing
particulars of the capture Of Sabine bss by
our forces:
son the 1st of October the UnitcEtatcs
steamer Kensington, acting-lnaster Sccker
commanding. assisted by the Unite Estates
schooner packet Seaman, and thI bomb
schooner Jonas, Captain penhmgton, ksailed
the fort commanding the entrance to be Sa-
t're Pass, drove the reoels from the H. cap.
turcd two twenty pound fietpieces
spiked and destroyed two large eit inch
guns, and anchored opposite the ownllanded
fifty men with one howiIzcr. mar4d five
miles into the country, attacked a rel camp
of cavalry, consisting OF from one hndred
and fifty to two hundred men; foul them
drawn up in line Of battle, fired odvvlley
upon them, and charged at a doublqnick,
when they skcdaddled, dropping tlIr arms
and leaving their camp equ,page, buHd d their
camp and fourteen buildings used as tracks
and store houses, containing largdmount
Of stores.
"0n the 9th Captain Crocker s.ad with
twenty five men on river steamer dich be
cap'ured) to destroy the Taylor's Bah river
bridge. Found the bridge defended about
one thousand men, consisting of cavat, artil
lery aud infantry, protected by stro1brelst.
work. After using schrapnel and hnister
upon them for about one hour, they 10 ske.
daddled. Captain Crockcr thtn land twelve
men, and, under cover Of the steatr, des.
troyed The bridge, rcpulsing chargdem the
rebel cavalry during the time aH taking
several prisoners, among whom waColonel
Clifton, commander Of the rebel fore
"Captain Crockcr has, within th&st If
teen days. captured one fort, two cips, and
burned thirty buildings used as baitks ard
storehouses containing large amouof am.
munition ard provisions. lie has d captur-
ed four schooners, two sloops and oibteaIner,
besides quite q number OF smallS vessels,
which he has burned"
THE SURRENDER OF GALvEs1
The report Of the surrender of 0cston is
fully confirmed. The Galveston Uln (rebeD
of October 10 says:
"Part of the enemy's feet, cksting OF
four steamers, raised anchor at % o'clock
A, NJ, Thursday, October o. steatA slowly
and cautiously up to the city and OPPOSITION
at the foot of the principal streets, Harriet
Land being in position TO comma4he street
leading TO the Custom House. Thlieet came
to. anchor about ten AM But vGilew pco-
pie witnessed the proceedings of Il lect, and
TIE few present looked on sad and aWnlly.
"No communication took place jcwecn the
fleet and the city authorities, ,upb one r. NJ.
At about this hour the commandFs steamer
fired three shots towards the wes ed Of the
island, whcreupon the Mayor ptt te1, accom-
panied by Messrs. I. NJ. Leaguesan Captain
uavland, at his own request, went Il the end
of st. Cyr's wharf and made sigpa 10 The
feet, which was answered, and shorty boa
was sent to the wharf and took the party t.
the commanders ship. Our Mayor requested
Commander Renshaw to communicate 10 hin
bis intentions in regard to the city Informing
him at the same time Of the abandonment @
the city by the military, Of The absence Of tn
Mayor and city council, and Of the appoint
men, as Mayor pro tenn. by asmesting G
citizens.
80 |" Commander Ranshaw replied thai he ha
So"Ie lor rnr purpose Of taking possession {
municipal affdhs u ths cry; tiaszniraasss
might 60 on and conduct their business 4
heretofore; that he did not intend TO occup
the city for the present, and until tho ariv
of military commander; but that he inten,
ed to hoist the United States flag upon tn
public buildings, and that his flag should /
respected. Whereupon, the Mayor pro te
answered that he could no. guaranty TO biz
the protection of the flag; that he would d
everything in his power, but that persons ovt
whom he had no control might take down Il
flag and create difficulty.
Commander RensEaw replied that, q
though in his previous communications wit
the mntary commander he had insisted thu
the flag should be protected by the city, sti
he thought it would be onerous upon the goo
citizens; and, TO avoid any difficulty like th'
who, occurred in New Orleans, he woul
waive that point, and when he sent the fla
ashore he would send a sufficient force 10 pre-
,ect it, and that he would not keep the fla
flying for more than quarter or half nm hot
sufficient to show the absolute possession.
Commander Renshaw further said that |
would insist upon the right for any Of his me
in charge Of an officer to come on shore al
walk the streets Of the city, but that he wou
not permit his men 10 come on sho
ndlscriminately or in the night; tha
should his men insult citizens he wou
give the Mayor the right to arrest and r
port them to him, when he would punish the
more rigidly than we possibly could; but, {
the other hand, should any Of his men be i
suited or shot at in the streets Of Galveston
any Of his ships or boats, be shot at from Il
land or wharve', 0 would hold the city re
ponsiblc, and opon his broadsides on the san
instantly; that h s guns were kept shottcd al
doublc.sbot'ed for this purpose; that it WI
the determ natl N Of hi, government to no
Galveston at ii hazards until the end of Il
war, and that We could not take that port fro
him without navy.
1.-THE Mayer pro tenn asked his intentions
relation to the raj TO I'd bridge. The answer W
a. first declined, but afterwards in conversati,
he stated th,t he did not desire The destructi,
of the tr'd if b, was not interfarod with; III
he " ould permit the train to run up to this 81
Of the bridge with provisions, which must
carried from there to town in vehicles. The ira
would not be permitted to run TO town, and
com nuncaion whatever should be held by "
ter.
Commander Renshaw stated. in conclusio
that he had already advised the Admiral to sci
a cargo of -four, to which our party said nothin
and departed.
Shortly after the return Of the Mayor a
party detachment Of about l50 msriAes al
sailors, including about half dozen negro
was sent ashore from the feet, which landed
Kuhn's wharf, and proceeded silently to the CT
tom House, on which, without any interferen
or demons tration by the bistandersy they rails
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