, 1862-11-12

Com. Farragut's Official Report
Of Operations,
Tie Taking Of Galveston and Cor
pus Christi,
IMPORTANT CAPTURE OFF MOBILE,

HAsuEGToS, Nor. 1.-THE navy depart,
ment has received volulainous dispatches
frcm Rear Admiral Farragut, date3 Peusaco,a
Bey, October 18th.
After stating that Galveston, Corpus Christi
and Sabine City and the aojacen: waters are
IN our possession. he says
A shorl time ago sent down the coast OF
Texas, Acting Vol. Lieut. J. ". Kitridge,
With the bark Arthur Little, steamer sachem.
and launch, with which force he eaid he could
lake Corpus Car'6tf and the waters aaixcent.
whence we heard Of so many Small craft run-
Dig TO Havana.
lie succeeded very well, took the pl1ces.
and made several captures aud compelled thu
esensf TO turn several vessels; but on one
occasion, Eenturing On shore with his small
boat, he vas surrounded and taken pri:onea
ard carried to Houston, Fhere they paroIed
hlfn On condition tnat hes should 70 North
AID not serve in The war bga!n till res u:arly
exchanged.
he3t seAs the kensfog:cn, acting master
Crocker commanding, with the Rachel Seaman
and laurch with howitzer, to s.bin. Pass.
Re found at the bar one of The
nnrtar cchooners, ths Henry James.
acting master Pennington camma,,'1i,1.,'
HON he invited II take O.rt NTH hi1n. Yiicn
re did, and according to Ac;lus Mister Crock
e,;1 er's 1enoTt performed lis duty with great
cfeo15 er 1ley t0sk the tort, and arc going
ahead tEcly, having taken several prizss, one
OF Which arrived here yesterday with dis
patches.
rext sent Com. Renshaw with tia gun
etats ow"sso. Harriet Lane. Clifton and West
Felo, TO take Galveston, which he did ia the
Ehnr1R&f nrFS
1t tappealh that the 1irst shot from the O Owasso
eSploded directly over the leads of tie men
nt and around the hiy gun which WIS their
main reliance, and the men left. d tla~ Of
truce was hoisted, and the prclimiuatirs A.
TT Iaangea .9 !or surrender, Which took place on
Corpus Christi and the adjace-t waters are
stlll held by the Sachem and Other small yes
sels. '~o
FORTRESS SloSRoE, NoT. 10.-The mail
steamer Rhode 1sland arrived from Tut Gulf
to-day, and reports all quiet at Ecw O1lears,
Mobile and Hilton Head. She briggs lar::c
Hampton Roads at noon.
EAlalM.:1tE, NHv. n.-A letter from a son
G! A1r. Fulton, tGitor cf The 3 .l1su,1rt .Am.r;.
car, aaitd Pensacola, On board toe Hartford.
Vctober 20tb, eay8 That 1.-THE Uui!et States
eataDtr AionfEonN r. came in :biS morninu
will l iint: sde-wheel stesulrr us q urlzt. laai,
Cd nth munitions OF war, which sbc eau: lit
ssont tlfty miles or Mobile, after 4 chase OF
seen hours She was originally call ID the
4Ar1zura, but wns cbauged 10 ,pc Caroline,
She Wis commanded by Capt Forbes Of Nav
OflcHns, formerly OF Amb1y, n j. Sh. hill,
trim Havana. When Gverhauled, her crew
son1nerccd to throw overheard tue arms on
i'os.1, etc, but they did cot succsed In nh
k'tg War with tho nIoLey."
WAsH1NGToS. Nov. ia private letter
f'cm New Orleans says Gen. Butler has re-
Gently taken Possession It two large plaut,-
nnnibGF of 1cya1 5Iacks 70 them for active ser-
vice. I'll. number OF fugitive bucks in the
department ct The Gulf is increasing al rspii
.ate, but ty employing them in this way, SAYS
the writer, paying them small wages, aud
charging them ter l-ir c1othin=, the govern
they have been to 1t.
Norman Ward. who superintendent the fit.
prg ont Of the burnside expedition, Is doiu.
'hc srne for The Banks expedition. Hr1.aycS
:oT New York tomorrow.
\ Washington special to the N. \. Hera7d
says:
Application has been made for three more
AIalne regiments to join Gen. B4nks' expedi-
ton.
AIviccs have been received here from cur
s1uadrcn upon the eonst Of Texas, by which
It appears that while a couple of vessels re-
malh at Gafyt ston, Others have gore on to-
Yards the Rio Gganle. Up to the Goth of
October no troops had arrived to fo1loY M
the naval successes, and while The rebels held
int counf1y around Galveston, and frequently
u'Ie InculsIOrs iuto The city at uimlt. vet thu:
Ptcp3e OF. the city 1locked do IN to the wharf
20 be protected from the rebel suldiery,