The New York herald., 1862-10-24


sics Of refaslo county re demanded tbe svaeq
alton q The town By ,hs military, but c1nssat
ed TO the inhabitants remaining, pfoGssns 20
reseec tse,r private Iroper.y Las 9,a W.. ,a @
q stand. The demand was refused end they asked i''
forty sht hours r,neyc - Sc which was s'."e'
Al haif.rAs four snother interview YVES hsr o1t
With no eject or ,han a. ahcye Ipresame had aei the
STy 6ssN II large the inhabitants woaa nsvs
de- ed On ,he 18th ana iSth h.'ins "ccus saN
the NOV ing Of families ard hous hod soods ara ~as
sad spectacle 10 y n,sr ufon Al tho appro1ch q DIX
their fires c,rd b. where they had canpe' aun
we're do htlsss chewing tie b,.tcf cud of sc sSVL snd
,hms,ns Of ,he dear homes they had ief. sssht in
many Tys, and rendered sacred b. ,1ieir
ON Saiuriay August l6 at t-l as, four A. N. were
aroused from cur slambc ny The whzzee Of hat and
,hc report of gun n aids Immediately osi'ei v
Quarters sYpr~ icosed and anchor trpped The reoes
had areSfosn thor battery behind the leved- saet
ssc1fh-ough mansaii las futIed) anolheI
rasyed through the Sachems side, SPLINTER signify
dsioiy returned from the yacht and sachem with srt
and effect. We drew OF, and taking 4 more iav'iahie
position, poured an accurate aud destructive nre upon he
enemy Several other shots struck the rigging Of both
vessels, hning the yacht ard passing through her
magazine II being quite ca m we could not get into posi-
tol with the schocEer Reindeer ard sioop Belle Italia
bath prizes and armed with howitzere-ibcy irng 40
long range. We succeeded IN siecng their Daterfs.
but ceasing re (as there nothing 10 fire
All they returned 70 their guns again o. upon
us. We scnced than several times during the day,
driving them from their xrs they taking shelter behind
The evee and 10 tha buildings sheltered by II. desnl-
TO- nre was thus kept up all day. and as night We with
ging In the cemetery the hill; and the Roman Caho
lie religion pfeiomnaes here and the ground Is conse-
Grated (no IN Southern point OF view but reiigons we
think thew dare II for military purposes, and are
problby bnrying their dead tenbseluent knowledge con
enemy set fire 20 the steamer A. r. she was aground IN
narrow channel tha loads TO Nueces Bay. near int
OF land TINT down from Corpus Christi Several
elors part kedge her OF having proved nef.c
tual had removed the throttle waive seam cap and
rock shaft She burned 10 the waters edge.
On Monday August IS, ut Early dawn, we got under
n
terry Landed our t9elvs-pund rifed hcwitzer With
party Of thirty men, with a Of getting position
rake the eremy's battery. The schooner Reindee
placed IN position 70 support the shore party and oaT
shrapne and canister tom her howi,zer into any force
charging them. The shoie party advanced 10 nrsket
range and oreped u!Up the batteries with she'll ihe
sachem firing shell from ter thirty two poudor aad the
yacht throwing she'll, With percussion Fungers, rom her
thirty pcurder Parrott AT this time the rebels de-
poyed tn tho right of forces ON land about 100
175 infantry evidently wi The intention Of anking
them; but the scho Reindeer stood in towards them
aud poured storm OF shramel snd canister into their
ranks with such marked effect that together with
INN the Sachem and tie yachts fire. their advance
checked and they began to scatter Up 10 this time the
party On shore, with the twelve pounder> howt2er hat
boldly maintained their ground rpg the gun ely
and with precision but suddenly hundred and ntty
70 three hundred cavalry charged down upon them, and
for Q moment their capture seemed mmnent but the
hre Of all our fleet being upon them after
advance Of about four hundred yards from The batteries,
they wavered ul der the scaihng OF rn, and
reiulsed with evidently considerable loss, many beng
seen TO fall and retreated 10 the town. 1t mag
nincent sight advance ID three solid columns
and tor time each discharge tnned their they
closed up bot they could fire. and retreatel
In very disorderly had forgotten
tht te enemy batteries were slenced previous 10 their
IN antry ad cavalry charge upon land forces These
we're Withdrawn as they had expended all tho ammrni
ton they took a. hore with them. Our whole force
less than hundred elective The enemy's
could not have been less than two hundred and fty in
fanty and artillery and three hundred cavalry engaged
anu tneV had, doubtless, more troops In Not
possessing the means 10 hold the town against large
from and returned To the shelter If the we shelsd
such portions OF II as they seemed to occupy. We then
Withdrew, having reduced ammunition and proec-
tiles 10 very low Yure In this day engagement only
one man was wounded, aud that slighty, Ivy musket
Dali The sachcm received four shots n her hull and
upper works and several in the rig ing smokestack &c.
and The Coryrheus two shots through her mninsa Con
side ing that tie enemy bennd battery Of earth
work, and completely sheltered, escaped with
trihng injury The moment drew them from their
and man behaved noby ana sbo gnns fought with
dei.bcration worthy Of veterans though many
we're raw hands at 1t. Ne have been at
tackled by and sienced the enenvs batteries captured
one schooner caused two schooners 81 op and
steamer 70 be burned. landed thirty and gun in the
face f hve hundred troops and brought them all safe
aad with hcnor, and have had but waunded
are our vessss injured materially The trade inland
navigation Ia all CT on and in the Ian guage Of Selkrk,
We "are monarchs OF all we survey" and if any
Comes 10 dispute our right shall be ready for him.
The Whole plan Of operations and the seeing carried
out here have been made ad done by Acting Volunteer
Lieut. j. W. kutredge commanding United States bark
thar who Las been first and In the thick 81 of the
da ger could enumerate his numerous exploits ie
the with nearly all indulgny in Der.
sonai sncomums, &C but will merely say he il brave
and he who doubts learn his by apply
ing - the person In question. As 10 future opera
tions, am not nj liberty mention them, but Will ap
price you Of the news as soon as practicable