New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07
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Director Of the Department. S'p'' Int
epoctol- General. Capt. Fuller continues -.
Ouartcrmaster and Lieuts. Skunk, "hson' a.
O'Rm,rke and Keenan,, in the same posi'''i' -,
have hitherto filed. CAPT. Rufus ssN'o"' ,.1
onar,eruaster of the expeditiOnary corpr' That
- yyo.b;noop end returns i'll the Aeail''''
co,.or;,o steamer with other good news pioue"' W
CO., Sovtons promotion TO be BrigaoieF-0epei",,
f.o;.;or Of his services and capacity 'hat Wou'o
taor made earlier if it had been thought they
Ia 10 dsnepsed with in his late position. have
.oaoot.l,v syolen Of hs military talents as far too
200, 70 he absorbed by the Q iarermasters Depart
n,ept. He takes with him to more active service the
lindest wishes of all who had Known him person
alIy or officially, and their confident ANTICIPATION o'
his distinction and success.
Cen Sherman il ordered to report to Gen. haiIech
for service in the Department of the Mississippi ana,
with a portion of Liz staff, goes to New-iork IL the
Atlantic.
Some account Of the disastraue affair at Smyrna,
on the coast of Florida was sent north by the bie
vile. Fuller details were given me by hn oilcer Oh
the Wabash who had charge of the relief expedlllon'
4 reverse which cost the lives Of two naval com
manders is important enough TO he explained al
length.
The Penguin. Acting Lieut.. Commanding Bntd,
and he Henry ADdgews, Acting Master Command
ing Mather were ordered down to Smyrna, week
before last, TO occupy the port burn the salt-worhs
in its vicinity, and get possession OF large quantity
of ve.oak timber known TO be stored near the town
At ts Insignificant place, wbcse harbor Is obstrue'ea
bv a bar Oh which there never more tian seven
feet Of water the BIO kade has bccn more frequently
and successfully evaded than at any ether port Oh
the Atlantic coast Three steamers of light diangh',
Tie Kate Csreisc and another have each run III
and out three CT four times 10 Nassau and Havana,
brinoing assorted cargoes. The Gladiator, a large
shin from LIVERPOOL with arms and ammunition, lay
Of the bar and discharged her cargo into lighters at
leisure seine months since. Numerous small ve,se!s
have regularly Piled between this aud different Wcii
India ports One woman, who keeps a sort OF hotel,
coov exhibited 10 a naval officer receipt for l'j
barrels of powder, saying that her house had ire-
quonily been 6led with arms and other munitions o.
war. When our vessels were first teen, pilot
schooner was dispatched 10 the souihward to warn
CT an vessels bound for this port.
il was found Oh arrival tbst the Penguin could not
cross the bar. The Henry Andrews, draw ne much
less water, succeeded in getting over. boat eHpe-
dton vas organized TO penetrate tho lnei' on tie
banks Of which were tie salt wOIEE and timber. lie
Penguin gent ap armed launch ana two cutters the
Andrews contributed her only two boats, the cap
tains zig and cutter, and hergelf moved mp toward
the town il position of support. Cap. Bud
went in command of the force, accompanying Capt.
t Mather in his gg, and leading the sdvance.
: Pulling up Mosquito Lagoon, u narrow creek
aersey wooded on either bank they found tne eait
works abont ten res from the entrance, destroyed
il. them, and started TO return. When abont bali way
}, down. Can't Dudd boosted lis sail, aud with fair
wind ran ahead of the other boats, perhaps nile
4 and half. Arriving abreast Of small earthwoik
close 10 the bank he lowered bis sal and pulled in
to determine the character Of the work, which, in
going Nd had been passed without trouble. Al the
bows OF the boat touched the beach from the fort 10
the woods on both sides a volley Of musketry wa.
fired which killed or wounded every IN the boat.
Capt. Budd was shot dead at the fret discharge
He dropped in the stern sheets of the boat his head
hanging over The gnnwaie, Lis hat aca,ing down tie
stream. Capt. llather, who was only wounded ct
first sprang from lie boat, and rapidly dscharging
Lis revolver, attempted 10 advance up the beach.
lie fell with twenty rife balls in his body, Lis face
so cur up with bullets that it could not be recognized
when has Lody was aflorward recovered under a flag
Of truce; and the Rebel Captain who surrendered it,
said that he fought Ike lioni never tried TO save
himself ut all"
The Rebels came ont from the woods and fort took
posfeeson Of the boat, in which every man was now
dead Lut one, and he aneiro wounded in the fort,
and rercating again 10 their cover, opened fire on
the ,econd boat rapidly approaching hr. Kelsey,
Paymastor OF the Henry Andrews, who was steering
this boat was wounded in tie hand which held the
tiller, the conicsl rife bsil passing through the
breadth ofthe knucEes, and not breaking the icsh
except rs I, entered and went out. Two men were
killed and all the fest wounded, one Of whom after
,,a,d died. Mr. Kelsey succeeded IN sieeiiug her
over TO the other bank where the wounded men
orawlod ont on the maIsh and hid themselves IN
%be gIass shlI under fire. Tie other boats were
father asten. When the launch came within
range, her hovitzer opened iio on the Rebels, but
at the fourth discharge the asings broke and he
gun was useless Al the boas, passing through the
pusderous ire from tie opposite bank, finally landed
their crews in the maisb, and having thrown over
The how,ize. il The middle Of the stream aud taken
from The boots he wounded men, The colors, arms,
oars and every hing that could be moved, Tires gu.
t saiols carried The whole Of them through the mud
d mile and a hah 20 the shore where the Henry
Andrews could be hailed. She had 10 boa. to send
bu. q small dug-oat, and in THE tho whole
force was taken oil 10 the vessel. or tho whole
folce nine men were killed, and eleven wounded. |
The attack commenced about O'Clock in tire sf.
ielnoon. Tie Andrews signaled TO the Penguin
outside the bar for assistance but tho egnal was
misunderstood 10 be for pilot. BY O'Clock, Wien
the crew re- -cl6d ihe Andrews, the Wab1s was inst
heayiug in sight, and The Penguin repeated tie his.