The New York herald., 1862-04-29

bound for Havana they having escaped through island
passage Breton. -
The Captain OF the Eugena was noted blockade
breaker. He the commander OF the MiraInon when
she captured He gave his word Of honor to Commo-
dore Mexican to out of Mobile after getting provi.
sons and leave forever He broke his word,
and in the Eugena has made several successful voyages
According to information obtained from OF the
prisoners the soldiers would fight little Fort Jackson
but when that fell people New Orleans think the rich
and big men would all clear out and leave the rest"
Times hard There work excepting for carpen-
ters who get four dollars per day for working the
gunboats They paid in Confederate notes and IN many
stores these will pass There five gunboats the
axe, besides the two not yet equipped and
good many in the river Some went up the river short
time ago with the steamram and 10 900 men.
Captain Morris reports the death of Frederick Beth,
captain OF the after guard, and Nicholas Connor
swain; also the injuring Of James Parr, Haman, and
Acting Master John d. Robertson The former sustained
confusion in the head the latter fracture of both
bones of the left leg. The accident happened board
| the Pensacola by the parting of a hawser.
Flag Officer Farragut encloses report from Acting
Master Thomas Pickering to Lieutenant Commanding
| Hunter, commanding steamer Montgomery, OF the
| capture Of the schooner Columbus, of Calves
| ton, loaded with cotton and bound TO jamaica,
The expedition attended with much dan~
| ger. Those engaged in it not only encountered
heavy at night. but fred upon from the fort
at ST. Louis Pass Texas shot passing through the side
of the launch Owing to strong food tide and head
wind and the rebels long roll having been BEATEN the
party from the Montgomery, not being able to bring out
| the schooner with safety, destroyed her by fire.
Tho steamship Hatteras having captured the
Wallis Off Ship Island sold her to General Butler for
| transport vessel
An expedition from the United States bark Pursuit
| captured the rebel steamer Florida, which was lying
about twenty miles above st. Andrews Town. They
succeeded in cutting her out, and on their way up the
bay also captured the sloop Lafayette with fifteen bales
of cotton board. On the way down the expedition was
induced by flag OF truce send boat ashore. When
within gunshot distance there rose from the bushes
party Of about thirty forty and fred the boat
killing the and woundng several others.
Flag Officer Farragut under date of April TO- communi-
Gates reports made TO him by Lieutenant Commanding
Readc of the steamer New London dated March &c and
April OF two engagements between his vessel and some
| rebel steamers. He says
On the afternoon of the I'd inst left Ship Island, in
company with the United States steamer J. p Jackson
and the transport steamer Henry Lewis with the Con-
Ninth Volunteer regiment board to cooperate
with the army for the purpose OF efecting landing at
Biloxi. The landing made the evening Of the Same
day the New London and p Jackson anchoring OF the
town. The next day, about half-past four p. M the
| troops cnoarkcd when all got under way and
started for Pass Christian, intending the following
day to effect landing at Pass Christian At ten Pm.
having taken favorable position for the night
anchor On the 4th of April, at forty minutes past
four A. NJ three rebel steamers discovered, stand
| ing down to make attack The action was imme
diaely begun by the New London, Jackson and Lewis
with the rebel Oregon Pamlco and Carondeet,
nd after continuation OF about thirty minutes the
LOWS was withdrawn account Of tho crowded state
of her decks New London and Jackson continued
the fight for hour and forty five minutes, when the
| enemy withdrew. apparently much injured.
About nine A. N. the United States steamer Hatteras
joined u.s. and having the senior officer on board he took
command While the landing being effected at Pass
Christian, a rebel merchant appeared to the
and Immediately pursued by the New Lon.
| don and Jackson After a chase Of hour she was
captured. She proved to be the rebel steamboat O.
| Wallis, loaded with turpentne, rosin and lime.
lhe second report is as follows
On the afternoon OF the 25th rebel steamers
| discovered at Pass Christian. The New London got
under way and stood for that place, and approached
/ | as near as practicable account OF shoal water
, | The rebel boats approached within two thousand
yards when the engagement began the London begin
ming the action finding the enemy not disposed to come
nearer The fight lasted hour and fifty minutes During
, that time We fred hundred and sixtyone shots Of
all kinds. No injured board this vessel, mol
was the vessel herself The vessels Of the enemy engaged
, | were the steamers Oregon and Pamlico. From thei
each Of them seemed to be struck two three
times After the engagement the enemy left for thu
lakes We remained on the ground until they were ou
| of sight and returned to Ship Island.
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