The New York herald., 1862-12-04

nary thing. AZ the time almost sacrificing one's
sell % certain death and or The reasonrhe of
me bils Was entirely unprotected. A shot from the
as anywhere elsc
Among those selected remain board the Eliis wsrs
s s'f Mates Valentine aud Barton aud, Ia accnIdanco
Win ths captains Instructions, the prize schooner
droipei down the channel.
Thus " was were LETT alone
this morning the enemy opened on us with
iour batteries Of artillery, stationed einnence ana
in such manner as TO give cross nre We replied
well could. The snen,y's ehes IN n utIe shilc
almost riddled the II to pieces II was SON found that
there was no chance TO save the vessel NOS
even the slightest degree OF hopc 70 do
Then II that, with true pride cnurage Cap
tain Cushing resolved, as long "a It possible,
70 maintain the honor OF the dag by hhtug to lne last
extremity, without show or hope of ~, End
AZ long there was anything Of tho vessel left stand
He did fight and ronght well, and heard ~ re-
marx that the toughest fight he saw although
he had been In eight others IL was not detire for
actual regret TO leave his vessel--a vessel had
captured from the eaemy.
Those who remained with Captain Cushing behaved
with great cooness and executed his orders although
dangerous, with deliberation and success
It's your correspondents belief that IL tho Ellis had
not been aground she would actually have sunk or went
70 pieces, effective tho enemys he.
Finding that to remain fighting longer tho Ess was
but exposing himself aud men to every chance OF capture
Captain Cushing. with his han s. hred tho flfs In
five places and while doing this he remarked 81 cannot
surrender her, and to rebel AT this line tho enemy
approaching tie doomed vessel Ia small boats IN
strong force When tho vessel had been thoroughly red
Lieut. G.. with all board lett in the g for the schoon
ana the men nad to pun their tnro IN
rent ha storm OF shell the shells bursting the nd
scattering every conceivable direction licfnrc cav
ing the vessel hs pivot war loaded and tEnc ON tho
enemy that the heat would enable tina vessel light
itself and did so; Tor the gun went on Shirly after
abandoning tho Ellis the flames communicated 10 tho
magazine causing laundering exfosion Portions ot
the sol IN the air to great height, aud then
spread in all directions. Some shells eh ch left 'or
slso burst in the air Tho whric one of
terrific grandeur Tho reverberatug cch the blrsr
bombs, the scattering tmbers, . roar OF IT,. enenl
clnn.n the escape IN the gig, the evidencc of beh
watched from the shore and the hard n d fast row
the schooner rendered the whole see too executing an
peculiar Tor explanation IN n newspaper paragfah.
As reached the schooner We got under WI
and for the On reaching the bar the pit
sta that it was low and that coald M, ~
IT, and the running very high ut The time
AZ all hazards Captain q. concluded to force tho
vessel IT, The schooner was then put into ne
breakers and struck four times. Finally GOOD heavy
swell along and carried us safely .crurs tile bar.
Tie enemy cavalry to the extent o tour companies
folio Cd along the bank Of tho river, and hen we
got to ha breakers they were within about six hundred
yards Of Az they saw us go over the II thoy hrea
voey but without the least effect or INJURY u party
Then that the party board the schooner gave
cheer cheer for tho Captain and tag " our natl n
This the rebels heard and cond he By the ala of
glass looking quietly IL not demurey for they saw
us escaping in one Of their ats and IL przo
while they gained nothing but few fragments AZ an
impediment 10 their New river channel
On board the schooner we saved thing OF value
including twelve FOUNDER rfied howlt2er.
In This affair Coptain G. penetrated forty miles mp
"New" river where United States vessel had ever
been before since the OF the rebellion,
took and waved over II the United States Tag
captured three schooners fortyhSe stand c arms ana
destroyed the salt works and ten whaebcat besides sus
tanning three days eight and avoiding the capture OF
either himself or his vessel.
LATER.
NgwRKRs, Nov. 20, 1862.
The schooner has safely reached Beaufort and Captain
Cushing your arrived here late 70 night
All is quiet here.