, 1862-05-23

De~1r= Feat Off s:.:an E:rty of Onion
<:t1on 1stsFcsn new dreams ana
mo btle-1AoTE t. WAS 1ponea
Ie1oaa TIC New York Tribune, TuesdaT-1
We have been furnished With the partacu-
lars Of the destruc;1on Of te1eerapbic con1mu-
nication between the ciriss Of Mobile ano ne"
It appears that on tue 5th instant, after three
companfes Of the 9th Co1pcct1cae regiment
bod 1snded at Pass Christian, 1t VAS discoFered
that the Mayor Of that toWn haa ha3sniy .3s de-
;.nn tifss;ssfn1,i. on the westerly side Of the
N,T * Louis, which puts inIa1.d from the
s;n{h and from there WAS sending dssp2tchcs-
t,verT file Telegraph, portion OF which is SUI"
marine. across the Bay St. Louis, to New or-
1r.ns und Mobile, 5otornirEEae rs9e. a2snos.- es
and asSing for Immediate rcln1orcements.
- destroy This means Of communication be-
,,rn = ns;fer of necessity, and was soon de-
1.rnfucd on, III. Haztitt and Mr: John
n nrnond, Masters Mates Of tie Aatteras,
we're placed in command OF N exDeotsoa,
consisting Of seyen sailors from tac aassets, ~
ard six men a1d an erde.ly Sergeant from lue
.9th Connecticut, charged with tue aeeon1-
p1ishmen: Of the desired object s,uo.
They immediately seized xc'ei scnocoGs
ncar Piss Christian and sailed on the1E per'i-
<,p5 adyenture, haring. first buls np On he5
5ecks a fortilcys1on Of cord WOOD, deslsnea
tn nrotect the party from the shots OF the
Will eoldie1y VINO had repaired to Shields.
1,oro. three Eu1Grrd and tilty strong, armed
Min rji,ts and twelve sis-oounder canu IN, 10
rrofect Tic telegraph. Tue Bay ST. L@11's' a.
lie poin; opposite S:'eldstoro, vhele 'ns c. ca.
tIe IL submerged, il = nile and 1hee-t,ls1 ~
in width. at distance Of three gu -, ~ ~
mile from the S''se't "oie s4uee o ,,,,,,osc ot
LUX, which had bceu sr"s 1or luc ~: ~ ~
s,,N,nrtingr thc ca}le, and over lne yea "
@.J;r1, II a. =,s Htle it WIS 1"c HUE pa-ty
Ga;ernninrd fo tc,cr the huc- Efs'i'':55 africa
T;.s,in . So; d.;:ncc Of tbs ho :, tec ta'on
f]ect btinc six.cca ar''es IL we TIT, uss eAa'S
for The nur, ,o:f, apG, armed eacn WA r4de,
r,,t1oes 1u1 . and revolver, pulled for the Ia's-
~. -. !. q :iicrt, no.i1iu5 THIS nlaac:uTes,
.,.u omnrd Oh t',t IN, irin.5 v>1; "sec's v.th
t1nir c1rucn, III, Ta5'i|H9 somc eSceAenS -
s;:ot: v:,h til ra;3>:, coiale' :4s ''da"ae ''se
sa}l toai, !, 1euueet'y ~! n,;;- ,onc r;'r or
'c; .,,;i ,>"..v :!,ci: tneyt.* 70 ::Ecr the
r.n]e. lat lop., fhe job a ls1ru.aAs tough
tu,. rs tAc jv.u!...l ca5lo had "a outst
cnyt1irg Of I've coils, OF nEc-2laai's
non. OF 50 Lard a char ::S'r tn's
fncir axcs were almost w.'ith'css af.et
Aasirg b2eu used Oh II Tor saoi. 11'nc' ~ ~
I,1,a1y, Of Inc rr.lI elot, WHICH were AL ta2
Ul;3,. ,,.a> ING r<unc then, th2y ,'en ascendcu
+i:r o,ia,isr deck al *ic hulk. 4aised the stars
md Su.1.:@ il1et- Il Teliey i. tl: sccesh aud
e:1e 1hlcc hcar.y cllrrl 1os the UrSon. ,fn's
H:as :. ;,cu1t,l 10 Lf a perfect SLOWER at out-
Its ltoIu Tic 1e',@.s; uut ronc o. our party
vc1e hut, Nayin: accomplished tue o3lect
Of 11,eir expeei:to. t'1ey Ia 1enfd the seHfrcd
c,,1e to H.. sic.: stctis Of their saul boat
e1.d 1ogsd i; ;n.., IT,: rita.e Of t22c by, wlcre
inty su:,k ll-:llrs E4o=t cisecinal'y ovs4<.ngs
III. tc]ccr7nuic communication beiTeen the
tyo ,1;ac;:;o7 ciics Vi rcbcldom on the Gull
Com7npucc1 Em7ncns, OF tie IIatteras, in {
commup1calon 10 1he Navy Department .;
Wastipn;or, says Of this sno7 eul G&nau
ex1yditlon, Thai il T. most alofio"sly succeed
Cd, in sni.e Of hea4J lre Of musset1y aAS
sjx-pound FRO, IN cutting 1he telt3fa ~"
conInpn;cat;cu be; Wcen Mobile and New Or
leaae.r
3te i,rportartc OF this brilliant affair cal
1..rGly ic ctei4:>:et', moi only rs disp1ay;n:
The Ge;e.n.n bravery Of the .ion ssilo1
:.ud sold7e.s. bT.. co1dncing so greatly TO th
71cgrcss Of the UAion cause by the Gulf cx
Ne recoIlcct SEEING in the Mobile paper
published s;nce the taking Of Pass Chris.ls
Complains 80 LIE t-:c-3 -: ':::e be. e:
the c,.y and New Onean5 had "sudden'
ceased Working" Tue cause Of that Gees:
tlvu is now faijy APPARENT