New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-19
PROM THE GULF SQUADRON.

Operations OF the GunbOut Sagumore-Cnp-
fure OF II Sloop Lo,dcd with Cotton
Courageous Proposition Of fhe Men
brave aud succcssfui Assauit-Cnpture
of "A Prize LOADED with suit.
Core spoadence of TIE ~ '. Tribune.
Al SEA. March 9, 1868.
All quiet along the Gulf at present. but on the
Eastern coast we have, in some degree, been an
moving she enemy recently. On tho morning Of the
let inst, happening TO be steamng along off Mus-
keto Inlet we discovered tue tOpmasts of schooner
boniug above the trees inside the Inlet. The river
Ut ,his point very intricate and full of shoals also
hlofs make up along tn shore, forming an excellent
SPOT for ambusca de; and which, by the way wa.
used by the enemy about one year ago. and RESULT "a
in their Capturing tho boats with their officers and
crew, belonging 70 tue u. 5. bark Fernandna
Our Captai therefore. not deeming the schooner
worthy the risk, did not send the boats In, Out Ret
ting within 40 snort range as possible. threw over
few PARROTS hoping they might induce the heos'9
to lire her. but the sbells not reaching her, they u
not have the wished-for effect. As we were aoou
leaving the place large portion OF the crew aku
aDu sent III petition 10 tue Captain 81 sr,
mission to 60 in and burn the schooner anu
uediately volunteering, coDsent was SiNen' a
Accordin.ly, before daybreak the following uay'
the exped ion LETT the ship III charge VI hOie ,"
ter's Mate j. A. Sianm, procseueu wb.n
river meeting win resistance on Tue wa! We ~
,-;tb;,, a ,ne Of the schooner, party Was Ssen :"
yun ON hoard and tbeu quickly leave, 'no s'uo ~
,,snt she was discovered 10 be on hrei Puiius &c
atronc and last possible, the ooaDs SUN IL y,
- and while in the act OF boarding. 'ohey Vi
boiis,s was showerei upon them, klng Que hiau
and xyouud,n i've among The LATER, Acting ''s'e
Nate n f. Ford, III charge oi hrsI GUTTER iuseah'3
sba bowrzer sent back charge Oh cahe'ei VIZ
the nJnt smoke curl ssen add, )dds irou 'ue
xrb irh lnne dlltely 10 IONeu, iIOEe
n one traitor ia down bis arms; only one OF tbeh
1900 himself and lie, while IN The act OF aiImpg
bis rife. Was shot dead oy Mr. FORD
The schooner proved 10 be upward Of $50 tuns
hur,ien edeu vita cotton, and apparently READY "
,sil. Being satisfied tnat SIZE Wac well hred Tue
oIiect of The expedition beng accomplished, thel
returued to the ship, the way throwing shgaPi ell
aud canister among the trees ana ousAes ihA lane
the river Lauks occasionally receiving scattered
Gre from The enemy, out meelog WIN no iurtneF
as,al,es Than aiors. entioued. luis little affair
REFLECTS credit upOn tue clew ana the oAieeiS III
charpe. who were all only Acting Masters Mates, II
I except one third Assistant Engineer, r. ".
Coggin. 20 .l;,
for Iudiau River, where they succeeded IN caP'ur-
ing the English schoouer Charm, with " ODD bales
So, Island cotton. Beside her master and crew.
were nlue passengers eudeSvoring 10 escape 10 'he
happy land OF Nassau. One oi Tie passengers is
Capt. Dorrety, L. s. A. unliorn ana a'il lie s"oie
be mad no weapons Of war, but, alas Tor the eccen'
tieies OF genius! he carried revolver IN he '00,
kg The ouiy regret lie has is In allowing himself
aud II men to be t4kea 0y party OF seyen. Qaaf-
ters are now avail Ing him at Fort Taylor. lIus,
you sse, we enoeavor TO keep up some little excite
msnt. to prevent ourselves frou grow ny moidy.
tie gLn5oat Gem of the Sea- ON the iVth, cap
tured the sioop Petee OF Savannah for Nassau While
attempting to run the blockade at lnclan River H.
ht East Florida. She had cargo OF salt Being
old and leAky, Sue Was destroyed. ,,o,,.,,.,,-o