New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-06
The CoIsrcd Troops at Pasca goula.


Aprl II. 1858. )
BIZ. Ge, sHERHAs. Co~~asdhss DCsn'ss u Ss~-orisoa'
Sin: In compliance with instructions from your
quarters TO t.sp ysu promptly infOnaed Of any
m,n that sasmy might be Known to be MAILING up the
Msssppi Sound" upon learning that repeated domonsrs
had made in the diec.ion Of Pscasoa BY Coud
troops ashore and In armed boats slong the coast and
fhemors having resbls information that the greater part
Of tho forces q, Mobile being s.cnfes Charles
ton dstsninsd TO male roeonDoissAnos within tie
y' lines Psseasooa for the purpose Of not emily
brssins up their demonstrations bat Of creating diversion
II Mobile forces rom Charleston, and pTecpitans them
along the Sound and accordingly embarked with dcach'
meBt Of 100 men Of my command the u transport Gens-
70. Bank. on the morning Of 9Th April 1862 and made for
Ps.c.soulA Mir. where arrived sbou. o'clock . H..
landed and took possession Of wharf and ho,sl hoted the
Stars and Stripe, upon the building threw out pichos AID
sent deaehents vaIoss directions TO take posses
the place and hold the roads leading tie
Immediately thereafter force Of 30 Consders,e
airy down the Mobile rosd drove In tho picke and
attacked the squad the len, from whom they received
reception. They then fell back In coufuson
formed. and made daAh upon the detachment stosed at
the hotel at which poius they again spusod Con
crate infantry meanwhile attacking my forces tie
len, aud forcing small detachment to occupy wharf from
which they poured voley AFTER voey into tho euemys r.nk
killing and wouDdins many, with loss Of only
the wharf The bsns under Of the house. and
forests while my troops from the nature Of the grounds
unsvodby s1possd The Conederstes had placed their
and children In front Of their houses for cover and
armed their citizens and forced them to fight against
After hours steady and skrmishing the enemy
treated to the wood and my forces fell back 10 the hotel and
wharf Then the enemy sailed forth again, with apparently
Increased numbers attempting TO surround the hotel and OBJ
tain possssion Of the wharf but they ssAin rspusd
and driven back to their sover-ths forests Was here sha.
Lieut. JONES' With detachment Of only men. having
been placed the extreme Right cut his through large
force Of the snsmys essly and arrived the hotel whou,
loslns man. but killing and wsundns eonder.bls number
Of the enemy.
Atsr continuing hghtins nom 10 o'clock 10 o'clock
% ADD upon learning thai heavy rsenforcsnsnts Of in
sny and artillery had arrived from the camp up the Psscs
eouls River withdrew my forces nom tho hotel and
turned 70 Ship Island The snsmy's loss 20 killed
and large number wounded From my knowlsdys aud
from iLformsion derived from prisoass taken In the hght
and from refugees since arrived the enemy had %o
airy aud Infantry at Psscsgoals ana heavy rssnforcsms
within sig mies Of the place. Refugees who have arrived
since the report the spsnys loss greater than
mentioned Ia my frst report.
The expedition perfect succsss accomplishing oil that
intended resulting In the rspas Of the enemy In every
engagement with great loss while casualties only
killed and wounded Grssi credit 10 due the troops
gagged for their unhnehng bravery and stsAdns" under th
their first fire exchanging voey er volsy with the GOODNESS
Of and for their Determined enacty In maintaining
their position and taking advantage Of every success that
their courage and vaor gave them and slss TO their officers
Who cool and determined throughout the sctiOnhsh
Ing their commands against dvs Tunes their nunber end
ddsui throughout Of suessss al demossrssng to lie fullest
pxsu that the oppsson which they have hsrsteors under
gone nom The hands their foes aud the sboqay that has
shOwsd upon them BY those who should have been
friends. had NOT s1tnsuishsd ther manhood. suppressed
their bravery. and that they had still hand 10 WELD the
.woid and heart 10 vtsliss lie blow.
would particularly the attention Of the Department to
Msor T. Dumas Capt yillsvord and Asuts Jones and
Martin, who constantly in the thckss Of the nEht and
By tho unnehips bravery and admirable handling Of their
commands contributed 10 the Of the stack and rs
decsA greet honor upsa the Gag under end fs which they
uoby struggled Rspsstsd instances Of individual bravery
amons the troops might ~ mentioned but would b IN
vidious whore eli fought ~ naafuiy and 90 well.
would sss msntsa he name a. and thspk u behalf Of