The New York herald., 1863-11-16

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occurred or any Of tho steamers should by any means
become separated feet they should assemble at
place appointed the Texas coast and there wait for
orders.
LOSS or THE srEAMER UNION.
Tho steamer Union, Captain Mayhood. sunk between
seven and eight O'Clock Saturday morning.
In addition to the crew. there forty six negroes OF
the Corps dc Antique and lieutenant board In
towing the steamship Empire City she proved 80 heavy
that strained the upper works Of the Union 10 such
extent to her 70 leak badly About eleven
O'Clock Friday night Captain Baxter hailed by
Captain Mayhood, who reported that the Union was
sinking The former Immediately ordered boat 10 be
lowered and Manned Mr. waId the second mate OF the
Empire City taking charge OF her. This with the life
boat from the Union rescued the and negroes and
all saved before the steamer sunk though many Of
the latter by fear that they were
able TO spring into the boats they approached the sds
Of the vessel and, TO save them from going down with
her II was found necessary 70 throw them overheard,
| and trust to those n the boats 70 pick them up
Five trips made to the sinking steamer by Mr..
| Ward and the boars crews OF the Empire City.
Captain Baxter and his gallant fellows deserve great
praise for their oooness bravery and perseverance in
| this trying hour.
The Union was light draugbt steamer. OF about tono
hundred and fifty tuns burtbep, between eight and
years old, and worth probably about seven thousand
| dollars.
The next morning, on haling the Empire City, and
learning Of the loss on board OF the flagship ex
claimed If the Empire City the Unon what
| can ~ Pretty good.
Early on Saturday morning the Mcclellan managed 10
get all the feet together. with the exception Of the
agley Zephyr and pocahontas and the
| ses Monongahela and Owasco.
A rRoyIDKST1L EscAE-rvo RgmI pEsTnIERs
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AZ that hour We aran spoke tho Empire City, che
having been absent the feet several hours She
answered our inquiry II all was well board "Al
| well, sir" The captain then informed us that few
hours previous he had picked up forty miles on Pass Ca
vao, a small boat with deserters rom the enemy
| they having been OF sea forty hours.
The poor fellows were ordered be board the
Mcclellan in boat but they weak ard std from
exposure hunger and the Of sleep 10 be perfectly
helpless each requiring the assistance Of two men.
They stated that they belonged TO Company b. Eighth
Texas infantry, but tho Goth q August they, with
eight others detailed board the John y.
| Carr (rebel gunboat).
On Thursday night last about O'Clock, they
email boat lying between the gunboat and Fort Fsperauze
and thinking this good opportunity to desert, they
entered H. rowed sea and started the Of
Brazos river where they learned OF our
blockaders bit nortber coming up they unable
TO manage the boat and let her dr before the wind.
Al day Friday through ita, terrible storm all night
and up 10 ten O'Clock on Saturday morning they were
driven every direction their irai boat which could
only kept anost by constant taeng they thur
exposed for about forty hours and have before
observed without rest or a mouthful TO eat
They we're received by all on board the Empire city
and Mcclellan with hearty welcome, and several % Tho
stan officers offered the poor ragged aud barefooei DO
serters their beds, furnished them with food and
drink, both Of which they were sadly IN need o.
nyoExAuoN.
when these men we're able 20 cobvcrse, Il dis
covered that they knew much that q great Import
ance TO the generals commanding. They sad that re-
voyers and povder IN large quantities we're manlfac
,urcd at New Brownsville and that the former sold at
two hundred and nfty dollars each, rebel money
Three regiments which they said ou the RIO
Grande few ago, had teen sent 10 Galveston add
Sabine Pass aud that COLONEL Lueketts regiment Of
airy ordered 70 proceed 20 Houston nearly weeks
ago.
sabiue Tass, they said expected to 10 dsiy
attacked and only week ago reported that nye
or six Yankee or the the river.
Two or three days before they deserted report vas
circulated that ten thousand Union troops had landed
but the day following this statement was corrected.
On Maisgorda Island sAluria there large fort
called Fort Espcran mounting nine guusone inch
oolgmbsd, siH twenty four pounders and two twelve
FOUNDERS. Captain vernon r. IN command Two oomra
MES q infantry and q cavalry as well az company
Of oonscrpts (ao civary), are reported cncampcd In
the nelghborhood
General Masrgser, they say, ls Houston lie
has only thousand troops (esvay) thsre, the re
m,lpder q his army being scattered about various
pAes, the mat being At Galycftou and Sabine Pss.
Al the former cay there ALEC regiment of heavy ar
thery
there formidable fort Brovosv lie. 90 the no
Grande, called Port Brown. Erigader General Pee 10
command. since receiving this learn from 40.
other party that Geusral De lAs been surerseasd and
Brradcr General slaughter appointed 70 TIE command
AZ 10 attack vas expected ia tbs perhborb od for
some time all the rstel troops have teen tsst away 10
otbsr poinis. leaving cniy small force 10 garr.n ne
Fort.
The rebel gunboat John Carr lyus 10 saiafa Rayos.
al small river boat Two guns ope ssh.scr- pagnaer
and ,he other Twelve posnfer ho-n1sr. board.
These msu gave tber names Ge,rss simops leo.