New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-29

The correspondent of TIE ChioGgo Times
gives vcTy gloomy account Of disaster at Sabine
Pass. After describing The action he goes to say
Ii VIII naturally be asked how IL came tlat ~ ~
teen minutes trlIl wm.e tie eulboits Arizona ana
crescent City had not been IL action and transports
1ith 3.W0 men Oh blmd were az land, Of whom 800
were On board the Cen Banks then m the llss. ready
20 be landed ard led by the gallant Wci'zcl t. hc as
saG.t ca the Eod-wOrk. the expedition was 50 hastily
and. % III appearance, 50 lsnomniousy abarooncd
Thereby han q tale" The stories ~ cirCu.a on IN
military oirccs. in rcgaid Ia the planning and hitting
out Gtie expedition. indicate that there bas been great
numbering somewhere Perhaps II the famous ON
niitcc tho Conduct of the War turn their attention
a. the subject they may be able 10 discover who Is al
fault do not presume TO aver that any one As Diana,
Die, but " 80 man up tree II looks rs II 'n,ic MA
been bad management somewhere, ana especially II te
rop ris in circulation am inclined 10 believe have
sumo foundation.
1t appears that the expedition entered The Pass rs the
the CbbinC. and that Immediately u!t'rNal0 thr
Clifton and the Sachcm grounded We ere told that
the low stage OF water in the Pass was unlocked iOr
This is strange. Was there one connected with the
expedition on the charerng OF vessels lOr IT, who knew
the average depth of water IN the Pass-Nho kne" thh
it Is Only under tie most favorable circumstances tmt
vessels drawing over six or seven feet water can
enter Did the Arizona and the Crescent City and me
transports or any Of them beside the Gen Banks and
The Laurel Hin (Which II Is SAID, threw overheard her
deck load of mules and pieces of artillery t. he
ahc 20 get out again)dd any of these vessels citr
the Pass and if not they prevented by the M
looked for" low stage of waterf Can il be hat vessels
that they we're unable - enter the Pass
gain. st is said a reason for the hnsty return o
the expedition that IN hitting out no provision o. ns'
Tor the steamers bad been made beyond laroiy SUN
Cicni - 20 and return that NO allowance bad hr'n
made io any delay and therefore the return Of ic 'A
pedition Il WIS found tin desired ohlrCt Cpd
rot BE- obtained nstarteI was matter W unal OIdhhr
and pressing necessity II this be 4 would seem t.
indicate such assurance OF The success of The cAIeui
iOn immediately on IT, appearance IN the fass iut DO
fitting Oui. u deemed unuccCss0i! 10 make ai!
provision Tor contingencies.
Thccorrespondeni goes or 10 statu that the cnhoat
Clifton was SO scryiocah.e. when abandoned 20 the
enemy thri The Rebels 4 hours could make her
worthy. IL also says.
am Trustworthy, informed Hat thc number 4 y
sons host iherc ai TIE Pass from The eunbats aid hec'
generally. VIII moi TAIL abort oi 800
Al .c 10 lo4i. wien pli,d TO and fsom ,he hea D.
quarters Of MajoT-Gcn fianAin or ihc. Srfolk wee
driven ashore in sudden egurn. aud The crews aAd
boats cap; rod 'rd taken up 20 ;Ac keba. fort
During tie curss Or, Ut q: the cunho-ts ard Rebel
batteries, several trains ~ 'f.. crowded Win tolr'
were plainly seen coming hlo SaiiAetiy more were
as many i've iiMps supposed TO have come Hon
Galveston.
And low must dcscib the return home
\ violent gale arose some distance ont 81 sight -
lard III Southwest Pass TO weather the stui IA lIoA'
loss o. valuable property. ammunition guns. stores.
mules hor Is sc. bad 10 b. submit TO- Some o. iie
boats too were IN yery shHfy condition particularly
TIE suffolk and Laurel IN and l may ay tie Conii.
ueut.l o. ilo .oTl.cr o. -rh uas Gen Iaik!a
From tie Sulo.k they ID w oven board anon many
included.
From DE Laurel Hi tlcy cas, into tie angry 800
head 81 mules many army wagons and two iiris 81
re ammunition. THIS boa; crowded with black
uocpr.
TIE steamers .nincnial lands. and Others bod 90
dispense with share Of ilcir valuable freight O. ide
thc w.gcs Tie Cuni.ncnfl TO lad run into Tie SUI
fox d msgigg herself and nearly sinking The other.
IL fact hrl for tie double hull or double sdesi do not
know correctly whch-Aat The Suffolk had. che would
have gone % To bottom.
Tie Indiana and New YoIs batteries we're thrown
o- board The Indiana battery Included four y
FOUNDERS Perhaps sixteen TO twenty sounded ihe
deyths 81 the soa
.'r iuf Tincd riso that The captain Of either tie
Clifton 90 the SgCAem shot the pilot dead who hid a.
serted lAai le!c would be- i0unGte len feet q wa.cr IN the
Pass.
Am1u-tie cap'urcd on the Clfioa we're fur Of Gen.
fraAiEfs .Hl. ~ either on the >achem 90 Clifton
fhli tie .aftrf-wrIr sesca companies a. NcW OH
sigrT.hoofcfs. captured - cuufs,-
n, Informant himself BOZ The expedition. believe. =
ihe Rebels had permitted thcm al 20 innd cvci1 onc
would have h.c1 captured. ~ itirks a." Rebels sup
posed h.i III United STATE, force. were f1y aware %
their ,-iilou euns nLih -. AID Lad cone ~ Ii
couai force encounter them; lencc thcr ds'fe 9"
pres ei, TIE Ltbaff.i.on