Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-04
FROM The Houston Telegraph 18th.
THE VICTORY OFF SABINE.
ENG 0f WAR MORNING light AND 4 SCh00.
sEb CipriRED.
C.rclling Chaas and Sea Tight

VI fINr TVT,
peiiiion rs order OF Mel Geo. MaY:mlcr, having for
iis oljac. the clearing libus Ray OF the enemy nnl
their capture. 20 effect this object the two lttlc
steamers Josiah Bell and uuric y were placed IN
der hls command, with about 500 men drawn from
Pyrou's, Spcghts aud COOKS regiments.
The Roll was armod with "a pound ride cannon,
aud no uuce Ben with two las.
Tlie enemy learning. doubt, that the expedition
was rtting nut ia sibnn rivor. and warned hy one
succrss al Galveston iet Tho r.,s and took position
In iha Gulf 'velyc miles dlsiaht.
The eypcdi' ion got under way on tho 2oih and ran
down 10 the PAS. On lie morning Of the list Tue
steamers got up steam AMI started for the bar. They
discovered az about wtl vn miles d~tsut two vessels
which proved to be- the hrig-oi-wRr Morning Lighi,
mounting cah; ;i1a and unr ricd gun and u seho0-
ner,--thG name ofNhich our iuformailtdoes not re-
mcmber-mouuiing two spendid pahlgrccns.
Tho Morning Light ia the SAINT vessel lat destroy
Cd NiHsinm's -ali WORKS. her men, il viii bo re-
men,bcrN we're thoroughly punished in that affair.
] he moment The vessels discovered them they m
sail and 10 sea 10 escape o'ir steamers Aisica'
was at put and an exciting chile commenced
At about 10 O'Clock the chsSe having con- nur'i ~
bout u miles, the Hr got in range and the Davis
Guards let nv their tr-t gun ut tn; Morning light.
The chase continued for some niles further, giving
our boys tine to fire es twelve shots, several Of
which took eject IN the brig. The brig answered,
bur was unable TO lt The Bel NJ all, HAVING nov
approached TO within good mr-ket range, II Old not
take lon, Far the riAemsn TO clear tic enemy deck
Before the Bel, reached her her cojors were haulo1
down, and our boys took und.putrd Possession. 1t
did not require long 10 tske lhe schooner.
Thus has Slai. Watkins confined The brilliant per-
form ai,re. iual.Urtl"s by iicl Hagrcr coast
and without he loss of n,;n ar gun, added to
navy two Yc,llout veses, II heavy guns and stores
OF lie most au4bl e,hsracter All honor 10 himfor
l,iH C8lldnuy
How Tho Bell aud Uncle Bon were fitted Up need
not here hetuii. plcy belong tn tho faGrirr iloet.
The caaut Major ia still cruising az ,hin", ready
to receive further contributions from old Abe TO our
navy
The following IL Inc Official report OF Mai Watkins,
of tho brilliant naval engagement uftlt" 2i@t:
0S BOARD rEa G. $. l'uNanAr B6I.L,
s,GiSa plss, TEXAS, Dan, q, JsHY-
captain We mot the enemy this mornings ia tho
Gulf of Mcxici. We whipped them, aud brYnpht pys-
ryihing 10 Sabine Pass. fought tein-,tn guns TO
0D.'
Nv officers and men behaved nobly. wehaye cap
.ured two ycsscl,ouc Of tton full rugged 81 TO- ,nd
the other iuc gums, medical stores
aud emmunition in abundance, together win! one
h4 Wers ana n,sg Sc,D WATKINS
Mai. and a 4. Cent, coin'dg on the Sabine
To EpNuyD r. TURNER, Capt. u',d A. 40,
FURTHER 9F TnE NAVAL HSTciG,
TIE NeNn publishes Tho f,lloHn; letcr giving
come Interesting particular. Of tue naval battle:
ON sGAGD THE STEAMER ;. II. RtLL,
January 2ist i6;:.
En- Ssws :-.At sunrise This morning :heJ II. He'll
and Uncle Ben l,it Sabine Pass. Vixen near tho hay
Of, tho ,ar a eio aud pchnuurr hove In full vr,y-
whoa wc lad approached Within ~ luilos, and ats
A. H., tho Bell opened frc with 20 poun ri:Ie GUS.
called the Hagrndgr." cur slot fell short and We
ceased firing. A; pa 4. NJ. the eMeply,s ship, Nor
ming nisht, opg,cd IRE the Bell with round shot
she'll and graps, brt all FIJI short. the same tpo
the Bel stopped ior thc Uncle Ben 20 up, At
800 a. II. tho u N cane mp and both beats moved on
10 the attack. At THE time the Yankee sho; and she'll
we're flying thick around the i:ai. At 9 A. NJ. ;he
Yankee com n,aHdcr finding eur ,wo boats were clos,
ing on him, cmnGed his position and pad Ms compi-
meats TO Uncle Ben in discharge Of his guns az her.
at this ine Lieut.. II. ". Dow Ing Of the list Texas
ARTILLERY, Cooks regiment doing gncd work with
The MacrGdsr, and meantime tte " horr MAJ ines -
were pouring yoey tier valley i''o tit helpless crew
OF the shin About the tine tho schooner codg-
ed, coming from The Ice Of tte ship, fired sipt at
The Bell, which did not take effect. Afei0 the YAM
l,ee ship struck her colors 10 the Beii, and slIliita
nco,isy the schooner struck hers the Uncle lpu.
say sill that might be- ~ d Ia regard to The
hnaring. / received the swords u the ianlipe cap
tain aud FIRST Lieutenant. Capt. Charles Fowler, 81
the Felt behaved with great ccHness sail who know
Elm will readily believe and gavD bis orders to his
men to take good aim and wasi" no ammunition.
The captain 1.-THE UrclcBcn also deserves much ere
dit for his cool ntrepGiy Capt. Odlum stood nrmly
ut his post dirrcjih the MsGruder in lie work Of des
tructOn.
took charge Of the shin by direction of Capt Fow-
Ter. Amer ihe sas iuried and the sup was in
tow OF the Bell, and tho schooner of he Uncle Ben
made examination of the ships condition. found ne
leak, but her hall hal ltu struck by - pound hd
the second port hole On the port side and exploded
KILLING man and wounding i've o,he's. We have
now brought The prizes all safe 90 I'll" bar and are re
dy FOR another fight. Yours, xhFh SABLE.
p. S.-The names Of The vessels cnptnred The
Morning Light aud he Velocity, the !oiuer LOS
toms aud die latter u Or 80 tons. The Shp " armed
with two l2-pound brass howiizcrs Tie echoon I
will make good suuOtt, bot the ship IL Of too hes
Wy dTaught for cur utr.
Tho Telegraph has tie following additional items
We learn ihr' The officers Of the Morning Lirh; re-
port that the 'D0 Engaged the iiatcrs on Gsiyeso
Island ON the night uf IA. nth INST and sunk her.
This was the ngseciuen MT the firing ou which was
heard AZ Galveston, and reported az The dime.
hgndred guns for the gallant navy the Con!ed-
crate Sintesl
We learn that the British ship of war Rinaldo was
off Galveston yesterday, aud communicated with The
consul. IN the city. Size is from New Orleans. SHE
states Il the oveto (Eloridal that had the feh
with and sunk the Hatteras IN the llth inst. She
sncoGniercd the siteras and hailed f1r boat 20 be
sent on board The boat started for her. bat before
reaching her, she poured brndside into the Hate
ras aud shortly sunk her. The boats cTcw escaped
TO III, Brooklyn.
She r,ro.,s that the Federal fleet has retprnci from
/ Port HUDSON 20 New Orleans having abandoned the
attempt to open the Mississippi river.
She reports, also. that Com. Failayat has annonn
red his in;entioa Of furnishing Galveston and Texal
3 for the impotence exhibited by Gen. Nssruder an
/ his iorctsun the lsi inst.
Lincoln ms. issued proc anNiion ordering all Con
Tolerate oi,ers into close Confinement. subject 20 r.
talietior, should Davis enforce hls proclamation
/ n gainst Butler, etc.
We learn from Sabine Pass hat two Federal steam
appeared there before ii Watkins had 81 icent
4 ly liyhferei The Mori Z Light to ret her over n
bar, ard he was compcilsi o destroy her, which D.
oid before heutfoi ing tc fossfl ne succtccet IN -
wing most of her Stones aud q portion OF her arma
in.4if, including enc fsrrii gun Tie Velocity
all right Size viii ie heard from in cae time.
! Tie News has the following additional if6ms;
Besides the 100 Yankee prisoners I'm re- are also ]
or 70 c0ntahaDes and Tree uerfoes captured, r1akin
in al rs Or lo pfisi urrs. o. the IeErcrg- eight
! ten arr ffce, having oeen brought from fhe Nfrfh
tie rest are caniratsuds belonging to sumo sfour
ciaizsls or LOuisianIans.