The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-20
IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS.
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Arrival Of ne Steamers Columbia
and George Cromwell.
THE EXPEDITION TO TEXAS.
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Return Of General Franklin'S Command
to New Orleans.
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laval Engagement with tho RnsmyS
Batteries at Sabine Pass.
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Disablhs and Capssss = The Unitsd States
StsanUs Glii(sa and SaeAsm.
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THE OVERLAND MOVEMENT.
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1svat Engagement with the Rnsmy's
Batteries 81 Sabine Pass.
THE OVERLAND MOVEMENT
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By lhe arrival Of The steamers Columbia Captain Bar
tss and George CROMWELL Captain Post At this port from
New Orleans, have Intelligence from that city by the
6srnes vessel the 18th nst rhe OF importance.
General Franklins command has returned to New Or
lsass The United States steamers Clifton and Sachcm
have been captured by tho rebss at Sabine Pass The
sts Of correspondents win be found full Of interest
TAe st bale Of cotton Of the growth Of 1868 sent North
brought by the Columbia, and Was shipped BY
George Hunnewe, and brought at auction, in New Or
ssans. sixty -sevsh and hall csnts per pound
Oar Expeditionary Correspondence.
HxA1oul.rrHs, Gx,xs4L wnrzn's Dryisos,
NsErExSrH AMY CoHrs, SrRAxaR BMvnKRB,
MIsnssPr1 RIVER, Sept. II, 1858
T1e expedition Of the N.aSeenth army oorps,. Major
GsneTN FTShkln Commanding, which left New Orleans
The 4th instant has returned, without accomplishing
che object which despatched All The prelimi
nary arrangements were made in tho most expeditions
and manner and the promise OF success was most
aatterng up to the vory last moment, whom eombna
zion OF those unfortunate sccdcnss which human fore
sishf or determination prevent overcome tnrned
Victory into defeat AID rendered nugatory all tho efforts
ac gallant osfs and composing the expedition,
eompeins them rsliDquah for the presen, the aiep'
Eosrn TO the base o! operations at this place.
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ne i'm Of tho expedition the occupation Of Sabine
Niy. ssuaied the right bank at the mouth Of the
s.nne river. ths dividing limo Of Louisiana and Texas
pess great strategic importance base Of
Aos asaluss either Western Louisiana Eastern and
central rexas Tho city only forty 10 forty Ave niles
rom tsveston by lsn1, sud aboJt sixty miles BY ses,
Ioston she capital or rsxas. IL Is datant about
sssiy ass and is With BY branch railroad
lruu nnmonG Thh railroad 10 not III operation ~ pro
sen portion Of tho track hasiag bscn torn up The
cssshe, from shs mouth oT tbe Mississippi ID two hun
eea ID sghty miller The sra,egic Importance S the
rn n thus bs c.ulpvsbsnasd ct g,snos, and rs
psNua dsubse.s intended the nvst step in
gss he results or which PROMISED 1, b@ os the most
ldaisrt spa lasting character.
rAv y ofxaApo~.
usDyiss tbs land force naval i"r~ ~ f'or
sehs Arsss guns s's consisting ~ the Clifton Arizona,
Gants City spd sschc and ihs piau was for these to
drtvs back the snsny, snd cover the
Lndlng ~ the troops. How calamity and noby tney
svove to carry out successfully their part Of tho
programunc how they failed, and how the many brave
hearts within eight ana hearing Of the conflict witnessed
sha failure with hitter feelings of snger and regret that
.hcy could not be seieyed may become portions
oe our history but win remaiu indeiiby reocrded on
sAs hearts or all who present. and nerve them 10
ss, grol.er exsrons the glorious OF fc~cmpg
iher country.
ActiDExf.
the last place - rendezvous, on Beruick Nay. "
MS determines that the entire shond 20
reach he pom. " destination By midnight Of ihs !th,
and The attack place three four ccocg
os the morn,us OF the SD. With this understanding
the long limo moved their way potsd by the
ARIZONA Capt. Tbbefs which followed by the
transport Relvidere Capt FIe.cher having on board The
veteran X. Gen. Godfrey wc!tze commanding the First
division u the corps, and the gallant members of his
ssa she General beng sssgDed 70 that post Of honor
and o. danger which he not oaly willingly sccepts, but
modcs,iy requests. The command Of the advance. Tue
blocksdng vessel stationed on Sabine Pass now the
osecs ana the swiftly on, white bright
snou, was constantly kept discover vtsssl Hour
sSsr ho,r pagsed and vessel appearing up 10 three
scck The morning of the stb, the feet hove ~
and .; on examination became apparent that the feet
hal BY The designated point quite dsisnce, IN con-
searcn.e Of the absence OF the blocksier u wxs, 0,
coarse late In the day carry cut ,be original plan
aud the consequence delay cf an entire day was
n.cessitsed. thus giving tho eneny, II advised of Tho
ssrcdon, opportunity cf receiving rsnforc~nen,s
and making ali nocsssasy psepsrsr- either for cvacps
tiou or . vigorous defence. would add In this
connection that the biockAdee absent cru.se,
from which .he returned before The battle.
ya1Iss Ksssv
ruring Monday night, therefore, the ontre feel
collected the peghborLooi o, Sabine. The gunbcais
and he dranzhl vrses Of the transport ncst crcssed
the bar and immediate prepssstiops were made FOR the
STACK the upavoidsbie delay reccssitAog changes
h. the mode Captain Croker, ~ The ClfsoD gallant
,s ne ever soa.bt snip. to inusarae she action
BY feeling ancovorins tho eaeays batteries, sscer
tain the pauber AID dsPgltiol q ,he cpgsng fcrce,
sn,- drawing tleir IRE, Nhile Generals Franklin ard
wci,scl personally examined the % q the pass and
ascer,ansi the eligible point tor dscmbaFsng the
land foroe Accordingly the Clifton steamed up tho pass
hroxIns shell now then from huge rifed guns
tfs onlv work visible ian csrthworA containing sls
heavs gunsp snd mixing csrcnI rcocnnohzance Of the
surscirjrg l.csty. she received Response 10 hsr
aumsc shots, saa with daring bravery steamed WITHIN
the foft abont and lesuroy
% hes formes pss;irn. The o. tbs so.ms work
hundred TO hundrod ani any yards
issgth sna va. supposed TO be open At the rear
rArns
On the reuen % Clifton tbs order n bss,c va Inn
eisiey arranged aud rapd'y perfected. Tho xansoa,.
Clifton, Arzons and sAchem, engage the enemy
wuk. While The Granite Ciy, which carried only ,
srcadside ra brass euna, cover the landing
ss ar advance force nve hundred men, II G.,
divgion se.-ted from hsrpss cS Port Iudso-, an,
comp companies ~ the One Hundred and sxtv
ami New york. orr companies Of the UDs fIan.rod and
shuy ars, York. ard aesschmsn' from he ssysn,v
snh New York regiments, rndsr command ~ Captain
ys,ch Of a., lss, regimest Iss .oDcrsi Llasef
osme hoard he las, moment. supsrs,4na rAr.
scnsIiy the operation ~ a.mbsrsiag bis urop
mg slLt c7vs
IAN ready" ins sie,ri, and about four aclocx r.
~ The susecass steamed slowly forward, the clifton 81
vansns d,retiy toward sosi foo ~ ths csas,
CITY. md sbe IN turn w shs BanEs nv
~ board the sdvsnos IN. amy f,s s.cne,n AID
sAs Arsoss steamed on 70 she right and sn ~ nesrls
sppcsts ahs battery. rbs ciHos opse~d rhs ball 9TH
'hcn ~ou "us . bss sss seh pivot ssns, -nch en-