The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1863-02-12
rrcm the Galveston News
MORE OF rHY SABINE PASS VICTORY

patches We have published. and who arrive,
this morning by the Orange train
The morning Ligb, has nov been t0wcs
up TO the Sabine bar drawing - feet water
Sue is being dischafg cd aud it IS btllcyr,
can be lighiered so as to draw 20 more thar
nine fet when she can easily be taken over th,
bar, Her cargo consist. Of clothing mum
lops and large supply Of valuab medicines
Her ballast consists OF pig iron aud Is d
valuable acquisition.
Besides the 100 Yankee prisoners there
are also IS OF 20 coutrabtnds and irrc nc-
gtoes eap'niei, mateng in al rs or 100
prisoners Oi the negroc, ghi or ten are
tree, having been broughtirom he Nav'h ;
the rest are coutrabands bei0ning to some Of
our own citizens or Louisianans.
The Federal prisoners say a supply steamer
was being daily looked for by 'hem with a
large amonnt Of provisions, &c. Measures
are accordingly taken that nothing may pre-
vent her sale arrival anl reception AT her
port OF destination
The captain Of the small schooner, after
he bad hauled down his ilas and surrendered
,hrew bis side arms overheard, aud was 10 re-
turn, put in close confinement by Major
Watkins.
The Captain of the Morning Light states
that, from the desperate and aeierirlntd
manner in which our troops attacked LIN,
they nigh, have captured forty Morning
Lights
lie states also tina, the steamer SINK by
the 80 Confederate cruiser, IN b. engage
meet On Sunday before last Oh Galveston,
al. a. al i.taf
the gnnbort llalteras oue VI the most lornid-
able In the Fe deral navy.
Tie Federal prisoners here are said TO cS.
press to- nlselye, graii.i,d tina, they how have
company IN captivity.
We haze Just received the following letter ;
Os BoaKp rhE STEAMER J. II Bgu
January 2lst, 1852
En- Nrws-At sunrise this mufuing The j.
II Bell and Uncle Ben len Seblue Pass.
When near the bay ofl the bar, ship nnd
schooner hove In ull vew. NheH We bad
approached within ) miles, and at 7 =. A
NJ. the Bel opened fire with 80 pound rife
gun. called the "Masrud,r' Our shot ell
short. and we ceased firing At 81. A. NJ
the eucmy- ship Morning Light opened fire
on tue Bell with round shot, sheil aud CRAPS,
but all iell short. Az the same uu.e The
Rel s,opu.l for the rncIe Ben TO come up.
A,s n, N th. Ben come up and both
hoe,s moved an Ia the attack At this iine
the Yankee shot and shell were nyiue thick
around m, Rel AtgA. NJ. the Yankee
commander finding our two boats were
,lnsiro nn him changed his po,itiou and naid
h,s commitment. 10 Cpcl. Ben in a Jl,charre
al ~ su,.s Al her Al this time Iicut. n
" uoxling of The ld Texas ARTILLERY.
Cooks regiment was doing good work with
The N.groder. and menptine. the "hor... Ma
rine.n vsre no,ring yolley after yolley into
,Lc hel,les. rna, az ,lr ship. About the
.a,ne ,,,ne ne schooner dosei coming from
the Ice of shin fired one shot at the BEN
uli,L "A nal ,aka ,aect AtAlO yam.
k.,. hin .troek her colors 10 the B,f aud
.,n,,ltan.ously the .ebooper siruc. hers 10
the rnrls Ron
cannot Say all that nigh, be said In re-
rar, Ia The harding. | received the swords
of the Ynakee Captain aud first l.kntenant
Can, charles Fowler Of the Bell behaved
with ,r,et coolnoss, a. all who know him
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