The New York herald., 1863-02-07
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
The Operations Of the Rebel Gen. Ma
gruder'S Fleet In the Gulf.
Reported Reoapture Of Sabine
Pass by the Rebels.
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Capture Of the United States Ship Morn.
ing Light and Schooner.
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SKETCH OF THE SHIP.
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Names Of Her Onicers at Last
Advices,
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SKETCH OF THE SHIP.

Of the Houston Telegraph Of January %, which
gives Of the capture at Sabine Pass OF the
United States brig Morning Light q, and a schooner
fname unknown) on the 2lst nst by expedition Of
part Of tho Magruder feet, une Major o. N. Watkins.
One account Of the affair gives eleven the number Of
guns captured.
We give to-day tho two following dispatches from this
Fedoubtabe Major which differ in the number Of guns
Saken:-
ON BOARD CONFEDERATE STATES GuSBoAr BEL,l
SABINE Pass Texas, Jan. 81, 1863.
CArrAM-We met the enemy this morning in the Gulf
q Mexico We whipped them and brought every thing
70 Sabine Pass. fought him ton guns to My
ofcers and men behaved noby. We have captured two
vesselsone Of them full rigged ship and the other
schooner and twelve fine guns medical stores and ammu
milton In abundance, together with hundred and nine
prisoners.
lam here Captain, awaiting further orders from the
MAJOR General Commanding This communication will be
ISN'T you by Captain Dan showatee, whom have ap-
pointed captain Of artillery, In accordance with the
orders Of tho Major General Commanding and assigned
him to duty commander OF Shell Bank Battery.
Worry respectfully,
OSCAR NJ. wATKINs,
Major and A. A. G. Commanding on Sabine
TsEDwARD p. TURNER, Captain and A. A..
OFFICIAL DESPATCH.
SABINE Pass: Jan; nj
Via LIBERTY Jan. 22-7 p M. ]
10 Captain E. P. TURNER, A. A. Co.
engaged the enemy to-day, md captured thirteen
guns and about 81 900 worth Of property and 100
prisoners. o. n. WATKINS,
Major Commanding.
General Magruder on the 4th ut proclaimed the port
e Galveston opened TO the intercourse OF
shs world
Tho following is
THE xAoRupn PROCLAMATION.
GALVESTON, Jan 4, 1898.
whereas, tho undersigned has succeeded in capturing
aaA destroying part Of the enemys feet and In driving
fhe remainder OF the harbor Of Galveston and beyond
The neighoorng waters and tho blockade having been
thus eecualy raised he therefore procaims TO all con-
the harbor Of Galveston is for trade to
m friendly nations, and their merchants invited
- their usual commercial intercourse with this
port
Done at Galveston this the 4th day OF January 1863
J. B. MAGRUDER,
Major General COMMANDING
Commodore Bell, however issued n counter proclama
sco on the 2oth declaring Galveston, Sabine Pass and
~ whole OF Texas be under actual blockade
and warning all vessels from trading under penalty Of
capture.
sketch OF tho Morning Light.
mo United States ship Morning Light is purchased
vessel which was put into commission about eighteen
ouths SINCE She built In Philadelphia In 1853, has
tvo decks and Of nine hundred and thrtyseven tons
burthen. She constructed OF oak, copper and iron
lstened and mealled in February, 1851. She has
draught Of nineteen feet hundred and seventytwo
Sset long over thirty foot broad and twenty
fsst depth. She Of sharp model, and was last
veysd this city In July 1851. She carries Of
about hundred and twenty men and an armament
- eight thirty Founders She attached 70 the
Calf blockading squadron under Admiral Farragut
oYUCxRs.
When she nrst put into commission In this city
~ ofncers follows
OAofuo kastr and ESecsutve 06cv-Perre Giraud.
r R/csWQ Noster-Luke b. Chase.
1ei~c zssaans paymaaer-wilsm 5. Blunt.
kaxsr's kates-w. H. hcKaye, Henry s. Hayes and I.
4 number Of changes have since been made, and the
~ Of ofncers in September last was - follows
0Ncey IN Conmard-
iciino Kaa~rs-wiliiam u. FowIe, Alden 7. Spear,
&enry W. Washburne.
Acis,o Assissars sureeon-John ". shrify.
Actsno Aaiaant Payraaer- y ilam 8. Blunt
s,..sss s,zss::s xas'' Aaie'-H'Ary . Hayes James No
Doubtless the latter list may have also undergone
m changes September last but have been
sAvsed of tho fact.
Importation or Supplies and Exporta.
tfon or Cotton.
M KINNEY, tho United states Consul at Monterey,
Mexico, under date OF November g. 1867 writes AZ fol.
kws-
astonishing 70 see the enormous quantities Of goods
q cotton are solf here monthly ali o whoh 4 sen, bsek
20 the rebels by their agents here the shape OF pow
soos n al Inds and in TACT everything ,ha. can be "sed
by their army An order y here now Tor SIX hundred
thousand blankets all Of which can be had, and with a
sufficient amount of money 70 pay for them.
of the goods from here the river at Fort
Duncan Only few crcss AZ laredo or Roma Until this
trade cu OF Texas wall not feel the blockade, at least
she Western pat federal force could only be sent 10
Port Brown would have the effect 10 stop the trade al
You can hardly have an idea Of the way Union
treated In Texas They are hung on the slightest suspi.
and ny eoas = men aoas "0 NOV %GS ~
Showed outside of prison yard. You have probably
Ssara q the way that sm AL body o. union men were
company. At tho head Of the Nuecos learn from
seman here, who had conversation with an officer who
provost marshaa Of Western Texas we're found the
bodies o. the Union men killed, by which they al
After the aA on the Nueces another par,y of twenty
Germans were attacked on the Rio Grance a. they were
sooceedsd killing number ot the Rangers and driving
shem back only having man In tho party wounded
their borses with the Texans and throwing their guns
Sbc water
Union men, who only waiting an invasion "a
70 get a chance 70 Join the federal army.
nr. Pierce, Jr., the United States Consul a, u.,,.
uoros writes 70 Hon A. J. Hamilton, at Texas under
date Of Dec. ., 1852. We quote
II has rumored that you ars In Galveston with
large force for the twenteth time, and though know
thai such not tho case, yet, as you win be
there soon, have not oontradcted the report hopps
every day know that on soil ~ state
again, In AZ good condition a. your enemies.
There In up the river q large force Of Mexicans who
have been driven from Texas, numbering about thlr.
tsen hundred OF whom one.hah are well armed and
mounted, but short OF ammunition. They are joined
oy few Americans snd they now keep The from.
Der a. far Gan Antonio in perfect fermenl.
fbe military commander d San Antonio wrote TO
General vidaurrithe letter publshed 10 the 06csai
bk1dn o Nontsrey--''that a large force Of hsxicass
AGes0ms VI tovw 10 ths STATE = rAmAolpas, bad
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