Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19

the morning OF tue ooth ncaNl uoithcih
storm was experienced, raging IL hours
during which The steamer Union and two
schooners went down. The steamer |
Nephia had her machinery broken and
was taken in tow by the Owasko.
The whole fleet with the exception of |
the Union and the two schoeners arrived |
al the rendezvous ON the Sd. The land !
inc was first made on the Brazos on The
%, and the 18th Name, Col Dyer, accom-
panied by Major Won Hermon, OF Gen
Banks staff started for Bocachica, took
POSSESSION of the Pass and encamped
there.
On the Sd, after a reconnaissance OF the
month of the Rio Grande, a landing was
effected on the Texas shore. a high surf
was running -four boats were capslzed and
seven soldiers and two sailors drowned
One of the boats, after returning IRON
landing her men, succeeded in picking up
a large number of those in the water, ana
the Mexican shore being so much nearer,
the bow of the boat was towards 1t, ou'
the Mexicans would not allow il TO land.
She retured to the Texas shore, where
thew were all landed in safety. The land
ing Of the other boats was effected with
out difficulty.
Five o'clock ?. NJ.
We have lust received official news OF
the greatest Importance.
The Government buildings at Fort
Brown were burned to the ground yester-
day, by the rebel garrison, preparatory 10
eyacualing the fort.
About this time, Tuesday afternoon,
a SQUAD of GO rebel cavalry, which had
witnessed the landing Of the troops under
the guns Of the Monongahela, at the
mouth of the Rio Grande, dashed INTO
Brownsville and commenced setting nre to
the buildings, with the intention OF des-
troying the town. The property owners
resisted them, when the secesslonlsts
io;ped the rebel cavalry, when severe
FIGHT took place, the buildings IN names
all rround them.
The fire was still progressing at the
time the messenger left that place.
The 18th Name which was IN advance
was ordered to proceed without delay
Tomorrow morning, this regiment, WITH
others, will be in Brownsville.
The same correspondent says he cap
tured 81 blockade runners IN the Rt
GranSe. ......
On the 2d.a boat was picked up con
tanning two deserters from the Texas cav
airy, who stated that three Texas req
ments ha6 been sent to Galveston ant
Sabine Pass, from the Rio Grande, and I
regiment of cavalry had been sent u
, Houston, where Magruder is SAID to be.
Most Of the rebel army is said to b
scattered at different points.
The Herald has advices from Gen
Banks expedition up to the afternoon
the 4th. The expedition landed safely o
the Texas shore OF the Rio Grande, ate
losing one or two vessels, bit no lives. 1
boats crew and seven soldiers, however
were drowned while disembarking In
, rebels evacuated Fort Brown, setting fir
TO the works there. Brownsville was ais
set FIRE to by few rebel cavalrymer
The Union men turned out to extlnguls
: it, when the rebel cavalry were joined b
:. secessionists in the town. and terrif
street fight commenced, with the hous'
burning around them. The Fliteen'
: Maine regiment was Immediately ordere
to march on the town. The Maine reg
ment was the first TO land on the Tex;
shore, and an Iowa regiment followed a
most Immediately after them, their reg
mental flags being holsted almost simult'
neously.
o Information received here states hat
: courier was recently captured near Cha
:, tanooga. bearing dispatch from Ge
10 Bragg to Gen. Longstreet, ordering tt
latter to evacvate Lockout Mountain
- The position is so important that such
/ order created much surprise here, al
many regard it rs a mere ruse on the pa
. of the enemy, as from the fact that thu
d fred several shots from that position |
> the following morning 1t Is inferred that t
" order has not been repeated, or sueh
= movement ever been really intended.