The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-18
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
THE CAPTURE OF THE U $. v:ssLLs OFF SABINE

THE CAPTURE OF THE U. 5. ysSSLLs OFF SABINE
PASS.
Tho Eous.on Ttlesrerh, Ct tie 23d, contains .
fnli account of tie oepsu cf the two bloc Ssders
oa sab;ae Pass, Tsxas Cur force consisted of
two little cleaners tie Bell ami unols Dea msraea
by 80 snsrpshoo.eTs, .Gsc Ms,cr w atk:ns The
Ts>sraph says:
Co tie morning. o: ths els. tbs steamers got Cd
S cam and ct srtei fer the bar They disco vered,
1T seor tvel 20 miles distance, two vesseij which
provad to be ths brig Of war Morning Lis zaount
sag eish. 81 Founders aud oas rias gun, ard
achGoaer, (nasne 'cnkuoenl mounting two fl ,e
u ihgrsns TIE horuiag Light ID tbs sac,s vessel
shat destroyed Sinstons sal; works. Her men, Ii
will b@ remembered, were thoroughly ponished In
inst eff AZ. Z he moment tae ve3se.s discovered
them trey up Sail enG Ean TO Sea 10 escape cur
steamers. IL! steam WAS ct cuoe put on, and RI
sSC:ing coass commenced. 1T shout ten o'clock,
rhs etase haviI continued about fifteen miseI TIE
Hsii get In range. and tbs Davis Guards let fly
thsi- 6rst gun et the aornins Light. Tho chsse
coas;ag.a fer .cfae nss further, giving oar boys
azls 10 ira ten twelve those, with tock eff set
in .4a brig. Che brig a1g~srsd. but uasn!s
IL 81 lhE 2 III 8. al.
ia log new = ppr 3a.hsd 10 wi;hia go d nugks!
ranse 1t di not take long for tho Il ,usa to clear
tue snsmy d,ek. bsfoss tae lie a b d her her
eSlos we,e h.asd down, aud Cug boys took un-
aisaesd possosA;ol It Gid cot reQ1irs long to
iaA 0 tic sUho or.
guta vesI ~ sseFe carried to tie b sr la: Fede
rl stasmsr' oining IL eight before tbs Morning
Light coali e Eghieg.sd sufficiently to SO over
shs was Es, ~. cut tbs soaCo .er carried inside -
The foiiani & - ths repor: Of Lisu. Reed Of the
u g. gan boa. Rew London, who wss ecips 10 the
re ias Of the tl IL aisrs when they wsse dsst:uy.
ell,
ktIex, <xs tie a3d Of Jsnua.y hs discoveEed
tas Morziog ss;ss,s S,earaer was 5sieaslng r
ard In . fea >sc;aeE.s the fcrxae. was discovered
to bs oG f.s. TAs oa7uga wes ordered forward,
5a. IL Was i.s.4-ssiaio TO save her. The a:s wan
siat.s3 II tte ss1.ss part OF the ship.
1as s=;ssuy toegsl hsr In ten fees Of water, Eer
d "a Va! tbs ;.ao Of sting her ever tao oar into
| ta4 ss.ss EscE 81 her glEs weso discharged b7
Il. tsst, tsss.s the port gds and ons On tie
st. bSzs sds, sss latter hsd f2sn into The hold
ai4a ths ssot s.sg onf jEss raoys her copper. ons
e5.s has EssS ~ si;e tine. fsso OF her sasiss sx
r@o.a1. 1ss ssszay bsa uadsubssoiy removed ths
~ isr rom ;ss l,agsz nss exolcsioas to0k
| ps8cs except sa.s glis acd shei's
Il Is bz0sIal 54as ti.J enemy did not So. aug Of
.ha guns OF tsse srsaearg Light. As 10 thu seteon
cts Racasel ieass sid Vssct.y, tbs former, Lit
Esea A4a issrso has escap 80; tao latter Sa2
! ic.el wita the E5fniag Light.
| siEiE BALTixo2E.
Tie faiioTsrg sksrsss Iroaa ths Baltimore Ga
ss.s, OF the lHs slant. gives fse sanapls OF the
ruls that uahaspy city 10 under:
Yesterday taoraing near ths c.ose OF austnssl
1
mac, s-ned wis1 sword IA royo.var, eatorSd the
roo,o, aad ascos.ing ene OF tts r.sr rs 6s -ed
| 70 know who was ssso clark. Ee wSs at cnss di
rsc.ad to Ac. Joha r. Paca. tao Secretary OF ths
Is lea. len, from whom he cenansad ia. Of ;hi
COG ,sss foe the ftlsf OK ths GonfsGcrae pri
| soaars At jzlro Ar. 2 lascsmed ths drsecon tha
the Lis. n8d not been was 1t Ia his pos1sssi
| ard further that Is hai msre.y bsen psucsd tempo
| rariy or tbs dssk oa Saturday. Ths Ssio sr thez
| demsb dad 10 know at what louH basassy woult
eioss, aad remark Sd thks his instruoti we're Il
fsms Ia theYs Gntis the sus.es2s Ws1 ovSf for tae
day, sshch he did b.ing stall saais1 ons OF II,
/ lounges tf.ex tbs ho1r cf Econ hsd arrived Eas
! loaa after the Last msmhse had dspa:tei Taare
was NJ a1tsrfupiioa I, busia.ss whatavst, EelshsI
wEs sSsrs &py unussAi excisslaeat, the u teri
dispensing u tae usuA time and . u bssors.
1 GIN. BUTLER FOR cHAhLgsToa
/ 4 Washington d,sp stch Ia tas Hsr York 7i.<
| says:
Tho plAn Of saud:ng Gen. Dn.ics 10 ohaslsstau
1 60 vehansn ntly denied BY ons - your cctsnpoea
t70s awhile Sinss IL gsrf 5usis dsbAtsd nad Il on
Il is propositions fate aded ~ hsad OF tAs s1fon,
pe.sisf ela sad for his iast tsi1nunt IL tbs War Oi
/ res ~ s*sss oe,,tat vspstfIa5t On Rntlev M
4 xssss hs- e-swsts tns = x,svsIaas Esszssl to-
s,,An o. epefat ocs from .s,a, SIy ~ tass. 81,
Ma p:Aa y e4aesstsristis of ia ksatas bttu y 4
resSnhao thAt ~ 0ovtfnenant hns r. - ssaehsl
Il - - = ths nattes
ssn61n nos1E, ssDsaS.
= ~ - e. q Gn1A. (o11pso1 . ~ -