Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-05
GmciaI EePort Of the Esat,Io Of Sabine
Pass.
SAsuNE Pass. Sent. s.h, 1863.

UmCIHA AeH0Fa oA lAo AhHAEAo % Sa-DaAc
Pass.
SABNE Pass, Sept S.h, 1868.
Capt E P Turnsr, A. A. General
SIR-Af.er tslegrsphiug the MaioT-Gsnsral
/ this morning bafore leaving Beaumont, took =
horse and proceeded with al haste 10 Sabine,
from which dIr5clon l could distinctly hesT ;
heavy hring.
Af3Pa N. 1 srrfved at the Sabine pass, and
foupd ths enemy of and inside the bar with
nineteen guHbosts and steamships, and three
sloops Of war, carrying As we'll ss l Car judge,
about iitesa thousand men. After ieaTslug the
state OF affairs, 1 proceeded with Capt. OdUm
and Capt Good TO tEe Fort, where / found LieBt
D5whng and Lieut. n. H Smith, with forty-two
men, dsfeuding tbs F0It During the day, until
3 o'clock p NJ, our men did not open on ths Ell
envy, as tine range was too distant, the Cfhe srs
coallv holding their fire until the enemy had
approached near enough 10 reach them.
But the enemy arriving within good range, our
batteries were opened, and CALAMITY replied 70
a Ceiling and mOst terrific hie from the enemy.
| As l entered the F0lt the gunbeats Cat
K and several othsrs came boldly up &c within one
/ thousand ysIds and opened their batteries,
! which were gallaDtly and ehsclively replied 20
l by the DAVIS guards. For oBs hour and thirty
I minutes q most terrific bOnbsrdment of grape,
/ canister and she'll WAS direcsed upon oar de-
voted and heroic little band within me fort. The
,Not struck in every direction, but thanks be 10
co.,. not QUE Of the Davis guards was hurt.
! 400 mach credit cannot be awarded Captain
] Ollum alsd tne gallant Lieut.. DowhHg, who
/ 1isplgysd the utmost asrOism IN the discharge
| of tns duty assigned klm, and the defenders Of
/ he fort The DAVIS guards, one and all, Gcd
/ b,sss theru. The honor OF the country was Ia
! their hards. and Jsssy nobly sustained It. Every
nan stood at hiB post, Notwithstanding the mar
derous ire that was poured upon Is from every
diFechOu.
! Ia consequsucs Of The small number Of OF
GERS, Lisus n. H. Smith, OF the engineer corps
| was placed Ia coLnmsnd on two % Po0noeTs
and displayed the utmost gsllanETy and SolIiSJ
in tie disohsIge Of thaE duty.
| l would also msntioa she conduct q captain
Cock and thirty m6u OI company 4, 6SAInh
battalion, aud Lieut. Chester ana ms men, 9
company +, Ounas Battalion, all OF whom
rushed llonediat6ly 10 LIE scene Of danger, &
psIticjpa.e tn this gallant ahaIr.
/ Lieal. CsssaGy aud men, Of company b
sosighs's battalion, also behaved like o.dieIs o
fexss on board the steam guHbOst Unele Ben
y hjcb bost run down 10 the Saehem AMI brough
bsr MO port 1 would also recommend thi
gallant coudues OF Lieut. Smith, OF company 3
SnafBbt's battalion, also Lieut.. hArTsOn, y
C.ot Bsly's company, bis command acting a
Scouts sud e0ureIs-
l ,go6ld also mention the energy cisplsyed 3,
Coz. AbsrcrOmble, OF Elmore's regiment, sta
6oped Al Orauge and Nlblett's bluh, IN corInnc
lion with Capt L. Z. IRWIN, OF the nzEins ds
partmsnt, Capt. Jno. Payne, commanding gun
boals On SABINE uveE, Capt. q. Hall, conmSnd
lilg eunDOaI Uaels ben, IN hasIeniEg Iofsssf
re5lliOlesnlsnas from O-aUge and hlbsests bfai
and araiiug themselves 70 participate IL ne Dc
tense st ms post. Also, 80 Capt J0nn Prlcs Q
tho steamer Florida, and his ofHcsfs, who SssisI
Cd IN placing tho reinioTcemellss At Disposal
ums 70 eiicctusl,y inalnidsTs the enemy lroI
| EuTt15r ~ -aGk.
The result Of this battle, which lasted roE
; 7 hsifpA5l O'CLOCK ull > o'clock p Is, th
csptJLI1g Of lhe steamer Clifton, carrying
1 guns, aud ILv gUEbgat Saehem, carrying
/ guns, cur prisoners number Lzsrly tOHr nuE
! dred, anu he driving CH outside the bar q
most OF lbs ensiny's teet in crippled eondltioI
T, comprising ~ SAL in all.
/, To-uight we expect al attack and We hay
distributed cur hIsle band IL variOus qOsrtsi