New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF LATE
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
Ponr Vessels Captured on FisridH-rhe
Expedition mp tho Peninsui" on
Mstagsrda Bey-A Lively Time
Oessrscsisn Of sho blockade Hummer
Ranger ca Nsrsh Csrsiina-Aiso sse
yests-Saeu. marsssn's Expedisisu.
wAsmHsroE, Friday. Jan. n. 1864.

On The Doth of December last tho schooner
Fox tonder 70 the q. & nag ship San Jacihto Eastern
Gulf squndron destroyed In the Snwanoe river Florida
Rebel steamer supposed TO DO the Little Lila formerly
the Nan Kan. and before that the Flushing. shs was
sst fro 70 by boats crow belonging TO tho Fox on
tho 9th OF December the same vessel captured the
Brish schooner Edward from Havana. of tho mouth Of
tho Suwsnee river. Tho cargo consisted OF SAT- ana
lead. On the came day the U. 8. steamer Sunfowtr
osp,ured OF Tampa Bay, tho Rebel soop HANCOCK
fror, Havana loaded with salt borar 80. On Jan. g.
the u g. steamer Tiogs captured, of the southwest
point Of Great Bahama Island schooner, name not
given loaded with sat- liquors. coffee and cigars Sho
claimed to be bound ron Nassau 70 - 'as s
ance and standing directly for tho biockadea coast
about Indian River. - . =.
pongahen reports that the 2h OF December ct Tho
reonest OF Gen Washbnrne he sent the u. y steamer
Granite City aud Scioto mp the Peninsula on the en-
trance Of hs,osa'da ~ . Rcs y Tlo 'h 0
While the ScloQ was absent On q reconnolg%Hnco %.
he mouth OF Brazos River tho troops which bad boon
landed were attacked by force OF 800 or ~" Noyi
eayary bat Were dcfsnded by tho Granite City which
fired 40 rounds before the enemy wts driven on.
On tbs return OK the Scoto. tho Granite CITY went
down to Pass cebalo and brought up tho
ard Penobscot and falling AZ WIN ths " = guhb"s'
EBtr.lls on her way back.
made several attacks during the night. be, hed oesh
kept of By tho Soiot0 which anchored close ia W tno
breakers and iclled on either gido OF tho troops
During sbs day. Rebel steamer GA tbo snsde came
np and sbolod troops oft OF theif positioD' sno
forced hem 10 retreat down the beach.
Pho Socto Granite City. and Estreln, wors sent n
close 20 tho shors 20 protect the oops dar,g the night
and Norih4r coming tho next morning the l1epei
staaer was discoYeIed Ashore probably driven on Dy
tne gale Tho weather prevented seamng IN to destroy
her dur.ng tie day Dut on going In tho Ien morning
sho was found 10 have beon Destroyed BY me.
40. .sl<f lie "A
10 Ascertain If any person sti remained about there
Commander Strong returned 20 foss Cnbaio ana Iouno
that the SiO'o Granite City. and Esuena having sue
ceeded in getting tbs troops az board had lougn' ID'
AZ daylight on Jenuary n. steamtr was seen
begehed emf burning. near Lookwoo Foly inies
wet Of Cane Fear River, North Carolina. On being
boarded with the loss VI from tho IRE OF the
sharpsOctcrs ahOre. her lo, book was secured Tom
which II appeared That she Was the Ranger IRON NEW
castle via bermuda On the 10th OF January she made
20, o,s, and LANDED her psssengers and the next
morning a.. daylight bong Intercepted BY the hasship
Minnesota and three other boeiaders In her approach
10 Western Bar, she was bsaehed ana hred py ner
crew the attempts to ontingush the hre and haul the
yefael OF being frustrated BY tbs enemy sshapahootcrs
The booka1ing Vesseis were brought ss near as pos
sibe 60 tho shore and IRE oponed 70 disodss thoi
also fred into until she burned completely out
Meanwhile black snloke rising further westward tho
Aries proceeded there, bu, seen returned ana r.
runner asceraiEed b. BIO the Vesta was beaehed ana
fred and That tho sharpshooters on shore pD,vontod
them boarding her. This wao Supposed to DO .he one
,ssed tho previous evening By tho Quaker CITY. Tus
cgrora and keysone state. and that communicating
win tho shore ard learning OF tho presence VI the
haders IN force, aud perhaps being short o. GOAL
so was boached by her crew and hr.d rather thea 10
or injured. In reporting this. Admiral Leo remarks;
Tho Department win perceive that this 10 tho
sscond stee lost by the rebels and tho block
ado runners attempting to Violate thu Blockade on VIZ
rngton within tho last six monthsan srge OF nearly
one ,egor every eight days. These osses must really
less tho means of tho Robeanihortes % export cot
ION obtain supplies and sustain their crsdil, and thus
dispiyit and weaken them very much"
suleoauont report states tina, the hitter OF tho two
vessels above mentioned boarded On the hath OF jan
uary. .vx c.., A..
cos.e TuIiD and Jacob Bell Of tho Potomac 10tin,
General Marston landed rcs Of cavalry and infantry
hotween tho Potomac and Rappshannock rivers. and
suceeeded In capturing smau Dsdy oi the enemy ana
ayse number u cavalry borsss