New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-23
Tn. FIxht NJ Pass CnbsIls--One Han.
ay.S Against Twelve Hundred -
Gallant Defense Of ssse 18Th Maine
Haruiug 81 tho Rebel 6snbOnt =. q.
Cnrr-Nsw military Dissrict-Gen. Da.
o.. IA Command Of the Coast EEresi-
dan.
D. ofqh. He~.orl.au, Tine.

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PAS CiBALLo, TE1As Jan. q. 1864.
,cry brilliant little affair cccurrsd here Two weets
ago On The 2s.h Of December Lieut. Col Hcascir No,
o. Lbs lJ.h Mime Infantry with oae hundred o. ms
men embarked here On inc g1nbOat Granite clty. tAi
fe. led . Che coast 70 make recOnno sFance, $50. u
possible 20 bag soEe Of tho enernys picsets 1bty
made yonf about sLty MJes GboYe near inc hPrsh'
pstern mock Of tie peninsula, o. which PstS CaDrIo u
Of te t0ubhWesioTn extremity. and ehccted andmg IN
surf b1ea col started 20 march down me p8ninfua 70
oa,p ssreo ting 10 b. ebe 10 capture robc picket
hch vs. Known 10 b. between them end our camp %
%. Dorf u ~. porinJuls They had laade but TWO
nouns march Wtea shot from tho gunoont warHed
'nee he. thew Wgr8 pursued
oug ina q i!eto cavalry stretching across The
pcu 'us1, ron The So side % TIC pay on Toe
e. WIS - ne distance, and rapidly approach
'ng L0cnsl hcssellne continued his march until he
resolved MONT whore miniature buy GA ono SIDE and
ba,Ol 0l tIe ",ler sde the peninsula very narrn"
5rc foimed 20 receive the enemy. The J.ebel, now,
ever, not approaching The preparations that Do bad
made 20 give them TIE nOs. hearty reception 81 which
his tts pr,e VA capable, instead OF coming boldly Ia
tbe at6es Dgau 20 Eaim he bayou 10 order 10 cut on
Rs -etru 10 CAMP IL order to meet his movement
tbs,r oa-i Tho alen- Colonel moved his command into
tho gauobls along ho beach aud very soon iorned so
aba,tis OF drlt BOod, which was impsssGble TO tho
So raodly waa this wax completed that by The time
fhs Rebels rad ,sed the bcyo1 they again concluded
hist il God noi bo discreet ~ attack, aGd uld Dor AZ
TENT 10, Dnt remained In the vicinity. occssionsiy
sending 40 email parties 70 rcconnoiet which ~ no
Cueliy returned win some empty suddiea hnd WIN
the eOuY,lio Apparently tbat there Was osuStf Do
hlgu tlOss yc9 o. nI'U- WOOL Ans blhp vi tn'nt'
timed tin nigh. ses ill., when our little band Aylied
emseve. Of ihe darkness 70 streng hen thef poston
0y throwing W hasty foftileaton OF sand-lmn
ing wooden shoV.s i0E the pnrpoee, ond ns4Ae theiF
D)nphefs fOr sand DIGS. Once during tho IngA' tho
Rebels attempted u bs tho position but were reIAsed
by our boys 6ided by tfe gGnboet-
The next morning ,he Rebel TunboetJ. O. Car msde
nar earanUe In che bay and ouoned on tDe %ofh van
% poandGr P0rrOts dong title execution, bat bS-H
ing rood doni o. powder. Tie Hlnd WIS bio"-lb
strong Il ON Tie tOlLh rendering Commune Anon WA,
f,e ,iranite city impossible, AID tho day was pts1l
intar the Gls ~ the Carr and night asen SET ~ Ghl
very dark. Tho Rsbei g1nbOat kept up her p"mpare
!neut and Col Des sslne under cover OF the na A's"
culey slipped tAo uesot leaving The ieeDes Son|
5a.ine en- imaginary Zoe. They marched ,l daynshti
fben weary hungry AID Thirsty halted 20 rest tleb-
selves for low minutes Ind than again mafceca on
ne wind had changed durirg tho night eho
northsI .esn ard otter. wes raging. Jtsf !eenoss-
.i;l thirty miles .ro4a camp WITHOUT rstions with no
water except anoa az they could OBTAIN W ussihh ~
s sand On tie beach, chilled ~ the terce nostner anu
nd purs'is By vastly superior mounted Ior"e io-
eyi,able 81 coon daylight Shoud reveal 10 tnelI
barsd fOo that thoy had escaped from tho WORK toey
had 30 histily impToyisod-can DO imagined by thyse
WHO have boon IN tnli0r sitoBtion, Ihey cannot DC
described 60
Soon agler Daylight they were discovered BY Capt.
Peri ins Of tss gdboat ncoto who. perceiYng their
oustioD ran hs boat into the surf st the imminent
peril of strandng her aganst the OF nc
Slot ana thirsty succeeded in placing them all In his
boot and tus to expedition ended without tho loss OF
man on our cart md although the Rebel loss Is not
kLoyn ssys,a known 70 have boon killed IN their
attempts 10 sloge Their loss b0wsser, did
nor end here the !. q. Carr intsnt Smelling tho
EMMY work t the last escaped Yankee wss destroyed.
fired nearly III night And was canght In tho rosther
without water enough 10 got away, and for fear Of
"a pturs the Rebels tired ami completely destroyed hcr
Iron. "nwa docr'ert thst nege sinoe como INTO ou-