New-York tribune., 1886-08-27
NAVAL FORCES AT BOOTHS BAX
OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
FLEET.
DEFENDING THE COAST AGAINST An INEsfY VINO
REIREArs AFTER 4 sharp YIdHT.

DEFENDING THE COAST AGAINST AN HNEMY WHO
RETREATS AFTER a SHARP yIdHr.
[rRox AN OCCASIONAL ooRREsPosDEsr OF The HDuAl
BoorH's Bar, Me-, Aug. 22.-The entire
landing force Of the North Atlantic Squadron, composed
of officers and marines Of the flagship Tennes'
see. and the swasara and Yanuc. embarked ysssrday
afternoon in their boats In order 10 land the bsseA
rear Fort Prebie where . sham light take plaza
At o'clock general signal vas thrown out for the
brigade TO embark armed and equipped" Tho tive
three-neh rides and two Calling guns dismountsd
and each isshed securely to . basa though the
intended landing 70 be made through the SURF The
balsss were sent ashore In TOW Of steam isunehss al
precautions being taken prevent and sand get
ting into the mechanism and movable partsL
Tho boats when fully manned were formed IN column
and under direction OF the officer commanding ths
BRIGADE pulled along parallel to the beach. and whss
abreast the proper position for landing changed drec
tions BY left flank which brought each boats head
pointins 10 the beach. Orders were thon given foe
bosts containing skrmish companies TO advance
Quickly in obedience this order the men In two OF tne
largest cutters bent Justify to their oars ana puhsS
rapidly for the shore. Upon taking ground the srevs
led thoir officers jumped over into the wster ana %
nedatey deployed skirmishers' covering tns "n'"
space to be later occupied BY the brigade
the boats OF tho notla some sixteen o.
eighteen in number. pulled for the beach, tney pre-
sented picturesque well ~ quite formioaoie
appearance. On landing the companies were marches
trenchmenta The pieces OF artillery wsre landed.
mounted hauled their positions the tanks ana
In tho line OF works. The told on
into working parties and resf and under the direction
Of their commanding officers supervised by the officers
Of the general stat, were busiy at work digging
up the sand, filing the bags and barrels and placing
them in position form protection against the sup.
posed advancing enemy Barrels fsd with SAND, dris
all other material hand were used 10 mako
complete protection possible In less than Two
the landing the trenches ready TO Dc
manned and the artillery In position Some willow
heads Of the they red the OF the earth
work -,
Upon the sounding the buglc the fell into their
places In the trenches and prepared TO drive pacx tnS
enemy, who this time making IL too warm ior
the diminishing marines. VINO were conpelled 20 Ian
ously at their pursuers, hut be1g altogetner over
matched and their ammunition giving OUT tney oroko
and the dead run rushed over the eartn wolks 70
find shelter. Tie firing along the whole ne when nai
withheld while the marines occupied the ground
broken up, aud the enemy, hrst cneckels
we're soon their forced to oeat hasV
retreat skirmisbers were now called out OF the
ntrenchments, and they weretre-cnfores were soon
nough charge the enemy; the artillery pieces
were up and the whole BRIGADE In excellent
ground until the reached and the enemy scat
tered ia every direction. -
After sufficient breathing time had been allowed tne
order to get ready for tho review passed along.
Headed by baud from the flagship Tennessee me
for the campus Of Fort PreDe whsre tne
the ande Chief and his staff received marcn-
salute the brigade passed. Captain Soyd OF snS
Tennessee and General Graham. commanding the posS
ct Fort Prebe, were the reviewing officers.