Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-12-09

nteS Two SURRENDERED Win over
800 prisoners anu another left III a
crippled condition. The feet then
backed out and sailed east. | ex-
pect their return soon with iron.
clads. and hope to he prepared 10
meet them success fully. Had they
got in they would have proceeded
at once to Nlb!ett's Bluff, cut us
off from Major General Taylor and
probably advanced on Huston.
Now will be more difficult. The
prisoners all stated that they were
bound for Houston, and would yet
ct there. The flag officer (com
mandlng officeI) of the navy
sQuadrons of the Cuff was captur-
ed. Itis the most brilliant affair
have read on"
a*& <%s
There are many other documents
bearing upon the battle which ere
ated such enthusiasm among the
Confederate forces that NJ jor
General Magruder issued a spirited
proclamation to the Texas Con-
fed, rates, which is presented in The
fficiaI records authorized by Con-
grrss, as follows:
Headquarters District of Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona,
Beaumont, S pt. O,lS63.
To the Men of Texas:
Fellow citizens, | need yOnr as.
slstauce. Form yourselves into
companies aud assemble at Beau
mont with Your arms asTapidly as
possible. Those passing through
Hou ston will he furnished trans
porta,ion, ammunition aud ratiOns,
by reporting TO Lieutenant Cot
nneI J. ID. McAdoO, assistant ad.
jutant general State troops. The
enemy will return TO the attack
upon the works at Sibne Pass,
and th-eatens vengeance for bis
drIeat. Let us meet him with men
resolved 10 coDquer or die.
Men of Texas, | know | do not
c4ll upon you in vain. Shall it be
said that your State was invaded.
and YOU FASTENED not to the aid Of
vOnr brethern in the feldi L"t the
mothers, wives and daughters Of
Texas, remembering the outrages
aud tyranny their sisters OF the
SOnth have met at the bands o.
tie foe, urge every man TO do bie
duty and taIry 10 longer from H.
field. The gray haired sires and
women of Texas have the cOuragc
20 defend their homes from locs
1angtr If the abltbcdled men vii
march to meet the enemy au'
contest every inch of ground wh'cl
'eads to plantations and bones tC
he dtsoldted toy his yandal hand
Business men and planters, the
line has come for you 10 turn asid'
from your duty pursuits and rally
to the defense OF your country
Wait not Until the enemy la
wrested from you the fruits Of
ears Of toll, or rayaged the feld'
upon which YOU rely for susie n
/, ance.
Old TEXAS, men of the days o
, SO, men OF the republic, you have
g asped the rife and trusty knit
before at the call Of danger. Com
noT,and the men who love yOG
for your deeds of valor, The yontb!
who would emulate your example
will follow NOn. NJ any Of YOU
comrades are in the ranks. Form
with them "A wall OF fire and steeI
} against which the foe shall pres
in vain.
I J. Bankhead Magruder.
e Major General, Commanding tb
+ District of Texas, New Mexlc,
j. Arizona.
II Lieutenant Dowling, in his Of
Il fciAl reports, gave the names 4
J. the captured Union vessels as tn
= United States guhbOat Clifton an
:. the United States gunboat S ,chun
y The SIZE ot his force is mtntione
= III the following paragraph:
TnGs 1t will he seen we capture
T witr At men, 2 gunbOats mounting
u l3 guns of the beaYier cslibre an
r bout $50 prisoners. All my me
7, r"' aved like heroes; not ma
J. nli ch' d from his post. Our mott
Was "Nictory or death"
D LieI, Liant DowliDg's achiev'
0 ments led to the Cont, q, rate Coz
n gress passing a vote Of thanks
\ his commanding officer, himse
9 aud the men under their con man
? az Witnessed the following Officii
, record:
N ..ReSolved That The thanks