The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-13
Details Of the Capture of Galveston
and Sabine Pass, &c.

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Galveston by the Union forces. rrs
From the Galveston Union, october 10.
GALVESTON, Oct. 0, 8 p. M.--Hon. ]
w. Moore, Mayor pro- tenn. Of Galveston
communicated to Che undersigned in sub
stance as follows
Wednesday evening, October 8, a meet
ing of citizens was held in the City Hall
for the purpose Of taking into consider
alton the state Of affairs in tbs city, in
consequence Of the evacuation by the
military, and the departure from the city
OF the Mayor, and a majority of the
Aldermen, The meeting appointed Mr..
Jas. w. Moore, the oldest magistrate in
the county, Mayor pro. tenn for the city,
and clothed him with full power over
municipal and police regulations during
the present emergency.
Part of the enemy's fleet, consisting Of
four steamers, raised anchor at nine
o'clock A. M. Thursday, steamed slowly
and cautiously up to the city and took
position at the foot of the principal
streets, the Harriet Lane being in po-
sition to command the street leading TO
the Customhouse. The feet came to an
Choir about ten A. M.
But very few people witnessed the
proceedings of the fleet and the few
present looked on sad and gloomily.
The fire brigade was stationed at the
head of all the wharves, with instructions
TO show any Federal party that might
land to the Mayors office.
M 10 tinr, foOly
the fleet and the city authorities up to
one ?. M. About this hour the COM
mandsr's steamer fired three shots to-
wards the west end of the island, where
upon the Mayor pro tenn, accompanied by
Messrs. 1. Nj. League and Capt. Haviland,
at his own request, went to the end of st.
Cyr's wharf and made signal to the
fleet, which was answered, and shortly a
boat was sent to the wharf and took the
party to the commanders ship. Our
Mayor requested Commander Renshaw
to communicate to him his intentions in
regard to the city, informing him at the
same time of the abandonment of the
city by the military, Of the absence of
the Mayor and City Council, and of his
appointment as Mayor pro tenn. by a meet
ing of the citizens.
Commander Renshaw replied that he
had come for the purpose of taking pos
session of this city; that the CITY was at
his mercy under his guns; that he should
not interfere in the municipal affairs of
the city; that the citizens might go on
and conduct their business as heretofore:
that he did not intend to occupy the CITY
for the present, and until the arrival of a
military commander; but that no intend
ca 10 MOIST tho United States flag upon
the public buildings, and that his flag
should be respected. Whereupon, the
Mayor pro tens. answered that be could
not guarantee to him the protection of the
flag; that he would do everything in his
power, but that persons over whom he
had no control might take down the flag
and create difficulty.
Commander Renshaw replied that al.
though in his previous communications
with the military commander he had in
sisted that the flag should be protected
by the city, still he thought il would be
onerous upon the good citizens; and 70
avoid any difficulty like that which oc.
cured in New Orleans, he would waive
hat point, and when he sent the fac
'shore he would send a sufficient force
o protect it, and that he would not keen
he flag flying for more than quarter or
lalf an hOur-sufficieut to show the ab-
olute possession.
Commander Renshaw further said that
10 would insist upon the right for anv }
I his men, in charge of an officer. 70 :
ONE on shore and walk the streets of 4
be city, but that he would not permit =
Ii men to come on shore unfortunately
r in the night; that, should his men in .
ult citizens, he gave the Mayor the right :
arrest and report them to him, when \
would punish them more rigidly than 4
70 possibly could; but, on the other 9
and, should any of his men be insulted .
shot at in the streets of Galveston, or n
ny OF his ships or boats be shot at from g
le land or wharves, be would hold the 2
ty responsible, and open his broadsides r
the same instantly; that his guns a
ere kept shotted and double-shotted y
T that purpose that it was the deter =
ination of his government to hold GAL
ston at all hazards until the end of the q
ar; and that we could not take the port ~
ON him without a navy. .,
The Mayor pro- tenn. asked his inten- =,
pms in regard TO the railroad bridge. a,
he answer was at first declined; but -
terward in conversation he stated that ~
did not desire the destruction of the =,
idge If he was not interfered with a.
at he would permit the train to run up =,
this side Of the bridge with provisions. T,
lich must be carried from them in We q,
cles, The train would not be permitted 80
run TO town, and no communication ho
latever should be held by water. ~
Commander Renshaw stated, in con- IT,
sion, that he had already advised the ~
Imiral to send a cargo Of -four, to which nj
I party said nothing and departed.
shortly after the return of the Mayor
1 party, a detachment of about one
ldred and fifty marines and sailors. en-
luding about half a dozen negroes /.
5 sent ashore from the fleet, which 2
ded at Kuhn's wharf, and proceeded, fic
ntly, to the Custom house. on which cor