The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-03

EoMBARDMEST Or LAVACA.-A correspondent
OF the Mississtppian furnishes account of the
bombardment of Levaca Texas. on the 3ist at.
and the succeeding day. The Yankee steamers,
the number OF which IL stated, came abreast OF
the town aud sect tisg of truce ashore, demand.
ing Of Major Shea. who Was In command the sur.
eerder of the place, which was refused They then
granted one hear and half for The removal OF the
women children. and sick, there being yellow fe
YER in the town. One poor old man, Capt. Porter,
died under the severity Of removing in a weak
s.ste and tie correspondent ssys that others will
probably follow him.
About twenty minutes or after ths time had
elapsed the vessels opened upon the town a mur.
derous fire CT she'll and stt which crashed through
the houses shattering and tearing to pieces costly
farniturs of every description Many women snd
children were stili ip town. 1t being impossible to
get then 81! out 1T SO short notice, and it IL a
miracle that none were killed or wounded saw,
SAYS the writer, one poor woman scampering rp
the street in the widest fight, q shell having
exploded .bout a block from he-.
Our batteries were now in full play under the or
dsrs CT The gallant Major. The lower battery,
commanded By Capt. Vernon. ~ brave an officer
as ever lived, was soon engaged, and was soon fol.
lowed by Capt. Reuse, another gallant soldier.
At frs the vessels were La striking distance OF
cur cannon. and am certain they were struck sew.
ersl times as one OF them backed down little out
Of the range of our gunA l think one shot struck
right under the wheel house and considerably dis
abied her The first days battle commenced about
3 O'Clock and continued until quie dark
The nexs morning the sun rose clear and IN
cloudsd and glorious dag was raised to sniff the
morning air. The Yankee steamers did not hoist
theiTs-they were repairing the damage done them
the previous day About nine O'Clock, however
the damage was repaired, and they backed Gown q
y:oSe. %n r.,
yond the reach Of our guns They then opened
Ere with guns Of heavy ca!ibrs-ten and eleven
inch columhisds-and in feet every variety Of mis-
sies that were ever invented to kill manAwere
thrown into the town. They kept up q continual
fire FOR several houss and tAen backed down the
chan,.tl took s.ual schooner tow, one they
had captured In the bay, md kept their course or
down towards Indisnola, and were soon out ol
into the town. and the second some 70 thus ended
the conflict.
It was mrscle thgt no blood was spilled under
such shower of shot and shsil, some Of which
were picked up afterwards, and had no: exploded
weigh ns over one hundred pounds
correspondent Of the Houston (Texas) Ttit
graph writing under date Of November 10Th, says
that it had been ascer:ained that the Yankees had
sen. to Galveston for mortar feet, for tho pur
pose of khelling the place second time The mos
active preparations were being made by our troops
at Law aca to give them a warm reception.
Lavsea u the second port on The Texas coast
ard is the shipping poipt for Victoria. Gonzales
Sequn San Antonio, and the principal districts O
Scuthwe stern Texas. 1, is good sized village
Numbering about three or four Thousand inhabi
.srts. Ii Is situated on the Aatsgorda Bay, on {
low, marshy plain, ~ d presents every appearance
Of being An exceedingly dirty. dsagreeabIe, aut
unhealthy place.