The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-15

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Texas papero 20 The 18th Of October have
bssn received. They coltsin come very inter
sssing details Of The capture Of Galveston By the
4eon ne ealvssAso Union. OF. 10.
GALvHsros, Oct 9-sHn.
Hon. J. w. Moore, Mayor pro tenn. Of Calves
ton, communicated to the undersigned 10 sub
stance a. follows:
Wednesday evening, October 8, q meeting of
cisisens was held in the City Hall for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the state Of af
fairs in the city, in consequence of the evacua-
ton BY tho military, and the departure from the
CITY Of the Mayor, aud majority Of the Alder
men. The meeting appointed Mr.. James W.
Moore, the Oldest magistrate in the county,
Mayor pro tenn for the city, and clothed him
With fall power over municipal and police regu-
la.ious during the present emergency.
Part Of the snemy's feet, consisting of four
steamers, raised anchor at nine o'clock A. L.
Thursday, steamed slowly and cautiously up to
n,iucipsl streets, the Harriet Lane being in po-
alton TO command the street leading to the Gus.
tom House. The feet came to anchor about 10
An
But very few people witnessed the proceedings
of the feet, and the few present looked on sad
and gloornily.
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 Of
fee.
No communication took place between the
feet and the city authorities up to ?. II. At
about this hour the commanders steamer fred
three shots towards the west end of the island,
vhereupon the Mayor pro tem., accompanied BY
Nessers T. II League, and Captain Haviland,
at his own reqlest, went to the end Of st. Cyr's
wharf and made signal to the feet, which vas
answered, and shortly . boat was sent to the
wharf ard took the party TO the commanders
ship. Our Mayor requested Commander Rem
shaw to communicate to him bis iutentious in
regard to the city, informing him at the same
tine Of the abandonment Of the CITY by the
military, of the absence Of the Mayor and City
Council, and Of his appointment a. Mayor pro
hns. by meeting of the citizens.
Commander Renshav replied that he had
come for the purpose Of taking possession Of the
city; that the city was at his mercy under his
guns; that he should not interfere in the munich
pal affairs of the city; that the citizens might
90 on aud conduct their business as heretofore;
that he did not intend to occupy the city for the
present, and until the arrival of military com
mander; but that be intended to hoist the Uni
ted States dag upon the public buildings, and
that his Hsg should be respected. Whereupon,
the Mayor pro tenn. answered that he could not
guarantee to him the protection Of the flag; that
he would do every thing in his power, but that
persons over whom he had no control might
take down the flag and create difficulty.
Commander Rensbaw replied that although in
his previous communications with the military
commander be had insisted that that the flag
should be protected by the city, still he thought
it would be onerous upon the good citizens; and,
to avoid any difficulty like that which occurred
in New Orleans he would waive that point, and
when he sent the flag ashore be would send .
sufficient force to protect it, and that he would
not keep the Gag flying for more than quarter
Or half an hour-sufficient to show the absolute
possession. .N..
Commander Renshaw further said that he
would insist upon the right for any Of his men,
in charge of an officer, 70 come on shore and
walk the streets Of the city, but that he would
not permit his men to come on shore indiscrim-
inately or in the night; that, should bis men in
suit citizens. he gave the Mayor the right to ar
rest and report them to him, when he would
punish them more rigidly than We possibly
could; but, on the other hand, should any of his
men be insulted or shot at in the streets of Gal.
weston, or any of his slips or boats be shot at
from the land or wharves, he would hold the city
responsible and open his broadsides on the same
instantly; that his guns were kept sbotted and
double shotted for that purpose; that it was the
determination Of hie government to hold Calves
ton at all hazards until the end of the war; and
that We could not take the port from him withou,
= navy.
The Mayor pro tenn asked his intentions in re
gard to the railroad bridge. The answer was a.
first declined; but afterwsrd in conversation he
stated that he did not desire the destruction Of
the bridge if he was not interfered With; that he
would permit the train to run up to this side Of
the bridge with provisions, which must be car
ried from there in vehicles. The train would
cot be permitted to run to town, and no COM
.nunication whatever should be held by water.
Commander Renshaw stated, in conclusion;
that be had already advised the Admiral to send
cargo of -four, to which our party said MOTH
ing, and departed.
Shortly after the return of the Mayor and par.
ty, detachment Of about $50 marines and sail
ors, including about half dozen negroes. was
sent ashore from the feet, which landed at
Kuhn's Wharf, and proceeded silently to the
Custom honse, on which without any interfer.
ence or demonstration by the bystanders, they
raised the United States flag
After half an hour, at three o'clock P. NJ,
the flag was quietly taken down. and the detach
ment marched back through the same streets to
their boats, and returned to the feet. The
Hsyor pro- TEN. and Thomas H. League, Esd e.,
subsequently, at 4 P. n addressed the people
st the market, stating the substance of their in
terviev with the Federal commander.
A resolution of THANKS was rendered Messrs.
Moore, League and HAviland by the meeting,
for the satisfactory manner in which they con-
Quoted their difficult tack.
Galveston is very quiet and very dull.
Some Of the Generals In the Army OF the
Cumberland
Correspondence Of Chicago Trbune.
LOUISVILLE Nov. s, 1926.