White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29
FROM THE soUTHERy Co,s,
Particulars Of the Land Attach q, r..
az 25T5 weston. - "a-

| NEW 1oax. Jan. 1.-THE follo,;,
particulars Of the land attack On ca.
ton have not heretofore been publ;,b.s.
On the night Of December 3la :
connoissancs was made by Capt. Sb,.'
with IS men, which resulted n tbs '' y
covery of . large rebel cavalry fores ~, y
the western part Of the city. ~
It viii b borne in mind that . d.,.,
ment Of the 42d Massachusetts Rso,s,s... ,s.
which occupied Galveston, were sts,;os
on 3 wharf in the eastern end Of n. usa ,o"a
that il. the point nearest the bar o..
Shrsev~s ct once postsd bis discover, r.
Col. Burrill. BY . messenger, when Nv -
platoors. Of twenty men each, un5.'
Captains Proctor and Savage, wer. ,sn,
ont.
Itwas reported soon after th., C,,,
Shrssve had been captured, but the n,
toons seat out net him and his comm,ns
falling back in good order. About ,b;s
time the Harriet Lane sent up signals N. m
uouncing:
1st-The enemy approaching BY w.,,r
I'd, The ensmy approaching BY land
Col. Burri.l being notified Of these Mo.
mails, Immediately turned out his BATH
ion. which. al told, numbered les, ,b,,
thirty men under arms, and construct,j
barricadss of'bsrrels, hogsheads, board,
and whstevsr else he could find, ,cro.
the wharf, and tore up the planks, le,r.
ing only narrow passage for the retreat
of his pickets.
Word was soon sent in that the susmv
in large numbers were crossing the bridge
and already had taken possession Of Il,
rear Of the town in strong force. During
the day the rebels brought pieces Of liqhs
artillery concealed in loads of hay, and
fred them in warehouse sbout quarter
of mile from the town, end when The
Harriet Lane Was fairly engaged, opened
dre with these pieces upon the Union
forces.
The rebels planted these guns for tho
purpose of obtaining an sn6lsding range
on our men, but . skillful change Of DO
sition and the barricsdes defeated this Dc.
sign. Our soldiers forght bravely, and
for four hours refused to yield to an over.
poweriny force.
The enemy wers fairly rspulsed sui0s,
notwithstanding his artillery, while our
troops had none, and notx outstanding be
had ten to our one. Full light Of day
came before the fight between them and
our handful of soldiers,had ended. II,
little band was standing up ss.inss ii
odds, when it was discovered that whit
flag was floating from the Harriet Lane.
The meaning of it was not understood,
Col. Burrell being ignorant that the HH-
riet Lane wac in the enemy's possissiOn
Soon after . white flag was displayed on
the gunbost Owasco. Col. Burrill din.
patched Adjutant Davis to ascertain tbs
state of affairs. and consult as TO The
course to be pursued. Adjutsnt Davis
proceeded in . small boat. and having
bis business wss about to re.
turn, when he discovered the Union troops
on the wharf were marching Of.
He saw them 60 to the street where
taey were at once surrounded by rebel
soldiers and citizens. They had in fact
been surrendered. The Adiutsnt, ofsourss,
lid not return. The rebels, in addition
% their prisoners. captured 5000 rife
5000 picks and 500 shov.l'
Fhe loss Of the Union landforce was qniis
mall. probably not more than four killed
Ind twenty wounded.