The New York herald., 1863-01-12
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
The Reoapture Of Gal
weston by the Rebels.
Bold and Successful
Attack.
The Steamer Harriet Lane
Fallen into the Hands
Of the Enemy.
The Flagship Westfield, with
Commodore Renshaw and
Meut. Zimmerman,
Blown Up.
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Captain Wainwright, Lieut.. Lee
and Most Of the Grew Of tho
Harriet Lane Killed.
Sketches Of the 0@oers and
Vessels.
1HE NEWS IN WASMIMoT0N,
&C.. 10, As.
THE NEWS IN WASMIMoTON,
&C., 90, As.

The steamer Creole, Captain Couch, from New
Orleans, arrived at this port last evening, bring
ing Us important intelligence from New Orleans
enc day later than already received.
Advices received at New Orleans state that Gal
weston was attacked by land and water on the
morning Of the LIST instant. Colonel Burrill and
his men were all killed or taken prisoners. Four
rebel rams made an attack on the Hrriet Lane,
and carried her by boarding. Captain Wainwright,
Lieutenant Lee and all the men we're killed or cap
tared. Captain Wilson, Of the 0wasco, WAS re-
ported kileds but We sss no mention Of this in the
purser's report Commodore Renahsw blew up
the Dagship Hestdeid, TO prevent her falling into
the rebels hands, He and his FIRST lieutenant,
Zimmernann, were killed. Two barks loaded
with coal also fell into me hands Of the rebels.
THE REPORT OF THE PURSER OF THE
CREOLE
New YoxG, Dan. II, 1858.
By che arrival Of the United States gunbsst Cliff
ton At Southwest Pass, on the evening Of January
8, ] learn that carly on the morning Of January J
she rebels made al attack BY land and water
on the Union forces At Galveston.
Our gunboats were attacked by nvs rebel steam
ers, protected by double rows Of bales Of cotton,
and loaded with troops, armed with rifles, mus
kets, shotguns, DC. -
The Harriet Lane was captured by boarding,
after about all Of her cficers, including Captain
Wainwright and Lieutenant Lee, and nearly the
whole crew Of one hundred and thirty, all told
had been killed by musketry from the rebel steam
ers. My informant states that but one or two OF
the officers and but twelve or fifteen Of the crew
escaped death.
The gunbosts Clifton and Owasco were engaged
and escaped, the former losing no men and bu'
one wounded. The Owasco lost one killed and
thirteen wounded. Two barks loaded with coal,
fon into the hands of the enemy.
The westfeld (fagship), Commodore Renshaw,
was not engaged, being ashore in another channel.
Her crew were transferred to transports, and Com.
modore Renshaw, fearing she would fall into the
hands Of the rebels, ble,o her up BY some mis-
management or accident, the explosion took place
before a boat containing Commodore Rensla,c,
First Lieutenant Zis,meypsann aud tie Jodrs
cTep got drdy. and they ,oeYe Consequently bloe3l
up ,rith the slip.
The crew OF the westfeid arrived at New or
leans in transports, and the remaining troops are
on their way back They did not arrive till the
place had been evacuated. All the feet are on
their way to New Orleans. The rebel force was
estimated at FIVE thousand, under the command Of
General Magruder. Our land force, under the
command Of Colonel Burrill, Of Massachusetts,
probably did not exceed three hundred the resi-.
due not having srrived, or not having disembar arked
at the time the fight.
Our loss was estimated at from one hundrJ1 and
fifty TO one hundred and sixty killed and two hun
dred taken prisoners. The navy suffered the
most. II 10 thought the rebel loss must have beer
much more, as our guns were firing grape snd
canister continually In their midst.
The rebels had several batteries ON shore.
The federal troops were on one of the Iona
wharyes, and II Is said they repulsed two charges
Of the rebels before they surrendered.
These particulars were told me at. Southwest
Pass on the morning Of the 4th, by Executive on
Ger summerton, Of the United States ship Pam
pero, and are doubtless In the main correct.
I'D. COOK, JR.,
Purser of the u. 6. NJ. steamship Creole.
SKETCH OF COMMODORE RENsHAw.