, 1863-01-12
4 Fierce Naval and: Land Fight
at Galveston.
THE ouhBoA7 HARRIET, llAAE GAP.
... 1uRED AID HEARlX:AlL HER,
OFFICERS AND CREW KILLED.
The Flagship West&ald Blown Up
and Capt. Renshaw and Boats
i: Grew with it. q. ::
CAPTURE OF ABOUT 500 OF OUR
TROOPS. -
Our Loss $50 to ECO Ktilel--The 1.oss Of the
Enemy Supposed u DO Larger.


NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Creole
Sic brings dispatches 10 Gen. Hal1eck. She
passed several transports bouad up the river.
Passed transport Mcrri,.ar, with troops, ut
the Southwest Pass .also gunboat kensing-
ton. rurser Cook reports: By tic arrival
Of tic gunbnat Clifton at Southwest Pass,
the evening Of the Sd, learn that carly on
the morning Of the 1st, the rcbc1s 1nadc an at-
lack, by land md watcr, OIL the Federal forces
ut Galveston. Our gt,nboats were attacked
by five rehe' steamers, protected by double
rows Of bales Of cotton, aud loaded with
troops armed with rifles, muskcts, &c. Tho
Harriet Lane, was captured, by boarding, after
about all her officers, including Capt. Wain-
wright, and Lieut.. Lee, and the crew, 100 all
told; had been killed by nlrskctry from the
rebel steamers. 3fy Informant states that bnt
one or two Of tho officers, md but twelve or
fifteen Of tho crew escaped death.
The gunboats Clifton aud Owasco were EN-
gagged and escaped, the former losing no men
and but one wounded. The Owasco lost ono
killed and thirteen wounded. Two barks
loaded will, coal fill into the lmnds of the en-
cmy. The Westae1d, the flagship Of Com.
Renshaw, was not engaged, being ashore in
another channel. Her crew were transferred
to transports, and Rensnaw, fearing size would
fill into the iland8 Of the rebels, blew her UP.
by some Misrnanngcmcnt or accident, the cx-
l,loslon occurred buforc tho boat containing
Rcnshaw, Lieut.. Zimmerman and the boat's
crew got away, and they were consequently
blown UP with the ship. The crew Of the
.Wcstiield arrived ut New Orleans on trans
ports, md the remaining troops arc on. their
way back. They did not nrr,tye until tho place
Ind beer oyscyascd. All t1t feet arc on the
way to New Orleans.
The rebel force was estimated ut abont
5000, under Gen. Magruder. Our land forcc,
under command of Col. Burrill Of Mass,
probably did not exceed 800, the residue not
having arrived, or not being discmbarked in
time TO fight. Our loss was estimated at
frpm $50 to ECO killed and 200 taken prisoners,
the navy suffering most. It Is thought tho
rebel loss was much greater, as our guns wcra
firing grape and canister continually In their
midst. The rebels had several batteries on
shore. The Fcderal troops were on one OF
the long wharvcs, and it is said repulsed two
charges Of the rebels before they surrendered.
Adriccz from New Orleans state that Jucoh
Barkcr's paper, the National 4droedte, pub
li=hed m extra on The Cd containing rebel re
ports Of victories at Memphis md Vicksburg
and JEFF. Davis speech ut Jackson. This
caused fer1ncnt, aud the rebels were hi1ari
ous and saucy. On tho morning Of the Sd
Gen: Banks sent guard to Barker's office
;,nd the Adrocate, for the third time, was sup
pressed. This step gave satisfaction to th'
Union men. +
Capt. Clark, Post Commissary at New Or
leans, had rendered his resignation, and woul.
probably 70 North in the course Of month