New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-12
FROM TIE GULF OF MEXICO.
Omcisl Reports Of the Affair In Galveston
Bsy-Admiral Farrngut Charncserizes
tho Surrender Of the Harriet Limo ms
PusiIInnimous - The Capture Of the


Bsy-Admiral FarraRut Chnrncserizes
tho surrender Of the Harriet Limo "a.
PusiIInnimous The Capture Of the
Morning Light.
WARRINGTON Wednesday,. FEB ~ 1885,
The Navy Department has received tho following
from Commodore Farragut:
FLAGSHIP HARTYoKD. New Orleans Jau. 20. 1853
SIR: herewith inclOse the report OF Acting Mas
tar j. A. Harmon Of the Harriet Lane, by which
Won will perceive the eX6ggeratlons which have
been circulated concerning the defense OF that yes
sci; aiso the pusillanimous conduct OF the officer
who accompanied the flag Of truce, and corroborated
20 Lieut.. Com. Law, the eDemys stutement that al
the oficers end crew Of the Harriet Lane had per-
ishsd saye some ten fifteen person. whereas
there were scarcely that NUMBER Vi hHIco anu
wounded.
wounded the greater part amounted 70 pothiug, 30
that the testimony Of tue Rebel pilot was very near
tbe truth when he said five killed aud Blk or eight
wounded. cannot think but that for the death Of
Com. Wainwright and Lieut.. Com. Lee, the vessel
could not have BEEN captured
1t il difficult. however, 10 conceive more pusll'
Luminous surrender Of vessel TO an enemy already
In our power than occurred in the case OF the Hsr.
net Lane.
b. g. FARRAGUT. Rear Admiral
Hon Grpxos WxLLKs Secretary Of the Navy
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, NEw-OHLKAM.l
Thursday, Jan. 20. 1868.
SIR: have received dispatches from Commodore
Bell and Lieut.. Commander Read, on tho Coast OF
Terss extracts and copy of which herewith in
close by which You VIII see that our oiSasterS on
that coast are not yet ended.
As had already anticipated, it appears that the
enemy came out Of Sabine Pass with two cotton.
fortified stea on certain morning, and ran OUT
90 ssa some twelve OF fourteen miles, where the
Morning Light was. The latter soon got under
way. but by the Rebel accounts, and We have no
other. they gave chase, soon came up Win, ano
captured her, without losing man.
The same course Of non.reslstauce appears 70
have been pursued by the officers and crew OF that
vessel as was pursued by those Of the West6eld and
Harriet Lane. The schooner Velocity was soon
made aho to surrender and was taken ito port
am very thankful that they did not get the guns Of
the Morning Light, as 1t would have enabled them
10 erect bat cry Of great strength in such shall
low pass.
You will notice the guns Of the Morning Light
were loaded, and went OIL whenthey became heated
bv which circumstance judge the men did no, fire
their last charge, bat surrendered without ,trug
Gle / am pleased 10 see by Commodore Bells re-
Oort that the Harriet Lane is still IL Galveston
tIarbor although they have tried TO impress us
with the idea that she had run out during the last
Gale. winch is now known not to be the case.
Your obedlent servant
D. q. FARRAGUT Resr-Admiral.
To ase Hon. GIDEON wELLEs. Secretary If he Nary
PSI have just learned that the incoming Light
Gas CAPTURED in u dead calm by steamer coming az
nscern Of her. ID. u: FARRAour, Rear Admiral.
U. S. 5TEAH SLOoP BROOKLYN
OPP GALVESTON, Jan. rs, 1893. !
SIR: am very confident that the Harriet Lane i,
within Galveston waters.
The sea broke heavily on the 18th and 18th fIou
ana end of the shoals to the Other, and nothing
drawing over six feet of water could have possibly
crossed the bar and nothing could have passed
through the gunboats anchored there without being
seen, although the night wac very dark. SuoSe.
qusnty the ofBuers accompanying the flags OF truce
shem saying 40 plainly / don believe ~. ..
This horSing Lieut.. Mitchell reported 70 me that
be could rec a square-iigged vessel, sails loosed
from tho maintop masthead, which no tskes to b.