New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-11

Iher guns. exploded by the connegration, diseharg
ing themselves one by one in soDorous Gea'A'i'A'
into the blue ether aud bright sunny n'olnns. T..
The wreck lies outside the bar, at abon' hVe piies
distance from the coast From 1t the he1eis nav'
probably obtained DO hing beyonh tie snl,es. Pof.,
able. The New.London and the Cayuga remain o.. on
sts5iOp 6ioo.dns the deeat and is
''sss ~ bsve attended the Morning Light.
l.. 90 5ro,, nine feet Of water, ard, therefore may
ihel practicsbe to the bar, snd TO visit Sa-
nhu ~ w, with condign punishment.
O'pe NY 'dree desertcrs from on tbore afforded
one Si ,oead of tho New-L ondon u few meager
Cap,. rola TO the surprisal and capture. He
~ "a, Cant. Dillingham; had been duly and
,seJesslv warned oil she attempt; that IL was made
dnrino he calm on the morning OF the 2lst, by two
Rebel guubosts, the JOSIAH ounn, a hlgh pressure
liver steamer, mounting three gnns two long 5s
and one 64). and the Uncle B96, with similar
number. caiber unknown. both cCTpleteiy pro-
tecied by cotton bales after the fashion OF toose
which efected the clearance Of our feet 10 calves
ton Bay. When the Morning Light AID 'eiociy
saw them coming, they attempted 70 es1ape ~ ~
Aicht. but were outsaed and captured. lhe i0rueE
had on board IS men, the latter IL. Two companies
OF Rebe, cavalry end two of infantry were perceived
on shore by tho New-London and Cayuga, busi'y
| engaged in throwing up batteries.
| Tie Tennessee left Galveston on the morning OF
Inc 1ttl, aflNluI NJ New Va shS H'sNs Va
! The 2Stb, as already mentioned .she reports tne
following state of things IN tina! locality:
| The Brooklyn fag-sbip), Commander Bel; the
Owasco Capt. Wilson; the Kathardn, Capt
,Iohnson the Sciota, Capt. Lawry, and Tue l'asco
Cant. Lewis, ore all engaged IN maintaining ihe
blockade outside Of the habor. Ashore, Magrucer
has unlimited and unchallenged CONTROL. Almost
every day be sends beat with flag OF truce 10
Commander Bell, in one instance oblglng him with
a Texas newspaper, containing flaming account
about the great Confederate victory at Sabine fass
in which two Rebel guuboats, manned by JOV men,
chased the Morning Light for III miles. ma ~ slc-
ceeding in capturing her alter nominal hgh', the
Yankees exhibiting their usual cowardice.
| Tire Rinaldo, British war-irigate, Is there also
When enc arrived on the 2ib from tins port, she
semi a boat on shore 10 communicate with H. H. h'
Corsul who presently came oot, and after confer
enco Ta.rrned. on board q Rebel yacht, with flag
| If tr,.ce f,ing over the Confederate cooTs, which
zen, ,ces dnlv recognized by "a salute OF guns
from tic Rinalto Commander Bell proiesses him-
self cutie ready 10 attack the tow o. ohs oeeAiGn
The brcoklyn actually steamed 10 ana began thcH
inc the Rebel batteries, when-of courte-the lh
evitste flag Of truce appeared with polite nessage
On the part OF Con MagruGer, 20 the eLeei that ~
lhoenitale containing both your wounded ana
ours were directly in range, also that theFe Were
uanv women aud children IA tie city, furthermore
that the Confederate Government had lfoci -nDee
Galvesion free port, and that Tie foreign oousGs
were decidedly Of the opinion that Ire bloeA had
been sucrcssfrlly broken, and could not be recoG-
nized until they had conunie ated with tier respea-
ltiy. Governments. On whieh-eqlAlly Oi cOnise-
C,n,oander Bell deferred further bc.Iigcrelt opera
ltiona. and 70 with Rebel batteries prooIesflpg
losbore apace) We rest for the present. An pIo1a-
lhlv W. shall continue to do So unless Commodore
Farisgut grove indignant End Issues rash ofderi'
AuropOs Of tie Galveston i!H&eoy on Nt"-l al .
Dav tie Rebels now declare that less than do1o.
of he crew OF the Harriet Lane were killed, and
adm: that one Of their steamers was sunk IN Tie
attack Beyond the usual desire W assert that they
ncountered no adequate RESISTANCE, no CslehritIe
Temptation 10 iasehood IN lie ioImeT particular can
te suggested. o.,
The Nreck Of the Hatteras lice snnkon GbOut %
miles south of Galveston. There lie a wild TuIoI
limuch TOO good TO he true) that the Alabama die
ablod VA the ght has been toUed INTO Vera Cruz by
a Freuch vessel there 20 undergo repairs. l have
verv little doubt that the next mail will disab
any confdns soals who may place credcnce III TIC
report.
Laue, manned BY he5el crew, has Turned Couied
ret prIvateer in conjunction with the "@JO." Hei
gpus $40 rays the Iennessee) have been removed
lhkc those Of the wrecked Wesited, ~ the batteries
Ion ,bore and sho herself, transformed that Lei
tDilder would not recognize Ler, Lee an tie harDor
Certain i. IT, that 10 official intipaion OF her escspl
nag reached Commodore Farfagut. append the
, feasOns for supporting II probable.
ON SUNDAY, Jan. l8, "norther" Of unusual vio-
ilepcc pre- ailed on the Texan coast obhging both
the Brooklyn and she Owasco TO put ont 10 sea, and
continuing tbr5u. hoGt the DAY until the morning oi
tn 18th. Inc schooner which brought the last dis
lpatches to Com. FMrsgut, beafng tle date OF tLe
previous nIght, set Out that morning. lien, the
atorm had pas "a away and the day broke clear and
urcouIed, alio. ding an excellent view Of tho bag
and Lafb6r Aud ii was the universal OPTION ol
fLo,c o. board that tchooner-ccnLuned by excel
lent glasses-th4t the Harriet Lane was nowhere
vinulo that she had escaped at 3 H. IL. by one chan
= mel, while the New -LOu1on kept a. Ineffective
I. watch over tue other. Pending a;er oideial ac
vices froin Commander Bel, by the Iennessce--o
which heaId nothing JesteEday-sach - tho I'M
preston VI IL u. g.