Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-01-17
BAD NEWS FROM TEXAS.
REBEL RAMS ATTACK AND DESTROY
THE FEDERAL FLEET.
The NIInrriet lame, Boarded.
SHE Is TAKEN INTO GALVESTON A PRIZE.
Commodere Renshap Blo,rn up in hi'
Flagship.
NEW YORK, Jan II.

NEW 1ORR, Jan III.
Advices have been received here that
Galveston was attacked by the rebels on the
morning Of January 1st, both by land and
water.
Colonel Burrcll and his troops on shore
were all killed or taken prisoners.
Four rebel rams made an attack on the
steamer Harriet Lane, and carried her by
boarding. Captain Wainwright and all the
men on board were killed or taken prison
erS
Captain Wilson, of the owasco, was
killed.
Commodore Rcnshaw blew up the flag
ship Westfeld, to prevent her from falling
into the hands of the rebels. He and his
lieutenant, Zimmerman, were killed. Two
barks loaded with coal were captured by
the rebels.
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
New YoRK, Jan. II.
The steamer Creole arrived tonight from
New Orleans, with dates to the 3D. inst.
She. was detained by General Banks to
bring dispatches to General Halleck.
She passed several gunhoats bound up
the river, and the transport Merrimac, with
troops, at the Southwest Pass, Also, the
gunboat Kensington.
Malcolm G. Kinsman, a private of the
I'd Vermont Battery, died on board the Gre
ole on the passage home.
| Purser Cook, of the Creole reports BY
the arrival of the gunboat Clifton at South,
west Pas, on the evening Of the Sd, learn
that, carly on the morning of the 1st inst.
the rebels made an attack, by land and
water, on the Federal forces at Galveston
| Our gunboats were attacked by five rebe
steamers protected by double rows Of bale,
of cotton and loaded with troops armed
with rifles, muskets, &c.
| The Harriet Lane was captured by board
| ing, after about all her officers and men, in
Guiding Captain Wainwright and Lieutenan
Lee, and the cscw, 1870 all told, had beer
killed by musketry from the rebel steamers
My informant states that but one or two q
the officers, and twelve or fifteen of tn,
crew, escaped death.
The gunboats Clifton and Owasco wer
engaged aud escaped, the former losing NJ
men, and but one wounded. The Owasc,
lost one killed and thirteen wounded.
! Two barks, loaded with coal, fell into III
hands of the enemy.
The flagship Westfield being ashore il
another channel, her crew were transferred
to the transports, and Commodore Renshaw
|
of the rebels, blew her Mp. BY some mis-
management or accident, the explosion oc
cured before the boat containing COMING
dore Renshaw, Lieutenant Zimmerman, an,
the boats crew got away, and they conse
quenly were blown up with the ship.
The crew of the Westfeld arrived at Ne,
Orleans in transports, and the remaining
troops are on their way back, as they di,
not arrive until the place had been evacua
ted. All the fleet is on the way to Ne'
Orleans.
The rebel force is estimated at five thou
sand, under General Magrudcr Our Ian,
force, under the command of Colonel Bur
rell, of Massachusetts,, probably did not ca
ceed three hundred, the residue not hayinI
disembarked at the time OF the fight.
Our loss is estimated at one hundred an,
{ fifty to one hundred and sixty killed, an,
two hundred taken prisoners, the navy sui
fering the most.
II Is thought the rebel loss is much NOR
{ than our own, as our guns were hring crap
and canister continually in their midst
The rebels had several batteries shore.
The Federal troops were ON the Ion
wharyes of Galveston, and II is said repulse
two charges of the rebels before they surrer
dered.
FonrREss MONROE, Jan. 1.-THE Rich
mond papers OF the 10th instant contain
telegram nom Gen. MsgrudeI, stating tina
tiye rebel gunboats had captured the Unite
States steamer Harriet Lane oil Galyestor
, FUETiIER ACCOUNTS.
HEAdQuAErsRs ARsY on ruE PofosAS
Jan, iO,-The Riehmond kaqEir~ of th
10th contains the following
MoplLE, Jan. IA special despatch fiot
Jackson to-day, says the Now oFlssns Deli
Of the 9th, reesivsd =, Poaehstola, eoaiain
the following,
Ahout two o'eloek on New Years nor
ing. four Tsl'sl ganhoais eaIns do~a Buiisl
} nsyea 'nis Galveston hay, and slongsid