New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-19

the bar. suddenly the enemy opened fire ppon
her with two heavy pieces, from For. Poio',
an old battery, hitherto abandoned, but WLich
the Rebels bad succeeded in renoanting dur
ing the nipht. tbs compliment ths Clifton
Innswercd fret with her bow-gun, then tho
ret OF her armament, moving rapidly and thro~i
shcll continuously. soon che baa eared the Point,
md, losing Que man by the miuie bullet Of sharp
shooter, held on her toward The Harriet Lhpe
and the tbickest of the hight, "hlch then became
general boh Oh iand aud water.
TIE HARRIET LANE CAPTURED.
The doomed vessel, her steam not mp, unable to
escape was the center oi perfectly iniorlui hrr
dance Seen from the Mary 4. Boarlmsn, The
sec,acle assumed AS ect at once grand add ter
/ rife. Overhead aud around nigut ~ss slowly re-
tnng before day he dim light rr-Nalen beng rent
by he freQue1t iashcs OF cannon he soaIS slOt OF
smell, aud the omnpreseut short lived blaze o. mus
kerry, while tie hesh dsoord besgars all descsir-
on. Prominent amid u, one beard The sonoious
boom Of he III incl gun col the Owasco, tie below
ing Of the batteries, and lbe voleys, shneks, nld
| detons,ioDs pervading toe town. But our struggle
u nearing It's end Ire Rebel steamer and ram have
clo.ed ut length on either ,dr Of tho Hsgioi LAM,
boarded beT 4 ID bloody dfEg4 io 10 rsBips oH o.
decg. Her invaders, madd,nod II IL saif VIII
whisky, hght ike iniarate devils. Ffenptatiu X
themselses neadlgng on tho guards s"afmlnS fore
and AFT and pouring sa ilcesaant bail OF sina arms
from above and below upon tie devoted crew.
The Contend with enemy apparently unwilling
either 10 give take quarter stetnly they are
mst siernly resisted. Gallant Capt. Wainwright 10
killed. ana OF lie 100 men, all but tel OF tweaty
sn.re his fate, and tie Harriet Lane IL captured by
! the enemy
riE sLACKENING OF TIE FIGHT.
The lore has occurred, bat is not. yet, evident
indeed peToepuO e. though her guns are silencsd,
zoe Osasco. the Chiffon, the brave ii!le sachem
tlill pfolong the contest. Pfeiently the former,
seen la the gray light Of the morning at about six
U clock stops fling. the oilers emulate her example
Every wberc the hro ceaser or tlseEeBs, thd OF
the opposite tde OF ths island two Rebel gnnbOats
d,scr ed, tranquility looking on, and Ia the re-
note distance, yet Two others, only TO be- cis-
tugu by the long line OF black .moke proceed
ipg irVm their cbiu neys.
TIE WHITE FLAG.
I Turn We 70 tie fag-ALip Wcstield, stranded Of
three miles distance. lie Mary A. Boardmsn hss
sbandoned the tatk Of endeavonng Ia deliver her,
rendered tho moro bopriess by the nl,dy i'lliDg
tide. ha~scr has been diseoufaginbly snapped
asuDder. Nobody Oh board VI either vessel kno as
result OF the contest centerng about tao Harriet
Lane, but the silence succeeding II ,remh oninous.
suddenly, at n hale after 3, the Owasco, the
Clifton and the Sachem display their color,.
Up 10 thai moment, no isg, except one, nntterirR
! idly at the bow VI The Westbed, and anothcr, a
Rebel ore, tue Stars And BAN, on The huge Mis-
si.sIppi steamer have been viGble. Iae Mary A.
BogldDan with her anchor up, follows the example.
IL Ii u moment Of doubt OF intense excitement. But
the Harriet Lane does not respond. In bve more,
boat puts off from her toward she Owasco, manned
by d hAndiIl VI Rebels, conveying parolsd officer
III 10 asserted the only surviving one) bearing hs
! white hand aerchief tcd To bis sword d flag OF
truce Hc gues TO eqaos. snepenson OF bostlities.
AID directly Afterwards, white hags ure tying Oh
! q g Owafco and the Cuf on-but not upon The little
Sschen
MESSAGE PROM MiGRUDLR.
The lest part OF ~ hour pass-s Ia iDfction. Then
Commvdore i:ensnaw sends nes.ee aud Lis piio'
~ tie Mary a Boardmap, bidGing her run NJ 10 the
town TO ascertain what h8a occurred, Ilrtfuc'ing
Capt. Weir, fired upon, 10 Isise the white Ia.
Accordingly IL, taxing tue prccduton To lond her ton
FOUNDER, sLons of from tbo Nes,hvld, past or
font but pretrntly relunr, inG.nl h,r la'k tntci.
dated. Capt. Law OF the Clifton Pats oil IN - "A
rom that yosn.i " Com bOd0ro ReIfliw, with /.
mebsase received from Gen. htsTn'e- 81 srore. IL
g.yts lie Union n 81 unl leu . clock TO leaNs al
| , esJ.,n ca peril o desrncupn.
DETERMINATION 10 BLOW up TIL WEsIFiiiD.
AlmUs. Gieoty alter lie Io.ugu vi Cap. Law 10 ma
Il Gamer tie SECOND cutter OF the Nosiie!d re.chrn
the May a. Boa oman ,I'h 0 fers 'or her 10 come
az near ia possible and lie ~, the Commodore h's
DC einlneO 70 transier his mon aud then to blow nP
Ills owe v.saei. IL Ii rted-wIelhCr with irgtb
! 1 cannot pretend 70 dec,Ge-Ihat hs wss adsiscd 10
thie coIrac by Capt. Law.
| TRANsfER or GREW.
The eceIe that ensned Consequent on the kIowi-
edge OF Commodore KenAhaw's resolution On board
boLu vessels whs scarcely paralieled IN the
ex pereuces Of a hie.,ime. IL might have leen ~
O'clock hence very hi'ic tine remsinod FOR Mo
transfer vi Inen and LagU4se---ihe Commodore, III
deed pToposed 70 allow but fifteen n,nutos. Instant
ly, then, al ws- aniualion. The WostIeld lay At
ABOUT 30 cet from tie Mary A. Boardman. win ell
aer portfolios open ard her guns run oot, everybody
on board being prouiscuousiy engaged IN endeavor-
lug 70 secure whatever cane upperWost. linn
mo, KS officers trunks, sesmsn's cless, cutlai go,
swords, rifles, fowlng-pieces, blankets, articles OF
clothing even looking glasses, were thrown pell
mel INTO the boats, hurrsdly slowed away AND
rowed, each with its duo proportion Of men, 10 tie
i}ohrdm,n where ali hands lGbored INCREASINGLY to
receive them.
The three boats Of the WestAed. the first and sec
ond cutter and gig, Piled 70 aud fro necessarily In
from fifteen to twenty inmates, 10 men were trans
erred from ono vcssol TO the other, Capt Weir So
psrintendina matters forward on the May A Board
man. ana naior Burt dong the sams an. To We
admirable soolnsw and presence q mind exhibited