The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-27
HIGHLY INTERFERING ACCOUNT OF
TaE CAPrUR OF GALVESTON
f. ,soEarsPosnKxCf OF The ILcHNcsD DISPATCH


OLLvf.Tos, January J. IS63
s,GEki-E tss. yon vi giLiAns and orr boys Of
Tios6s bfiyaGe would Lac In hesr scme Of the
Uar1 ecisEs cf oar Few Years fcois With the Tan-
60. ssad yeu . shor ACCOUNT If il. Ths expe
a. - wss Lsulfa!'y IlsEnei, saH.ofly executed
rua tie iii WAS tie Gap lara of tie city aud har
hoy o. 9 sve tn, u ia-Se qu'nsity Of srtns smmu.
riaen, sto-es. etc, tic EEFr'et Lane. two largo
tsrzs i.s as3 WITH su95 y s.7esui things scaooa.
a. sud the On -apg Of the Wessaeld. fne e. Gamer,
c..ryng eight heavy gu1s. Q Ito handsome
Ees Tears fl tn ths Government, wasn't vi An
expedition Ike th, present c2e hsd beea talked of
,.r siaaz tine bat We &c ces JA.rsi OF its ever
hslar sxeeued uutn our present gallant leader
came amorg AS His frriva. inspired us visa fresn
hopes, sd BIS ssil and energy enabled us TO LII,
frtu g. len fith>To frrltess desirs 70 l. fict
Los upoa our ,IlInoa enemy Vrsiaia MAJ wall
be proud cf her mary n5ble sons who srs heading
.our sr-ieS ard cf pooe more 'uslv tnkn Of tha
"ss,hing Nag Il lerP Ai;;ory will wresths his
brosui Il unfadrs 'au' els. Eut to my sec cunt
kli the pFspsratnEs Sarrg bean compile ed, the
Iisbi OF ;ho at 0; December. 1859 found us II
lsaiiy marching a;ong tie read from the briSse to
Gsivs5 city. The dissncs was oliy Fl se miiee,
sn9 c1ths t!sn ~as rsaok the city about oclk A.
n We iaa plenty OF .'i1s 10 make It's tip lesurey
Cur f9rses capti5:ed f seesral rgg'n5ea;s Il In
f,1.ry A1d stout . pee os artillery though ihs
pracpsi ATTACK vas TO be rnsds By ths 81; l'ery,
a3 sas-s were onlv abou 3 % of III, en3niy II .he
ttF sa1 thsy were f1eEi1 bare ai5 81 t. cuter
end Ct tts wharf Ths uiZtt s.as a lovely oge;
tae n9on i1olsS COVE upon gss gs Hs toie sio e.
es peaczf7ily As IL thsis no such ttiag az war
Perea-s 1t svSs Ia Difference - her known rEs-
.i.lss the su jset tAst Gen Easr=1er pest.
p--e. tha nit clr git bils had dsstpease e.f6ti
It's A0f,EGpi witch oe5arrs1 saout 3 o'c,ocx Is
tb4' IS Il L.3yi E1a U~uis have Witnessed V5-y
rs!.Y sEot Il ssss 1Gs aefersed setting huar
IsTo i.nse-. Well, w1 rsseEsi the ST. .uF5s OK the
city 4aoa o'e.ock. TIE streets sve.e comp e;eiy
csss,to:; tbs ferg inhabilsnts sn, had -sfas.ned
II she city were sieepiag Hoondsy, end Aai we bot
sw-a1t sai ssaeziFd iEe of tle.r daege- ihsy
WIZ asTe slept 21a tEtii tn5 eaDnoE'g roa- had
Startled thegl 'iaf march through the city was
es.:ai.ly ih5 T1ess qa's: Procession ever wit.
pes.id. oEe night q moas Ssve ffosgia, IL HAT VS.
wa.e 20 many eboss fJlio wing the OH year to BIS
ta:ias, exssst shss ghosts In he nat er OF drsfs
have s-sss Partially sor white s. eolor. ana
Ger o1StaLle Ta5s ss yoc may furpcss, LOEe cf
the fsirsss Put II is net arrp.i.irg that cur
nsraly neisy Tsxa1 b9gs were qaiet.
The sesne. tAe dc ad hoa- if night srd the feet
.h2l tbs 10 te tha lrst battle of many Of hem
a.. sJLsgirsd 10 make them seriGus. Tsea too
The arsa. tesyy waves c9lae tui1olpg and 70 ing
ic from toe }oi chatting out rpoa ths still. night
ai., as Ihey dssaat elon1 something thai arGed
amt7iagiy HE iuuet al d.rso. BE-: oiNE.rd We
gsoe, through loug, lonely streets row srsund
tlis corner and now turning that, until at length
ws Tesebed Strand street. which iuns pa,allei
with tie water, ard Is the next one to tie whArves.
Tia n51n MSS n1~ down, s.1 ever thing WAS
vsio2ed in darknsesi the gus we're N / eief sly
pissed n position and loaded the locking like
gloon There, within ihfee hundred yards lay
tha G.'rioI Lsns, tie O1sgso the C.iffop and two
otbes with their br9a3z,i.s tu .aai to wards
"a, and ready 10 open upon u the uoZa2n fred.
Thia snaw tot the YsaEeas had bsen ashore
tbs dsy before and told the people tIEt tasy know
81 scout cur e.elsr and wsre waiting for Gs In
s-t, tts7 were certain Of victory ira. they al.
lowed Us 10 place OR guas In posikioa wihnut
tfiog upon "a AL being rsasy oui gallant Gen
ers opsned tas attack hY Il ing tbs II st gun In
lev IaoEsotg the bright sshaz the COO elicg re-.
Iolf, sid wiring shells told palmer .hAa words
mat the action had b3eun II esrnest; FIR tAa next
hour Tia roar Of cannon WAS incasean. The c.esr
ten ef4ek OF our little lin ii guns, tbs cd!l sound
ci cnr seaeoast he 1ilzsrs and The m Enty thupdar
ing b MS Of the eoumbi..4s and loc-pounj Psrrott
Guns on tie gunboat5 n5lnad ID form piece cf
mo4ic itst Nigh. well have bsen dedicated 70 tho
klh5 oi FaGeesl lEt1n4. Ih5re was ou3 gun on
t4e rar,ses Lane that res l,y seemed 10 threw
4tILg posi- pianglag through a large Asick Louss
Ths lotaus cat fen for tnose big isicws; In thsy
W,tel a. one sd, and out at the o.her, leaving q
Lee III, Eyh 7Ehich horHs AID car u.ish. psss-
a. 70. e:icka, girGou-t iia1s pisces If plank ard
saen nthlgs tley &sorrd 10 sas taost reckless
.iHnli tTden iy v.e:ce With tle shells aad can-
Ser IL t2shigg ui boyg 6e.oT unccmfori15s.
Ills stA75 oE things continued for Wasf seopre:
10 sae shcut ons lamar mcnta. ts sa sos:e Il nv
fcn5s sai ali tie othar ecsrsspoadenfs 1esscar II
los 0gtiyu hss IL was snig two tonss. / tuppe.s
lie tissroS aney occurred from nay sssuEl,g is1,a
o. rAy f-ei:nfs End they b? sEeir watches. u TO
la tge ~bea was insi bssors daylight. nothing
Ltt "a heard from Gu hosss which were u l1svs
babe To stack Eiazuisaas sasiy with VI. tAe
hzAi h q rag,d d fosiously on bosa Sides bat was
ias. becoming evident that cur land foscss slone
we've 20 match for tee Yankee boats, with II esr
gFeat gans sna raor,srs wbicu ycms -ed half ush
g. o. staze ard saIister a. us q: pap. acw any
u rsea et Tit1-3it receiving ems o. taoss nssty
- as nn" yssr git, Is Ii. atery To Ecs, for
tae fanss di-tr .buled them Ia tbs ncgs nescolin
ssota snd iegish uasnne9. By tbs wsy. sa,king
s-'ut siis let ps give tbs dsy,i biz dae A11 admit
i2lt ID jne articles Sf she'll grape, esGisssr, s:o,
lIs KsGkees ere generous taaev5- parsiuc Dni5us
thl c4os9 lasy z1gy be ii oiler thiaas. Voa'. tho
tti59 ci Virginia end our Texan boys there adroi:
t1sti Strange to sgy. thonsh so ni5ch amn.uai-
. a'a aia seea expen4ed, 81 Us. vs:g fsw ccfu 81
Ties TAI oec1rced To ais, bs Il 9. novice in such
iasFa, 'he tisrg faseaad positively lnsxpfssbis.
accounted fog 1t bg at..t i1g 1t 10 the special
Ffov ':sass which Ees dessstd that balls ct oMns
se"as shou,d oe 5iinc. II any o.hsr observsr on
LIE sh.sct has Rnv osbsf o. Sestsr exp, ati3n
oiier sc shoad be glad 10 tear II Asfsr as canld
It-ro Il assaey Sherman, son 0! Gac EasEn,an was
.no oi!y filssr WAC liza ks yss besn Killed. Hs
iea ssriyin ias act.ea wai,s nohly fighting fas
qua which ae oofaaatzied. Tho ball which ssruck
hia~, A!aa--su,ersa hls ;eft size aad lodged, IN
"a es!4E mo.tei woaod. de wss tzk In - tie
:5hY7At. which Nas used a. 3 hospsssi. where ~
% ,of hHRsa og fes hours be eslmsy esesthea bU
G< s,s'aef oasfiog sn tae sitkr cf h;. country.
Os.l al Es HAasa Was SHOT through the ankle
rLus EalaAtly eennsaaa.ng hsE battery. BeverAi
= = A's h.en wsFe woaaied. though was nnabis to
na nsssa asir Kamss aghs Of Qars- Cdlur1s fasl
a4 a. o bean we1aisd though neae iS6rtaIy 1
f.sos 70 msus on thar early Ia ths ensas sEasnt
va .@1Aa &c ~2s made b. 800 Of our ia..atfy Oh tkrss
s,aps les Of tas 41d AaSssc. u 3stts regiment stA
s,shss oshind bafrics5e ut the end Of Kuhn'd
."a1l Tas erersy had tosn np tbs psAaks tom
--e "asff A.id sasds = bse&asscrk OF tbsna. Oar
ra.hed cat iato tbs water With ftsfr ssaltsg
.aeasfs aud dssbed up them. hat the pssiinn was
stsc.as sse tnes hsd 70 retire. leaving enf arta
a. a. 20 gan shesa eas We b d S3Gas tea % Asssen
z "a azA kt~s5 snsa> hat
vi ~
80 "a ST isag b arsv@d srf syrey oae ~
10y .s9ki i isr suf a,s's. ssbssa sesfs y
T., .ss. tasy haa coma AsuA wiktn liskt At sAeas
a~ys%ss aad, tsAsins uptAisg - ~ sessk.4 eses
49,. - nases. raAes &s tQHga& - ~ ~ lnne
- - ssm peareoN. 41eD AeE -
A.sa |. ~ = 9. " sss:s 90 s1sss1s