The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19

light draft thai they could around her.
thus enabled 20 come TO close quarters AZ soon as hoy
came within range, the enemys rihemcn opened q
destructive fire, pouring shower Of bullets upon tie
deck Of the doomed vessel and killing the gUDlers al their
poets and they got well aongsde they boarded
her in overwhelming force. There about one Hmm
dred and thirty men, all told, the Harriet Lane, who
made desperate but hopeless light The odds against them
great that they crushed by the weight
81 numbers and the deck immed lately became the sccne
poor fellows fought hand TO hand with their cut
lasses, with The splendid ralor with which our sailors
The shower X ea,ess Ina, fe like hail from the high
cotton walls and the crushing Tide OF hostile mon which
swep. ever mem ron eaor sas ne n aees sas an
rally covered with dead bodies. II was hopeless con-
fct and the tragedy OF blood and horror at
end
or the hundred and thirty men who fought upon
the deck Of the Harr let Lane is believed that less than
thirty escaped death and wounds We have yet no |
LIST OF the brave who Sought and died mere
We know the deeds OF valor they performed their
last devoted service 70 their country. |
The encmyis attack thus wholly successful The
Harriet Lane iaycre vessel in Inc navy, had been
with the public fof years, fell his possession
isybelcyed that she had not been materially damaged
either in her machinery or her armament
PROBABLE CAPTURE or CUR SIGNAL sYsiEn.
II feared and generally believed that the signal book
Of the Harriet Lane was captured by the rebels go,
this, for the fret ime places the IN possession Of our
system Of sigGals.
nr iAsp ATTACK |
While this successful attack was made upon the Harriet
road bridge without opposition, and marched nearly two
thousand strong 20 attack the small body OF uLon troops
which stationed the city. Colonel Burril nad
his mep drawn NJ on the wharf. and although he at
tackled by than i've times his number he mace
stout resistance and actually repased the irs attack
q the enemy. or IL hopeless struggle I'M
less he cod get relief from the eet and he despatched
his adiutani, Lieutenant DAVIS to the Commodore to
notify him that he attacked by fierce lie could net
long resist and that he should be compelled TO surrender
When Lcuteuant DAVIS left the wharf there bad been
but very few Of Killed. and as he surrendered
soon after probable that but few lives wero lost
The whole force was, of course made prisoners Of war
nis sIs.r ny DAYLIGHT
covered Me operations OF
the enemy and a were ignorant Of what had occurred be-
yond thor own ship. morning dawncd signals
sent u from the hich were responded 20 by oil
The gunboats except the Harriet lane: ard pow u was
that The Commodore first discovered that shc had fallen
into the hands of'the enemy.
che light also revealed the position the enemys eet,
and his preparations for attack from the STORE with
II was now determined by the Commodore 10 retake
the Harriet Lane and lie ordered the owasco 10 round TO
and open fire his gnnboat has armament OF one
cevennch AID two nineinch gnts and she opened Win
her heaviest
bells crowded prstnete-somc Of them wounded and
dyng-upon The deck OF the Harriet Lane They then
raised Gag Of truce and paroed and sent The acting
master Lane and her only surviving officer
board Tho flagship with message 10 Commodore Rem
shaw the effect that another shot was fired upon tho
Harriet lane every Union prRoner would be instantly
thrown board In consequences Of this message Com
modorc Rcnshaw ordered the firing Tn cease, aud made no
| further attempt 10 recapturc the vessel.
The position OF The encmys Bcc. was nj THIS time as
follows The two vessels which had a.comrsbed The
capture OF the Harre, Lane were stu lying hear thai YES
sell swarmng with sharrsbo tcs two more lay further
u
considerable distance This lf,h vessel reported to
be the flagship, and, throughout the engagement, was
SAID to have on board the precious carcass % Ma
grudcr whom the fortunes 81 war since tie outbreak OF
the rebellion have carried from Yorktown 10 Gay cston
Is probable that General Alagruder was on land
During the morning the enemy opened ire nron cur
vessels rom The shore and The city, u which hey
in rul 10 session. Their sharpshooers, breaking
open the houses along The took and Cred
Trcm the windows while the batteries which Ind been
placed position also opened. They were responded TO
by gunbsats and tbs mutual exchange OF coureses
| side
The rebels had pla cd two guns upon poiut OF land
ins dc and tho the barber The gun
boat clifton directed To silence these guns and per
formed woik very handsomely. shc lrcd hrst from
her gun, then rounded and poured in broadside,
then turned and red from her gun ait, then rounded
AGAIN aud delivered breads de This she did twice,
when the enemys guns were ci'ectually siencea
IfRRimB EsfTosoS--nFAJH on COMMODORE RiSsBkw
The flagship wcslneid was agfonnd, ana iiie oeoro
| ten O'Clock the forenoon tho Commodore deter.
| mned 10 burn her. Inc determination resulted
| in terrible ACCIDENT, which cost the commodore
! his life. He covered the deck with tnrpentInc, and
male all ssary dsposit,ons u insure her burning ard
had her set are. He then got INTO his boat with Lieu
tenant IimCermanD, Chief Engineer William X Green
sailors. 20 proceed 10 another vessel. But the
magazine had been Ie oIen and scarcely hal the Com
when terrible explos occurred The magazine, which
stored with smmusiticn. shells. &c. caugbt and
hal the flagship and the Lommodorcs b3at we're scat
tered through tho air ten thousand fragments Not
OF the unfortunate board the vcrse at the
time the boat escaped lDstantaDey death. u ~
known how many pcrhcd by this terrible explosion,
but The number estimated at Ten 70 twenty officers and
1
tho vessel AFT unharmed but what remained Was soon
/ burned.
| Neanme The rebels were making formidable prepare
tions shore TO prevent the escape q the vessels They
10 drag artillery with heavy mule teams 10 the
point commandn The bar and were bnsiiy engaged IN
planting Their batteries and training their guns pre-
the OF sbirs The transport Mary Board.
mcn, which is rsged precisely Ike gunboai,
was lying near Tire flagship NJ The time Of
| the explosion, and the fate Of The Commodore
was known Gully board this vessel u
supposed board the other vesselE that the commodore
had gone board this ship Ihcy therefore sgralled
her, asking what shall, We dor" MAJOR Bart. a voun.
camp tho stan Of Governor Hamilton, told
the captain q the vesc that they had signals with
which TO reply but that there was one signal which they
roaod to saI al once and the captain agreeing 70 ms
immediately started This was taken as signal u re
treat ana tho Ioardnsa followed by all the other
ngy am the vesees near ground
ing toIciesy several ncs but they all escaped before
enemy had trained hs guns sufficiently 20 10 them
any harm crossing The transports, which had gone
70 carry supplies 10 the sand, immediately ~. to sea
returned 20 ihs city The gnceas remain bg b.h nd
snLkD ,sr worStyn
Commander Wan. n. Renshaw, 81 the Mssinsd, ALLIED
Commander. wa.owr,rlt, az The Barrie, lane Com.
mander wanwrent Wa ssn " hisbcp Wainwright, q
Ne~ York, and was bkd during Tie heht 90 the de'k q
First Lieutenant Charles W. 2omsruarn. q the West
chief Fnrnccr William X Green, q he wes,held
killed ny the cyploeon Mr. Green resident ~ Nc~
YORK whore ne sas family lie volunteered his ssr
", Isats1sn. Ice q me narre, Lane hot ,roush
hstn shoulder places ana MORALLY wounded.
Acting Master Monroe, OF the Harr ct lane had he
right thot %.
man On board the Chiffon, whose name Ia rukrown
was Ei.lcf hy n rae ball com the shore
IN board tho Hsrr.ct lane Il = supposed that han.
dred we're killed aud wounded but there = SGT 10
rocofd uf their
90 board the wesi6cd ien 10 twenty rnen were also
kinsd, VI whom We have ~ ~,
rnE JRANs~yNrs.
Two ~ three sthoo were yng or cslycstoa Which
were tapnrcd hy the clCmy. ~. ~ them wss he
,abal.i aaacd vlh coal anu another a them was ito
Yacht formerly owLed " Gcncal Mansfield level Ihe
i1ns se rorlfmoath, loaded 9TH coal, also zap
iJrsd.
tg,tpsop
Gov Hamilton THIS city AMI ihe tetcs lnjo 4bicdly
esnersd enrc dsapfc ntmcht 10 not finding arnong
her m saners Tho Governor oppcfsd ~ tue expc1
ton 10 loxae roteraly .upToscd and % account ~
h,s belief tibet would eject nothing refused 10 JOIN r
lie gaor Burt 70 rrpTt the prtgfcs & events aud,
ike most ~ The Texan connected WIN MS eEIcdfcn,
us ssoj IN III cts Couneif.vs. e. the se-otd Tcg
u,nl Tesas VOLUNTEERS sailed III the rumbria Thursday
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