Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-12
LATEST NEWS.
BY RAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY.

Galveston taken by tho Rcbels-The
GunbOat Harriet ZANE Captured and
the Westheld RlOWn up.
New YORK, Jan. ll.-Advices received
here state that Galveston, Texas, was attacked
by the rebels on the first day of January.
They attacked by land and water and took
the place. Col, Burrel and his men were all
killed or taken prisoners. Four rebel rams
made an attack on the Harriet Lane and car
ried her by boarding. Capt. Wainwright,
Lieut.. Lee and all the men were killed or
taken prisoners. Capt. Wilson OF the Owas-
co was killed. Commodore Renshaw blew up
the flagship Westield to prevent her falling
into the rebel hands. He and his first lieut.
enant, Zimmerman, were killed. Two barques
loaded with coal also fell into the hands OF the
rebels.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Purser Cook, of the steamer Creole, from
New Orleans, learned from the steamer Cliff
ton, at Southwest Pass, Jan. 3, that early on
the morning of Jan. /, the rebels made an at
tack by land and water on the federal forces
at Galveston. Our gunboats were attacked
by five rebel steamers, protected by double
rows of bales of cotton, and loaded with troops
armed with rifles, muskets, &c. The Harriet
Lane was captured by boarding, after about
all her officers Gncluding Captain Wainwright
and Lieut. Leg and crew-l30 all told-had
been killed by musketry from the rebel steam
ers. But one or two of the officers, and but
II or Is of the crew, escaped.
The gunboats Clifton and OwascO were en-
gagged, and escaped, the former losing no
men and having but one wounded. The
Owasco lost one killed and thirteen wounded.
Two barques loaded with coal fell into the
hands of the enemy. The Westield, alag
ship,) Commodore Renshaw, was not en-
gagged, being ashore in another channel. Her
crew were transferred to transports, and fear
ing the Westtield might fall into the hands of
the rebels, he blew her up. By some mis-
management or accident the explosion occur
red before Commodore Renshaw, Lieut.. Zim-
norman, and their boats crew got away, and
they consequently were blown up with the
ship. The crew of the Westfield arrived at
New Orleans in transports, and the remainder
of the troops are on the way back. They did
not arrive until the place had been evacuated
All the fleet were on the way to New Or
leans. The rebel force was estimated at
5000, under Magruder. Our land force, un-
der command of Col. Burrill of Massachu-
not having arrived, or not having disembarked
at the time of the fight. Our loss was esti-
mated at from $50 to 100 killed, and 200 taken
prisoners, the navy suffering most. 1t is
thought that the rebel loss was much more, as
our guns were firing grape and canister con-
tinually in their midst. The rebels had sew
eral batteries on shore. The federal troops
were on one of the long wharves, and it is
said that they repulsed two charges of the
rebels before they surrendered.
REBEL ACCOUNT.
Fort MONROE, Jan. 1.-THE Richmond
papers contain Magruder's report that five
rebel gunboats captured the Harriet Lane, off
Galveston, ''but little hurt;" also, at Calves
ton, 600 prisoners, and much property; also,
''two canal boats at the wharf, with two COM
panies of the 42d Massachusetts volunteers
were captured"