The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-16
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
BAD NEWS FROM TEXAS.
Galveston Retaken by
the Rebels.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Special Dispatch to the Saint Paul Pioneer.
NEW YORK Jan II

.SpeciG Dispatch to the Saint Paul Pioneer.
New YORK, Jan. IL.
The steamer Creole arrived tonight
from New Orleans, Sd. She brings dis
patches to Gen. Halleck. She passed sew
eral gunboats bound up the river. Passed
transport Merrimac, with troops, at South
West Pass, also gunboat Kensington.
Purser Cook reports, by the arrival of
gunbOat Clifton at South West Pass, the
evening of the Sd, as follows:
| learn that early on the morning of
the LIST the rebels made an attack by land
and water on the federal forces at Calves
ton. Our gunboats were attacked by five
rebel steamers protected by double rows
of bales of cotton, loaded with troops
armed with ritle-muskets, &c.
The Harriet Lane was captured by
boarding, after about all her officers, in
Guiding Capt Wainwright and Lieut. Lee,
and the crew, $50 all told, had been killed
by musketry from the rebel steamers. My
informant states that but one or two of
the officers, and but twelve or fifteen of
the crew escaped death.
The gunboats Clifton and Owasco were
engaged, and escaped--the former losing
no men, and but one wounded. The
Owasco lost one killed, and thirteen
wounded Two barks loaded with coal
tell into the hands of the enemy.
The Westlield, the flag ship Of Commo-
dore Renshaw, was not engaged, being
ashore in another channel. Her crew were
transferred to transports, and Com. Rem
shaw, fearing she would fall into the hands
of the rebels, blew her up. By some mis-
management or accident, the explosion
occurred before the boat containing Com.
Renshaw, Lieut.. Zimmerman, and the
boats crew, got away, and they were con-
sequently blown up with the ship. The
crew Of the Westfield arrived at New Or
leans on transports, and the remaining
troops are on the way back. They did
not arrive until the place had been evac-
uated.
All the fleet are on the way to New Or
leans The rebel force was estimated at
about 5000, under General Magruder.
Our land force, under the command of
Colonel Burrill, of Massachusetts, proba-
bly, did not exceed 3,00O-the residue
not having arrived, or not being disem-
barked in time to fight. Our loss was es-
timated at from $50 to 200 killed, and 200
taken prisoners. The navy suffered the
most.
1t is thought the Rebel loss was much
more, as our gunners were firing grape
and canister continually in their midst.
The rebels had several batteries on shore.
The Federal troops were on one of the
long wharves, and it is said repulsed two
charges of rebels before they surrendered.
Jacob Barker's paper, the National
Advocate, published an extract on the
22d, containing reports of victories at
Memphis and Vicksburg.
jeff. Davis speech at Jackson has caus-
ed terment, and the Rebels were hilari-
Gus and saucy; on the morning of the Sd,
Gen. Banks sent guard to Barker's Of
flee, and the Adrocnte was, for the third
time suspended. This step gave great sat-
istactiOn to Union men.
Captain Clark, Post Commissary at
New Orleans had rendered his resignation,
and would probably go North in the course
a month.