Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-01-14
THE BATTLE AT GALVESTON,


and Telegraph OF the 9th arc filled With
the accounts made up by different per-
sons aud reporters. We cOndense the fol-
lowing statement nom the latter paper, as
giving as interesting an account OF the de-
tails rs We can fnd;
II was uud that all things could not be got In
dincss before thu jls Of December, aud the nghf of
tue alst was fixed Tor the attach, The syog GIG u
Houston aud Galveston packet, had been taken 10y the
stale and lted up asa gunboi, under charge al Capt
Henry Lubbock, She was armed with 1.-pounicr
rined gun her bow deck Bulwarks OF cltiOn
bales built up her Sides aud force 81 hun
drrd men put On board OF her, and on tn STAY shc
len here TO await 0ren az the head Of Galveston bay.
Capt. Wicr, Of Co. II, Cooks regiment, commanded
the gun, and II manned by portion his men,
aud Capt. Sehnehler'H Capt. schneider being second
/ IN command. Col. Green commanded ;ho Sh0Tl-
Shooters, who weio detailed from his s mon.
The Neptune another bayou packet was taken On
| the zGh, aud, under direction OF Major Icon Smith,
fitted up gunluai rs well "a IL could be done IN
the bri0t Er. BulNdrlS OF cotton bales wcrc built
up also on her guards, and she had much The APPEAR
antc, when shs eit here OF well loaded cotton boat
taking lcr cargo down 10 Galveston for shlpment.-
she was armed with two huN2cr gus, and comInan-
dcd by Capt, W. II. SaBgstcr. Capt. Hardy, AT the
q. :. Navy, commanded her guns, Lieut.. Harvey
Clark being second in coglnlnd, ali Col. Bagby' OF
ihc 9Th Cavalry, clIninnnied ihe detail OF his mcn
who woie On board rs sharp shooters The men were
detailed from the Siblry brigade, all the brigade h.v
ing stepped forward cali for volunteers, and be-
ng auNi uGs 10 take par IN tho AFFAIR Besides Ihcsr
there were several volunteers ftM among our Gift
zeas. The illi nuEbcr of men WAS about ljN. lhs
Neptune e't here The morning OF tie same day with
the Bayou City.
The Lucy ,,wlnn accompanied the expedition as
fender, under COMMAND ul AHi. Andrew hctce, ami
The Jou r. Carr also Gender, undcr command Capt
John I. Lawes- On the Carr there were a number
of troops aud volunteers, ard on the Gwinn quite
number of SPECTATORS, who went prepared 10 tGSa
hand in tho fight If ti,oir services were required.
In addition to these thrTe were SOM other vessels
the cutter Dodge the Royal Yacht, etc, that did
note como into the action.
The whole naval force was under the command uf
Major Leon Sn,th, who WIS admirably fitted for the
command Of the expedition, by his Experience ~
sailor IN fact better men for nil the stations could
not have been picked from anywhere.
IL WIS ordered That the boats shonld get IN position
10y Il O'Clock, and avail; the signal from the land toy
ces for the attack. They went down, aud after mid
night arrived close by Inc fleet THY were discover
ed and signal lights from the feet at once 'howed thai
the enemy were awake ana watching for them. They
looked anXiousiy for he signal from shore.
Meanwhile ;he land forces, consisting Of de.ach-
mcnts from some four five regiments under n
maud OF Brig Gen srurry and Col y. D, DeBray,
moved II, about dark from Virginia Point. This
Point i, the nairland and from it bridge, two
miles in length, crosses Galveston bay TO Galveston
Island, being about miles distant from the city,
The battle took place at the city tie gunbOats lying
along III front of The city in the bay, on the andwagd
side of the island. Col. DeBray Commanded the at
Hcking force, while Gen Scurry WAS in command OF
the reserves. From the bridge they moved down 10
the city, but met With unexpected delays and did not
reach their position Il aiicr ocloci In the mean
time the boats had Withdrawn 10 hall Atoon Shoals,
L. mics dstant, ard awaited signal. At about o.
clock itieh MagrUler says :, aud spec ator i, Int
timed it by Telegraph ANA are exact IL Was min
utcs before D. Houston iimc) all inSs on shore be-
ing in readiness the ball opened Gen. Niagrudcr FIR
Ing the first gun. The boats at once put ON steam
and hurried 10 the scene They must have been an
hour on the way, during which tiinn the aril-
lnry duel between the ships ami iie bat tcrcj
nj fhn on mi e.
erything but inc fash OF the gus. The was at
once sublime ami appalling. Cur men were once dri-
from iair guns, but ralledand fought nObly
AS dawn approached tue llfe OF Inc enemy appeared
Ia inct, In severity, and fearing that our men
would Do unable to withstand il after day Wight gave
the cnomy bettor view 81 our position orders We're
prepared to Withdraw. Just they about 10
he issued. however, at about O'Clock, the welcome
announcement was made at headquarters that the
Bayou City anu NGpubc had arrived AID opened on
The Harriet Lane. Instantly new vigOr WAS infused
in cur men, they piled their pieces win rc,uublcd
energy, and seemed determined that the victory shoHh
be ours. The gunbcats paid theif first attention 10
the Harriet Lane, Inc Bayou City leading the attack.
The Neptune being nnCh The weaker soon received
such injuries as TO disable her. he bayou CITY,
however, galianty continued the fight, and running
aboard the Harriet Lane, swept her decks by board
ing, and look possession Of her. Capt. Wainwright
aud his Lieutenant. having been killed. the ship WAS
surrendered by the Masters mate.
The Westfeid now started OF, apparently disabled,
and made her way over TO Bolivar channel between
qnently destroyed by the enemy, during truce. The
propeller owasst lay ia the channel, about "a of
mills from the Bayou City and Harriet Lane As the
Lane boarded, the 0wassa steamed up 10 within
two three hundred yards OF them, firing into 'th.
Inc force of the collision drove the Bayou City'S scIn
far into and under the wheel and gGnwale of the
lane, that she could not be got ouf. The Lane WAS
also cGTpclcd that her guns could not he worked,
and were consequently useless. They both lay there
fore, at the mercy of the owassa ieTcuiean Efforts
were made TO extri,ato them. The Owassa, evident
" fearing tho he Lanes guns. withdrew 10 position
about mile distant. It brc,mc plainly evident that
unless tho Bayou City and the Harriet Lane could DO
separated, the enemy could escape IL they wished TO
gain time, therefore, u ilsg taken 10 the
Owassa and u fiOn, lying close together. and
demand for q surrrender Time Was asked 10 cOmni1-
nicate with Commodore Renshaw, who was IN the
Westfed. 4 truce Of three hours was agreed upon.
Previous 10 this the i2d Massachusetts regiment,
qliartercd on Kuhn's wharf, were charged. They
were, however, protected by barricGdes and had ia
ken up The planks from the wharf, rendering them
impossible, AMI forces Withdrew. During the
truce with the vessels, the unconditional surrender
of thole men was demanded aud complied with
Their coiors consist OF q. nag Of sir, and "hite
flag having the coat of arms OF Mass husets paint
ed ON IT, with The motto, Ense petit blacidam cub
Hibernate QGietam, " UnieT Freedom the sword 'elss
peaceful quet, The appearance OF the coat OF arms
is rather singular In the centre IL an Indian with
his bow he right corner OF the shield Is single
star, at which he il CHANGING askfucc. We might
say he savage was c0yetng the Texas star. Unior-
tunaiey the is in the ascendant, and the result
proved the vanity cf his Wishes. Al any rate, me
sword OF the AID has found peaceful quiet by tao aid
of Texas kreenIsD.
Before the truce expired, the Federal guuhosts drew
Of and escaped out Of the hasbor, utterly routed and
defeated, leaving il hands The city, the harbor,
the Harriet Lane. he two batl5s anu schooner, and
vast stores, vnluable artillery, ETC.
The affair snrrass,s in brillimcy anything we have
read Of. Theexplois ofthe Virginia and the Ar
kansas have deem eeiipsod and Texas has won proud
prominence on water rs well AS land, and has even
ecIipsed Der soil tho glories Of her achieve
Inents other fields.
Our loss about 10 or 80 killed and wounded
among whom Capt Wior, Lieut. Sidney Sherman,
Lieut.. Harvey Clark and Dr. Fisher, killed, and IiIg.
nrsnr. Snhnailnr mn Inrs Nrnnnund. Ina