The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-21

boats sic,il " Ia al respects n enr Af3sAppi
river ste. msra liined nod fc.ti6ed *ssk ssttou
bal 9, 'uGd ,nly emerged from El9aio H4Soa iats
Galveston Bay. to the a,topish'nsns 81 9S q 's.a
ard crews on the Federal vssstls, wbn. thpush
n~Ge that tie GoIfsdes a.ss ~rrs III sssifst SHE
fares land. ttis d. aamsi Of hAvirF &c esatscd
VITA Tia N fas g1premzsy on tbs bsaet'fp aisa pls-
eil waieis Ct Galveston Bay. Bat tls. sssea wsa
N cSss wag now patent 10 oil. ihsre WefS tbs
isu- Stssaisrs iIalae1t"tely in Srnne, tspWsg bat
ou.siY neaa ~ thsir os st of stack. TAs two
foremost Steamers ware sids by SD. shs thsra q
short distance In their waks. and the fnt95h stil
readiness board the Ye1srAl war vesasss 10 givs
their stealthy ayprosching spsly warn lecsp-
tton-a regular old fashioned New ssfA sres.-
lag
by two OF the steamers, ono on esch stde. Ths
Lane uofortunstely, wlS sgrcun1 whsn attacked,
and Therefore unable IS nse herssif 70 9py great
advantage Nevertheless, shs s1ccee De d IN gsttir
several we'll directed saots into one OF :he steam
ers causirg her TO sink IN few minutes. By this
time the third steamer had run Alo00stde Of the
Lane. and tha shafpshootsrs opensd upon tae gun.
nhfs, all OF whom we.o killed Ia thnrt sin1e. 70
getb.r with the commander, Captain Wai1wrisi,t
Al soon al Captain Wainwright fell the T. K .ns
boAs dej tie vsasal, and aftof heroic d~tpoes by
th, Onion otacers aud iurn, capt'srad he-. ste
iisa cf hfe Oh tae I-aac was as fiisfsa f1itssa
Wainwright Fest Lieute.isss LIS. snss ;ssge
num5or o5 the craw. co1ssting Of one hasdfad si,t
twenty Men
The Corfsderetsa Ext I'D tueis ettsss;l 70 to
the United States ssoamer Weatflsid, sctiBu Com
mander Rensbaw lying eho-t Iistst cs d, AID
which like the Harriet Lana, waa also sEsouDd.--
After Intellectual attempt TO get his vsss1 clear
OF tho obsti nesione, 6cmsfo1spe Raaa1s tssssd .
beisf CONSULTATION with his cfi ,srs thu fssait Of
which was uhanmous determination 10 b.o1 the
Westdsld up. Every preparation for the consuG.
nation Of the swfu. but heroic resalvs Of these
Ratr;otic nien was made, the torch aIple ed and In
instant the noble VESSEL, with ,aau3 Of Esr
officers and mea wers scattered icto fr,g1aeots
We hava obtained the following particulars OF
the loss Of life on the W<stfieid W Z K,n.aaW y,
acting commander; Lieut. Zimmerman, Green,
engiaeer; W Esss-, coIswai.; Q boa.'a crew con-
sisting Of Eva persons, two ,sIteI asteTs four
hrsmen The total logs OF l,fe on ths Wes.t field,
we are informed Will nos exesed IS Eaos: Of the
officers and Q eN having made thsi. escape ia ,he
s.nai. boats.
Abe steamer Owa-co, wti,n pa,tieipatsd In the
engs gem ,nt. hal two men killed and | / wounded.
The remainder Of the h,st, with t. . tTsnsporta
Mary Eoaedmaa and Saxon. escaped outside the
bar.
Two kark7, loaded with coal, froa New York,
lying st the Galveston WHAT, wers captured by
the Oonf.derstss, tugether with $50 40. .diers who
had be sn iaudoI 10 do Earfisol duty
Tie CoIfocerates, af6er the dsstru elton Of the
Westieid. had little bout with III, Osagc,, In
which they sustained som loss. They then turn. d
the pro1s Of theic sta iincrdny the II nriet
Lzne) shoreN zsd. where thay wers mooted a: last
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