The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-13

wou.s, II Ia believed. vsa tbs se Of Tia garrison
have sssn able to repasss the hsse!sere; Lut they
we're not stcong enough 10 attack tAuLa Ia the Do
fsncss-ccneeQnsnily thsy fsa bsck. The fsresa
as he Post n.sds q most gdl,en, rasistancs. TIE
truth Is, tasy mere ku: poorly suppiies, bat with
tie rnesns q hand they heid the fos a. asy ru
were surrounded befsTs surr<nGerins. Ths fe, q.
of tie enemy was Overwhelming. zhs pe5pie ci
srkansas ere raaiiog gses,er exsstscns sid tbs
military ant o-ties are mach uac-s active, In max
ing preparations to prsveat eay furt',eg success
OF the eaemy.
How New Orlesns was Taken A Yankee
Opiaioa Of the Supineness of Oar Naval
Oficers
The capture CT he Harris. Lana hss brought &
light correspondence showing that New Orleans
might essiy hsvs teea held by the Oenfederases
snd that the dxsa of the Federal vessels was q
las. and deapers.s moro on the part OF the bom.
bsrding orcss, the sucossa Of wh;s surprised ven
ite projectors Themselves. The Houston Tekg,apA
oi she 18th cit, contains letter written By Com
nander Wainwright, fthe steamer Essrie: Lane,
70 GonElEnder D. D. Porter. relating to tha Con-
'edsra.e ds'sucs Of New Orleans. and how thss
city wss taken by tbs Federxls. I. will b, seen
from tho extract we g;ve be'ow ;hst Conmanas sr
Wainwright regards their suceess as owing rnaln,y
&c the "supinsness' Of our naval officers:
G. 6. STEAMSHIP HARRIxT LAM,
Ship lsisnd June Ist 1861
sk:-In reply TO ycur eonmuaicstson Of the
ssth uls, havs TO stats that ca tho afternoon Of
3pri 2Sd signal was made from the tlsg skin
Hartford fos ell commanding efi GERS to repsir ou
board. Though not positive tnet the sidnsi was
intended to apply TO the officers attached 10 the
mor:sr fotilia, cessrninsd to rresea. -nYseIt in
obedience the:eso. which ] accordingly did
found assembled all TIA Commanding of1carJ OF
the aeet. with tns exception OF those sttacnsd 10
tie mortar dostila, myself being the only repre-
reata'iys OF that cssneii OF ths squadron. Upon
repairiE g 10 the cabin Of the q sg.ofiser, I was
isuBhrgly told saat was looked upon ss an Gu :
sda-, aid .ast tie sigaal wgs 20. msaat Ter ne
Pa hars 1t vvousa have 5sen rlSFs tseIja..a in ne
to hhqe Issssd eus a'I fess tsas te cbjsei Of the
mined 10 sesn1ins eap2esiag thai IiIecusa 10
hy pssssnes e~rsa sxist admitting sss rsaege was
10 utc~ssisy fcs 1t.
The ds2 chieer ttsa proceeded 10 s.sse the rea.
son ans tae enaeers had been ssaawoaad, which
Was 70 ese ns aiaa ior passing the foSss, and the
oispositcn be proposed % make CT the forces M.
ess aus cemm sad Ge pre- aised by ssyiag ts4s
OnPs: foFtsf had submitted plan Of operations
wa.ch smtrsesd IDEAS siniisT TO his own and wis
when ne entirely agreed as than continued to
stats his pans, and Invited tse opinion of ths ofs
GERS fesre asssine.sd. fhe prevasi:as feeling seem.
Cd 70 be adverse to making ths attempt to pass :hs
iofI at tnat line; snst Is as Premature; that the
forts nad not bean snhcssnts- reduced BY the FRA
OF s7e nSftsf Frssss asd tss tbs riEE of the loss
or mary OF We Vessels Was tse great to DO raa--
1hs qaSstsoa YVES messy ssEeu, why tia m3r.sr
voSs. eoaia not scnt'ara tas reimbursement for =
ieasia OF H!lsi ine ioes o. which appeared to lie
rAiSss iaoennAse. uniefs IL was exrea'sd fEss tbs
sses'.n % aoe .e.ts sani ne ossirs to tse so.cs
Oh the mortar vsssss5 entirely, wasn tie ships
~oaia % abe 10 Qass IN comparative safety.
Tns lag asiiser sai9 hs agreed ID ths Uaain with
west Lad ssen said eot taas Uapt. PoTser urgad
", s sao ~ .ae y. ssas n.ah eeg m.ds nos only
Iact tnSb tAe nr0 Oh tno motsst VeGsS could not TO
sustained iof mncn logger peflsd; snst sne aaa-
Ganiiion was oseomnS scarce snd DIN auit OF cup
and tie men tagged oct si.h continues bernhard
Isa., ra.cn nad s,ssads 'sssed tof mora than four
sfkssr said hs Is asrn;nsd 10 rae .ss .ns
the same night =
20 coas;sson, ven e.k my spinicn whether you
cus,y shs sdx.nss ~ ,ha a.ss od ns, 2. '.
and nould nave bssa the rtsait had van- conssai
which wss dssm.d nrs,n.tnea has. az ra,s~.a
Having been s.orc intJmatslv sssoc,ntsS ..1h IN.
and probably nor. couysrs:ut With voar nisns
s On Ned 10 ssv ina, ths hrii,ia,, rss,,. =, -,
oorspless.y viuoieaisd shs rissom as vonT c,rsl
snd she ss,,ndress ~ ye,,y via~c a. ~. S,,a. ~
tn .risess eb.a,aed sabseaasas to iho surrsaas'
womb hsvs nsen f.tsi r. ma Tad = ~. sssan.A
been ss y;rarsuslv M gal,sn,,y ~ a tSs
nsvs. norticn Of ts frrsss nnnossS ~ u's :. ~
by tha a.mv tha chaness sya ths ~. .ao-s.. 80
ss.s would have bse onlirad "a rei;r. h.f.-. 81.
Of the iron rirs bss. sss rort.isna -rssh -. 80
70 havs tsken mn rskinr nos.,ion 49,
battery Of For. az PEilslp. End undar the protsc.
a. Tie mn,nsps.s Of shs rsssi D.vsi sssss ~, a
us unaist.rbec bat is cannct be copeelved had he
sttack been delayed q day or 10 longer ID n ths
enaauy weuld nsyo fsi ed 60 make ugs of 40 forn.i
dss. a S .asas. = b b.. - meant O. g. sssns.
3sianed, y II. Ws,swa,ear.-
Lieutenant Gcmmsndinx.