Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
Sunday Nights Report.
From New OrIeans-BsttIc nt GoIvo,
ton,

From New OrIeans-BattIe at calves
tOn.
New YsRK, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Creol.
arrived tonight, from New Orleans on the 8.
inst. She brings dispatches to Gen Halleck
She passed several gunboats bound up the river
and transport M. laden with troops, at South
west Pass, and aleo the gunboat Kensngton.
Purser Cook reports: By the arrival OF the
gunboat Clifton at Southwest Pass, on the eve.
ming Of the Sd, learn that early In the morn.
Ing OF the lat, the rebels made On attack, by
land and water, on the Federal force at Gal.
weston. Our gunboats were attacked by five
rebel steamers protected by double rows CT
bales OF cotton, aud loaded with troops armed
With rifles, muskets, etc.
The Harriet Lane was captured by boarding
after about eleven of the officers, including
Capt. Wainrlght snd Lieit. Leo, and the
crew, one hundred and thirty, all told, had been
killed BY musketry from the rebel steamers.
MY informant states that but one or Two
ofhoers and but twelve or fifteen OF the crew
escaped death The gunboats Clifton aud
o@asco were engaged and escaped-the forms r
losing no men, but one wounded. The ORasco
lost one killed and thiIteen wounded Two
barka loaded with coal fell into the lands Of
the enemy.
The Westfeld, the flagship of Commodore
kenshaw' was not engaged, being ashore in
another channel. Her crew were transferred
to transports, and Renshaw fearing she would
tall into the hands of the rebels, blew her up
ny some mlsmansgement or accident, the ex.
plosion occurred before the boat, contalning
RenshaW, Lieut.. Zimmerman aud the boats
crew. gos away, and they were consequently
blown up with the ship.
Tho crew of the Weaihnld arrjoaA "A Na-
Orleans on transports, and the rem ,inina
troops are on the way back. They did not
arrive until the place had been evacuated. -
All the heet are on the way to New Orleans.
The rebel force was estimated at FIVE thous.
and, under Gen. Magruder. Our land force,
under command Of Col. Burrill, of Massachu-
sesss, probably did not exceed three hundred,
the residue not having arrived or not being
disembarked in Time to fight Our lols was
estimated at from one hundred and fifty to two
hundred and sixty killed and two hundred
taken piisoners-the navy suffering most.
IL 10 thought the rebel loss was much more,
as our guns were firisg grape and canister
continually In their midst The rebels had
several batteries on the shore. The Federal |
troops were on one Of The long wharves, aud Il |
10 said rspulsed two charges Of the rebels be.
fore they surrendered.
AdViess from New Otleans state. that Jacob |
Barker's paper. the National Advocate, pub.
lished an extract, on the I'd, containing rebel
reports OF victories OF Memphis and VicEsburg,
and JEFF Daviss speech at Jackson. This |
caused ferment, and the rebels were hilarious
and saucy. On the morning of the Sd Gen
Banks sent guard to Bakers Office, and the
Advocate was for tho third time suppressed
This step gave great satisfaction to Union |
men. -..-- ..-e -. - |
Capt, Clark, Post oommissary at New Or
cans, had tendred hls resignation, and would |
probably 60 North 10 the course Of month.