The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-27

ds.or. saw taa. shewafx hal Ssaua, hs osdensa s.l
e,ea1s I, bs pat an ana started back. IL wxs tLeo
ssGs.iefssis distances from tbs cry, sad wa uu.
sbs 10 reach II antii daylight At that Tins ws
ssw hs nli Fayoa City ard Neptune followed Ia
ths dissarcs by tss Jeha OAn Ard Isnsv 0Nio.
hosrtti boass. bsGfng Esldly down opau fhs
Harriet Lane. then lying - The srd Of the wharf.
crpesitc the Cotton Press Our Affairs just thsn
soeked rather e.camy. Hveey gun ON Eszand street
hal eseu siiereed and witkdfaWn bat two or th,es
Eight ID pieces. stationed nea- Hendlsy's brick
building. whsh sai:l eaSsssi tho O~Asc,, ponr.ng 9
Into Eee rapid ard vel 6;zeesed dro Which daasl
eompei ed ht- to ran no the white A& There
auns. learn. were In chssge Of Lseuts. Johnson.
Etriosfe:iow. and uili, three ycurg ofaeass who
came cut from Slsgia!a with Cen. Mag; ar
They acted calamity and rendered iavslaabis SER
vie, by engaging the attention Of the Owasco
while our boatsl lwsre boarding tbs Harriet Lana.
But as: TO eul boass. The Lans hal for soma
time directed her fss es them, bat fortunately
without eject; but when within abcut 81 yasds
TIE Neptune received several ta Ia. damaging her
ccnsidrrao;y. sh- kept steadily On her way. how
aver, ard in . few moments more ran sn.o the har
riet Lane anidshir. Cur boys on tho Neptune
coon cleared the ensmys decks ~ith bces shot
from the sir double bssresd gnns, srd would have
boarded her, but Il was discovered that the kep'
tune was rapidly sinking In Consequence Of ths
damages she had received. She WAS accordingly
run In shoal water about 50 yards srnzn The Lane
Yankee crew, seesng the prediesnlent Of the kep-
tuns. cams up ON deck again. enj were preparing
TO give her breadssoe, VII tse Esyou City fcrtu.
nksely inssferss win 4hais rlsNsee run
OF buekss,o. tgAin cleared kef. ecka, making tie
Yankee tars dodge TITO their helss like rass Oar
boys en- tie Bey on City then boarded hsr, MAJOR
SIi.h CALAMITY lesdinR The way, aud shoe ting the
he e.ped upon tbs deck TIE Vessel was im1ne-
Gisieiy al rendered AID doan came tke srid.ron
and up went cur 1ss ltvas found Mat .ee Gap
tain sud lst Lieu.sas q. cf the boat were both III
m - tf~4r Aal
Oar loss ON he boats WIS stou. l6 killed and so
wosnded Am~ng the kI ei cas- capt Weif who
rosevEd bis dc til wonnd from the burstirg Of .
2i-pouEder e Il gan on DoNd the Bayou City. On
b ard the keDtur Lieut.. ak 70 ths only effcer
that have hes d of a. kl,ed-the names OF the
ivates who fell have been u ,sbls In the confu
sion to lam. Er heIrymsn OF Houston, received
q a sh wound In the srm, though not very serious
Too muih canaot b. said OF tho eaisutry
of the nen, esch ard all, who manned ons
boats; far the enterprise. thou yh eminsnt,y
suece. Sci was one OF the oct Laz ard0us snd bril-
liant on record Three CHEEKS Cor cur Texan boys
who scconll SIZED IL And thus tie day was won.
TAe obsr Eo ats, seeing lbs box the Lane was In
And be ns still hes.iiy ps,ed with SHELLS from our
guns on shore, shortly afterwards ran up white
fass putin g the cid sri6i- at half-mast. They
then sent in boat asking truce for three hours,
which We ell though: Was to sHd in . iuTender Ct
the whcls fl ct T1e truce n grated.
This occurred st about haif-gass seven o'cloSk.-
Ehe snrse compsni.s os :he 42i Esssac1 c1usetts had
Also surrendered UDconolGonSiiy Nhsn thsY saW
that the Lane had teen taken They are dne
locking sst of nen, hSpdsoms!7 dressed and eG1ip-
ped, and are nsar;y every ons native born Elsri-
cSus. vss u Virginia ebout eight months ago
III saw qaite lot of TaEkas prise ners tSan, bat
they we're exceeding ~ low and rough and greatly
inferior in appear zee to these men. But must
hurry up acd filiia my acsouat which started
with ths dec, ,afaton thst 1t woul1 bs ehovt-
on r. ust really excuse me fc: SO iengttsning 1t,
Mr.. Editof ter this is cur Grst exploit. on Te xas
SOL OF any Rcte since tbs wsr beean, Al d you
ought 10 permit rs to be q little prCut # 1t You
all In Virg .ria have led go many battles aud VIC
.ories anOngzt you that you cans appreciate our
feelings on the occssion OF this. our frat b)rp.-
Ba! my story ls nearly told. 1h, Yankee boats
the Clifton and OwS. waited two houra. during
which Il ne the latter, I am told landed a large
nuIl0sr Of ilsr woande oa the wharf t, Q result
OF the skiiiful hand ing OF our guns on th re
Ahous bali an hour before the Gag CT trIcstx
PRED it's two last nsmed vesseia ignominiou.iy
sneal Ell eff with the white ass Aging. They did
tois oscaCAc they ~ that TIE bayou City was en-
tspg.ej ia tcms nay with The Harriet Lane wheel
house Ii we could hive aosten tbeg, loose the
VIII Ole ,et ~oUlu haze teen curs. ss II W AZ two
30 a9ecA "a uka IL IA ras,o<<si s5a! tbs owssco
sana Gf,er acting out of the haltor. There Is no
a0uLt that she YVES vsry aero1aiy ieinrea; f0r sue
,ss much lover n the water Oh ouo ii Is tbGn hc
!, he: the Wsssia'd dGs bsst, sGd the fag
ship as the al, .ae1 wers COMPELLED to burE, a.
ae wi tsss xgcoaDl Thus end-c the battle OF
= weston fcusht on the bittt- lay Of 1858 AEy
5ysry ba;t.e that is fought this se&r ona glee!
oC5iy ior our causeI ~ 4fXAN.