New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-17
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GOOD If tina recent defeat Of the enemy rio"i '
''aes " W. IONS ON board the Cumbrla IN
49,. ..,.,D VOYAGE to NewOreans, were deri'eo
The following particulars relative W sno ''s"eO' "'
U'h-a.,on They are rendered additionally IN
,erss,;no by the fact Of their being the only de'as
accessible.
IN N nigh, before the attack the Union troops
,oode reconnaissance, consisting of 70 men, under
Capt. Sbreye Of the Roxbury City Guard, whien
resulted in the discovery of body Of Rebel cavalry
in the western part Of the city. The news being
dispatched 10 the companies, two patoons OF ~ men
each, commanded by Capts, Proctor and Savage
were detailed to the suppe-t Of Capt. sareve, who
had been errorecusly reported as captured. Very
soon he and his company were met Ealing back to
the wharf ON and by which tue United States troops
were eucamped. At Il o'clock the signais OF the
Harriet Lsne warned the devoted 800 OF the AID
Massachusetts to prepare fer assault Anfost H.
eantly sac found herself engaged by the Rebel Bat
teries, while a scattering tasllade up the dark
streets informed Col Burrill that bis pickets were
driven in, and the enemy approaching in heavy
force. Under his direction the men had, with adj
,nable CELEBRITY, constructed two barreades OF hogs
heads, barrels, panks, &c., between the fer ana
town, and taken refuge upon The extreme end OF the
former tearing up all but two plsnks a'ording ac'
cess to their isolated position by which the pickets
might reach them. They had just completed these
preparations when the Rebels opened fire upon
them with artillery from the upper sory of brick
market.house at about quarter of q mile distance
into which several light eld.peces had been secretly
introduced, brought thither in wagons, laden with
hay, in the daytime, simultaneously from others
placed 10 the streets leading to the wharves. AT
the same tine the blaze Of musketry became uni
versal.
Jew wel-directed shots from the Owasco si-
]enced this markethouse battery, but the street
cannon were served steadily and continuously, with
what effect is entirely unknown. Bat for the ex.
cellent precautions Of Col. Burri bis handful of
men must have been captured or slaughtered at the
outset, the enemy being ten to The Rebel
informant admitted that our soldiers behaved with
the utmost GOODNESS and intrepidty, holding their
.perilous position for quite four hours Subsequent
10 their surrender, when the bariicades exam
ined by the victors, they found them indented in
thousand places with bullets
After the capture of the Harriet Lane, the Rebels
ri once displayed the Union flag, in order to create
the impression that she bad surrendered voluntarily
When the feet followed the example, Capt. Burril
in doubt to the meaning, ordered Adjutant Chas.
A.'Davs TO take boat ard two men-Union refu.
gees-and to endeayor to reach the nearest Union
vessel-the Owasco-snd ascertain it; also to en-
treat her. if possible to to the end of the pier
Hnd save his men. In this perilous adventure, the
Adiutan, was discovered by boat full Of Rebels,
newly returned from The Westield whittier they
order for the surrender Of the hotilla threatening in
che event of any Of the vessels reopening fire. TO
butcher every Union soldier On shore The COM
Tsuder of this boat, truculcni-Ooking fellow in
TIE uniform Of Rebel officer, with no less than
three revolvers stnck IA his belt shouted IN Davis
20 etc, ,inquiring with oath his business "Going
10 The Owssco!" was the curt reply and the swiftly
piled oars soon put the Adjusnt out of danger. His
errand proved Us salvation; be and his companions
70 urncd 10 Orleans in the Owasco.
Just after reaching the deck of the vessel he, BY
the aid of a feld-gss,--t was now between and 9
O'Clock in the moguing-witnessed the capture OF his
recent comrades. Mensced on every side by An
immense crowd Of armed men, who approached
them both by land and water, nothing was practica
Bile but surrender death. Col. Buirn adopted
the former alternative.
Previously the Rebels had made repeated efforts
TO batter down a large building AZ the end of the
pier, supposng correctly that the troops were quar-
tered there. Col. Burr had made his men lie
down upon the floor within it, hence the Rebel can
non-sbot tore through its upper portion without ID
fiicting injury. The Owasco was actually so near
10 this building that COL Burill directed her gun.
ners where to point their pieces, his men cheering
vociferously when effective shot hurled death
into the rapks Of the enemy.
With our troops the Rebels captured 80 600 rounds
Of rifled cartridges, 800 nuskeIs 800 picks and an
equal number Of shoves. Payne exulted over the
acquisition, avowing that bis party were sorely in
want of ammunition.
Two Of the three companies captured were aud
e; the designation Of the third is unknown
One heroic aci during the assault deserves special
Inenti0n-the removal OF the ammunition conpris
ing powder, shell, shot, and cartridges from the
building the wharf 10 the urthes point practica.
bic, the outer bsrricade. In the midst of perfect
" iea &c eDfer, the meu who performed it deserve
honorable mention. Ii must have been done under
the direction of Ordnance Sergeant ID. L. Went.
worth.
Lieut. Albert Z. Proctor, Orderly Sergeant Geo
j.. Nichols, Color Sergeant James L. Wolfe Sergt
Charles A. Atwiil, and Private Rufus C. Green cs.
capped The fate Of their LEES fortunate companions.
being detailed Oh guard duty on board the storesbip
Qmnnebaug, still al New-Oresns. The twin
brother OF Lieut. Proctor was captured with the
rsst Both are brethren 70 Joseph Proctor bs ,von.
known tragedsn.
January ., 10 a. m.--P. S.--The Rebel psvne in
addition 10 the statements within asser,ed ,ho, IN