The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-30

THE GALVESTON BLOCKADE
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N afsio~al Details - shs Escape ~ the
Harriet lane. Managerial, Isabel ana
. sehosnsr-TAs CAass - che Katah-
ouR NAVAL ooaansromuCs.
Orr 0AlvuEsos. Isxas, Nag 8. 1854
, with rsGrsa thas Aavs ansoupes ~ escape q
sAs United States revenue cutter Harris LUie IN
ssnpNoy With three pssss sstorsoss blockads rInnns
ssaDers-vu- hssasordA, alias Alice. Issosa sDd one
whose name usknown-fron the haroor 81 Galveston
Alter oessso casssU watched ios the past fea months
- escape. n company with sns other ssamsrs' vss
s1scssd sAe sishs 81 Ne sosn sn dwsvs sauan M
An wise.-During shs day the weather. Was dul' ana
sDsdy shss1shosl snaths eight set 10 DIRK and sQua'y
Nth occasional essck flashes Of htnvg, u which time
wss Aicuh "a nee ssysAins. even ~ short distance.
ne Harriet IAns, with schooner ~ TOW, foswed ~
go nstagords and Issbs, ~ intervals Of nness MINUS
npfs her moorsngs onrsicAn SPIT rort-behind
laas and az bocaAe Galveston are protscsea
and laden cotsenahout npast eight O'CLOCK 10 sne
sxsoing slowly along the 'and 70 the south
wsrd sad westward m the Southwest channel, keeping
- IN 10 the ssapd 70 CLUBS detection BY our bockAAlng
v,ses To deceive our sorces. the rsbss, few days
wsv,ousy hss planted becys the Northeast Bolivar
sAanne TO gre . shsanprssaioa thsy we're - run out
aAas passage Therefore. shs night In question apprs
Assang their attempt 70 escape, additional bicckadng
vessels placed isshas channel and only one IN the
channel. deemed too shallow for the
Lane BY the chart not than eight
feet Of water ~ obtained therein By Information
received from dssesers the Lane wen oaded drew ten
~ oOy which she could run, and therefore the
most effective and swiftsss vessel On NE station
fshe Lackawanna. was stationed there.
from beink cOoo 70 the shore, slowly steam.
~ OUT when shc discovered by the United States
watch immediately slipped her cable and gave chase
without making any signal, oxcept-about an hour and
oassDd or s~o thousand nvs Suusrsd ysrds-wnsn sns
aaCd four snoss ~ her. that DO called signal dter
:sS M The 70. >.
Iicnsd by aschooner running IN or out, ana wnen tne
bring ceased we're gwen 70 understand THAI all was
= do by the Hs.rucsoos of sss OiccFsds, the captain
3 The Kasahdin, like the dog IN me manger. chose
ss..s here, and len the blockade. and the
most dangerous OF oil channels open, without moth
lying tho commanding ofhoer, Captain J. Merchant
* IL IN any manner. Besides, Il was generally under
only vessel lifted 70 chase any especial
the Harie, Lane and shaa shs alone was 70 fulfil that
me chase was very exciting indeed. the Katahdin max
ng the most possible speed-the vessels being at times
.s.r enough to dsgusn me men % each Others deess
Me Katahdins rined guns At daylight the following
morning the katahdin found she was not only chasing
Ne Lane but three other vessels not seen before.
which proved 10 be the three steamers before
Noued-a keeping In company and close TO each other.
During the day the chase was most exciting, the
Wind fresneniug that the Katahdin could 60 little
Saster thus having the advantage Of the Lane Whose
had been before she left port; and she
Aso gained the Matagorda 90 fast that soon coming
within range gave her Yankee compliments In the
shape Of shot and She'll 10 many instances causing the
spiners 10 fy and frightening her crew into throwing
evsrbOard her whole deck load Of cotton some three
hundred bales after which the went TO work
tearing the hurricane deck 70 burn IN her furnaces
bat again the pursuer and the pursued separated and
Aaring the night the Lane and Isabel lost sight Of
vefm bayou and the next day al dark the other two
lost to sight, owing 70 head wind springng up,
ssenng the speed OF the Katahdin two knots and
soabing the steamers 10 get away.
The katahdin, having expended all nor ammunition
and being short Of COAL returned 70 this station on the
"a inst at day light A
This think one of the greatest mistakes III blum.
oers) OF the war, the Harriet Lane will undoubtedly
ME United States and do more harm TO commercial
narine than either the Florida Alabama, from her
great speed when In good order. Tho greatest speed
ne made while chased more than nine knots,
eix fathoms, dong her best, while on this station
ehere Ii not slower craft. Even this vessel will
nuke ten eleven knots easy, 10 smooth weather. and
eAe flagship Lackawapna fastest vessel in The Gulf
Knots under favorable circumstances II the latter
Dad gone In chase all four steamers would ten hours
Afterwards have becn on their way 70 New Orleans In
Tho Lackaw anna, believe, was sent bore for the e.
press purpose looking after and chasing the Harriet
Lane, aud the captain OF the Katahdin by bis neglect Of
Ausy, lays himself liable 70 great blame My only hope
s Ii that these vessslsmore especially the Harriet
lane may b .gobbled up" by Of cruisers DO
s0re reaching Havana, 10 which II VIII prevent
rvateer from being lifted out 70 prey on our commerce.