Year: 1862

conduct their busincs Hs heretofore: tha


he did not intend 10 occupy the city fn
the present, and not until the arrival %
military commander; but that he intend
1 ed to hoist the United States h1g upon


the public buildings. and that his fla.
should he respected Whereurun TIA,
Mayor pro fs1i, answered that he could moi
guarantee to him the protection of the flag
that he would do everything in his pow
en- but that persons over whom he had nC
control might take down the flag and
create difficulty


Commander Renshaw replied. that
although in his previous communications
with the military commander he had ia.
sisted that the hag should be protected by
the city, still he thought it would be onsr-
Gus upon the good citizens: and to avoid
az difficulty like that which occurred in
! New Orleans. he would waive that point
anu when he sent the flag ashore he would
send sufficient force 10 protect II, and
that he would not keep the flag flying for
more than quarter of an hour-sutfcient
to show the absolute possession.


Commander Renshaw further said that
he would insist upon the right for any OF
his men in charge of an officer to come
on shore and walk the streets of the city,
but that he would not permit his men to
come ON shore Unfortunately or in the
night; that, should his men insult citizens,
he gave the Mayor the right to arrest and
report to him. when he would punish
them more rigidly than We possibly could;
but on the other hand. should any of his
men he insulted or shot at in the streets
of Galveston. or any OF his ships or boats.
be shot at from the land or wharyes, he
would hold the city responsible. and open
his broadsides on the same instantly. that
his guns were kept shotted and double
shotted for that purpose; that il was the
determination of his government to hold
Galveston Mt all hazards until the end of
the war, and that we could not take that
port from him without navy.


THE Mayor pro tenn, asked his inten-
tsOns III relation 10 the railroad bridge.
The answer was at first declined but after
wards in conversation he stated that he
dad not desire the destruction of the
bridge if he was not interfered with; that
he would permit the train to run up to
this side of the bridge with provisions,
which must he carried from there to town
in vehicles The train would not be per-
mitted to run to town. and no commmi-
cation whatever should he held 10y water.


Commander Renshaw stated. in con-
clusion, that he had already advised the
Admiral to send cargo of flour, to which
our party said nothing, and departed.


Shortly after the return of the Mayor
and party, detachment of about $50 ma
rines and sailors. including about half a
dozen negroes, was sent ashore from the
feet, which landed at Kuhn's wharf, and
proceeded silently to the Custom House,
on which, without any interference or
demonstration by the bystanders, they
raised the United States flag"


The Houston (Texasl Telegraph OF OctO-
Der Is. utters wall over the fall of Gal
weston, beginning thus:


+ AT length an event, by many anticipa-
ted. has happened. Galveston, the beau
tiful city of the Gulf, has fallen. The
minions of Lincoln have made it their nest,
and, as we have seen in similar cases,
there will be Matched from it. if the
utmost vigilance be not exercised. untold
miseries to the state"