IMPORTANT FROM NEW-ORLEANS: Full Particulars of the Affair at Galveston; How the Harriet Lane was Captured (1/17/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 1/17/1863

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The steamship Illinois, with New-Orleans advices to the 8th of January, arrived here at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

The rebels were encroaching upon the Union lines in the neighborhood of Donaldsonville; but no danger was apprehended therefrom.

Rumors were common to the effect that the battle of Vicksburgh began on the 31st ultimo, and was continued daily; but nothing very definite in regard to it was known in New-Orleans.

The affair at Galveston, on the 1st inst., had caused a general feeling of gloom among the army and navy.

Admiral FARRAGUT had sent the Brooklyn and Sciotia and half a dozen of his best ships to recapture the Harriet Lane at all hazards, and if possible to destroy the rebel gunboats in Bayou Buffalo.

Of this expedition nothing had been heard in New-Orleans up to the 8th inst.

Gen. BANKS had been in command a month, but nothing of his plans had transpired. It was known, however, that he was not idle. Most of his troops had gone to Baton Rouge.

THE BATTLE OF GALVESTON.

Escape of the Cambria--Highly Interesting Narrative--Capture of the Rebel Pilot--Fresh Facts Respecting the Reverse at Galveston--Heroic Death of Capt. Wainwright and Lieut. Lee--A Young Hero--Gallantry of the Forty-second Massachusetts--Shameful Revelations--Gen. Banks' New Measure.

From Our Special Correspondent.

NEW-ORLEANS, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1863.

I have just been spending two or three hours on board the steam transport Cumbria, which arrived from Galveston this morning, and obtained from the officers a full account of their almost miraculous escape from the hands of the rebels. The following is the narrative of Capts. E.J. NOYES and H.C. JORDAN, both of the First Texas Cavalry, taken down almost verbatim as they gave it to me, and corroborated and discussed,

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Important from New-Orleans: Full Particulars of the Affair at Galveston – 2-3
Important from Tennessee: The Rebel Gen. Longstreet at Shelbyville with His Corps – 3
Important from Arkansas: Success of the Expedition Up the Arkansas River – 3
The Battle at Springfield: The Enemy Badly Whipped in a Thirteen Hours’ Fight – 3-4
The Alabama Still at Work: Two More Vessels Captured – 4
Important from Washington: The Army of the Potomac Probably Moving Again – 4-5
The Dead of the Irish Brigade: Grand Requiem Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral – 5-6
Editorial: Our Great Battles – Their Fewness and Indecisiveness – The Inference – 6-7
Editorial: An Important Army Reform – 7
The President and Gen. McClellan – 7
Bragg Superseded – 7
Results of Rosecrans’ Victory – 7-8
Editorial: The East and the West – Bonds of Political Union – 8