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The Daily Dispatch: March 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], Another Exploit of Mosby. (search)
he would do good service in the bay. But Mr. M. presuming this (the defence) was not designed, Lieut. B. would confer with Gen. M. In this letter the following words of congratulation appear: Dear General --I congratulate you upon the brilliant affair at Galveston. It was admirably conceived and executed, and the unique character of the means employed, contrasted with the results, has increased the universal gratification with which your telegram announcing it was received. The third letter, of March 31st, simply announces to Gen. M. that the Lane had been transferred back to the War Department--Lieut. Barney having found her inefficient as a sea cruiser — and urges her being placed under command of Captain Smith, who captured her. This is all that the Secretary of the Navy had to do with the Harriet Lane, and shows that the "just indignation" spoken of in the press dispatches was based on a simple forgery --certainly an impudent, if not a malignant one.