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the gunners, all of whom were killed in a short time together with the commander, Captain Wamwright. As soon as Captain Wamwright fell the Texans boarded the vessel, and after a heroic defence by the Union officers and men, captured he. The lose of life on the Lane was as fellows Captain Wainwright First Lieutenant Lee, and a large number of the crew, consisting of one hundred and twenty men. The Confederates next turned their attention to the United States steamer Westfield, acting commander Renshaw, lying a short distance off and which like the Harriet Lane, was also aground.--After an ineffectual attempt to get his vessel clear of the obstructions. Commodore Reading said a brief consultation with his officers, the result of which was a unanimous determination to blow the Westfield up. Every preparation for the consummation of the awful but heroic resolve of these patriotic men was made, the torch applied, and in an instant more the noble vessel, with many of her officers and