Yankee gunboats.
--The
Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of the 14th ult., gives an account of the capture of the Yankee gunboats
Granite City and
Wave in Caleasien Pass, on the 6th ult. The following is extracted from it:
‘
The
Granite City is a propeller, and is iron plated.
She was built on the
Clyde since the beginning of the war for blockade running purposes, but was captured by the enemy in February, 1863, while en route from
Wilmington to
Nassau.
She is a staunch vessel and the finest ship that has ever been captured in the
State of Texas.
Her armsment consists of one 20 pounder rifle Parrot gun, one 12 pounder rifle
Dahlgren howitzer, and six 24 pounder smooth bore
Dahlgren howitzer shell guns.
’
The Wave is what the
Yankees call a tin-clad steamboat.
She is cased with half inch
sheet iron from stem to stern, and is a stern wheel
Mississippi steamer, drawing about 3 feet water; her armament consists of one 24 pounder rifle Parrot gun, one 32 pounder smooth bore gun, and four 21 pounder smooth bore
Dahlgren howitzer shall guns.
The ship had large quantities of Quartermaster and Commissary stores on board, and many a poor rebel is now strutting about the decks in sailor rig, who twenty-four hours ago was clad in rags, and it would do your soul good to see them eating oysters, sardines, canvassed hams, and other articles too numerous to mention.