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another barge. Lieutenant Roberts, also of the Tonnant, was wounded in closing with the gunboats. Besides thest, there were ten midshipmen killed and wounded. These results show that the victory of the British was a costly one. There was not much rejoicing and exultation over it. The groans and cries of the wounded were the prevalent notes in that melancholy squadron as it returned to the anchorage of the British fleet.
?And yet their victory was one of great value and importance. It not only cleared Lake Borgne of all enemies, but supplied Sir Alexander Cochrane with a very important addition to his fleet of smaller vessels, so much needed in effecting a landing of the army. It was late in the afternoon when the barges and gunboats returned to Ship Island. On their appearance they were loudly cheered by the sailors and soldiers of the ships; but they were too much wearied and oppressed by the severity of their loss, to give more than a feeble and faint response. It was more like a wail than a cheer. The wounded were removed to a large store-ship, the Gorgon, where the Americans were attended by the same surgeons who ministered the British. -Tones, and Snedden, being very severely wounded, were confined in the cabin for many weary days. Though all that skill and kindness could accomplish was done for them, their condition was one of nervous anxiety and painful anprehen-sion for the fate of the city, for whose defense thev had so gallantly fought. From the port-holes of the hosnital ship thev could perceive the movements going on in the fleet around them, the arrival and despatch of troops, the hum and buzz of preparations for the disembarkation. The asronv of their wounds was dreadfullv increased bv the reflection that the city had no means of defense?that it mu=t inevitably fall into the hands of their powerful foe. Thev had not. heard of the arrival of anv troops there. Jackson had not reached the city when their little fleet left the nort to watch the entrance of the Lake. Nothing, it seemed to them, but a miracle could save New Orleans.
?The officers of the British fleet were kind and considerate to their unfortunate and gallant foes, but even they could not conceal their exultation, their confidence in the complete success of the exoedition, and of the measures referrine to their comfort and enjoyment which were to follow that event.
?Amoner other incidents, illustrative of the confidence of the British and full of painful interests to the wounded prisoners, was the introduction to them of the future collector of the revenue of his Britannic Majesty in the Port