The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-27

nalna commenced pursuit.
We soon found the frigate to be rapidly
gaining upon Us, and that II we were not IN
the meantime blown out of the water, Skull
Creek was our only heaven of refuge from
prison in the great American metropolis.
The Minnesota, evidently disposed to return
our attentions of the last two days, once
and forever, dischargedfa at distance of 800J
yards, three Iroadsides in quick succession |
against our miserable cookie she'll but /
thanks to her poor gunnery and our luck, i
we were only hit once by an eleven inch /
shell that entered our port wheel-house, |
carrying away bulk heads and stancheons, |
though hurting no one, from the fact that |
it did not explode, and lit upon the starboard |
side of the gun-decki passing within two
feet of Capt. Page, who was superintending |
the workingof the forward gun. At this I
juncture we were SO close to the enemy's
ships that their crews could, with the naked
eve, be distinctly seen ramming home the
guns, and Flag Officer TattnalI, regretting
| his inability to return the high-hown COM
pliments of Flag Officer Dupont in q more
satisfactory manner, ordered his blue flag
| dipped three times to him, in token of his
acknowledgements of the same.
The Picayune discusses the Mason and
Slideli seizure at some length of course, it
considers the dignity of England grossly
| insulted, and that it cannot, in honor, re-
fuse to resent the insult The Picayune
condoIes with the rebel commissioners in their
unfortunate position as follows:
The fate of the victims of this abomina-
BILE act is to be deeply deplored. They are
men of eminent position and high charac-
| ter, and therefore likely to be the special
objects of Federal venom in the treatment
they will receive. But they are men and
patriots who know how to endure, and who
| know well that they have country which
will reckon sternIy with their prosecutors
for the manner in which they snail be treat
ed But they have families with them,
ladies of delicate nature-refned and ac-
| complished women, fit to grace the brilliant
courts in Europe, as they have been the
charm and the ornament of the best society
in America. 1t wrings the heart that such
as these should be in the power of men who
have in SO many recent instances shown
themselves insensible to the amenities of
/ civilized warfare.
It is with intense interest that we shall
i wait to learn what Lord Palmerston thinks
of this whether the British lion has turned
jackal for Lincoln, or will show his teeth
when insulted.
Our people have been some time in doubt
as to the real result Of the battle at Pike
ville KY. We are rejoiced to set the matter
at rest by publishing letter sent by Gen,
Humphrey Marshall to the War Department,
at Richmond. The letter says:
"The Pikevile battle occurred with 800
Confederates against 1900 Federals. Our
T troops LOST one killed, four wounded and
t seven missing. The Federal loss was, killed
zoe counted, lao wounded and 200 prison.
ers. The unequal loss resulted from the
fact that our men were successfully ambus-
# caded, and the enemy were entrapped."
i A letter from Bowling Green to the Pic
( ayune expresses the opinion that the FEEDER
ais will be repulsed with terrible slaughter
: i IL Geo. 3: froyigsT, ''''H
It eral; J. T. Hawkins, Aid; A. Keene Rich
CLARITY, Brigade Commissary. The sam,
letter mentions the4ollowing circumstance
Sergeant Hughes, of Capt Prices com.
pany, 4th Kentucky Regiment was attack
> ed, within four hundred yards of his Damn
= yesterday, by three men, who attemnted -
= take him prisoner. He refused to surrender
when they attacked him with their pistols
one shot taking effect in his arm, and three
others passing through his clothes He fired
= at them, striking one, who was afterwards
tracked by his blood for several hundred
, yards, but the assailants have not been
found, and were not identified. Itisamvs-
ferrous affair. Did the enemys pickets ven
: ture up to within half mile of the nnar-
tiers of the Generals?
We complete our extracts from the Plea
yune by quoting its Price Current:
4 W.
stock II l907 bales. Sales of 500 hhds So
gar at 1911 for interiors I4924 for com
mon 70 good common; 3(04e for fair tn
fully fair 59(96f for yellow clarified
Mot0sses-Sales $500 bbIs at I21Cal3Ca1A
for inferior l5@l74 for prime % choice
| Looaeco-Nothing reported stock 1855
hhds. Ftom-Nothing reported Fheat-
10 sacks red sold at 81 80, and IS sacks
DO, eco returned) at 81 10 per busbeI
Coz7l-20o sacks white, in bad order. sold
at SI 10; lo,400, also in poor order sold
st Sl 10 500 prime at 81 20. OafsLTbe
only sale reported was SO sacks, from the
IeVae, at 81 40 per bushel. RgeL-29 sacks
| at y per bushel. lBran-350 sucks sold at |
% 10 per 100 lbs. PORK -Mess continues
to retail slOwly4at S45. Bdcon-Hams re- |
lall st &c for plain, and 25c for sugar
| cured. L0rd-Noth;ng reported Wbisks1- |
Kectiied retails at 81. SAT Pa. 600 sacks
Liverpool coarse were taken by the Cover |
nor OF Alabama, for distribution among the |
planters of that State, at 5000 so per sack.
winch latter rate was subsequently refused /
for more.
The Memphis Appeal OF The 10th inst.
contains the proceedings of meeting of
merchants held in that city. to devise asub-
stltute for silver change, which the Appeal
says has almost wholly disappeared. The
ordinary price for changing bill is from
eighteen to twenty per cent The meeting
recommended that the banks cut their notes
SO as to make them pass for quarters and
half dollars.
The Appeal contains advertisements of !
Masquerade Balls and the Theatre, al 6
though In the same column it publishes a q
list OF prices cnrrent which would Brighten