The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-12
THE FALL OF MEMPHIS.
SPIRITED GUNBOAT AND RAN I'm
CDUNTER orr THE CITY.

/ CAIRo, June e.3The regular racket
Platte Valley, the 6rst boat through from
Memphis. arrived here this morning -
Our forces are 10 possession of Memphis.
The llotilla. consisting of five gunboats
and eight rams, left Fort Wright at 2 O.,
clock on Thursday morning. aud. finding
no obstruotions at Fort Randolph, passed
eu. and at 8 8loiCloek'on Tbufsday evening
the gunbos's anchored two miles above
Memphis The rams remained u short
distauce stovc. .'l'-s ''s''H''s 20 ''+,'
AIeconnOiSsanee owas uale, and the
enemy's feet, consisting of the following:
Geu. Van Dorn, flag ship; Gen. Price,
Gen. Bragg. Gen. Lowell, JEFF Thompson,
Besuregard, Sumter ard Little Rebel,
were Uncovered lying near Memphis ~
DuriDg the night the rebel feet moved
down the river, aud at daylg were out
ofsiyht, but 10 half an hour afterward
were seen coming up, formed in liue Of
battle. Our gunboats had in the mean.
time weighed anchor. and, followed BY
several rams, moved slowly toward the
rebel fleet, when shot from the Little
Rebel, from rifed gun of along range.
fell within a short distance of The gun.
boat Cairo, which was in the advance -
The Cairo replied with broadside, and
soonthe engagement became general at
long uauce. a ~ tca 49, ID ~ 's4If 4
The rams. in the meantime advanced
and the rebel ran, Bsaurcoayd b.ipo some
distance in advance, was sinpled on, bv
tie Federal rams Monarch and Queen or
tho 5West, each striving to befirstto st,ike
tho rebel GRAFT, Tie Monarch succeeded
iu striking her smi1sbips, almost cutting
her 10 two and causinp,ilIer 10 gil and sink
immediately In the ohsnnel ditoe,lv obno.
site the ,ci,y. q. .fs w lsiI g6g'b1F
q At,his ;nncturo ,le ;,,laop.nor =, ,,,c
a dash at the Mono,cl, @IicH Nv mi. t;,nn
was in the mi1st If. the iebsl Gsst brt bv
A skillG,l movem.pt of ,Re In;Ist ~ hsIs;.
ter she dronnad ovt of ihe w.S s,a-'tho
blow in endsl Cor M. s,,nck ,basaEsl hn.,
Gen. P,ics taking avsy Lar whasi r.r
inc Il nrcess.vv Gar har n ,rn ,,boro
vbere sha ssnt . isl,o, wji.E .nGa,nt
n,,sIv e,r ,l,o ,Aha,. .,.,os us.hs,t M.
laval ya,Jsr;no M. n.os.,ps III. ~.
madmtciv aGtar shs ws. rrn do"o hr H.
IOnssn of tbn Wa, w." "a %.o"d.,as % ~ ,",,, %
tSo pan,a.',o,t e., - 'o"aI'u' ':S" "yn ~.
Jsg ThomnsoO ~ Sh.n | Vd ~. Wy ~ e'Sss !ho 'iS -;
g,mos snd hnr,sd ~ 80 ~ 9 '.o,".,s 20" ' LAY, -
Four rebsl % bosts LsviOo vim I hsen dsosi,I.d "sI,
La o.,.;.I ~, oV1.I ua o.e" u.s"1'eu'
Lo .;.as n..uaa " an H.. e.' a' t, 1es,o"'su ~" y
,hey adv,acoJ u s"s,,i,; ~ % 10" .a.ts u I IS
thu Sum,or Ry.ar and 1';,,i. ~ R Rohsj wh; =, n
S"J I Nano a.tsSosd DS unu n,' noos' Th'va. ~ s;a
crow. @ can, "oa w"o,aouo, Dy n0s, sss ,%. W., :,
OGce, .nJ p,ns, ~ ,I,e 90; ~ .u "nd ,,oI 80
suooeeded in max Inv ,the;r rscann 10 ths
woods on the Arkansas shore Tbs Fsd.
eral ram Iancastsr Was str,ct hy ~
Reaurspsrd sarlv IN ,ba isnaasea,cnf and
was slightly 1lsabled -N''
Colo1eI Euot comm.rd;,, u, r,do,o,
rams was st,ueb in the b,sas, bv ! snlin
Ter and was stnnned tam norsr;lv hn, soon
recoyered and con,;nuad ON dscs tbrh'.
out the ao,inn. This was tho onlv casn.
.lty ON our aide. Ou,rom raro manned
BY sharpshootsrs-mos,lv from Illinois
who did great execution nicking oa
the enemy's punnsrs at every onnorfuni.
? ty.. The rebel loss in killed wound,d d
and prisoners is heavy. but not vet IuIly
ascertaiped. Our taSs were ,bnsilv ON.
gagged picking IN the crews Of their aisa,
bled boats. - ? s'si} J
Aftor the return of the ourboats from
the pursuit, Commodore Davis sen, The
following note 10 the Mavor Of tlyo civ a
: Momphts. eii 'sbcll fls IrI'' d"
'U. s. FAC SrrANrn RrNroN "A
M "Of Memphis. June 6 186qS
"SrR: have respectfully 10 rcoues,
that you will surrender the city Of Mem
phis 10 the authority of the JJnit.d S,ates
which | have the honor 10 tepresent
III am, Mr.. Msyot. with hioh respeot
your obcdeat servant. D ~
!. ea. &c. IL. Olvrs, Flag Officer"
In reply the Mayor said: 10"
I "Your rote is received. In roply
Il hata 81, A. 49,, N .;.;i ..,