The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-23
Another Guerrilla Outrage.
THE NASHVILLE FIRED INTO,
Judge EdmOnds, secesh, Killed.
A UNION MAN UNDED.
Narrow Escape of the Pilot.

Through the politeness of Mr.. c. F.
Broughton, passenger on the steamer
"Duke," and from other sources, we re-
ceive the following particulars of another
cowardly outrage committed by Adam
Johnson's band Of assassins:
As the Nashville was en- her way up
about three o'clock on Tuesday after
noon, when about two miles above Cur
lew, at the foot of Cincinnati tow-head
/ she was fredIintosby band ofguerrillas
concealed on the shore At this point
the channel runs within less than fifty
yards of the shore, and the position af-
fords fine opportunity to the guerrillas
to prosecute their hellish work. Some
forty or fifty shots were fred, sixteen of
which passed through the pilot house,
one of them cutting the lappell of the
pilots coat
The pilot, Gus Melon, leaped down
under the wheel, and, with the aid of
Capt. Barclay, who also acted in the
coolest manner, steered thu boat out of
danger. A soldier named Curry, Of the
Fifty-frst Indiana, was wounded in the
thigh, and Judge Edmonds, of Hopkins
vile, noted Secessionist, was killed.
He was standing by the side of a Fede-
raj officer in uniform, for whom the ball
was intended, but happily the aim was
just right to pick off the friend of the
assassin. Curry was left at the hospital
in Shawneetown, while Edmonds was
sailed down and sent back to his friends.
Immediately after passing out of range
of the guerrillas' fire, the Nashville met
the Duke, and warned her of the danger
ahead, when she rounded-to and accom-
panied the Nashville to Shawneetown,
where they were Joined in the evening
by the May Duke The Nashville was
crowded with passengers, and it is al
most miraculous that others were not in.
jured Dispatches were sent to the Mos
quito Fleet, which was lying off Casey
vile, when the gunboats run up as escorts
to the packets.
The NASHVILLE arrived here last evening
bearing palpable marks of the outrage.
The DUKE" had as part of her cargo,
the arms, ammunition and equip
ments for Col Brooks Cavalry, and it is
supposed that the guerrillas were watch
ing for her, to whom she would have
been valuable prize.
The conduct of Capt Barclay and Gus.
Melon, the pilot, is represented as gal
liant and heroic in the highest degree.
We think it is time that an end was
put to these outrages. 1t is certainly
discreditable that, with all the mighty re-
sources of the three great States that
border the Ohio river on the North, to-
gether with the gallant Union men of
Kentucky, that band of 1900 cut
threats and assassins should be suffered
for weeks to commit such depredations
along the banks of oar river. If we
have not forces enough at Henderson,
Shawneetown, Smithland and Fort Donel-
son to do the work, let the thousands of
troops in camp in Illinois and Indian, be
sent to the field, that speedy and per-
petual end may be put the career of these
cowardly assassins fthere is no other
remedy let the Southern shores of the
Ohio river be made desolate.
Since the above was in type we have
received note from Capt. Barclay, con-
frming the material facts above. 80