The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-02

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Ao'y ss Whias 1iu capsusea CsuSO0sra&e eerss'a-
" on White river ard battered down ssvefal f,ssi
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The Union fleet had procced-ft scnscthang ovnr
eighty miles up White river. when they were sss-t
upon from battery the south sids, but .. ls,z
den among the trees iLat the officers could ha, ~
determine the spot whencs the paecss wrrc d,
charged. The guns s0f the Enemy Wera Rot tssv
heavy. They sounded like u and ~ pouudes& a..J
subsequent examination proved they Weso sseh
The honRd CITY fred her how gups twice. i. 4
tel her Port g,Ins. as she EteAnlcd mp the rive
little fufshe1;uMkins the disiaucc bGtween Eef "a
ana the upper battery, less than half mile ~
second fofiinc;.iio was the Sssuc bl94 or Yiift
tia; its fellow was. bat LITTLE further from fssS
shore, ana N southwcste.iy direction frosnt..s'
nag shir preventing its guss koca bearing directly
Oh, the Sso'iiid CITY.
Tatffect OF TIE nag ships shots could not b. Wxt
determined, but they appeared TO 10 falling wker
the sannefs aesifed, anu the cannoa&ic on hcr pM
as WEI a. on tnat o. tue ~ louis was warnH
KEPT up ior eight or tcn lninufc less than tWcutv
having elapsed since the first gan had been nrcL
ir1in .ne foNcr natseIy
, IN thc h,sah, h,itae Coi"hei fNch nAa Ian0ed hrs
,'se ot OK hiie1. hlsh on tse s"usncsn nanx ,,+-
Ia" tue iises oaiett villa tsc lnten0n u assackth
tne upper works IN The reaf ans; snrpsising jhe ~
eh'y - 'neil yaas' ne wAS a'saaay ~ tno maic'is
anu I'st slsHi'ea suc stousd Cssy 70 cease hrinx.
.hAs nls own insn nsat nov 90 snjursH, when NJ
ua's,fss. ss1.ns " ."o nions hoae,l'so casF.
ae'elf .,'ms eu.siciy oeS.1oyeu tue otncets sAfs
crew, ~ =. .no il.s -sMsp. sS
~ su Sytnuils.L e slU,, "ts1 non .sA6:b ~
sese sase, n1.1s slo"k uio .sDes q tne pse
saos STUCK 'Ec c'sssiacnL On tne port siae Y ts
upp.. ~, J. sno nAss Gun, ~ an uH4so ot &
s'ooas III nHess p.ssirs .n,ouSn VIZ 50
@um -, ,sa pI " 'HS "1sIs, kn!
stewart pantry.
Tie eleet Oh scveripe the connecting pipe may
DC nhaslnta an ann ,ae Steam Oh tne boilers AT ones
rssne" WIZ, ssI',,' nisshs kouhd n'o every part
Oh tae G"aooat, "iicn presenter no meats i0r nS
escape excep: through the port holes and sky lishs-
IL was hhe ih)ec'in5 steaM INTO an aif-'ignt Oox.
ana wheh we reinempcr there were neatly Oiie
hundred and eighty human Beings below tho deck.
tie ihe hapie hofror Oh tneir situation may readily
De seem
The cunning steam fairly moved Them down.
I'iey sif!eked, ana lcapef' ard wiitIied In PAIN
nhi 'ie s'eah aht ho. pty insf 'orturcs, II seemed
rather to aeiisht IN their suiterings and extended
rs FaPofous fafrs MS to new victix,s Horrofs
upon horrors accumulated IN tnat low, square.
seeti!ig, boiling, fiery enclosure, where man cn-
dured all the iaoied agones u the daMned, and yet
could not die
10 some, rate was therciui; Ior u Stcw ttlom at
once. As many ~ forty ave or hfy who had stood
| on the ei'ndeek a few momeuts .fore with buoy
aut hopes and siated SPIRITS lay there IN crimson
.hs PaS 81 nss ,s,,
moaning and groaning of the wounded sufferers.
As soon az the first shock lad passed, those WIN
were prompted, mad with p..iD, 10 lean into the
river TO cool their burning bodies The impuls,,
appeared TO seize upon all siniitapeouyly and ont
of the open ports plunged ono wre ten after another.
until seventy or eighty were struggline in tho
water Some were SO badly sc,!tisd that they
could net s.vin and they, most fortunately were
drowned: wlle others refreshed aud cooled by thD
river. struck out manful.y to tho Shore ~ they
had been unnjui0d.
AT this cris,ssM every principle Of humanity
called for aid and snccor, the rebels proved them
selves worthy of the anteccients tha: have dzhon-
ored and dsgraced them from tho beginning Of tho
| war.
Instead of initiating the example of generosity and
masuauniiiy set them Ivy brave and loyal people.
struggling for tho preservation Of great and a}ori-
GUS country; forgetting the heroic conduct shown
| by our sessIeu, who sslticayorcd, iu the gunboat
fight off Memphis, to the lives Of the unfortn-
| nate crew Of the General Lowell when she went
made every effort to destroy the poor scalded fel
lows who were seeking to reach the shore or our
| vessels with their burned and suffering lmbs..
The gunners In the upper battery turned their
| guns upon the suffering officers nnd seameu of tts
| Mound City and Captain Fry, the commander or
the works. ordered his sharpshootcrs 10 kill every
could he brought. :
/ The deFilisl. enemy needed no second bid,iing He
with alacrity down to the boat. and there. un.
der cover OF the trees, fired Anllaketx sA stv ~
the wounded a.,immers, with cool dabolism that
10 savage south Sea Islander wOud nave oaushcd to
wisresa Many Is brave fellow was Killed and sunk
M the river ana others were wounded several times
before they oOtaned the needful aid om their ny.
| al friends The Mound City was pOwerlens ond