New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-25


three and it is remarkable how sfoieally they bore
their toriures, how little they complained though
agony knitted their brows and paed the fire Of their
burning eyes
Hour after hour they lay IA If stretched upon
sheets oil lei.heaed mon, ana often they murmnred
that they were stretched 20 long upon the rack.
Death was the sole boon they crayed, and he tar
ried with malignant slowness
but Death came 10 them at last, as be comes 10
all and hushed the voice Of woe, and stilled tie
pulse of pain, and hung the curtain OF silence about
the mysterious dust of the honored the amenied,
and the loved
THE NATIONAL CASUALTIES.
The ST. Louis was not struck, nor WAS the Cones
toga and the Lexington, which remained behind TO-
watch the banks OF the river, received no detrment
whatever All performed tbe'r duty faithfully and
CALAMITY. and al deserve and receiving praise.
lew Of the pryates Of Col. Fitchs command
received slight " wounds bat none that worthy
Of mention. On The gunboats not one man was
wounded. end though the ST. Louis was hit several
times by SIX apd rwelvepound shot ,he received no
injury
INDIGN iTION AGAINST TIT ENEMY.
The deepes, Indignation prevailed against he
Rebels Tor their merciess cruelty, and but for the
STRENUOUS effort. Of our officers many Of the enemy
would have been buchcred IN retaliation The lie
Of Capt Frs was with difficulty saved b. an Indiana
captain who struck Mp a musket that had been
pointed 20 bis head and would have consigned the
renegade 90 Eternity.
TORCF or THE ENEMY.
! The force OF the Rebels is cs,iniated BY some A.
two 10 three hundred. and by Others AT i've 70 Fix
l.nirod the 's.t being pre- ably most nery corrs' :;
Cap. Fry had been appnsed Of the design oi por-
Ton ~ the Uu.ou 1eet 70 ascend the White River
before IL Ion Memphis. lie was at that time IN
Little Rock and emit across the country - Tie river
san, the three transports aud the gunbcat Ponichsr
train in he stream irst removing the guns, three in
number from the gunboat, and placing them in posi-
ton in the upper work. The lower work consisted
Of five - and n and two 6-pouniers protected by
brea. works. "a the first forihcation Ss. bat with
ont rear ieiense. which lie had not time 10 construct.
The TWO fort icstion, were about half a mile apart,
and between them ws- an unfinished line Of ride
pits.
TIE REBEL AID Union LOSSES.
The Rebel lo-- must have been about $50 20 !))
killed and wounded most Of them being killed As
they fought in their in.renchmeuts with yre. deter
minaiion ami desperation. and refused to ask foF
quarter. % which indeed they would have had no
night after The nhuman course they had adopted to-
ward the crew o. The Mound City.
/; J, saii that many Of the enemy escaped n small
boats lying above the Obstruction in the river a. the
same time that the others lied by land, and from the
best information can gather o, least |p) or BOO sue
eeied in getting away.
On the Mound City only two officers escaped rn-
injured, nearly allof them being 'caiiei % death by
tie explosion. Those who Were SHOT in The rive.
we're generally seamen, though wound, have been
discovered on two Or three oi the officers Whose
bodies were rescued. The poor fellows that were
shot sunk AMI their corpses have not been dis
covered.
FATE Of THE OTFb FRS or THE MOUND CITY.
The st Of the regular officers ami their Casu4it.s,
i, "a follows. AMI may be relied On as correct
H. Kitty Of Baltimore. MI seriously ~ led l'-
Msssr Cyrl, Doniasv Of Peora. ia uplgv. q Msner
WA Henry Hart Of Illinois drowned - a,s'r John d.
Kiptv Of Chicago I ,cided % i-ah ch Mi,,e, .tI-'
A. Sl,s of Chi Igo, 3D.. ,cslej % l.ath Pu,sr plan 81
CINCINNATI ,-adsi death. Pilot James %. Kennedy ot
,acanlt iblen. dpty Pilo;, Jo,eph Ns)u M,uphi'
es-na,iI ,.-.ou,'y s.alisI, Mi,tef, Nae, Henry Z
RrSwa- oil Cincinnati .,a.ded 20 d,i'h Mi,''r, Ms'
s-r ,oii tx d Casi1al .csdsd t. death y Fndnt..
Daniel Cslelt o. - L31is, No, ao,ent on Guy - -.
Els.ao-r G-,rg- 81 HoInpworl OF Illinois 'ci'tet 20
Ia, h. Carpenter. blaming Of Newp,f, N.Y. acnon'y
,s1iei. Gunner ThDs. McElroy Of " oot,udks Fem
iigly ,clded, AsmoFes Lewis Seyea''n % Flii''msh
Pell 1uhlrt
Capt Kitty will no doubt recover, as viii Surgeon
Jones and carpenter Manning.
Purser Gum a resident Of y0ur city, was an
efficient and conscientious oicer, AMI an accom-
p!ishei and exceedingly courteous gentleman. Mo-
one on the hotilla was more highly esteemed orl
more truly loved, and he could count all bis acquant
anee, As his friends. IL wa, he who distinguished
himself in the spirited action Of the 10Th Of Nay oil
Fort Pillow, and proved himself though tyIo in the
scienee an excellent auiler., and horOu yhy brave
and competent 20 discharge any duty that patriotism
would prompt.
NARROW ESCAPE OF TRANSPORT
The New-National had narrow escape from An
accident exactly similar to that which occurred on
the Mound City, while lying above the sunboat on
the north side Of the river, after the engagement
had terminated One Of the scalded sailors, IN
writing on the deck rolled upon the chord Of the
LANYARD of one Of the guns, and exploded
the piece the shot passing through the otcam'pipe |
Of the transport and causing the escape Of a great
quantity Of sieam but fortunately without doing any
one the least injury, though there were as many as
hundred persons on board at the time Of the occur
renee.
EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATIONS.
Several Of tie tailors who swasi " Tie shore and