Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-10
By Last Nights Mail.
Surrender of Memphis Confirmed
The Old Flag Now Waves Over the
Custom-house
Engagement Between the Federal
and Rebel Gunboats

dIiiFtu ntIe buib morning.
Our forces are Ia possession Of Memphis
The hotilla, consisting Of Eve gunboats
and eight rams, left Fort Wright At two
o'clock on Thursday morning, aud finding
no distractions at Fort Randolph passed
on, aud az eight o'clock on Thursday evening
the gunboats anchored two miles from Mem
phis. The rams anchored a short distance
above.
A recounoisance was made, and The enc.
my's feet, consisting of the following boats,
viz. General Van Dorm, flag ship; General
Price, General Bragg. General Lowell, jeff
Thompson, Beauregard. Stunt r. and Little
el,--wero discovered lying near Memphis.
During the night the rebel feeet moved
down the Iiver, and at daylight were out of
sight, but in half an hour afterwards we're
Sc n coming up formed in line of battle. Our
guDbCa's bad, In the meantime, weighed
anchor, aud followed by several rams, moved
slowly towards the rebel feet, when a shot
from the Little Rebel from a rided gun of a
long range fell within a short distance of the
gunboat Cairo wbicn was 10 advance. The
Cairo replied with broadsde and soon the
engagement came general at long range.
The rams in the meantime advanced, aud
the rebel ram Beauregard being some dis.
lance Ia advance, was singled out by the
Federal rams Monarch and Queen of the
West, each striving to be first to Strike the
rebel craft. The Monarch succeeded 10
striking her amidships almost cutting her
IN two, and causing her to ell and sink i'm.
mediaLcly Ia the channel directly opposite
he city. AT this juncture the Little Rebel
made dash at the Monarch, which by this
time was in the midst of the rebel feet; but,
by skillful movement of the pilot Of the
latter she dropped out of the way, aud the
blow intended Tor her struck the rebel boat
Geo Price, taking away her Wheel making
u nee 'ssary foI her to ran ashore, where she
nt a shOt, which, unfortunately for the
rebels, struck the boat Gen Lowell render
ing her unmanageable Immediately after
the was run down by The Queen Of the West.
A brOadsde from the Benton took effect
on the sides Of the JEFF Thompson, when she
rau ashore in flames aui burned to the wa
Ier's adge.
-Four rebel boa,s having been disabled the
remainder of their fleet retreated down the
river, pursued by our boats firing as they
advanced, resulting in the capture of The
Sumter, Bragg, aud Little Rebel which had
been abandoned by most of their crews.
Capt. Montgomery, the Flag officer, and
most of the officers and men succeedad in
making their escape TO the woods on the Ar
kansas shore.
Tue Federal ram Lancaster was struck by
the Beauregard early 10 the engagement and
wBs sill htly disabled.
COL Eliot, comm lnding the Federal rams,
was struck in the breast by splinter and
was stunned temporarily but soon recover
I'd aud continued on deck Throughout toe
action this was the only casually on our ride
Our rams were named by sharp shooters,
IN stty from Illinois, WHO did good execution,
picking of the euemy's gunners at every
opportunity.
Ihe r. bel loss in killed aud wounded and
prisouess is avg, butnot fully asc rtained.
Alter the return Of the gunbOats from the
pursuit Com Davis sent the following u ote
u the Mayor OF the city OF Memphis
U. S FLAG STEAMER benton,
! OFF MEMPHIS, June 6, 1862
! SIR / have respectfully TO request .uai
! you will surrender the city If Memphis t
tbe authority Of the Uni'd States, which
have tho honor TO represent
am, Mr.. Mayor, with high respect, your
| Oh dent servant,
G. Il. DAVIS, Flag officer.
| la reply, the Mayor said:
Your note is received. Ia reply, hav,
10 say, AZ the civil authorities have 40 meanr
| VI uclthtei ny luICc VI CltCuuhbahCes Au'
| city is in your handso
! INN 'dattly after a boats crew landed
| aud the National Flag was boosted over th,
PJstofice. The party was followed by al
excited crowd, but they were not intertered
With
The Forty third and Foriy.sixth Indians
regiments now occupy the place, Col. Ftcl
In command.
| The CITY is quiet; no demonstrations what
ever have been made. 1t is even asserted
that il will not be necessary to declare mar
lia law.
Five Of our gupboats now lie abreast O
he city
We captured five large steamers which
A,re moored at the levce.
! Tie rebels burard new gunbOat which
was nearly ready 10 be launched
The Vicksburs Wing, OF the CD, says ID,
Fed rails have landed COCO troops at Ba,ol
Rosge.
The Memphis Avalanche. Of the 9Th, say
i tie locomotives rec nuy run of by railroad
empl .ye were rscoveret.
The same paper says that all The bridg,!
between Memphis and HUMBOLDT have beer
destroyed.
he bluffs in front OF the city were crowd
ed wish spectators. During the eugagemru
ouhlucHs OF every KIM WAS suHpeuueo. ln
engagement lasted an hour ana I've miuut .
FRoNT ROYAL, Va. May 5.
The news from scbeHck's dlyi,iou s'ate
thai scouting party crus'td The river a
Columbian budge aid ven 10 Newmarket
They found tnal Jackson tetreattd thrOug
/ the g three days Az, WIN nis army rcduce '
20 5,000--the remalude, had scatter d IL
tue mountains. Frenou = army iaiiowv
him be cutire time, capturing WACO n, sup
pl's and provisions.
NV YoRK, June 8-A Hilton llea l-ttf
says ruilroan cunmunilion twe u Dlari e'
ton and savannah is cut on fhls was &c
cumphsBcd by General S svens Nlh 80
men f,ey neie met ny 900 ui th- enemy
ahrh skrmi,h ensuru, aud aurr "a sh0r
sharp tight tbe REQ /, were driven OIL w
ibeu destroyed % tracS TOO SOME disisuc
, nd held the plstiou iili toe enemy appeal