, 1862-06-23
Death Of Sd Master John H. Kin
zie, Jr,, and 4th Master Sco-
vile, Of this City.
CAPTURE OF GEN, HINDMAN.
From Charleston, Richmond, &c.

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THE WHITE RIVER OF ARKANSAS, |
White Rirer, laid down but not designated |
by name in the map we give, is formed Of |
three small streams in the Ozark Mountains,
In northwestern Arkansas, which unite few |
miles east Of Fayetteville, Ark. Thence it |
flows by circuitous route to Junction with |
the Arkansas River. The diagram will serve |
to show the general direction Of the
riyer and the relation to Memphis OF the gun
boat fight, the locality being designated by the
small flag.
The..whole length Of White River Is 800
miles, for $50 miles Of which, or to the mouth
Of Black River, it is navigable By steamboats,
tall stages of water. During high water the
boats ascend as high as Batesyille, fifty miles
above, below Which point the channel is four
feet deep throughout the year. The town Of
St. Charles, referred to in the dispatches ofth
battle, is small post village in Atkansas
county.
THE GUNBOAT MOUND CITY,
The cut We present Of the United States
gunboat Mound City serves to illustrate the
defective feature Of her a1nature, which was
the cause of the accident. She has single
gun deck enclosed, with heavy timber bulk
heads, and only made imper7ious to shot
forward, where the two forward guns are pro-
tccted by very strong casemates, the oak
beams st that point being covered
with thick iron plating. This is all
the iron plating she carries aside
from the pilot house, the pyramidal erection
On the hurricane deck forward as shown. in
the cut, and the small portion OF each side
au.lds.ips protecting tho boilers tolcrably
well from shots received directly abeam, but
offering no possible security against shots
/ thrown at an angle as in the instance which BY
fearful loss Of life attests the cruel fallacy Of
! deeming vessel so protected mall clad She
is stern wheeler, the wheel revolving in
protected recess astern, the cap Of the wheel
house projecting as is shown, above the upper
/. deck
/ By the construction, as will be seen, her
sirgle gun deck is fore-and-aft, the boilers,
which from the lightness Of her draft are only
| foot OF two depressed below the deck planks,
and in this pent up space where nearly 200
men were bra7ely serving their guns, the
! fdghtful casualty took place which gives 8
: mortality list to stand among the horrors Of
; this war. There was no escape, for the area
from stem to stern was all open, and
! the steam found its way instantly to every
! part Of the deck. The conso1ts of the Mound
: City, which have her peeu1arity Of build, can
. not be too soon clad with suitable armor.
Granted that they we're intended to t1eht
bows On, and SO were only made lnyulnerable
forward, this casualty shows that the enemy
have given no pledge, nor will thcy, that they
will aim at no other point than the well case
mated bows. A small six~pounder we'll aimed
is thus By exploding the boiler, made more
formidable than the whole heavy armament
3: o. the gunboat- 1t is dearly bought lesson.
Especial Dispatch to the chicago Tribupe.]
| cA1Ro. June q, 1862.
This community we're electrified this morn
Ing By the report brought By the naval dis
patch boat Of the terrible calamity on White
River, and that OF the most spirited and gallan:
action In Arkansas, which has covered both
army and navy with imperishable renovn.
g; On the 18th the gunboats Mound City, st..
Louis, and Lexington. left Memphis for the
mouth Of White River. On the r,or,,,no of tho
18th Col. Fitch. with the captured TRANSPORTS,
; the New National steamers Jacob Musselman
and White Cloud, with stores and provisions,
followed conveyed By the Conestoga. On the
morning Of the 18th. the lafter Joined
the gunboat fleet, and toeether thev
steamed ur White River until sir o,c1ocI
in the evening. when thew came
near the little town of St. Charles.
situated upon high bluff nesr hundred
miles from the mouth of the river. It WAS
known that this mint WIS fortified 1rst he.
low this point the fleet came II, anchor TIL
Fitch sent out a company Of ecouts nm each
side Of the river to reconno1tre. A tue bad
gone up ahead on some er1and. Presently the
report of the boat howitzer was heard, tol-
lowed By several guns fred in Quick succes.
sion, and soon the tug returned saving she
had been fred upon from both sides OF the
] river. Previous to leaving the locslity the tue
had opened upon the enemy with her boBit.
ger and driven from the river bank the
enems's pickets Col Fitch then ordered hif
) men back upon the boat and #aited TIL tbe
, morning Of the 18th About 6 O'Clock tbs
! Mound City, the flag ship, the Masse1ma1
: and New National with the troops, then tht
st. Louis, Lexington and Coaestoza ran NJ
until they came within sight Of the bluffs il
the bend, haH mile ahead, and the Mouni
City opened fire. The troops were landed ant
the other gunboats passed on slowly up til,
: river until within range Of the batteries whe1
they poured in destructive shower upon th