Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-06-26


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Interesting Detailso Of the sNayalBattle
atMesnphis-- The Yankees Occupy
the City: 49,. -; ).
The Memphis Aga1aache, of the 7th
instant, giRes..soma interesting details of
the navalbatsle which took place off that
city on Friday a, aud Of the consequent
occupation Of the city by the Northern
troops. We make some extracts ;.
Between5 and 6 o'elock Friday morning,
the jeff GThompsop, commanded by Capt.
Burke, made ethe attack on the Yankee gun.
boats at the point above Memphis; the Col.
Lowell, Capt. De!aney, followed sheustte
Sumter, Capt. Wallace Lamb then the
Beauregara 1etb Hurt. The Rebel,
Capt: Fowler, being the. flagship, she piled
among eur ships giving the commands of
Commodore Montgomery. The gun:boas
General Price, according to orders, remain,
ed in the bend below. The General Bragg,
with the above boats, comprised=Ea =Ealf the
Coafedsrate aeet. -: ~ sTSs., - !:
Tbs Benton, st. Louis, louisville, Cairo
and four more gnnsboats; the Qaeen of the,
West, Monarch, Lancaster, Dick Fuller,
Aleek Scott; aad two more rams, names not
known, and six tug,boats, with a number
of transports with troops, composed the
Yankee aeet. - q. -
Weepened,, Ere or the enemy, and after
exchanging some twenty shots, the ram,
Queen of the West, attempted ,torun into
the Thompson, but missing, struck the
Lowell smidships, which sunk out of sight
in about ten minutes; the Sumter struck
the Queen of the West before she. could
extrica.e herself from the, Lowell, entirely
destroying her, when she went tothe. bank.
The Federal rau, Monarch, then made a
pass at the flag ship Rebel, which the Reb-
ell eluded, and she passed on and struck
the Thompson The Rebel was then at
tackled by the shot of the Benton, CON-
pletely riddling her. Here the engagement
became general, and the Rebel was making
for tie Arkansas sbere, owing to the 'ipjnry
received to her engines, when the ram,
Monarch, struck her and she went to the
bottom in shoal water,
The battle lasted about eighty minutes,
when the Earl Van Dorm aud the General
Bragg started down the stream, it being
evident to their brave commanders that it
was useless to contend with such overWhel-
ming odds - a.;
The guu-boat Gen. Price, during the
engagement, came up and made. dash at
the stern of the ram Monarch, and at the
same time the Beauregard.made lick at
the Monarch, both striking her -glancing
lick, which threw the bow Of the ,Beaure-
gardiu the wheel Of the Price; thus she
was disabled by her friend, the Beaaregard,
and went to the bank. ~.
The fatality on the Beauresard mast
have been very great, thinks our informant,
as the enemy's shot passed completely
through her bulkhead into her boilers, and
the steam rushed The full length Of the
boat. ~ =, HFS *. - s.
There were no troops in Memphis at the
time of the engagement,
Our informant left on the last train, a.
bout-9 O'Clock, A. M., on which General
Ruggles took his departure for Grenada
When this-train passed the bridge near the
city, it was burnt BY his order, d,
Capt. Gordon was sent out by Comman.
der Montgomery with the first boat to pick
no the wounded and those who were at
tempting to escape by swimming from the
sinking boats, and our informant With the
second boat, when he was shelled and
graped, tearing away the 'sternief his boat,
which did not, however, render it unnavi-
gable.
Mr.. Reader has no doubt of the safety
of the Commodore, as he saw him take wa
ter when the Monarch struck the Rebel.
Our Informant speaks of miraculous
case of preservation among the crew of the
Rebel. As the Monarch passed her, her
sharp.shooters poured a most destructive
fire upon the decks of the Rebel, riddling
her in most shocking manner, yet strange
to say, mot man was injured.
We learn from the Aoalanche, Of Satur,
day morning, that in attempting to raise
the flag, of Lincoln on the Post Office, the
party was greeted with groans and misses
and cheers for JEFF. Davis, and pistol
shot, which did 30 execution. e
In short time after the return OF a
portion of the Federal feet from the scene
of action, one of the, Federal boats ap-
preached the wharf with flag of truce,
and one of the officers and three men pro-
cseded to the Mayors office, where the fol-
loving demand for the surrender of the city
was made, 800. "
.. S. FLAG STEAMER BENTON,
F.. , OF Memphis, June 8, 1862.
To His Honor the Nayor ..
cfthe 'City.of Memphis:
SIR: Il have respectfully to request
that you will surrender the 'city-of Mem
phis to the authorities of the United States,
which | have the honor to represent.
am, Mr.. Mayor, with high respect, your
most obedient servant. -
G: H. DAVIS, o