Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-09

you will surrender the city of Memphis to the
authority of the United States, which l have
the honor to represent. l am, Mr.. Mayor,
with high respect, your pbedient servant,
C. n. DAVIS, Flag Officer.
In reply the mayor says:
FYour note is received, and in reply have
only to say, as the civil authorities have no
means of defence, by the force of the circum-
stances the city is in your hands"
Immediately afterwards our boats crews
landed, and the national flag was hoisted
over the post office. The party were followed
by an excited crowd but were not lnterfered
with. The 43d and 46th Indiana regiments
now occupy the place. Col Fitch is in
command.
The city is quiet. No demonstrations what
ever have been made. 1t is even asserted
that it will not be necessary to declare marital
law. Five of our gunboats now lie abreast OF
the city. We captured five large steamers
which were moored at the levee. The reoels
burned a new gunboat which was nearly ready
to launch
CAIRO, June S-The Vicksburg Wing of
the 4th saws, ''the federals have landed six
thousand troops at Baton Rouge"
Official Account of the Battle of the
Rams Near Memphis.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The following mes
sage in relation to the action of the rams in
the naval engagement at Memphis was re
ceived at the war department this evening -
Opposite MEMPHIS, June 60 Hon.
Edtoin u. Stanton, Secretary Of Var =
The rebel gunboats made stand this morn
ing opposite Memphis, and opened vigorous
fire upon our gunboats, which returned it with
equal spirit. l ordered the Queen, my ram
flagship, to pass between the gunboats and
run down ahead of them upon the two rams of
the enemy, which just boldly stood their
ground. Lieut.. Col. Elicit, in the Monarch, of
which Capt. Doyden is first master, followed
CALAMITY. The rebel rams endeavored to
back down stream, and then to turn and run,
but the movement was fatal to them. The
Queen struck one of them fairly, and for a few
minutes was fast to the wreck. After separ-
ating, the rebel steamer sunk.
My steamer, the Queen, was then herself
struck by another rebel steamer and disabled,
but though damaged can be saved. A pistol
shot wound in the leg deprived me of the
power to witness the remainder of the fight.
The Monarch ALSO passed ahead of our gun
boats and went gallantly into the action. She
first struck the rebel boat that struck my flag
ship and sunk the rebel. She was then struck
by one of the rebel rams, but not injured
She then pushed on and struck the Beaure-
gard and burst in her side, and simultaneous
ly the Beauregard was struck in the boiler by
a,shot from one of our gunboats.
The Monarch then pushed at the gunboat
Little Rebel the rebel flag ship, and having
but little Roadway pushed her before her,
the rebel commodore and crew escaping.
The Monarch then. finding the Beauregard
sinking, took her in tow until she sank in
shoal water Then, in compliance with the
request of Com. Davis, Lieut.. Col. Elicit
dispatched the Monarch and the Switzerland
in pursuit Of the remaining gunboat and some
transports which had escaped the gunboats,
end two of my rams have gone below.
l cannot too much praise the conduct of
the pilots and engineers and military guard
of the Monarch and Queen, of the brave
conduct of Capt. Dryden, or of the heroic
Lieut.. Col. EIlet. will name all parties in
a special report. l am myself the only per-
son in my fleet who was disabled.
Signed, CHARLES ELLET,
Colonel Commanding the Ram Fleet.
The second dispatch from Col. Ellet was
received at the war department this evening:
OPPOSITE MEMPHIS, June 6, via Cairo, June
$50 Hon. b. N. Stanton, Secretary of
War:-It is proper and due to the brave men
on the Queen and Monarch, to say to you,
briefly, that two of the rebel steamers were
sunk outright, and Immediately, by the shock
of my two rams. One with a large amount
of cotton on board was disabled by an acct
dental collision with the Queen, and secured
by her crew. After was personally disabled
another was hit by shot from the gunboats,
and was sunk by the Monarch and towed into
shoal water by that boat. Still another, also
injured by the fire of our gunboais was push
ed on shore and secured by the Monarch. Of
the gunboats, can only say they bore them
selves, as our navy always does, bravely and
well. Signed CHARLES ELLET, JR.,
Col. commanding Ram Fleet.
CHICAGO, June S.-The Memphis Argus of
the 9th gives an account of the naval en-
gagement, and says the bluffs in front of the
city were crowded with spectators during the
engagement. Business of every kind was
suspended. The engagement lasted an hour
and five minutes.