Washington telegraph., 1862-06-18
Telegraphic.

80 Nt+N b~DA O~At--
numbering in all about DO vessels. ot
which i was said the nalt were gun ana
mortar BEATS The Montgomery Heat
then anchored at the wharf, being advised
Vt Tie approach Ut tile enemy, commenced
preparing t1 receive them, aud at day
light yesterday morning, hal steam up
ready fur the engagement. Tie enemy
appeared Ia sight at the point above the
city 1t about o'clock, w hen one of our
-urboats, the jeff. Thompson, was 49,
nailed to advance aud attack. Sac moved
up stream 10 point opposite IIbls NJ
| Co.'s cotton shed, and turning broad side
up,she opened the fight with her stan board
guns Immediately thereafter, the enc
my fleet, then drawn up Ia line OF bat
iie, just below the point, returned the
fire. The jeff Thompson, although
struck frequently by the balls u the cn-
emy' continued ~ empty her guns AZ
| them without, however, much effect. The
\ Beaure4ri, Price ami Lowell then cane
| uP aud eng geG the enemy, and fought
with desparatiUn--lH many instances,
| lon-slde the numerous boats of The ene~
! my-the crews oF both engaging il .
! hand to hand conflict Some half an
| hour or after the engagement com
mlnced, Que Uf Tile cucmy's rams came
/ runllng dlwl stream, through the tigri
with immense speed, ana struck the Lry-
4 eiiabont milships, ainJ>t passing thr0 -h
| her, causing her 10 sink IN twp or three
minutcs. SHE disappeared entirely, very
| few "a her men succeeding IN reaching
shore. The Van Dora aud Br,gg now
| appeared IN action, aud the two fleets
| floating down the river, continued to but
each other. Id was almost impossible 10
| tell which wcrt getting tie better Of the
fight When they Toached nearly in
| tr.ut Mai foft Pickering, VIE discovered
| that one of uul DJats Wa disabled and
| driven to tha Afkln-I+ shore Nh tNc paiAr
! below iilppGeii, where she now lies al
most ;1tlI wreck When Y .itt!e lower
auwn oue All ulr boats exploded. after
i g.gU- g-eurylnyd to y. tie Little RebI
Il suut uaviu- passed through hgr rrpu
-tcm t0 stern. TIE J,H Th,mn.
sJu Was .I~Ibi-i aId driven tI ,.. be-
i1u tie roini, w4rr1 sHc rEpi1lai T4-
Bragg WIS abandoned ava tea III tlr
shore lu tAu bead VI tAis side baipw tha
point, where Il Is Thought >ne sunk. fOIt
uf tng seven boats, yut ana, u.e Ttu
Dorm, e-cap.d--ar Ia-t accounts several
3i tue euciuy's BJats were In pursuit
I.o damage IJHe rHg lnlmy's H4at wls
slight lua Br-. 9au int, one Of tAem
uuI Ii-ah. " H,.; -nl va- tpwei ashore
iu "a sinking condition. The enemy's
beats are nearly aii iron ciad AVA bGlle.
rr4nf -sl Is a1 nlr- ut tnrir mrrhinlrE,
V..y, uau-e. slc., IL exPJ-el They are
a'4 t,- 'mpaul.i-b.a- rny 1a.- from uuf
5n Il has K g.lucel fran their side
l4uIle.-iy
M.mphi- ws surrendered yesterday
a5 ,.;I: at IJ 1clpck, au. imIratfre.y
thereafter Wa- occupied hy tMa IIerai
,r..r-. Several -lauaatF were tipI tu
tua Iuwer ah.lt, lnl rrau-n. -.a, il-hD..
rtd mr.rsr a.--., I,l-d ta- upper wharf.
VIZ uy , r.. I..Ity.I s3.l.-r, aer. prIm-
aMH.n- na i.fe4 a5 Hoped I'M nn JM-
-i.e tlaI.l GtH9c wsalF. I.tt.
ii A. MINIGOlEHT.
D Is -ha-. Jlue Din G-u. llINDMAN.-
..l.e l-.trya . GJJ b.r5 W.T. c,-tol gt
Jaat-.arNat; Hi-, hin h1--lati- MAJ sugar.
f,uui 4, jnpJ>slJIe IL Egt iyrcs I'd u,
operate WitA ma, aIl ArI tJ leave 0n tc
c.unt uf .1Y .a.. NJ wIlcr. Nv reiGrns
....l tls eU.ug a- tl .Il uumb-r wv kili
.. aa4 vyunIeI Eraay r.treicI at
csl iyilt UylII re-g..
JuslPI FaY " M Navy.
Ca~manliag Guub1a, M1uupls.
- II.a tgE auJ .mpcrl. "; ,yie-iapaic
! ..-.a.teIt- w- Eaeairl nlw, should M. t4
s,a w,,4 many gtaias % allowances. they
l.a a.mn-. entirely ium federal s1ur-.-.
arH .l clu~s". -iye Ihe N.r,tcrl version
yt matte.s Ed IEUl D4N
Madison, JIM, lJ--Frym Memphis
papers, the Avalauche uf q day:
The ely wis worry qriet yesterday
stiffness resigned supreme Tne weather
w.s clear aaI pleasant, bat there seemed
tv bo larr ladies' chan u-llI un lhg
streets. Some ol .le dry goJIs, drug aud
other stores were upsard, ana business
appeared tD he slowly rcvivinz. Many oi
the ,to5,s AIRY emPty-swep; ana gsrnIsh
| ci --und iae--, ui course, HI.I nJL ba open
ed ti,l uew stocks are obi4ined Others
| IRE waiting ii.I currency dhI Other matters
have settled nsvives--wlthoat their
assistance The blockade III the hisky-
shops continues, though evidently sDmu
persons have means OF running ii success
fully.
The reliable g.niieman was in town.
AID brought a. usual his interesting bud
get of news as follows: Tlere had been
great fight a. i;icnmonl, aud a grelr
Confederate victory; Mcclellan ana ha.l
his army captured. Nashville had been
retaken-when, aud how, aud by whom
not stated. Also, New Orleans had been
taken BY tie French.
Washington, June 5.-The substitute
bill OF Mr Porter, which is likely to pass
10 lhe form offered, provides fur emancI-
patton in lhc following cases OF every
person who sLail hereafter act as an oil.
Ger in the army or navy, AS president,
vice president, member of congress, Judge
uf any court, cabinet officer, foreign min
isier commissioner, or consul OF the su-
called Confederate States, or as governor
ufn StaIc. member Of convention. le-is
laturc, or judge ot any court Of the 50
called CUutcd rate States, or who having