The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-06-11
The ram OF memphis.

Valley. tie first boat through from Mem
phis. arrived here this morning. Our forces |
are in posrcssion Of Memphis.
The lotilla, consisting of five gunboats
and eight rams, left Fort Wright at 2 clock
on Thursday morning, and, finding no OBJ
structious at Fort Randolph, passed on, and
at 8 o'clock on Thursday y-cvcnitIg the gun
heats anchored two miles alone- Memphis.
The rams remained short distance above.
A reconnaissance was made, and the
cnemy's fleet, consisting OF the following
Cen Van Dorm, flag g.shipI Gen. Price. Gen.
Bragg. Gen. Lowell, jeff. Tompson, Beaurc-
gard, Sumter and Little Rebel, was discover
ed lying near Memphis.
During the night tho rebel feet moved
down the river, and at daylight were out
OF sight, but in half all hour aftcrward were
aeen coming up, formed in linc OF battle.
Our punbpats had in the meahtimc weighed
anchor. and followed by several rams. NOV
ed slowly toward the rebel fleet, when
shot from the Little Rebel from riiied
run of long range, fell within short
! distance Of the gunbodt Cairo, which was
in the advance. The Cairo replied with
broadside. and soon the engagement became
general at long range.
The rams. in the meantime, advanced, anil
| the rebel ram Beauregard being some dis
| tanco in advance, was singled out ny the
! Federal rams Monarch and Queen of the
! West, each striving to be first to strike the
rebel craft The Monarch succeeded i'll
striking her amidships, almost cutting her
! i'm two and causing her to fill and SINK i'm
medately in the channel directly opposite
the city.
At this iuncture the Little Rebel made
a dash at the Monarch, which by this time
was in the midst Of the rebel fleet, but 10y
skilful movement of the pilot of the latter,
she Dropped out Of the way, aud the blow
intended for her struck the rebel boat Gen.
Price taking away her wheel, making 1t
necessary for her to run ashore, where she
sent shot, which unfortunately for the re-
bells, struck the boat uen. Lowell, rendering
her unmanageable. Immediately after, she
was run down by the Queen of the West
A broadside from the Benton took effect on
the sides of the jeff. Thompson when she
ran ashore in flames and burned to the
waters edge
Four rcL, boats having been disabled,
the remainder Of their fleet rch Gated down
the river, pursued by our boats, firing as
they advanced resulting IN the capture ol
the Sumter, Bragg and Little Rebel, which
had been abandoned 10y most their crews
b Capt Montgomery the Flag Officer, and
lllSt VI lilt DlllCtiS lilNll, ouNNNOhNh'
II making their escape to the woods on the
;, Arkansas shore The Federal ram Lancas
ter was struck 10y tho Bcaurogard early IL
the engagement, and was slightly disabled
COlonel Ect, commanding the FoJera
' rams. was struck in the breast by splinter
and was stunned temporarily, but soon re
), covered and continued on deck through
, ont the action This was the only casualty
o. our side. Our rams were manned 10y
sharpshooters -mostly from lllmois--wh'
did great execution, picking oil the encmy''
: gunnors at every opportunity. The rebo
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners il
Il heavy, but not yet fully asccrmired. On
-. tugs were busily engaged picking up thu
crew of their disabled boats.
After the return of the gunboats from
the pursuit, Commodore DAVIS sent the fol
h lowing noto to the Mayor of tho city o
y Memphis:
~. $. FLAG STEAMER BESroN
"Orr MEMPHIS. June q, 1862,
"Sr: have respectfully to request tina
q you WIN surrender the city of Memphis (
. the auth ,rity of the unltcd States, which
- have the honor to represent.
II am, Mr.. Mayor with high respect,
Your obedient servant
IT. &c. II. Davis Flag Olicer."
. In reply the Mayor said;
l. Your note is received. In reply hav
Id only to say, AZ the civil authorities have II
a. means of defense, by force of circumstance
the city ia in your hands,
" immediately after boats crew lande
NJ aud the national flag was hostcd over til
4 postoilice' The party was followed by q
excited crowd, but they were not interfere
A. with.
The ADD and 4Gth Iudaaa regiments no
occupy the place, Col. Fitch in comman'
The city is quiet No demonstrations wha
~ ever have been made. II is even asscrte
f. that it will not be necessary to declare ma
-, rial law. Five of our gunboats now |
w. ARREST Of tho city. We captured five lar :
y steamers which were moored at the leVc
r. The rebels burned new gunboat whic
he was nearly ready to DO launched.
nd The Nicksburg Wnig OF the 4th says Il
~. Federals have landed g 900 troops at Bate
=; Rouge. The Memphis Avalanche of Il
9th says the locomotives recently run OH
y" railroad employees, were recovered. 1t
m same paper aays oil the bridges betwe,
81 Memphis and Humboldt have bcen desto
ed,
NEW York, June S-The Times Washiu
ton dispatch of the Sth, says that Secreta
''e Chase Will ask Congress to authorize I,
lth ther issue OF l50,OUnD0D demand treasu
oil notes probably $4,000 900 Of thom OF {
70 nominations under five dollars.
h., He will also propose Tor prudential ~
w economical reasons, to have all notes c
''i gravod, executed and printed in the Tres
ury building under the direct auspices
officers of the Department