Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-26
Fight on White River, Ark.
Fearful Erploion on the Gvrboat Hound
Cuy--l26 ofh~ qe,o Killed or Wounded
Tile Rebd Battery Stormcd and Taken

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BY Indiana Troops pf noiiaogu1b nuh
/. CHICAGO, June 81 Tho following full
account Of the engagement with the rebel
batteries on, White river is just received
MEMPHIS, june 2l, The gunlbat Con-
estoga has arrived With dispatches contain
ing particulars of the engagement at the rebel
fertilization below st. Charles, 50 miles from
White River cut off uu- -l1q
On the j 9TH The gunboats St. Louis, Lex
iDgton, Mound City and Oonestoga, aud the
transport New National, having on board
the 46th Ind Col Fitch, which left here u
week ago to open communication, with ten
| Curtis army, and to remove distinctions
from White River, ascended that stream,
the gunboat Mound City, Capt Kelly com
handing, about mile and ahalfin advance.
! Ia the bend Of the river near ST. Charles,
l two concealed batteries opened on the Mound
! City. Her decks were Immediately cleared
4 for action, and us soon as the range was Oh
tained the guns opened fire. H.
4 Capt Kelly signalled Col. Fitch to land
his force below the fort, which was success
4 fully accomplished. tla -. .i.. ~ t1.t
sTheIIexingtou and st. Louis shelled the
woods, under cover of which Colonel Fitch
gained the rear the rebel position.
Il AT this juncture, shot from the siege
4 gun found on the bluff struck the case,nat'
and penetrating il and passing through thu
4 stcan drum filed the vessel with ESCAPING
: vapor, scalding nearly every one on board
i Twenty-thrce only of the officers and crew
Y out of one hundred and twenty five esca pee
uninjured. The scene which ensued wa
horrible Many Of. the crew, frantic from
\ pain. jumped overheard and were drowned
:, Boats from the Gonestoga, which was com
ing up at the time to the support of the Noun,
City, were sent TO their relief. The rebel
fred ON the men in the water with canister
numbering most of those who were tryint
: to escape. = -' .1tFiJ '-t 'nsH
Apprised of the position at the river
. Col Eitch's regiment pushed forward an
! carried the fort by storm at the point OF tn
y bayonet. I.fT rgfl afi pniAst
= The rebel works consisted Of two batter
q les, the lower one mounting six field pieces
and the upper one three heavy siege gun:
: manned by from four to six hundred mel
b under command of Col. Frye, late Of th
|, U. s. Navy. tiqsA ~ iff ii42g Cia ~
About two hundred rebels are said TO hay
escaped and ono hundred aud Gfty wounde
= and killed. tta veg i'
~ thirty prisoners, among wnom were Co
" Frye, who was wounded in the shoulde
4. wore brought up on the Conestoga.
Capt. Kelly is severely scalded about Il
face and hands but will recover. Secor
'e Master Heath, Third Master Kinzie, Fonri
n, Master Scoville, Masters Mate Drown
m Paymaster Gunn, Chief Engineer Cox, A
- sistant Engineers McAleo and flollingswort
y were killed Pilot Chas. Young was sever
10 ly scalded and reported since dead. SureeC
* Jones and Carpenter Manning were scald
nj slightly.
From eighty to one hundred Of our sailo
are already buried, aud over twenty are y
Id missing. HF.
or ( Col. Fitch reports few wounded, b
ii none killed. lasl i'
.s But for the unfortunate accident to d
70 Mound City, the works would have been O.
n ried without loss on our side, She can eas
10, be repaired The flag officer has cent
by Cairo for another crew.
~, Tho vehels have obstructed the cham
~ above by sinking two large stcamboats a
al gunboat, supposed to be the Maypole.