The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-24
By Last Nights Mail.
MCCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS

MCCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS
June II.
10 Hon. f. W. Stanton, Scc'y Of Har:
Things are pretty quiet to-day There
is not quite as much Smelling as usual.
Our preparations are progressing we'll
The enemy opened with some heavy guns
yesterday but did no harm.
(Signed) G.. b. Mcclellan.
Maj, Gen. Commanding.
CoRNTH, June 20.-A force from Mai.
Gen, Sherman's command occupied Holly
Springs, and destroyed several pieces of
trestle work on the Mississippi Central
Railroad. The machinery for repairing
and manufacturing arms was removed
from Holly Springs to Atlanta, Georgia,
previous 10 the evacuation Of the former
place by the rebels.
CHICAGO, June 2l,-The following is a
full account Of the fight with the rebel
batteries on White river Just received.
MEMPHIS, June l9.-The gunboat Con-
estoga arrived with dispatches contain
ing particulars Of the engagement at the
rebel Notifications below St Charles,
eighty-iive miles from White river cut of,
on the 18th The gunboats st. Louis,
Mound City, Lexington, Conestoga, and
transport New National, having on board
the Forty sixth Indiana Colonel Fitch,
which was left here a week ago to open
communication with General Curtis. and
remove distractions from White river,
assembled that stream. The gunboat
Mound City, Captain Kelly commanding,
was about 4 mile and a half in advance,
in the bend OF the river near ST. Charles.
when two concealed batteries opened fire.
Her decks were Immediately cleared for
action. As soon as a range Of the works
was obtained, the guns opened fire. Cap
tain Kelly sGnaled Col Fitch to land his
force mile below the fort, which was
successfully accomplished, the LeNing-
ton and st. Louis Smelling the woods, I'M
der the cover Of which Col Filth gained
position in the rear of the rebels. At
this iuncture plunging shot from a siege
gun mounted on the bluff, struck the for
ward port and side of the Mound City's
classmates, penetrating it, passed through
the steam drum, and filed the vessel with
escaping yapor, scalding nearly every
one on board.
over one hundred and scventy-Gve es-
capped uuhurt The scene which ensued
was horrible. Many of the crew were
frantic from their injuries and jumped
overheard, and some drowned. Boats
from the COnestoga coming up at the time
to the support of the Mound City, sent
them relief, but the rebels fired on the
men in the water with grape and canister
from field pieces, numbering most of those
trying to escape, Learning the position
of affairs at the river, Col. Fitch drew his
right pushed forward and carried the
fort by storm at the point Of the bayonet
The rebel works consisted of two bat
tcries, the lower one mounting six field
pieces and the upper one three heavy
siege guns, manned by 400 to GOO men,
under command of Col. Fry, late Of the
United States Navy. About POO rebels
are said TO have escaped Over $50 are
reported killed and wounded. There are
80 prisoners. Col Fry, who was wounded
in the shoulder,w was brought up on the Con-
cstoga Captain Kelly, who was scalded
about the face and hands, will recover.
2nd Master Hearth, Third Master Kensie,
Fourth Master ScOville, Masters Mate
II. Il. Browne, Paymaster Gum, Chief
Engineer John Cox, and Asst Engineer
John McAiee Hollingsworth were killed.
Pilot Charles Young was severely scald-
ed, reported since dead; Surgeon Jones,
Carpenter Manning, slightly. From
eighty TO one hundred of our sailors have
already been buried, and over twenty
are missing. Col. Fitch reports few
wounded, but none killed. But for the
unfortunate accident of the Mound City,
the rebel works would have been carried
without loss on our side. She caa easily
be repaired. The flag officer has sent TO
Cairo for another crew. The rebels have
obstructed the channel above by sinking
two large steamboats, and gunboat be-
lieved TO be the Mary Pole.