The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-09

war Department this evening
Opposite Memphis, June 6.
.r via. Cairo, June 8.
10 Hon r. NJ Stanton, Secrefaru of Wor
Inc ropel gnnboats made start earl, this
morning opposite Memphis, and opened vigor-
Jus IRE upon our gunDoats, which WAS returned
Win great spirit. ordered the -" Queen -" INV
mug snip 70 pass between the gunboats and run
down ahead of them upon the TWO rams of the
enemy which first boldly stood their ground
Col. Ellet in the Monarch, of which Capt Dry
den Is first master, followed gallantly The
rebel rams endeavored to back down stream and
then to turn around, hut the movement was
fatal to them. The Queen struck one of them
lalrly and Tor few minutes was fast TO the
wreck. Alter separating, the rebel steamer
sunk. My steamer, the Queen, was then her
| sell struck by another rebel steamer and disabled
put 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 gunboats and
went most calamity into action. She first
struck the rebel boat that struck my flag ship
and sunk the rebel. She was then struck bv
one Of the rebel rams but Was no, injued She
then passed on and struck the Beauregard and
burs' IN her side Simultaneously the Beaure-
gard was struck IN the boiler by shot from
ed at the Ihttle Rebel, the rebel flagship. and
having but little Roadway, pushed her before
her, the rebel commodore and crew escaping
, The Monarch then finding the Beauregard sink
ing, took her IN tow until she sank in sho Il
water. Then III compliance with the request OF
, Col. Davis, Lieut.. Noi. Eiet dispatched tie
Monarch and the Switzerland in pursuit of the
one remaining gunboat and transports
which had escaped the gunboats, and two OF my
rams have gone below.
| can not too much praise the conduct of thu
pilots ana engineers and military guard of the
q Monarch and Queen. the brave conduct OF Capt
a Dryden, or the heroic conduct of Lieut.. Col
y Ellet. | will name all parties III special re
d port. am myself the only person in my flee
who was disa led
(Signed,) CHARLES ELLLT JR.
II Col Commanding Ram Fleet,
The second dispatch from Cot. Ellet was re
ceived ut the War department this morning
OPPOSITE MEMPHIS, June E,
Via CAIRO June s.
e. TO Hon. T.. III Stanton:
Is II is proper aud du: to he brave men on tt
Queen and Monarch, to say to you briefly thu
two rebel steNiAers were sunk outright and IN
70 mediately by ,he shock Of my large rams. Or
disabled by an accidental collision with Il
a Queen and IL second by our ram. After WI
personally sabied another which was also h
III by shot from the gunboa,s, was sunk by Il
Monarch and towed inc shOal wafer by tn
u boat. Still another also injured 10y the hre
our gunboats was pushed into shore ard secur
IS by the Monarch. OF the gunboats can on
say mat they bore themselves as our navy "lwa
IS does, bravclyand well.
ed (Signed.) CHARLES ELLET, Jr.
Col. Cong Ram Fleet.
CAIRO. June &. The regular packet, Plat
Valley. The first boat through from Memph
arrived this morning Our forces are in pCss
ag sion Of Memphis. The hotllla consisting Of Fl
we gunboats and eight rams left Fort Wright a
lp- o clock Thursday morning Finding no obstrl
on tious at Fort Randolph, the fotilla passed {
and at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening the ~
ar boats anchored 2 miles above Memphis. L
OF rams remained short distance above. A
,ur connoissance was then made. The rebel III
lch consisting OF the following vessels the Gen
Dorm, Flag ship, Gen Bragg, Gen Lowell, j
thompson Beauregard, Little Rebel and gu
, D ter were discovered lying near Memphis. ~
{ lug the night the rebel hcet moved down
lay river, md at daylight were seen coming up
ney lice OF battle Our gunboats had 10 the met
lrm time weighed anchor, and followed by se'e
ch- rams. moved slowly towards the rebel ueet WI
1t IL shot from the Lite Rebel, from rIed 9
i'm =, a, long range, tell within short distance OF
the Cairo, whlcn was IN the advance Inc va
and rnule! with "a hroadsde, and soon the ehga
Ian lnent became general at long range ne II
urv had in the meantime advanced and the rt
.lss ram Beauregard being in the advance, was 81
led out by the federal rams Monarch and Qu
Mac, Of the West, each Surviving to be first to ST.
ION tha rebel craft The Monarch succeeding
6. striking her amldships, almost cutting he
lev, TWO, causing her to ill and sink lmmedlatel,
len, the channel, directly opposite the city. AT
,ack iunc ure. the Little Rebel made ish 1T
tied Monarch which by this time was 10 the IN
of the rebel fleet, but by SIX HUI moVeh
SIM of the pilot OF the latter, she dropped out
more the way and The blow intended Tor her mt
ii,w rebel boa Gen. Price, taking away DIS y"
making 1t necessary for her to run ashore
she sent q shot, which unfortunately 10. the
y .Is struck their boat, the Gen. Lowell renee
." her nnmapageub ole. immediately she was
" down nv the Queen of the West "A broad
i'''' from the Benton TOOK effect in the sides OF
Lg rt,mnson when she ran ashore ana
,.,r ,Sas m hAmes and burned to the wa
> - edge. ..,.,,,;,,. oo,,,
allies ,G.blnd the r,mainder OF their fleet retire
down the river. pursued by our boats nr''I
they advanced, resulting IN the capture VI
cton Sumter Bragg and Lillle Rebel "h'ch nau
dent abandoned by most OF their crews OaP'' "
- 60 go,nerv, the flag officer, with most OF 'he on
and and men succeeded in making Their escape II
rem woods on The Arkansas shoe.