The national Republican., 1862-06-23
The War In Arkansas
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stermise and Capt1re Of Rebel
Battt Ties st St. CHARLES,
&% Swhits Rivsr.
8 BRASS GUNS, CAPTURED.
ParsseSS9rs Of fhe .6svfssi Es-
/ : pSDstOss IN the .nRObsNA Cyev.

Ths folisvisg has been recstved ata.s was
Department, VIZ go ~ '''- "a" : : :
ST. cuAstEs, wHlrH RIVER, Asx.,1I s.,
June II.
VIA CARo, rJaoe 81.
Hon. EDwIy y. srASros, 9.P .yfU g. IyE
Secretary Of War:
On arriving eight miles below here, las,
evening, We sscsftainsd that The enemy bad
two batteries here, supported BY force,
number unknown, cf infantry. combined
attack was made at a. m. to day. The fsgi.
mont under my command Forty.si In.
diana) landed two and half miles below ire
battery, and skirmishsrs were thrown out,
who drove 10 the ensny's piskets. The gun.
boa's then moved up, and opened on theip bat
teries. A rifed shot fom one Of the batteries
penetrated the steam draw Of the Mound City.
prshs snsiys that soma similar accident might
happen 10 tho other gunboats, and thenoe
leave my small force without their support
signalled the Gunboats TO cexse firing, and We
would storm the battery. They ossssd At q.
the battery eAllantly. The infantry were driven
from the support Of tho guns, the gannsrs shot
at their posts. their commanding ofiosr, Essye
formerly Of the U. 9. navy,) wounded and
captured, and eight brass and iron snns, with
ANN muuitton. captured. The snemy's lnes Il
unknown. We have buried seven Or eight Of
their dead. and other dead and wounded are
being brought In. f-s.,s.r .. .r-I .,.7l.
Tho casualties among my own command are
log steam in the Mount City. she viii bs 70,
paired and ready TO proceed with us up the
river to morrow. fall report win DO made
as carly As possible. Very rssgsoisally, . \.
g. Col. Commanding 46th Ind. Vols.
TIL following dispatch has been received at
the Navy Department,
{, s. FLAG SrEAxKR BENTON,
r, 49,. Memphis, June 10, ~
.... ....i..'I Via Cairo, June 81. r.
Hon. Gibson WILLIS, Secretary Of Navy: b.
The Runbost Oonsstogs, rsturniug from The
White River, reports the capture Of two batter
les, mounting seven guns, at St Charles, eighty
miles from the noAh. The attack was CON-
N. ncsd by Capt Reilly. In tho euuboats, who
silenced The first battery. The second battery
was gallantly carried by Col. G. N Fitch, at
the head Of the Forty sixth Indiana volunteers.
A shot caueed the explosion ot the steam draw
Of the Nculd Guy, by which The greater part Of
hsr officers and crew were killed or wounded.
-. MI.s Q. II. DAVIS, Flag O1icsr.
..HrrF S.>sss D..
o. der to Encourage EniibtIaeats.
The following order was Issued BY the War
Department on Saturday:
..,l ,u WAR DEPARTMENT, June 81, 1862
Pursuant to joint resolution Of Congress, to
encourage enlls,ments In the regular army ind
volunteer forcss-- .. -...-.,.
Ri ordered that a premium Of two dolars
shall bc paid for each accepted recruit that
volunteers for three years or during the wsr;
and every soldier who hereafter enlisls either
In tho regular army or The volunteers for ,hr, Q
yssrs. or during the wa, may receive bis hnt
months pay In advance, upon tbs mastering VI
his company into the sorvlos OF tbs United
STATES, or after be shall have been mustered
ino and joined reRlnent already In the ser.
sics. This order u III be transm tied 10 Cow
" EowIS NJ STANTON, H.
. Secretary Of War.