, 1862-06-24


ant opportunities Of doing, our sharp shooters
were the first to man the boats and rescue
them from a waterY grave. The con-
trary conduct has forever stamped
the confederates Is nation of say-
Ggea and coacards. There Is no use of
mineing Word6-these are the proper appel1a.
uons. The feeling engendered in the navy st
this point is terrible. I heard several marines
rom the Maria Dennlng, the receiving boat at
this station, last evening, swear with q terrible
oath, that hereafter they would give sno quar-
ter"-fhat whenever they met Southern sol
dies, no matter what the surroundings. that
they would shoot him on sight Once let the
brave ta1s meet the Bneaking cowardg in open
tight, and the retaliation Will be fearful
TIE LOCALITY.
The locality Of the fight Was at St, Charles,
small town on the banks Of the White River
about e5 m11es abore its mouth. where the
stream bends to the eastward, describing an
arc OF circle not unlike that caused blythe
bend OF the Mississippi above Fort Pillow.
Gn either side OF the river bluffs slope gradu-
ally baek-formi1g an inclined plAin upon
which the batteries we're plented-the lower
near the water and the heavier upon the sum-
NIT.
TIE OBJECT.
The object Of the expedition was three fold;
to prevent the destruction OF the cotton and
sugar piled upon the rivers bank, to take the
batteries, which, it Was known, were located
at St. Charles, and to make thorough ard
careful reconnaissance Of the White River
country, with view to military operations in
that region. When these labors were ACCOM-
plishcd, Colonel Fitch was expected to join
General Curtis at Bhtesyille, further up the
stream.
TIE OFFICERS OF TIE MOUND CITY.
The following is . complete list Of the Off
GERS Of the gunboar Mound City:
A. H. Kilty, captain spar deck.
z; Dominy, ftst master and executive spax
". z. Hartc, second master first division, gun
Jsck Kinzie, third master second division, gun
deck forward.
James 4. scovil1e, fourth master third division,
powder,) amidehips.
l. .. Canada, pilot, pilot house.
Gaas. hs Ga9 Young; sfzpf pilot s. PILOT house.
Daniel Clemens, iTet assistant engineer,
John e McA1pfne, second assistant engineer.
Geo. Iollingsworth, third assistant engineer.
Geo. E. Jones, Surgeon, wardroom.
]. Ii. Gum, paymaster, wardroom.
ieoutdag Sugar, surgeons steward wardroom.
Synmes E. Browne, paymaster spar deck
Il Il. Browne, masters mate, spar deck, Signals,
Thos. Manning. carpenter.
Thoa. McEroy. gunner, magazine.
PETTY OFFICERS.
T. q. AeKeener, gunner's mate, magazine
James byrncs, quarter gunner second division
IhoE. Wyatt, quarter gunner frat division guns.
Peter Dugan. quarter gunner third diVsion guns,
Arch Fletcher. first hoatswa1n's NATE
John Brown, second boatswain'a mate.
Z. C. Talbot, yeonan magazine.
JcEa Moody, quarter ma51er magazine.
". j.. Aeed, quarter master spa1 deck, signals,
John Mexican, quarter master captain of No. s
Fred Elliott, quarter master captain No gun.
John DaShty, captain fovecastle Dahigten gun.
Nal1er McLane, third gun
CIV. More captaln after guard, No. gun.
Henry Hayward, 1ftcs guard. No. 6 gun.
Frank Holm, MISTER 81 arme.
James LnsbY, chips corporal
Robert Hem, wardroom steward,
4. Weir, captain's steward.
HOW ACCOMPLISHED.
Theee objects are 60 far, successfully accom-
plished, with the exception Of the loss of the
Mound City, and nothing now remains but the
removal OF the distractions, sunken boats,
from the river, to prevent the transit to Bates.
vile. Just before the fleet reached the bend
Of the river, and after the tug had paid Others
fecnnneite1lDg visit, three transports and
one unfinished gunboat were stretched across
the river and scattered and sunk. The force
| of the current carried the centre boat . little
out Of line, and the obstruction is therefore
not SO complete that few days labor will not
make the passage practicable. The movement
towards Batcsville will probably be speedily
inauguratcd, unless the Consederates known
to be in that region, rally and engage Colonel
Fitch. and endeayor to Gust him from the fort
tn event by no means improbable. I under.
stand that Gen. Wallace has sent reinforce.
| ments, Which nave probably arrived before
! this.
FROM T1CksBCRG,
| From 1ate southern papers which have fal.
| len into my hands am enabled to give the
| latest intelligence from Vicksburg. L dis,
| patch from that city to the Grenada appeal Of
tie Eth inst, says that up to that time, nc
| by the federal fleet below. 4 report was cur
| rent that 5000 federal troops had left Baton
Rouge, with the intention OF attacking the
forts in the rear, and otherwise cooperate
with the lower fleet. If this is true, and the
rumcr is credited in Ficksburg, the fedesa]
t1ag ID by this time floating over the city.
According to tie CtizeHR Of the 18th, copy
| OF which lies before me, matters are moving
along s~immingly. The Inhabitants are en-
crossed, each with his business or his pleasure
apparently neither dreaming or caring that
| tic ''Northern yandals" are almost af thei,
doors.
| Hag Of truce passed between the com
n ander Of the fleet and the commandant of the
cisy on the 18th, and the people were puzz1ins
their brains as to its purport.. The citizens
ht1E uuHlena.A1uy expecting tle appearance
Of Commodore Davis fleet from shove
wonder that they did not come and take tht
city, was the prevailing sentiment. Ths
Latest intelligence of his movements "a
! eeived al Vicksburg ~as to the etfec
that the feet had passet, up the Yazoe
River in search Of the steamers which escaped
from New Orleans when that city surrendered
to Gen. Butler, and which were supposed te
lie concealed in the numerous bayous ani
inlets Of that remarkable river. The people
hslieve that the fleet, before it bonbards tht
place, will, according to the preeedents estab
themselves down and pertinaciously Watcl
the town for several weeks, thus giving then
ample time to "evacuate,d as heretofore.
am happy to inform the good people OF Vlcks
burg, upon what consider good authority
the commodore himseH-that it is no part o
the plan Of the war for the upper fleet to as
sist in the reduction of that city. It is Il
Commodore Farragut's district he has takel
the contract to capture Ficksburg, aud dom
propose to sub-let it.
EXPECTED 1SsuRREcTIoS.
We read 20 much in the Southern pres
about the beauties of the pntriarchaI instisu
ton, and the religious and social benefits ez
peSienced by the black race through the blisE
1ul condition OF servitude, that when we hes
Of instructions We are almost led to conside
! the reports - fgments Of a dfsordered fancy
1t is an instance of black ingFattude on III
f7A+t ~ AAAN EAA4F " A3t VIZ AA1AAAAAV SOAt1
ron is ENGAGED In the landable enterprise {
making sooty and mahogany colored angela {
tho ''poos Atricsn,n and yet they rebel! wins
base return for blessings bestoHedt Th
true, nevertheless. It says lie negroe
are a1mipg themselves with knives an
scJthes, and are coDgregating
Double Springs. Oktibbeka county, wit
the pleasant intention Of killing all the me
! and boys, and the aged women, and reseryin
the beautiful and youthful females for wive
and copcubines- The Aotiee congratulated II
| readers that this beautiful scheme is knocke
In the head for the present, BY the arrest
ten negroes and two white men who were sai
, to be privy to the plot The Aotivc Innocent
adds: "Three Of the negroes will certainl
; hang, and the rest will be severely lynched.
PRENTIss IN BI1fR. !: i
I learn that Prcntiss' brigade which v,
captured at Shiloh, has been removed frol
Selma, Ala, to some other point. preparation
!, | to general exchange according to the usags
of war, which il said to be determined upe
By tho two goyernm ent1. The Selma Repoft
Of the 18th Gays: They [the priseners) =
f "a hearty looking set-Prentias In particuls
: "who seems to BE- the very impersonstlon