, 1862-06-10

action. That gallant officer did his best 10
rct ut close quarters, but the rebels were 11eet
footed It would indeed have been grant
exhibition of power if the fleet could have got
in where all its guns could have had Play. ,
But how impotent and .,.r.lv TIC attack Of
tie enemy, after thG :"e'loHlnz 0faz5aooe.o o
OF the New Orleans aud Memphis papers.
rctc, feet was Mer,,phian rro]sct-oFls-
uated theze-the boats built there-aunlNt'
Lated there! It must hare be. nuolu
sight to behold the nluch-yaunl ~ laa'A-e
roat= crashed up, as you would ~
tissue paper-knoeked about, riddled an. FA'
to rout.
oCcr-rAT1oS OF TIE rLACE.
At ten O'Clock the fleet was at the city. The
Benton took position fronting Union street, |
and let 60 her anchors. i skif put out from
the shore, in which WIS we'll dressed, sober
looking, middleaged gentleman holding up
q white handkerchief. He came Oh board the
flagship and announced himself as Dr.. Dick
erzon-sent out By some Of the Influential |
citizens to talk about the occupation of tie |
place. After brief Interview, he returned |
to the city accompanied by Capt. Phelps and |
G. n. Reed, masters mate. Some iu the |
crowd lurrtlled for JEFF. Davis, few uttered
derisiye and insulting epithets, calling the gal
1ant CaT,tain, who had sunk tle Lowell by his
excellent aim, ssa blue-bcllied Yankee" aud
q 4" son of-a- -biteh," and other equally dan1na-
bic expressions. 4 largc portion Of the crowd
followed him to the Mayors office, but noy1o-
lence was offered. Official correspondence
followed, which has already been transmitted.
And so Memphis was ours, with no last rebel
ditch to die in.
SCENES on TIE SHORE.
While the fight was in progress, the 1cvee,
esTlanade and roofs OF The houses were Gro Td-
cd with speetatof5-mcn women and children
-amcng whom were great nl1ny of the col
ored population. There was no hostile dem
! onstration from the shore. ANY ho:tilities
| from that quarter and the broadsid: Of the
fleet would have been heard from. There
| etooh the Thousands and saw their pets 60
down. There stood the Union men--those
| who had suffered at the hands Of tyranny
| who had been prosecuted, robbed and threat
cncd with death--watching the course Of
| events. Occasionally q slot from tic fleet
Etrayed downward, producing general sta.n-
rede for the moment. Fortunately 10 specta-
tor vas injured, although there were seTeral
barrow escapes.
Wien tho transports arrived there were
those on shore w1o seized the rope and mads
the vessels flst. Immediately there Was
fraternization. NeWsboys drove q thriving
business. At first they we're puzzed about
the shlnplasterE, but By happy thought took
| NJ irst4 3fry RI rHoliIa
on them at the North selling them is souye-
| Mrs. !
| TRADE.
Trade follows tue fac. The steamer Platte
Valley, one Of the st. Louis and Memphis
line ofsteamers one Of the last steamers which
was permitted to leave Memphis for the
North last year, followed the fleet to the city
to let them know that the old line OF steam
ers was ready to open trade. Capt. Wilcox
; Of the Platte Valley Informed his old friend:
: tLat he would be ready in a day or two tt
, take freight and passengers North. He coult
I | have had full cargo had the provost mar
l sbal been ready to grant permits. In fcv
/ days trade will be in full blast, and the suffer
ings and privations of thousands Of people r.
lclieyed-provided they hare anything whic
can be recognized and received as curre1cy
70 There is dark future for thousands. Yo
- can ill your pockets with shin-plaster5 N
:, not have the value of Q dollar. The stu
= which they have called money is OF no MOI
: value than the clanl-shel1 currency which tt
il Indians used when New York was i litt1
20 Dutch village. This will be the great draw
y back to trade.
y uoSoRs DCE
- In closing this hastily written account.
4 cannot speak in too high praise Of Comm
- dore Davis and the officers Of lis comnlau
. He is 4 worthy successor to Comnolo
=. Foote-prudent, but brave and during .
81 him, to the officers and men, the country o.
~ debt Of gratitude. They have done thu
ri part towards crushing out rebellion and ~
to possessing what had been lost. To-day til
have achieved q glorious victory. Memp1
na is ours, and the Mississippi is re-opencd
,t navigation.
~ REcAP1TULATIoS.
i'll The fight was over. 1t lasted IN hour q
ne | three minutes from tile discharge Of the fl
ler gun by the Little Rebel to the last, that at
"a Van Dorm. The battle had continued over
ire miles Of TIC river. The Federal feet had I
elf for moment ceased to advance upon the f
III The work was done-the rebel fleet was an
ds, hilated-the Mississippi virtually Was op
i'll and Memphis OURS! There Was time now
M examine the spoils. Let us recapitulate. I
red Recommending map gives the positions OF
nd | two hceIs at tue eonllaen~eloens W 'n' ~
nm and also at the c1ose-the small letters ir
OF eating the relative situations Of the re
EnnrEP1
til. pieces, and sunk in shoal water. The Beat
in gard vas less injured, but sunk-her up
ath works in sight. The loven vas utterly
7ol- living at the bottom Of the river. The
the Thompson was no more in existence.
e of Little Rebel, Sumter, General Bragg, II
,rks prizes. The Van Dorm WAS still in fight.
fill the Federal side not splinter Ind been ri
Ben trom a eunboat, not man injured
afro | Queen Of the West alone had suffered II
at a | the shot OF the rebels and from the outun
one | the Beautegord Col. Ellet, alone Was ToI
ed, though not severely.
The r.bel loss can never be knoTn-
supposcd that about one hundred =
tnas drowned. 4 number are known to haze
or killed and wounded on the Beauregard.
Will this time of writing it is not possible to at
ID the pumbcr Of prisoners t2Hcn, out the
F1os her is not tar from one hundred and
TOSS The wounded we're taken to the Arkn
any =bore into house st Hopedale. In tat
con form the account stands thus:
the
oject
nd a S1E6-Gen. Price.
nu Gen. BeGnregard- -.-.....---.--.-.4
lotto Gen LoTen n....-.-.......-.....-.-.4
ntar I Rrn@EDrJeH THOMPSON .--,.--...a
CsITCREp-Litt1e Rebel. l.........-....-'..S
"ele Gen Bragg. 4 4
land, Snmte-t .o,-,, ;,,,,s +1-antv.fo
yerai Ei1ied 3rnunded and iiroW ned ....--..--...
me. Prisoners
bolt FEDERAL LOSS.
TIM annt none. Burned ......-.---.
gines Captured -....... none. hldleo- o-'''''''''"'
built "ounoeu *''''''~.
1ne The New Camp Of 1nsfructton
noel7 WasH1SG1oN, Jun. 9.-GeuerA ofde1
moot 50, Just Issued, is as follows:
boilSr WAR BULLETIN.
4 camp Of instruction for 5o,oo0 men
alry, artillery, and infantry, IN due p
ticn, will bv Immediately formed near a
which o'Is Maryland. Major General WOO.
E fight 4, will command the cauap, ID aadat1t
,;r ~. his duties as department commander.
40 The ground will be selected and the
ion to which will be assembled as rapidly a3 pe
lonths | under orders from the war department
,v1nc; | be placed in position as they arrive !.
Brig. Gen. L. r Graham Is assigned I