Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-06-18

dore Montgomery. The suuboat, General
Price, according to orders, remained i'll the
seud below. Tie General Bragg, with thu
above boats, comprised al the Confederate
fleet.
The Benton, St. Louis, Louisville, Cairo,
and four more gunbon!s, the Queen of the
West, Monarch, lancaster, Dick Fuller,
Aleck Scott and two more ,anls, names not
known, and six tugbuats, with number OF
transports with troops, composed the Yankee
! fleet.
We opened fire on the enemy, and after
exchanging some twenty shots, the RAIN Queen
of the West attempted to run into tue Thump.
sou, but, missing, struck the Lowell alnidshIps,
which sunk her out Of S ght in ten minutes;
the Sumter struck the Qsen Of the West hn
fore she could extrcate herself from the
Lowell entirely destroying her, when she
went to the bank. The Federal ram Monarch
then made pass at the Flagship Rebel which
the Rebel eluded, and she passed on, striking
the Thompson. The Rebel was then attacked
by shot of the Benton, completely ridd.ing
her. Here the engagement became general,
and the Rebel wss making for the Arkansas
shorr, owing to the injury received 10 her ELL
gines, when the ram Monarch struck her and
She went Ia the huliom in The sl,oal wafer.
The battle lusei about 50 minnLes, when
The Earl yandorn sml Gen. Bragg star,et!
down lbe Slrealu, it he;ng evident 10 their
brave commanders that il was useless 10 con-
tend with such overwhelming od'la.
The sunboatA Gen. Price, during the en-
gagcuent, caxAup and made dash at the
stern Of the Raw Monarch, and al the same
time the Beaurtsard made lick at the Mon
arch, both striking her = glapcinG lick, Which
threw the bow of the Beauresard into the
wheel of the Price thus sue WAS disabled oy
her friend, the Beauregard, and went to the
bank.
The fatality on the Bsuuregarl must have
i,peu Y ry great, thiuks our informant, rs the
encmy's shot passed completely through her
bulkLcad into her boilers, AMI the steam
rushed the full length Of the bout.
There were nc Troops i'll Memphis at the
tine of tie engagement.
Our informant left On the last train about
niur o'clock. A. M, on which Genrral Rug
giles TOOL; his departure for Grenadu. When
this train passed the bridge near the city, ii
was burnt by his order.
Oapl;l.H oUiuUA " 40 "S"t O"' W S"''hi'N"e
er Montgomery with the first boat to pick up
tile wounded and those who were attempting
- escape by swimming from the sinking buals
and our informant with the second boat, when
he was shelled and graped tearing away the
ster,, of mis- boat, which did not, however,
render it uunavisable.
Mr.. Reeder lns uu doubt o! the safety ct
the Commodore 81 hc saw him take water
when the Monarch struck the Rebel.
Our informant speaks of y miraculous case
Of preservation alnong the crew Of tie Rebel.
Az The Monarch Iussed her, her shsrpshoo,-
r,s poured o most destructive fire upon the
decks of The Rehr!. riidling Ger in a shocking
manner, yet st:suse to say, moi a nan was
injured.
We learn from the Avalanche Of Saturday
morning that in attempting 10 raise the iias
Of Liucu!n On the Pus!oElice, the party was
greeted with grams and Kisses and cbeers for
J.M. Davis, and with pistol hhot, which did
no execution.
In ii short time after the return of portion
of the Federal flee, from the sceI,e Of action,
one Of The Federal .hoals approached the
wharf with tis. nf truce, and one of the
ui!i, ers aud three rIeI, proceeded 10 the May
urs oce, where the sler!nul Tor HE :urIcn-
der Of the city was made, and acceGed t" ny
JOHN Park, the Mayor Of the City.