The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-10


HDoAB r1D CITY.
kAriy this mornns wc up anchor and dr'fted Gown
the river ssing all The river boats - We passed along
We arrived OF the Memphis psskss landing at about
ten O'Clock, finding the isvso quite deserted.
TEE RxaE WOUNDED.
A eleven O'Clock rebel steamer reported coming
up The river flying nag OF truce. We were startled
bsosd measure for Thoughts that perhaps our yes
sss II quarantine had been and the enemy
were playing some trick. 4As Scota and katahdin
were seat 70 communicate with the stranger. She
proved TO be the Confederate states Mackes,
having on beard . large number OF wounded rebels.
She had been permitted TO bring them up Her arrival
created quite excitement among the rabble rs che
rounded the point It hsmiiatiug to nee the rebel
rag floating right under our nose but We were
unable prevent it, She commanded by G. w. Reed,
formerly Of United States Navy, and pet OF Jen
Davis.
Since writing the above paragraph have learned that
the rebol steamer Aackee brought up about seventy
wounded persons to DO put In tho hospitals here Her
commander promises NOT 70 allow any communicated
with the shore, and that he " not allow any pro-
visions, letters, or any inforn.~ n Of any kind, TO
reach the forts through the medea of his vessel On
this promise the Flag Officer has ywod him to land tho
wounded. learn that {. II. Gc,aiosh, formerly COM
Isce navy an ,a' lost an srm and M b. Hassr
commanding the Manassas u also severely wound
ed. The loss Of hfs on the side q the sAsmy has
been terrible. seems strange, but such Is the
fact, and it il obtained from letters brought up
in the Mackse from rebel officers, the eeasy kseO 0f
in fact, greet portion Of tntended movements.
Thecnly way can account for the manner in which
spies ssnt down 70 hs woods close 70 the mortar
vessels where they heard our people eonvcrsing.
learn Also that Union people in hsforts sent VI infer
nation IN bottles which unfortunately noassd BY US IN
On Saturday the Mayor Of New Orleans communicated
70 ths City Councils the ondenos between Flag
officer FArrsgut hinssf whsrsupon The joint Csun.
ella. by resolution, endorsed his action.
The MacEes, before alluded to, is terribly cut up BY
our shot and although refa aimed the from
tonng the fact, now hase doubt that she suyTsd
cred to Thursday morning. but after passing
again opened nre vessels. have conyerssd with
several Of the officers OF 1set, and they all say that
she Played that dirty game and subsequently sought the
The Oneida arrived this evening from cruise up the
river. She found that the rebels building raft
across IL above the works, previous u Friday, but on
day the Of advance reached them and they
fed IN confusion. The panic seems wide spread and
wherever we 60 we hear more Of II. The work referred
mounted siA guns all bearing up the rverintended
ior the dsputing Of the advance Ct Foote'S notilf.
sEfEasIoNIsT AND SAVAGE.
Lieutenant Beverly kennon, late Of United States
Savy Is prisoner on board OF the Oneida. In the
engagement OF Thursday morning he commanded the
steamer Governor Moore formerly the Morgan. Kennon
states hat the fight one Of unparalleled fury. The
Cayuga fred astand OF grape a his pivot gun where
fifteen were stationed; thirteen OF his men were
killed by it, one AMI himself alone escaping Pre-
vious 10 the Gght his steward IN some man
dEsplsaSed HIM, and ne In Lis fury and
madr literally hacked him 20 pieces with his sword
and then threw him overheard Ls alive This vile wretch
says that ship gave him broadsids whick sunk him.
He then set her on lire without making the feeblest at
tempt TO his wounded and dy ing An officer Il
4 our sebOarded the Gov Moore with the intention OF
putting out the re but far Ind the flames progressed
that lie obliged 10 leave He reports that the decks
covered with the dead and dying, some Of whom
already in the danes wrhng their last agones.
Il impossible the poor fellows and they burnt
up, many OF them alive. The horrors Of that morning
viii never be known, and think now that the enemy
have lost at least Thousand in killed and wounded
The Oaeida's officers inform that at the Chalnettc
batteries they found fifty barrels Of powder and all
the grape shot they wanted. There marks Of
killed wounded, but they think the enemy carried
them or b ,fors they landed.
Or THE CRY OF NEw ORLHANs, April %, 1862.
Nothing Of any moment occurred during the night
just past The boats have seized moored astsrn
Of vessels and manned by Their names arc
ollows;-Sale Robinson, ST. Charles (towboat) D-
ana and ferry boat.
TIE MAcREE scrITLDO By TIE REBELS.
This morning the confederate steamer MacRes 1.-THE
proper way spell the name went down the river, AZ
il supposed in full faith, TO carry out the letter Of
parole when short distance below the city. her
gnes disabled and the vessel scuted guns disabled
and otherwise crippled. Something wrong was sus
pccted once and the Scota despatched obtain
particulars. She found the rebel vessel abandoned
sinking boarding her ID found that all the officers
and had ed and that party Of pirates Pill
laying her. Quite number Of her papers and the log
book found also private letters or the msannsss
Of the act have not word to say II is unparalleled In
history. The following list Of her officers was found on
board, which copied from the original
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