The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-29
THE WHITE RIVER EXPEDITION
Our mphis Correspondence.

| Union and R,bxI Losses 6c
The gunboar expedtion up White river has met with
SUCCESS but tbs details of the capture OF Fort 81
Charles as brought bv the (ouestoaa are regret tc
saw bv the partcuars OF serious rnishar
and fata, accident n thu ounhoat Mound Citv have
no adv,.s as ve from Tho corresnonaent OF the HxRnp
who recommended ,lo ov,oaio, ana can on,v rive Won
tho hrar sto,onent ne rsco;yas hv ,ba on.s,oga om
rooora Davis win ba Forwarded bv tho do.
match boat conveying this latter from which YOU viii
have obtained ,ha data er. th,s a. racsivod
Tn. sxncdon 10 white river sailed on tho night 81
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Friday the 18th instant and consisted Of the following
gunboas Of the Mississippi otila and the land forces,
| pndar Colonel Fitch and a transnort a,aamar
GrH1oAI % n fLEET s orr
r,o., u,n vap,a,n "a, n c My f,ag r. En-, v,csr,
riagsnlp MOUND siy oapt. a. ~ hily commanding
Sunooot -. LOUIS, Iaptain McGonness
Gunooa. G Ionesoga.
Iunpoat Lexington.
| UNITED srArRs VOLUNTEER TROOPS
| Colonel Fitch commanding.
Forty sixth Indiana infantry board the uanspor,
| steamer Sovereign.
a purnose Of This nedition was o can,nr. n, a,p
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White or Arkansas river and TO clear the rear leaving
the aot,la 10 nrsss on TO yicksburu wthou aeay q,
without endangerng the safety Of points at present occu
| pied by rs.
Tho fleet had ascended the river about eighty i've
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hcs, ~" hau arrNeu "ith'h 'nioe VI oui "cs VI he
little hamlet Of st. Charles, Ark when having discover
ed the nos;,on Of ebeI btrv nm Tho son,hern abor.
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'he "n''' soi n' ouno o''y opehs' "poh /" ~ an
early hoar on TUESDAY, the i7'h instant ana quickly
,anaoa so. s,s,once he,oy and a, ,ho ,a % ,h sho
i~Ae0' o'o US -s - 'Ao .''' - Wv 'Ao"
reached tho top Of tho bluff which a. this poin, les
. 80, h,ns..a co, e."a. ,,o go p~s 60,
Some thrcc hinursu ieet from the stream Coionei
Fitch arrived at the point named too late to eng go
| taking III, battery This battery a,rc,rs. from ths
i
most reap "ceouh's, W nass oson hoc car ''nworKs
four guns Of light cabre, and early deserted by
its rebel defenders The Mound City passed II with
and leaving the 81 Louis and Conestoga to finish il,
moving up the stream TO reconnoitre when second
masked battery opened upon her.
The river at the point Of the attack makes sharp
| bend and is shallow and narrow Three boats
| two steamers and q gunboat-had been sunk
| by the rebels in the narrow shoot and 1t
was supposed that the stream was b!cckadcd: but
the gunboats, subsequent 70 the fight, p seed the
| obstructicns. While nearing these obsiructoas and
| while the st. Louis and Conestoga were engaged IN
finishing tho lower battery tho Mound City fred
upon and struck. Unfortunately portfolio had just
been oIened TO allow men to fire q broadsido
for the purpose OF Smelling tho woods, and tho solid
Of the rebels entered killing the gunner and wounding
others 1t passed directly through the steam drum OF
tbs vessel and terrplo explosion, OF course followed
Crown, who has returned by tho Ccnestoga, slightly
scaded beng terrific He s satisfied that Of the
ships OF one hundred and seventy 1--WE not fty
have cscaied without injury The men, supposiDg the
vessel had TO pieces, sprang into the watermaIy
OF them terribly scaded-and swan for the northern
shore OF tho river The Conestoga hastened to tic aid
OF the in the water, and succeeded in saving for
time many OF the injured crew. Tho rebels fred upon
the water with small arms, and succeeded In
killing many Of them. The loss on our part, it is said
VIII reach one hundred and twenty Ave. Below append
have go-nd IL impossible, however desirable, to obtain
the names o. the pvdes OF the crew who have suilere
n.meli tsy a tcg The dsasto 70 .ne muuua Wy the
Sonesio.a steamed up 70 ner, ~ nave s'aeu. Ooonei
s1pposg sha sne WAS WAS aoo@t 70 engage ,ns
ua'teiy, signa i1eu neI " r oa e ~ mnu no
the battery y ne rear. ING ceEesioga became engaged
IA aians .ne moiu ivy m ossm, a 0o'ono n I.en M =
Mar fehau apNh he oa.e,! 'aAnk ~, sonio s"y oy y
p'yohet Shns. Nnlo zines assS1' va. 40 sios WY
men Cow" q. snc kns io oeu % us r savss' Ms naa
50, Gu ~. - - i ~. =, 49, 80. ~ ~
siiit anu sahnh NJ ~ d d ~ s 'd 49, M 60 ~ ~ ~ h a.e
. ooVes s,, ~, ~ 'A ts'e1"' '''Ae ' 90 A01
anu =" nam rur rruy, ,oprr avn ,oss
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heuicNait ~ .he ohtea s.a1s Nasy' We haNe .aNsh
ao.u. ahI ~ "a ,ase ~, & mio n - s
fry, WIZ war so. . .no ~ = w ~ u ~ , Nv W po
oaoy aie Inc ress aica !, asr pcss a' ,ns nay
ing ioghs ss Nv, VIZ p paNey u A'' iho no
osamed osy was ,hc wanon cruelty Of rIr upon our
nieu Ne & s, ,nv ao, m \, ,S,s @
per ehei "oan9ou ih' "sua p'ofo'o 70 IN 'uis o"ss
rsvefsea .. -
..,',.t I,s tSluN ,.1 a.pa,.,, aoss, - ,os ,oo n
our kneu anu wounusu " VI , i'ous ~ .-o VI ioo.
these not more lnan SIX wore Sei ey .ne AIMS o .ne
enemy. Inc bursting OF 'he steam afum was tne rea
| son OF 'iie o'he. @ ~ W.. @ we. ,..s o v ,,o,-> -
rS n Us,, ,in,y ,HI scsaed ,, , oc r'ii
r'as p,... H.. nv ~, susy us., ...as , ,n, WI W.
| ramrtn Master Iamcs scoyie scal,ieI 10 death
First Masters Mato Henry K. Brown scaded TO death.
second Masters Mate symmes T. Brown, shgh'iy
so1suvu navu,,.,or Iohn N croen sca,ded 70 asa,b
surgeon Geo. Tones, scalded to death.
Chief Engineer John Coke, scaided 70 death.
p;,n, cha Worn" scsnaa !" dsa,b 'N " 1e"'n
Carpenter Manning from Newport, KY. slightly
scaldcd.
| ouuHcI ihOHs1s holilVyb sbehsy nua.
gneer McAfes was absent al time Of the lsaser
Joseph Nixon, White river plot, taken on board Al
Mempn,s, was sno. s,a.snaor am nru nnno,,
ther particulars az hand
There 10 little Of interest occurring IN Memphis Troops
20 come I'M ~ Snu as,ssns :, NJ. % mus. ,
press any mention Of them
General Halech will establish his headquarters here
n'ns COURSE " ,..1,n. nv .1ce 81 o, ~ sr,vcs
Holly SPRINGS Mississjppi has been occupied bv our