Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-13
A Vigorous Resistance Threat
cned at Richmond.
THE FLOWER OF BEAUREGARDs
ARMY THERE.
Fremont at HarriSOnburg--His
Advance Guard in a Sc
we're Fight.
Herald's cor respondence.


Union feet had attacked Fort Morgan, having
passed the lower batteries.
CAIRO. June 8.
The Memphis Argue of the 9th has
the following account of the engagement
Three shots were fred from the Confederat.
feet tefore any reply was made by the en-
envy, who, however, continued advancing. A
short time afterwards fire was opened by thu
approaching boats Of the Federal fleet and ,
brisk interchange of cannonading was KEEP
up for some time-the shots of both side.
generally falling wide of the mark. Severa
more of the enemy's gun boats now came il
sight. Commodore Montgomery ordered tn.
fleet to fall back. The order was reluctantly
obeyed. The firing, however, was kept W
vigorously.
Our feet retired to opposite Bsal street. nc
longer in line Of battle, when one of the Fed
eral rams khot ahead of the feet, in pursuit
Upon - ching the vicinity of our fleet tn,
Beaureaar at once prepared to strike, ano
they both bore down on each other in gallan
style. Tbs contest was of short duration, a.
the Beauregard, avoiding the blow intended
for her. struck her adversary forward of ths
wheel-house. The blow placed the Fedora
adventurer hors du combat and she hauled Of
and made for the Ark ,nsas shore, where she
remained during the remainder of the engage
ment.
In the meantime, another Federal ram, the
Monarch, started to the assistance of the first
rapidly passing the city under full head Of
steam. The Reaurcgard having disabled hel
FIRST adversary, turned about to run into the
Monarch. The Price was also moved up and
as the three boats were coming together .
heavy blow aimed by the Beauregard at the
Monarch, missed and struck the Price, which
was unable to get out Of the way. She wa.
struck squarely on the wheel house, which
was torn completely off, leaving her nearly ,
wreck. She at once made for the Arkansas
shore and sunk as deeply as the shallow
water would .low A number Of persons OF
board were killed and Woulded by the enc
my's sharp shooters.
just at this period the four =: :, on. clad gun
i ooa,s OF the enemy, ne of which haa ye
taken any other part in the ang cement thar
firing at long range as they slowly advanced
moved down for the Scene of action. The
cannonading on their arrival was tiercey
resumed. and in = short time the Genera
Lowell was pierced by a large shot which
caused her to fill rapidly and settle down
The Little Rebel was aoon afterwards struck
by one of the Federal shots, and she at once
started for the Arkansas side The Beau
regard, nothing daunted by the disaster
which had befallsn the others, still continued
vigorously firing as she retired towards the
Point. Two or three of the enemy's large
boats closed in on her, pouring in broadside
after broadside. She was struck several
times by shot which raked her fore and aft
A Federal ram coming up, also dealt her a
blow, ana she commenced sinking rapidly in
deep water opposite Jackson Mound. The
remaining Confederate boats, the J. P.
Thompson, Van Dorm, Sumter and Bragg,
now rapidly moved down the river. The
pursuit was made by the Federal fleet to the
foot of Presidents Island, the gun boats
rapidly firing as they went. shot occasion
ally being returned from our feet. In a
short time the Federal iron-clad boats were
observed steamlng back, accompanied by the
Monarch. The conclusion arrived at was
that the remainder of cur feet had met the
fate Of the others.
The loss Of life in this engagement can
not bs yet estimated with any degree of &C
cufacy. 1t is supposed that quite humber
went down with the sinking vessels. The
loss Of the enemy other than the carnage to
the ram has not bsen ascsrtaincd. His boats
were altogether superior to ours They
therefore, sustained small loss, save in hand
to hani encounters. The bluffs in front of
the city were crowded with spectators, many
Of whom never witnessed anything of the
kind before. Many ladies were seen with
the tears trickling down their cheeks at the
triumph Of the Federal boats. All the stores,
with few exceptions were closed, business of
every kind being suspended Not less than
!, 900 persons were on the wharf The train
which left on the Miss. & Tenn. Railroad was
jammel and cramlued by our citizens, many
Of whom had remained until the last oppor-
tunity to get away.
PHILADELPHIA, June s.
The following dispatches are taken from
Southern papers, received in Baltimore
Charleston, June 3d.-The Federal gun
boats are moving up, as if to engage our bat
teries. The greatest excitement prevails, as
the gun-boats are 10 sight at times Every
to drive the invaders off
Charleston, June 4th-P. M-The enemy
snded this morning, 1000 strong, at James
Island, opposite TIE city. A battle took
place and the enemy were repulsed and 20
men taken prisoners by the forces of General
1ist. The prisoners will be sent to Selma,
Ala, Immediately. There is still heavy firing
n the direction of James Island, and it is |
umored that hundred more Yankees have |
,een cut off and captured.
Charleston June 4th-P M-Gen. Gst's |
asst dispatch says the prisoners taken this
morning report that the enemy landed, 1,7OO
trong, on battery Island and on Johns Is
and. The enemy is now in front of me, in
orce, and under cover of gun-boats, and an
dyance is imminent
WASHINGTON, June 8.
The War Department has received official
ispatches from Col. Elet, commanding the
am fleet, dated off Memphis, June 9th, Civ
10 an account of the operation of the rams.
'ol. Ellet was wounded in the early part of
he engagement, by "a pistol shot in the leg.
[e was the only person in the fleet disabled
n dispatch dated the 9Th he says, to my
notification the enemy evacuated Fort Pill
w last night. Randolph, Ike Pillow, is
eak aud could not hold out long against a
corous attack. The people express a desire
# restoration to the old order of things,
lough protesting secessionism.
New York, June 9.
The steamer Guide arrived this morning
ON Newborn, N c., with $50 released
MON prisoners, from Salisbury, N. G. On
e 1th ten miles Forth of Cape Hatteras, she
lssed the steamer Eastern State, with $50
leased Union prisoners; also the steamer
lbany, both bound for New York. "a