The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-22
battle OF roar PILLOW.
Or Foar PrlLow. Nav TO- =

6Itast the moBot'ny Is orOken. SHtWe ell
Lave bad 6ght and vIorions ons 100
.pur y nav'l, wish nsarly ID t,qusl pum
Der Of boats on each side, an ,baye s,ntl
the rebels back down the liver i,sdI, |
crippled. They alta. ked us Ills wo,ring
at o'clock. and before tiyht they we're /
60 badly ~tipp'd that they Will n.'er
again attempt such . job, lta' ssufra
Yesterday morning hey,s nta bostlup
With flag oftruce, Oslensihly 10 arrange
sn exchange OF two surg, ns capt red al !
the battle Of Belmont, bur, a. nov ap-
pears simply 10 ascertain de6pit ly the |
pos'uon o. our feet: .-,.4 .-i.t t,r ,-
Early this morning. as usual, our NOR.
tar boats Werr towed down to their poi.
tion for firing Il beng coin, on the Ar
kansas slIorr about oDs nh- r. m 'be md
Oc Craighead PoiHt. The gunLoai1 Gin.
ciuDali rap down az . cotyyy. ....
| Scarcely had tie mo t,t. b-.n moorej
lin 'th'irposiiou. wben the tetel Ham
! Louisiaua dppeated coming aiouni the
point. ,aoeompsneb by iOur olhsr guu-
boats, The ram iGmedi, ely pend fire
lon the CIncipnaIi, TO which tie lnitzr r..
piled with int, rest. Th- bel boats were
all he'd 10 check BY the Gin 'nunii al be
when the rest Of the Fedrrai feet got IN
der way and came to her ass,s spc4.i
In tie meantime the reb- i ram, finding
her gus Intellectual sgains, tie iron arm
or ofthe CiuclDhsti. approached her With
the evident intention Of ,unoi' z her dow.
Capt. Stembel, Of the batter. p epar.d to
meet tie assault Of tue ram by oreniug
his steam b -ries aud putting them iu
readiness for use. - .,-.....- ...t.,..
As tie reb.l trah approached within
close range. th- Cincinnati turi ed hei
head about, causing ths ram to run aIosy
: close beside be-, wien Capt. SeubeI
8 drew hrs pistol aid very o,oly shot lh.
!. pilot. killing him instantly, bat a second
aiierw ards q mu ket bail 8 fuck th- val
liant Captain 10 his lrf: shoulder. ibAict
ing painful. though MT ssri ms wound
At this time the contest BET Wtsn he
two boats was mosI inle, sels exciting.-
T. The crews If ZACH were armed with car
bines, cutlasses and boarding pixies. and
we're dIscharging vollry after voll Y in
. quick succession at each other: wIils the
ran was also end svcriDg 10 e. her head
. al out 80 as to run into, and. il possible,
sink her an'ag"nist.
: Just then the steam batteries Of the
Cincinnati we're opered %ih terrific ef
, trct, throwing he W volumes OF steau
8 and scalding water lulO, he midsl Of tic
! rebel crew, placing 81 who spprared on
!. deck Aors dU eom5at instantly, and caus
. ing the craft TO wit DR. W with al haste
'e 10 the mean. inn the reb feet haC
been reitfoice- Ly ,hree clher 'rsse's
> and among them the n,w iron clad gun
}. boat Mallory, lately 'uilt o. Menlhs =
d I hese three ran imnediarly to ~
T. Cincinnati and engsg- &sr at once. s
Is wiihslood the assault most Dohly III -ho
o Of the emmy glaneing OF f'nD her lroi
'e plating wit cut causing ne slle hies d. m
age, while her ow' gansW.r- RAINING oh
70 aud shell with f sriul ed CI upon the enc
D. my. 'Ias nf ts-. - -
i Capt. Ssmbel. though badly wOundsd
g renamed at his post and directed yer
at moveme nj wi b tie o. ness and delibeI
is alton for which b is nord. ''' '
IT During the tngagrn enr the Nallor
OF approached tn Cinci, M ! with ib' desig
70 Of accomplis hing tia, which the IN Ia
or failed in doing As she rsr,e in CHI
ry proximity II, Fedel al boat ST. Louis Ul
lis down upon her. and com ng with f.
head Of s,eam on. struck her ami''ship
10 cutting h-r nearly in Two. and eau IN
x her TO sink IN avery few mina -s.
"a Numbers OF her crew escaped ny clireI
ns TO the St. Louis, and OH, re- " re p ok
ng up ny the Ciuci' natl; hut tie lare'f pr
lis. portion ". nj down v tn he boat.
led While this work ws> in p'ogress
Ter, other boats Of our fstIla had eng g
irst the rcmaindt, OF ID. lei h-eI. al
nia IN, st terrific battle was rsginr. lh- Ike
vs. which tie usually p eful isrs' +
the Mississippi has yer b for witnessed.
nee Repor,. followed upo" report, IKE
llly coniinuous, rattle of nusiery, The II
~. els fought bra,sl, an wit de elm n i
~, but tsey were met by gr'at, brave
rhe sk II and metal, and wtr- being ba
yes worslsd. .. Cap, Davis, on the ASs 8
red Benlop, directe e7ery movement oi
ady feet with the sagacity aud s'yDe OF
6 Of eran 10 naval warfare. He m DE- n" n
ade TAX Q. Not bud was = D. ri bu, y
mes, fearful effect Upon The emmy. Did
inst CaroDdolet put her bows no s"eam
the was to lei fly her sIrln guns; DID hsl
ind ro turn about, it Was. tha' a b "ads
might give its dssI'uct ou |" the foe.
uoh The Noun" City. ST. Louis CinclnT
,els aud the cd war horse Bento' ~er" .
rseJ sdd all diligtn pnd tHsct'v while
but Conestota lay of at q sale .dls'saOr
,irh made gnod use Der !png 's"gr gun
py'sl The cannonA ing was "a ful aud
Zee reveTberan"ns mos grand and trrr'
riv. The nUibs vas am 81 like on- oo"tnu
enc. report. Whils th- brnsd river wss COW
re.t, with d, nss volums "f sm"kr iha, q
alsd lplstsly envelopsd borh Heots and
risd Them from y.Aw. II wss 81 ih:s tins I