New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-26

i saw nnmber of persons on the Lancaster who
were evidently unhurt, and began to hope but few
were writhing in the rain that knows pity.
! Tie casualties on the ram have been ascertsined
/ to be eleven, in killed, wounded and missing TIE
second engineer ia missing, and is supposed to be
lost. John Wylsant chief engineer, is very badly
and the second cook both negroes. are dead. John
Dowell, first cook, dangerously scalded.
The other rams had not sufficient steam to do any
damage, ard were compelled therefore, TO let the
enemy 20 by.
skig, crowdedto its utmost capacity, put of from
the Lancaster but before she reached the Shore sbe
sunk, but nearly all Ter inmates some II or l5) save
two or three, were picked up by tugs that went to
their assistance.
The Lancaster is severely injured by the Arlan-
sass shots, and seemed to DO sinking. She made sig
mails of distress, and the Switzerland Queen Of tie
West, and Champion No. went to her aid and
lowed her up the liver, down which she had been
for some time helplessly drifting.
RESISTANCE OF rARRAGUT AND DAvIs's
VESSELS.
The Richmond and Hartford fred a number of
guns as the dangerous enemy passed. but, strange TO
say, gave her magnificent broadside, as had ex-
peced they would
The Oneida blazed the Sumter and Gen. Bragg
let of their Dahlgrens; Farrsguts gunboats threw
p0nderons shot the Cincinnati and Louisville tbun-
dered the Essex ana Benton howled forth their rage,
in tue shape of immense Shells at the arch-foe.
But the arch-foe hesit.ted not-recked not-turned
not aside.
Onward and forward the Arkansas moved, az If
she were covered with the armor OF invincibilitv.
ard beyond the power of harm. Again and again
her guns flashed. She paid her respects TO all, and
the water and tho tees and the shores bore the
marks Of the falling shot. In the distant forest,
live oak was rent IA 10y thunderbo, and in the re-
mote fields the earth was plowed up by she'll as If
mine had exploded in the earth.
The scene was grand and impressive. 1t was sad
however, to loyal spirit to observe the nsolent bot
fearless foe passing tie long line of fire uuscathed
running the dangerous gauntlet without receiving an
apparent wound. After the hal passed all the
Union vessels, she sent back their shots defantly
and at last disappeared around the head Of the PENN
sala and ran under the guns Of Que Of the water
batteries of Vicksburg, where she had been snx-
iousy expected, and where she mnst lave been re-
ceived with profuse welcome. She meritcd such
welcome, and oven though an enemy, we sw'rd
her praise for her brillian, daring iii most unhoy
cause.
None Of DAVIS or Farragut's vessels had sui-
Glen, steam to enable them 10 follow the Arksnsns
They mad no thought, mush less fear, Of hostile
gunboai, and OF they were surprised and un-
PREPARED Tor tie occasion. How msny times more
before the war is ended will we be surprised VIII
we never learn wisdom by severe and painful ex-
per.enco
TIE BENTON's PURSUIT.
Some 20 minutes after the Rebel had disappeared,
the Benton Capt. w. l.. Phelps, and then tie Gin
cinnati went down, aud engaged the Arkansas and
the upper batteries III most animated way. The
Cincinnati was struck several times, but unnurt.
The Benton went immediately under tie guns Of the
enemy, and fought them and the Secession ram for
more than half AL hour with great spirit and skill.
Several sho,s afsed into Dayiss fagshp, and az
they large and plungiug, they injured the boat
materially. though not seriously to prevent her
repairs from being made here.
Three Of her crew were injured Wm. II. Lewis,
killed John II. Grey and VIM. II. Travis MORALLY
wounded. Lewis was standing with the pipe of u
hot-wser bose in bis hand, prepared for the enemy
If he shoud attempt to board when the shot entered
at the bow Of the slip, and passing along, struck
him in the upper part of tue breast, carrying away
bis mead, and rendering him horrid and undiStin-
guishable corpse
One Responder entered the port quarters, passed
through the third into the cooking apart
ment, and then into the Commodores cabin, and
finally rolled upon the bed and lay upon tue pillow.
The enemy fired with much precision, and seemed
we'll acquainted with the most vulnerable portions |
of our iron-cad. The fire upon the Benton was tire.
niendous, and she gained much honor for the heroic
manner in which she opposed herself to great odds,
almost alone and unassisted.
OUR COMPLETE LOSS.
The total lors will probably be about % in killed
and missing and 50 or GO i'll wounded No officers
were lost except those l have mentioned on the
Tyler, aud it is fortunate 30 mauy escaped.
RrMIssNEss OF OUR COMMANDERS.
II ia something singular that no proper reconnois-
sance was evor made uptbe Yazoo. Every one knew
the Arkansas had been taken there from Memphis III
an unfinished state and there we're various reports
about her. No one attempted to learn what wasuue !
or false, though Leut-Col. Elet urged the Import
ance and necessity Of gunboat expedition day after
dsy and even sent up the Queen Of the West and
Switzerland to do the best they could under tue cir
cuDstances.
Tie mouth Of the Old River was not even guard
cd and 30 the Arkansas came like a thief IN the
night. abbott Faragut had been unoficisly assured
the Rebel gunboat would leave Liverpool Landing
at midnight on Monday, July IA.
This neglect or Indifference seems almost crm-
na!ly culpabls. We are paying its cost in way no
IL - m sLoa., Ia .ronuLnl feeling and