, 1862-06-23
REBEL ACCOUNTS or FIGHTING
ON JAMES, ISLAND.
Federal Occupancy of Holly
Springs, Miss.
Hauling the Memphtan City Fathers
over the Goals.
BeaureGard and Co. Abandon
Jackson, Miss.
List Of Federal Prisoners at
that Place.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, SUNDAY EVENING, June 22, 1861.
The following are additional facts conce1n-
ing the White River light which have come to
hand. The Mound City WAS struck fifteen
times before the explosion Of her steam drum,
the shot glancing off her iron plated bow With
ont doing the slightest damage.
While the rifle batteries we're engaging the
gunboats in front, Col. Fitch and 400 Of the
gallant 46th Indiana had effected 4 landing be-
low the fort, leaving the remainder to defend
the transports, and we're engaging theinfantry.
The 46th went into battle with but limited
supply Of cartridges. Hence received
their fire, and under The head Of their
colonel, with whoop and yell, charged bay
on.ts at double quick, with Irresistible force
and effect
The rebels were protected, and poured In
CALLING fire Of musketry, but In serried line
our undaunted, determined, brave western
boys pressed forward, drove the enemy be-
fore them, and actually penned In and cap
tuIed 500 infantry and all the artilIerists re-
qufred TO work their batteries Of three guns
each, thus making their prisoners count third
more than their OWL force. Among the cap
tires are Gen. Hindman and Col. Fry, the for
rner of whom vas Col. Fitch's associate in
Congress, from Arkansas.
The batteries taken are very formidable,
200 consisting Of large brass and iron riaed
cannon.
The rebel loss must hare been great in killed
and wounded.
When our informant left, our forces had
buried twenty-one, and they were still being
brought in. Aside from the loss On the gun
boat Mound City, the federal loss is slight
The doth Indiana had none killed, and but
ten wounded, none mortal1y. Col Fry re-
ceiyed musket ball in the shoulder, but is
not badly injured. In his report, Com. Davis
did not make mention Of it.
| The Mound City was one Of the boats sunk
of Craighesd Point, in the battle Of tha 10th
ofMay. Col. Fitch speaks in the highest terms
| to Com. Davis, Of the gal1antry Of the gun
| boats, all three Of which took an active part
In the fight. None but the Mound City were
injured, and she only by chance shot. The
] 46th Indians, with their colonel, crowned
! themselves with glory, as they fought at dis
| advantage against large odds, with but eleven
| 3UAAl6 VI III tuEA Gil QQAE3
! The wounded Of the Mound City hare been
ne special commission appointed by the
prea;de,.t to Investigate and adjust claim:
| acainst thn War Department, vas rendered
complete by the arrival this morning of e1
Governor Boutwel, Of Mass. The commits
sion vas organized yesterday by the election
Of Judge Logan, rs president, and James K
Kelly, as secretary. They commence regis
te1ing claims tomorrow. The claims to bs
adjusted will amount to three or four EalllioE
Of dollars, and it is expected the commission
will be in session till September
Col. Turner, the rebel reported captured
yesterday, is prominent lawyer Of Ballard
county, Kentucky, and has rendered himself
| particularly obnoxious to the government By
| his attempts to induce the citizens Of Ken,
| tucky to join their fortunes to the confed.
eracy.
Rev. Joseph Warren, chsp1ain Of the s8th
Missouri regiment, who was captured nea1
FarmiHgton On the 22d Of May, and taken to
jackson, where he was Imprisoned like felou
| in the county jail, arrived in Cairo last eve
ning having been discharged without parole
By order Of Gen. Beauregard- He Was captured
while visiting sick lieutenant Of the 26tb
Missouri, BY Col. Forrest OF the rebel
cavalry, and taken to Corinth, where he
remained till the 26th, when he Was sent te
Jackson. He states TINT As ear1yas the Esd, the
enemy commenced evacuating Corinth; thai
before the grand and final evacuation they CAT
1ied away not less than &C, 600 sick and wound
ed troops. Arriving at Jackson he was thrust
| - +-3k1 ,At.
The following prisoners, among whom az
four sailors captured from the federal feet be
low V1cksbu1g, were at jackson, when he left
Capt. 4. Mace, 18th H., foot amputated,
Le1t: B. Owen, 4th Ill. cavalry, Wounded-in hos
d PFC ). Carpenter. 9Th No.
VIM. Pratt, co. 4. Chicago light artillery.
d. Y '. ss{s, SD Wis:
!. Davis. Ill q: ). cavalry.
". Thornton, do.
/ u. Barker 18th Mo.
| \. Smith, 161h Ohio
G.s. Stream, do
VI: W.l.:le RsoTn, s., esh r. Iowa
E P. Hard, aad%M:
Ii. Arnold, 25sb Mich
n. Rowley, 5th Ohio
| 2, G.. Gamble, 62d Ill.
G. c. Atkins, 5th Iowa.
Robert Rankin, 4th Iowa cavalry.
| Daniel C1ary, 18th Mo.
| R. Wetheren, 56th III.
II These, with the chaplain and number {
negroes, were confined in single room an
, tolerab1y well cared for.
Sergeant Pratt, who is well known in Chics
60, was captured at Shiloh
DR.. Wa17en's home isat Mncomb, Ill whe1
his family now resides. He lett Jackson o
the 18th inst, having safe conduct to Men
! phis, from which place he arrived last evening
When he left Jackson it was being evacuate'
!. The State archives, and all public aud priva
l. property were being removed to co,nmbu
9 Miss, alitt1e east Of the Ohio and Mobile rd
r road, which the confederatas s.y Is to be the
r. line Of operations In future.
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