Evening star., 1862-03-31
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
ANOTHER FIsHr IN NIssoURI-REBEL GANG nj


ANOTHER FIGHT IN NIssoURI-REBEL GANG FRO
KEN Up.
OfHcial information has been received that a
detachment Of the lat Iowa cavalry, under Capt
Thompson, overlook the guerrilla band Of Col.
Parker, on the night OF the 29th, about ten miles
west Of wsrensburg. Fifteen Of the rebels
were killed, aud twenty Eve tsken prisoners
among the latter Col. Parker and Capt. Walton
Our loss two killed and several wounded.
rHg MURDSR OF LIgUr. coNNANpfrs pupp arp
AcrINs nAsTER NATHER.
The following is an extract OF an oficiel al.
patch just received at the Navy Departmeu, fr,-,
Commodore Dupont, dated March -. OF NJ,
quito Inlet, Fla, wherein the circumst.,c., ~,
der which Lieut. Budd, commapdipg the o..
guin, and Acting Master Mather, comm,nsIne
the Henry Andrew, and Eve or sir other g,Il,r,
U. sailors, were smbuscaded and kflled hv,h.
rebels:
81 ordered the Penguia, Acting Master Com.
mandinG A Bgdd and the Henry Andrew,
Acting Master :. w. Mather, TO proceed 10 thIs
place (of Mosquito Inlet, coas. of FIorid, go
Latter 10 cross the bar, establish an inside block
ade, capture snv rebel vessels there, and gnsra
from incs diarism large qusntities Of live o.k
timber on the government lands cut and ,es6v
for shipment 10 which the Densrtment -
called my attention.
"On reaching here mvself on the 22d inst wa.
boarded by the executive Officer Of the Penguin,
and Informed that Lieut. Comm.ndIng esnSS
with Acting Master Mather had orp,nI,sd ,s
expedition from the two vessels and had rnove6
southward, through the inland passage lesd,nc
INTO Musquito Lagoon, passing smyrna, with
four or five light boats, carrying in all some a
men.
.'Soon after this report, which heard with
anxiety, the results were developed IA sonesr,
without any incident. ard while on thei, ,etnrn
ana In sight OF the Henry Andrew-the order ~
the line being no longer observed-the t,Vo cor,.
msnding officers. quite IN advance, landed under
certain earthworks (which had been sh,ndonsd
or never armedl near a dense grove Of 1--we on
with underorush- heavy and contiauous Ave-
was Unexpectedly opened npon them from hoth
covers Lieut. Cong Budd and Acting Master
Mather, with three OF the i've men Commanding
the boats crew, were killed: the remaIninc t,.so
were wounded and made prisoners
"As the other boats came IN they were aIso
nted Into, and suffered more or less The rear
boat OF all had howftIeT, which, however oould
not be properly secured or worked; the bost NOT
being fitted for toe purpose and could Therefore
% 4 little use. The men had 20 seek cover on
Mcintosh fetti2on S ti2on as II was d ark Acting Master
bodv OF one Of the cfethe boats, brought away the
the arms, ammunition and hsf been killed, all
witzer into the river, passed close -ey the ho-
pickes, who hailed, but elected no reri rebel
arrived safely on board the Henry Andrew. Il
"On hearing Of this untoward event, 1 directed
Commander Rodgers to send of the launch and
cutters Of this ship (the WabEsh) 10 the support
Of the Andrew. Two boats crossed the bar st
midnight, and the next morning the vessel was
bauled close up TO the scene Of the late stack
but no enemy could be discovered.
"The bodies Of Lieut.. Budd aud Acting Master
Ma'her were received under hsg Of truce, and
the commanding officer, Captain Bird, who had
come from a camp At distance made some show
Of courtesy by returning papers and a watch as II
ashamed OF this mode OF warfare; for these were
the very troops that with sufficient force, means,
and material for respectable defense had inxto-
riously fed from st. Augustine on our approach
The rest Of the dispatch Is devoted 10 a hand
some eulogy upon the two dead officers, &c.