The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-23
quarters-All quiet.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The following Is a
5 full account of the fight with the rebel bat
teIies on White river, just received:
{ MEaPHIs June Is. 1.-The gunboat Cones
toga arrived with d spa'ches contain ing
particulars of the enlargement with the
rebel Notifications bel3w S. Charles, IS
miles from White river cutoff, on the I7ih.
The gnnbJa's ST. Louis, Mound City,
Lexington, Conestoga and transport New
National, having on board the As b Indi-
ana, Col Fitch, which LETT here week ago
TO open municAtion with Gen. Curtis
army and remove Instructions from White
river ascend that stream. The gunboat
Mound City, Capt Kelly commanding, was
about+s mile aud half in advance. Ia the
bend of the river, below St. Charles two
concealed batteries opened The Mound
City. Her decks were Immediately cleared
for actijn AS soon as the range cou,d be
obtained, she opened FIRE. Com. Keity
signalled Col. FITCH to land bis troops IA
miles below the fort, which was success
fully done, the Lexington aud 81. Louis
she!lIng the WOODS. under cover of which
Col. Fitch gained position in the rear of
the rebels
A this junc;ure plunging shot from a
siege quo, mounted on the bluff, struck the
forward and port side of the Mound Citv's
pcbc passing through
the steam drum, aud filed the vessel with
escaping vspor, scaiding nearly every one
on board, consisting of twenty-three officers
aud crew of over Que hundred aud seven
ty-6ve The scene which ensued was hor-
ribe. Many of the crew were frantic from
iajuries, aud jumped overheard, many of
whpm were drON ned. Boats from the &C.
nestoga, which was coming up at The time
TO the support of the Mound City, were sent
to their relief but the rebels fred on the
men in the water with grape and canister
from field pieces, numbering most Of those
attempting to escape.
Apprised of the position of affairs atsthe
river, Col. Fitch drew ~ his regiment,
pushed forward, and carried the fort at the
point of The bayouet.
The rebel works consisted of two bate
ries, the lower one mounting six feld pieces,
the upper one four heavy siege guns, mann
ed ny 400 TO 500 men, commanded by Col.
Fry, late Of the U. S. navy.
About 200 rebels are said 10 have escaped,
$50 were killed and wounded, aud 80 pris-
oners, among them Col. Fry, who was
wounded in the shoulder, aud brought up
on the Conestoga.
CIpt Kelley is severely wounded about
the face and hands, but will recover. Sec
onds master Heart, third master Kiuze,
fourth master S;aviIle, masters mate II. R..
Brown, paymaster Gum, chief engineer
John Cox, assistant engineer John McAfee,
and pilot Charles Young, were severely
scaldsd, reported since dead Surgeon
Jones, aud carpenter Manning slightly.
FROM 80 to 100 of osr sailors have already
been buried, and over 20 are missing. Col.
Fitch reports a few men wounded-noDe
killed. But for the unfortunate accident TO
the Mound City, the rebel works would
have been carried without loss on our side.
The Mound City can easily be repaired. The
fig officer has sent to Cairo for another
crew. The rebels have Distracted the chan
mel above by sinking two large steamboats,
aud guuboat believed to be the MarypoIe.
MEMPHIS. June 19,-Nothing of general
interest has occurred during the past "a
hours. Several unimportant arrests have
been made, otherwise the city is quiet.
Southern papers confirm the evacuation
of Grenada, by order of Beauregard.
The order is said to have been given a
week since. rnh
Two hundred persons took the oath Of
allegiance yesterday. Thirty-five of them
are soldiers
confederate mail carrier was arrested
ia the city yesterday. He had several let
tiers for soldiers in the rebel army.