, 1863-03-17

United States military prison. There are
proofs that he Gid not fail 10 comply with the
cxecrab1e Instructions given him. Perhaps
others, Ms well as the Arkansas Provost Mar
shal. may have an idea as to what constitutes
a criminal ot1e1,se 10 war. Yet he may console
himself that he will not be hanged to avoid
the expense Of keeping him, still less to avert
his Influence upon our public sentiment.
from the Richmond Examiner, March II
TIE TCRREIED MONSTER, Oh TIE MYSTERY
OF THE 1SD1AsoLA-1n the early part of the
war, the Southern Confederacy was much di.
batteries, little thinking the day would soon
come for them to turn the tables on us and
join in general gu11tw over our panic at gun
boats. During the summer Of 1869, the news
papers (oelieyed BY the immense Conrad)
pleaded earnestly for the fertilization Of the
prepare the public mind for the disasters which
would inevitably cnsuc rs soon as the gun
boats began to swim, In our waters. But, Mr,
Davis shccrod at nayfes, placed his reliance in
the fomnolent Mallory, and expended his en-
ergics in the creation, on an average, Of two
Bigadiers to each private.
True to tie prediction Of newspapers. cher
ished by the noble Conrad, the gun boats
came. They knocned down the mud banks ut
Hatteras, and alarmed the good people Of Old
North State beyond measure. Their next es-
s;';., say w2s ;i. p ppon Fort Henry, little pen,
ia
near as he could guess, It the confluence Of The
Nile and the Gauges. After that the gunboat
paAic seized The " hole country and it BECAME
serious question at the Navy Department,
whether liberty and the Southern Confederacy
could exist In the presence Of a cannon float
ing on piece Of wood in the water.
In this state Of direfu1 trcpidation the un-
happy South remained until the night ut Dru-
rvs Bluff. On that cnineacc the ffagtnentary
crews ct NJ. Mallory's exploded navy we're
assembled to contest the advance ofthis mod
ef fnen nd dSc lrGa a {Sa1 gun1oa s saaor ma
aid Of, Providence and some spunky
ncighborhood, succeeded I'M in driy. iHe
ing the gunboats of: Here was bravery and
sRiil; oqt the exploit was no greater than the
the whole CQn1ederacy threw up its hat, wcpt.
danced, clnGkled and shouted as if Lconid.s
and Thern.opyl;e had been found again. Tho
event Was great In TINT it disspatcd in q mo-
nent tue gunboat panic; Since then gun
ence TINT the gentlemen who are acting during
Air Maiiorys s permanent nap have discarded
nayics altogether, and turned over atl marine
operations t2a wild Tennessee cavalry under
Wheeler, mounted on scraggy PONIES.
Ihs horSc. c.narluc system has answered ad~
has turned up. The telegraph brings Us
tidings OF solnething which IS trenlbljnrly
described as a ''.Turretea Monster Gun
goats are deemed not more dangerous than
interview with ''Turreted Monster then
the brave defenders Of the Father of waters
can DO nothing better than nuke a:40 time to.
ward the mountains.
The reported fate Of the Indianola is even
more disgraceful than farcc1l Here was
| perhaps the finest iron clad in the Western
| waters, captured aflrr heroic struggle. rap.
! idly repaired. anu destined to Join tie o'...e,,
Of 'Ee West IN 6 series ne victories. Naxt We
hear that she Fes.s Of necessity blown un. in
the true Mcrrmac-Mallo1y style, and Ehy ,
Laugh and hold your sides, lest you die Of
ssurteit Of derisionn, 0 TanEeadom: Diov1i 11p
oeeause, iofsooth, hathoat, or mudscow,
den of plantation put on top Of it, is loatcd
| down the river before the frightened ewes Of
| the Partisan Rangers. A Turrcted Monster!
IA most unfortunate and unnecessary affair" )"
SAYS the, dispatch: Rather So! s'Tie turret-
ed dmonsterrrovedt to be tlatboat, with sundry
fixtures to create deception:' Think Of that!
| "She passed FicksburE Oh Tuesday night,
and tho officers {what officers y believing hcr
| to be turreted monster, blew up the Indian
ola, but her guns fell into the enemy s hands,"
encmy's hands after she was blown up!' In-
crclible! Mallory and Tatnall did better
than that with the Mcrrimac
THE Queen Of the West,' continues the
facetious dispatch, left in such hurry as to
forget part Of her crew, who were left on
slnre." Well done for the Queen Of the
West and her brave officers. sTakcn alto.
gcther," concludes the inimitable dispatch,
*'it was good joke On the Partisan Rangers,
Who arc notorlously more cunning than
brave Truly an excellent jokc-so excel
lent that every man connected with this atfair
(if any resemblance Of the truth is contained
LII the dispatch) should be branded with the
| capital letters '' T. II. and enrolled in de-
tached company, TO be known By the name of
"7he Turrcted Monster" hcnceforth and
forever. Ne employ the conditional tense
because, as the reader will perceive by Gen.
| Pcmberton's Telegram, Of Inter date, some
doubt yet exists as to tho true story. Gen
PenlbcTton docs not precisely contradict the
original statement relative to the turrctcd
panic: but indicates that the guns did not E,ll
into the cnemy's hands. because one Of them
burstcd, and the vessel itself is sunken in tho
river.
TnE DEMONSTRATION At CHARLESTON AND
! SAyAssAH.--The Port Royal correspondent Of
the New York Tribune under date Of March
6, writes:
Charleston or Savannah cannot be taken or
| rather cannot be held without Il strong land
forts and hurl their hot balls and bursting
shells IN and over the city, but the rifle mus.
ket in the hands Of those we'll drilled troops
must retain what the iron-c1ads hare p1oughed
the way to. The most desperate struggle
after Ill may take place Immediately after the
The people Of the North must not expect too
much from this Department rithad receiv-
| cd one,h half the encouragement or one-fourth
the means Of the Department in the North,
| South Carolina and Georgia could hare been
In our possession, the leading railway line
destroyed, ard thu whole negro population in
arms agalust their masters or in 8 state Of In
surrec.ion.
AN 1ScoSsorAHLE DAaKEY.--An aristo-
cratic old servant in one Of the very first
rebel families Of Nashville, who hates .'Lin-
colnitcs~ and s'poor white trash'' as heartily
review Of troops In that city. Soldiers. says
the C,:ion, were moving about in great num-
bcrs, regiments were forming to the sound Of
lively music, and thousands Of flags Autterel
buildings. The conservative contraband
paced slowly. along, rolling lis dis.
overwhelmed by the exhibition and hustle
around him. approaching our friend, he OK.
claimcd: ''What arc VIC Southern folks com.
ingto: Master said, 4 gear ago, dat dc Yam
KEGS done gone away forever Now deg i
| swaz1nin about thicker dan locussus. Dey
| runs dcrc bouts on our river. Dcy pressin nj
| our niggers, Dey livin In our houses. D.y
ar.yin our wagons. Dey ,ringin our bells
M our meat aud corn. Dey done Killed up most
iii Of our men and spec deg arc gwiue tt
marry all our widders!"
From the Baltimore American. 1sth.]
AxEs61.sn BLOCKADE RUNNER STRANDED
i learn from Capt. Boutelle, who returned
with tue BlDb on Tuesday from the vicinity
Bulls BAY, on the South Carolina coast, tha
. tie magnificent English steamer Queen Of til.
Wave was on Sunday LAST stranded: near th'
.. mouth Of the North Santee, whilst cndeayor
ing to run into Georgetown, 8. c. The gun
| boat Concmaugh got sight Of her, but wa
unable to follow her until the tide rose, aat
.. | then found her aground and abandoned BY he
crew, Tho had tlfet attempted to blow her up
, but The explosion only slightly lifted he
rppcr deck. The Conetnaugh sent 4 boat
armed with howitzer, to board her, and me
k rebel boat coming iron, her, with Licnteu
ant aud six soldiers on board. They sureen
; de.cd and were sent to the Bibb and brough
= 10 Port Royal By Capt. Boutclie. The pri:
oncre EXPRESSED great surprise that they wer
, not put in irons. They were allowed the ru
Of tic vessel, and the officer to diue and quar-
ter with The ward-room lness,. not only 9
: ncazd the Concmaugh and Bib, but also o
!. Tue fagship Wabash The Lieutenant say
a that he has seen enough Of the war, and doe
s. not desire to be exchanged.
= TIE cargo Of the Queen Of the Wave cor
= sists o. clothing and ammunition, and is yer
j. valuable. Several vessels have been sent frol
| hpf ffo AHrnf,,y %,4 r.