Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-25
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/ WASHINGTON. February 1I-A3mira' Porter
ia terms Of commerdation, conmunieafes % ih
/ NaFv Departne the fcpart ef Cei e ist. c0m
ns1lin5 De ram Qaesa Of the West giving a.
account ~ har passage Of j bat .-ties a. Vos.
] burg. THE following IS tle report.
U. STEAM RAN QrEsS cF rHs WEST Below
OK BuUs, fsbruary
ADWfRAL: ID c0n21 nee @i5a ynuf lo5truc
foas. started ~ lhs Queen Of the West q
halEpssf four this moiuilr. % pass to bate
fie7 q Niek urg, and sink ne re7el sieeme
/ lying b-fIe that city discovered, immed'
ately Oh ,faring, ihat he change OF The Whee
f0ni-s former n7siaan 70 tse n2rroF space b.
/ hind he Qleeu's balEarks. id not permit ia'
/ b9ai 90 b. banded wi . sBth ,ient accuracy. Al
hour or m0re gvss spent iu rsarraaging the 2p
parztHg, and when we rounded the point
sun had rissn and any alvanssgs which wculs
have resui.e3 slom rhs dsrkleis was LOST 10 Us
Tho rebels opened heavy Gre on us as we
neMed Che ciY. bit We Wafe only struck since
times before reaehing the steamer. Sac was
lying ia usafly tie ssms position that the
Arkansas occupied when General Eilstl ran tie
Queen into Der OF former occasisn. The same
caHsss v hich prevented tie destruction of The
A. kansas then, saved the City Of VicksbUg this
morning. Her position was such that if we
hal gau Tia ram oalqHely into her as we came
d0Fn the bow IF tho Qaeen would have iaev-
ifably glanced. we were compelled 90 paTtialiY
round in in order TO strike; the consequence
was that st tha very m0nisns Of collision, the
current, very rapid and strong sl this point
ca1ght the stern Of nay boat, aud acting on nay
bow as q pjvo5, swung her around so rapidly
thas nearly ali her momentum was lost. I had
sn6eipstei this, and Therefore eauisd the star
board gun to be sh0ttad with threa ineendisry
projscties recommended il your order. AS we
swuHg round, S sergeant j. H. Canpbsl. dsssii-
ed f}r the purpose, fired ihis gun.
a As'xiy-fauT pound shell crushsl through the
bauieada Just before be reached the spot, bat
Re did not hesitate. The discharge took place
st heTight m3raeut, aad sas tha rebel steamer
]. fitnles, which they Subsequently sueceadsd
II exdneuishing At this m3meus one OF the
ensmy's shol set the cotton rear tho siar5jsrd
wheel On fire. while the discharge Of oar 9gn
gun iguited that portion wi.ied was on thslion
Ena flames spread !spidly aud the 3ansa smoke
rolling into the engine room. su30cated the en-
ginscg5. I saw that I aslsup cd 20 run inso
the City OF Yiekshurg Ggaia, my boat would
certaialg Be burned ordered her 10 be head
ee down slTesrn, ald ordered every man. 70 ex-
tiagnish ths fsmss.
Alter much exsri0n, they fnally put the FIRE
out BY cutling loose the burning bales. The
elemy, Of coarse, were uos idle. We were
struck twelve times, and though The cabin door
was knocked To- PIECES, no material iniurv 20 the
boat, or 10 any Of those on board was inflicted
A10ut two regiments of rebel snarpsho0ters in
nfla pits kep. uD q continued fire, but did no
dsulaga. TIE Qleen was siruek twics in the
bul bu. above the water line One Of our guns
vas dismounted and ruined
j can only speak in the highest terms Of the
conduct Of every man ca board. Ali behaved
With cool determination.
a Guerilla Bash isso ssopsasid, Arkansas.
Tie To,sJoai Hercules SIZED and Burned, and
SeUsH Coal Bargss Sunk
From The Msmphs Argus, ls,hI
The g5erilss which, for months, hsvs operated
back OF ii 'pe6eid, displayed an evidence Of bold
ness yesterday that Fas unanEcipatsd About
o'clock IN The afternoon qmfe q little excitement
was o2cssioned s50ut Front Eow snd the river
By the spec a2.o 81 p baa- Burning st the u1Der
edge of Hep asd Ark4n a5, followed by iutali-
gsucs that ha couGsgra.iOn was one Of the
results Of guerilla dash. At f-st blush runor
la5 it That the iIl-i2ssd craft was the Eiwsrd
Walsh, bu- this YVES set 81 rest by authentic
iot'r.na'loa Jia5 this bost 7as quietly lying at
tie levea. Ias uext report gave shs t0Vbost
HeTc1l1s ss .hs burning b7as, and this was
2tterHard verified. Tho large toWboas Haf-
ea-es, n-g3 verume0t seJvics, wi.h szven heavily
laden coal bgFges ia tow. reua7ei the point from
above between and O'Clock 10 the afternoon
heavy fcg pTevsi-ed, which forced her 20
mase i5r shore before reaching 0ur le7ee
She pa. in on tle Arkansas eide, effsetinr
l2s ding at tle upper edge Of Hopsfed She
asi rot been there loDg before gang of guer-
ill7s suddenly sppeaTd oa tie tanll They lost
mo iila % a-a nz ha boa. whch, after eApsir-
ing .hs oitic9rs and crew, they FREQ TIE boat
was 10 beip less condition, ard Of sourss yield
e1 ei,heut str1gglsi yet one man--a deck
bend-7va5 sac. IN lha mouth and killed The
Circumstances attending bis death we havs not
learned The Teu b2rs,s were sunk.
Alter aeeonp.i p.iahiHr this expl5it the gu4rillas
aisspp- afe5 IL tte woods, taaing their prisoners
win them The hoas became iooseDed in s0ns
manner, end 3a,si uHdt reaching roins about
opposite Poplar .pseE, where she ssnk in deep
WGtsr
The Hercules was one Of Inc most powerful
iogooa.s on the river, and worth upward Of
$1,000. We have not ascsrtaiusd the names eff
her 5fh ers og owners