, 1863-03-02

nauty Oh 1uE auufe CuAIHc, UuL 4oAA0 AAt4k
guilt Of violating General Order No. 07, dated
at the War Department August 20, 1861, in
writing letter without the approval Of the
General in command. lie was ordered to be
sent out Of the Department, as q penalty for
The ofense. He is expected at Cairo soon.
The gunboat Lafayette left for below to-day.
Further Particular. of the LosB Of the
Queen of the West.
We have tic Memphis Bu|l.tin Of the e6th
which contains an account Of the loss Of the
Queen If the West, as follows:
BIZ an arrival from the feet opposite Vicks-
burg, we hare adE1ces to Saturday afternoon:
The ram Queen Of the West, which started
m Red River before the blockade hsd been
run by the gunboat Indiano1a, had met with 4
FERROUS accident. She had penetrated up Rcd
River about 100 miles from the mouth. when
she was attacked bv land battery. The at
tack was made on Friday. The river was very
narrow, and in manuverins to attack the bat
tery, the Queen got aground While in this
her kteam-pipc, and rendered her perfectly
helpless. Colonel Elicit had taken the little
capt toWboat Desota with him as ten
der boat and when the Queen was disabled,
he rot on the Dcsota, removed the crew and
all yaluahlcs aboard, spiked the guns, and left
had number of sick aboard, which could not
be rcmoTcd.
col. Elicit proceeded at once to the mouth
Of Red River, and made known the facts to
WAS lying there, who immediately proceeded
to the scene Of conflfc:, for the purpose of
recovering the Queen, and silencing tho bat
terry.
Col. Elicit proceeded up to Vicksburg,
where he reported the flcts to Com. Porter
&],nr - }1,In
expedition Of the 1ndianola he'd not been
| heard from, nor in fact anything except that
she had started up Red Riyer. No doubt Is
| entertained, however, Of her entire success.
| Yesterday afternoon m important expedf'
tiou started from Helena up lazoo Pass. For
| stream accommodating. Having found ont
TINT boats entering the Pass could navigate
easily, a large fleet Of transports accompanied
by gunboats started yesterday, and have
doubtless ere this reached their destination
Ne may mention that three reporters fol
Commercial; Bodtnan. Of the Chicago TRIBUNE
and Anderson, Of the New York Herald, wert
IN the Queen Of the Wcs@ at he time of he
discomf5rtare, but they all managed to escape
with Col. Elicit.
The canal at Lake Providence is reported a
being yely likely to succeed and with the bes
Anosc' her the prospects Of affairs belov
look very encouraging, and seem well calcu
lated to eyentuatt in triumphant results.
We hear OF IN important movement on tn
Tazoo River and Haines' Bluff, to co-operat
with this 1eet, but before this time, perhaps
the movements have been made, and the con
tc1nplated advantages secured:
| Yesterday morning about daylight, as til
t steamer Kcnton was passing "Cow ISLAM
Chutc,' Nj. c. B. Woodford, the cntcrprisln|
revenue aid OIL the boat, discovered 1atboat
filled with boxes Ct dry goods, shoes, &c.
being moved down TO the enemy. A ther
the Kenon, it was permitted to pass on; bu
im1nedi.tely on arriving, 31r. Woodford IT
ported to the Custom House, and tho gul
boat Cricket was started in pursuit. It
supposed probable that the Aatboat and cor
tents will be captured.