, 1863-03-03

AID making its itthrough the knee. From
one Of the bfass guns on deck we replied, and |
also fired several rife shots, but protected by |
the lcyee the rascals escaped injury. We
abandoned our intention of landing aud kept |
on up the river, the Colonel muttering threats
ofvengeance.
COL, ELLEr's VENGEANCE.
Early Friday morning a4person came aboard
thu Queen and Informed Col. Ellet that tho
flrirg the preceding plight was done BY the
It's mouth and simmesport. Col .Ellct nc
cordingly determined to pay them visit.
He rounded to near Simmesport, and calling
at the plantation Of one Graves, who almost
acknowledged TINT he fired ut us, he allowed
him time to remove his family and furniture,
and then burned the house. sheds and quarters
to the ground.
The next plantation Ind, beside the dwell
ing house and negro quarters, q magnificent
engar mill upon it. These buildings wero
also burned.
The third belonged to an old gentleman,
on the farm and worked the niggers, One Of
tho young ladies admitted that the brother
had fired upon the Queen. and only wished
the one had not been IL dozen She abused
the Colonel aud berated the Yankees. when
she discovered that her abuse failed to move
Colon5l ES Joet as 1ns naca oeEaa E ,St ~ 49,
se the se 1,1' u r;ncn dcant
tone, the ttBonL.e Blue Flag" until forest
mud river echoed and re-cchoed with sweet
melody.
CT RED RIVER:
Colonel El1ct, On leaving the Atcaa1ataJa'
announced his intention to 60 aomn anG
with Commodore Farragut below Port Hud-
son; but, on reaching the mouth, this inten-
ton was aoa49oneo' ILL., ILL., ~ -. ~ ~
sci INTO heo Hes tMG 1t 81 wy ~ ~ t.aa uy @ ~
June IN OUT Sor5neah 1 ctr. a ane LEES a ss mete
d ek1ng tnemsetses ~, VIII geeGta, ILL., nsn Wele
sh'fs elceSes as Wy en1stsa tas Nea. we
conld not 1eip commissioning poor Nortnefn-
efs, sni'sr11S 4n pelole eoaa nles anu lrcG1'ng-
,, on 1ce. e. ds m1en We returned ne woui1 wll.
ng,y nave t exSnaea poyltlons; thn ,. hate aoaE
5,gnt We ,es aaehofea a. ~ re ~ NOUN OF b!ack
hiver, as peiore, the De soto thrown out rs
our advance picket
THE CAPTURE OF THE "ERA no. 81
Saturday morning at DAYLIGHT ve ra,sed nm.
chor and 11ocecded up the riTcr. We had heard
that the enemy had htely constructed forti-
Nils fTor, The month called Forf Tov1nr
W. bad henri3 n1so ffat there We're heavy gnn,
AZ Horr;sonhnrw near fhe hcad ~ naFipo.
t;on NJ, thc RtacF River md f1r n fine ri
E1ict ,Fns undetermined which 10 attack. Hc
finally settled 1fnon fhn former and we moved
"a ran;div NJ The fnrtun,,s nature If the
sfrea1n and the tonoranrn Of onr nilnts Womb
admit. in nj the hone TINT We should reach The
noeition and commencc the attack before
EE1rhtfll
fbe steamer Louisville. we also learned.
hod. inst hefore we reached the mouth Of the
Rlact nassed mn the Rcd with 99.nonnier
ritlrJ t,nn intenoeI far the runboat ". r.
| Webb then iyine at Alexandra.
We had therefore. inceutiyes for speed. At
ten o,clock the lookout renorted d steamer
desccniino the liver and ahortlv after The
MFra NJ 81 hove In sipht sic saw us As
nnick1v as We discovered her. and was hall
1fnrnej aTonnd ~ # attemntins- tn escane.
Wien ri El]et ordered n skot to bc senf nf,
ter her This took effect in her stern. PASS
inr thronph the cooE-room. demolishinr n
at66vc and si;qhtiv wonndinr the ncprn co5k
! Thn ofT3ccrs md 9assan0ers fRen came IN 7ncE
ani1 hoistad wh}te SHEETS and ~ waye1 white
handkefchiefs In token Of surrender. The
"Quccu'' ran alongside and took possession
The Era No. 81 ls line boat OF hundred
and nifty tons bnrthen, oe1ong1ns 70 tne hco
River racket company, 3nd nctctoloto en
gagged IN Transporting suppies Tor the Conied
crate army. At that time shc was laaet
with ECO bnshels OF corn intended Tor tn