The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-12

wy 'So - F'eY duo CaDtnr.I ~
their camp equippag, horses Q v
&c. Major Douglass, of Dough- ,sssoo',
battalion, and all bis Ulcer, were ere rebel
Msnrse,o, >,
Gen. Butler I, still awaiting i seas
Of the Government, and it does ~ acton
to be settled whether he go,, w ~ teen
Orleans or not. 1t is sid the New
rests With him, and thathe has hs'sloa
fered the command. o.
There is feeling here ia fa,,.
making him Secretary Of War, and q
certain contingency there is reason "a
believe that he would stand on;,, "
chance of filing that respon,iblc p a;
A great battle was fought he,.
Tuesday, the 3D., between the SD TN
nois, commanded by Col. Hardin ~, ~,
Floods battery, amounting to soms 9%
men, against Forests, Wheeler, Nv
Wharton's rebel forces, comprising 5os
troops. The attack was made by ,S'
rebels about l o'clock p. m. and r,.s,
furiously until 8 o'clock, when tie 81
els retired. The defeat was perfe.,
They are leaving 10 great disorder. Thai,
fight was precipi,ated by the federal.
under Col. Lowe, from Fl. Henry, ,h.,
reached there about IL o'clock at pioh,
The enemy's dead are still being bron.h.
ID. Their loss is not less than 200 In.
ed and 500 wounded. Our lo,, !. 10
killed and 24O wounded and missiu, =
The enemy has retreated southwark
Att meeting OF the Chamber af ~ r. ?.
merce, to-day, resolution va, ,do. ~
discountenaucing the effort, Of sso. vp;eu'
lists and others to depreciate thu nn;.
States currency below par Of II. ' .
specie paying banks. '"' 'oo
An address in behalf fbe No..t
read from the operatives of pre,,;n w. "a'
and, many hundreds Of whom, s,.,t
ADDRESS, express wish to emigra,e n
A merica.
CAIKo, Fehs
The dispatch boat Ike IIami,t arrived
oday from the Yazoo River, which place
he left on the 3D.
She brings full particulars of IL.
achievement by the ram Queen of til.
Vest in running past the batteries It
Iicksburg on the I'd. She not only run
y the batteries, but stopped long enough
IN her way to butt the gunboat Vick,.
,urg, now fitting out at the landing, twice
II three times. ".-
The Vicksburg's upper works we're
erribly shattered by these conclusions,
md the rebels attempted to set fire TO tho
queen by throwing turpentine balls into
Der. They succeeded in firing part Of
her cotton bulkheads, which were quick.
y thrown overheard The Queen was
struck by twelve shots from the battere,,
none of which touch d her machinery
or hurt any one on board. 1t was mes.
daring aud brilliant exploit. < .,
wA.uusarox. Feb
An official dispatch has been ,se...A
from Admiral Dupont, regarding the re
cent affair off Charleston, also enclosing
the account of Commodore Stellayoseu, .
of the Mercedita The account does not
differ from that sent by telegraph, and
presents no new features. The Meree.
dita and Key Stone we're the only two
vessels injured, though other vessels Of
the squadron were struck by the enemy's
shot. The officers and crew of the Mer.
cedita, were paroled, but nothing was
said Of the vessel, which, together with
the Key Stone, are repairing at Port
Royal. The rams came upon the feet
during thick fog, and were no. seen
until close along side the Mercedita,
the ram being so low in tie water,
that the Mercedita was unable to
bring gun to bear on her and was dis.
ab'ed by the first shot from the ram,
which passed clear, through her, and ex.
plodlng her steam drain, depriring her
OF the power Of motion, killing the gun.
ner and scalding a number of the crew.
The ram, after being detained han an
hour by the Mercedi,a, started tor '"o
Key Stone, and soon disabled her o.
shot through both steam chests: .tn
rifle shots struck her and two burst ~
her quarter deck. The Houston gave
chase. and shot from her struck the
pilot house of the ram, doing, it is tho't,
some damage and carrying away flag
The rebel vessel then passed northward
and took refuge in the Swash Channel
About one,fcurth Of the crew of the Key
Stone were killed and wounded. Mott
of them died from the escaping steam.
NEo York, Feb. O.
A Port Royal letter Of the Sd says the
Montauk has been engaged several days
in attacking an iron-clad battery on the
Ogeechee river. The rebels have cot
much heavier guns than ever used be.
fore; they also use steel pointed solid
shot, but although the turret has been
struck sixteen times, they have all CLAN.
ced of. Capt. Worden had nearly de.