Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-27


that gnnbilt, but aliJwsi hef - BE- carried
out T. s7a.
We would thar praise .han eensufe bot
the truth must 5c tod. An official inquiry
j. t. be made Of this misn gcu Mt OF N
enterprise, which may never be - fa10raha
again.
The m st severe 81 .rm witnessed az Fort.
rcss Il lnr1. '1r year c5Hmaa,4l "a san
day morning about O'Clock ami continued
tor > huHrs, without interut.-i 81 Anum.
Der oil marine disasters are reported.
Great Bate tss't a. Ia5iaasa' ~ Iale-
Capture If tie Qt-ta ~ rs i.o r.I.
G-ara - Esaei q ial Aasoaaf II p t.
fs4r-tlslt - y Rs+i pf1i
NV Yoak. c7fh.
The I'm correspond nt az Grelt Sat
Lake city, under date ID the 18th Inss states
tat Col. Conner has cfiyeiua.iy wircI auI
toe aosti.e. Indians there IN battle. killing
over 200.
NV f7sS. 9Th.
Tie following is from The EicAm4al
Wb,g
PSct Hudson, l7ts. Captain Cannon
from Red River. brings iat8rnati "a OF Tn
capture Of the s'lersl steamer Queen If tha
West ut Glrd-n's Landing tsr, Igylar.
on tie Red River
The Qu.ea # the We, captured the
Confederate steamer Eva NJ. .. 1rrrd hHr
pilot. john burke, = take tse wheel, aud
ordered Hhm t. tasc tie boat t. oar batter.
ic> Dufke ei,nai fear, but hn lily Tx tAe
wheel. undI a Yankee guard
Upln nearing the batteries lc tili tn
Yankees they were i miles from them, ifa
me4iatels putting close IN, when 81 r.
eeivei i shot which broke the ssetn l,pr,
disabling the boat.
The Aanke : beng totally unrr,Iar ] f.r
4 fight and expecting n danger. DARK
jumped aSFrhoafd AMI tfiifed as. r. y.
boat drifted TO the opposite sAars. whoa ~
crew made their escape, Win the exception
Of is, who fell into uur hands.
The crew sd5s quently got on tA1 lAuker
bout Dls5tp. aHl With 20 stolen negro
effected their es,apa.
The Queen of the West is my in =.
session ot tie Cantedarate,. AMI vii b. ~
ed t. place ct safety f r repairs.
It is rep5rt-d taat the 1aasea gHoh'lt
lndianola has gone up tie led River to Il
capture her.
The conduct Of Burke c,igite the highest
cnc5miums.
Later intelligence states tat tie Goafad-
crate steamer Webb, closely pursued AID
captured the Eva.
The Queen OF tie West is bat slightly
injured. and VII soon be in fighting tram
uudar Canteiera#e eol0rs.
We have positive information that the
transp5r; Das n Was burned hY the Iankces
to prevent h.r lallin5 into the hands OF the
C0nieIeratc7
P5rt Hudson lSh. The Alexandria, La.
Democrat received here, contains the Off
ciAi report Of the capture of the Qacen Of
the " est, by Captain j. L 50, command
ing the Qualifications On Red River. IL
say
Two gunboats made their appearance in
front o. tbs position at five . cl9cs last evl.
Alter 4 brisk canuonade. tie leading gam
boat, the Queen Of the " est struck her col
ors. Immediately ordered Captain Hut.
son Of the Crescent Artillery, and Il. Dela-
hHntz, to - on board and receive the sur
read These 9tGeers report bat - Of the
9iIeers aud crew on board, the others having
escaped under cover OF the night
The visible results Of the capture consis
d one - FOUNDER rifle Parrot gun, one 81
pJunder. three l2-pounders, i l. FOUNDER
slightly damaged, besides large supply o
ordnance stores, and large supply OF qli
nine. two eases Of amputatiug Instruments
clothing. aour, bacon, beef pork, lard, brcAy
and other stores in proportion.
Tie Democrat says the victory was com.
plete grlnd and decisive, and We are read,
70 capture I'll sneh crafts a. \ .cks5urp allow
u pass.
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