Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-26
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We have lie gratifying ia~tslligsnes Of he
..,tnrso of the iron-clsd fndian0la, On he hlis-
.;ssppi river, about thirty miles below Nicks
burg. which ives accomplished about 10 O'Clock
Tuesday evening. sftor a desperate fight Of in
hours dirsaon. On Monday morning the ram
Qnesn OF IL Hlst. He55 e%unboat, and steamers
Dr. Bstss an3 Grand Era, started from tie
mouth Of Rsd river in pursuit Of The enemy, the
expedition having been fitted out on Red river
FIR the purpose Of capsuring the IadiaHeia, and
bsiag uu5sr the csnmisnd of MsioT Brent, Of
General TArLoR's stat The fleet passed
Natehez Monday evening st 5 o'clock, and
Rodney On Tuesday morning. At this place
they were delayed, waiting for the steamers to
come up. The same evening they past Grand
Gull, whenit was asesrtained the E~adianola was
short distance shove. endssvoring to escape
with 3 ful hrad Of steam on. Abous 2 o'clock
Tuesday aight she was oveghauled. aud IN at
tack was made. The firing Of the Quess efhe
Test and HebB silenced that Of their formidable
antagonist IN about twenty minutes. when the
Or Bate, with b~oarlers, ran alongside, when
the enemy SURRENDERED She soon afier sunk in
shoal water, Lieutenant BRowN, United States
navy, the csnmander. and 81 the crew, being
saved IS prisoners Her armament consisted Of
two ii inch guns On her bow, and two 9 inch
guns at
We have No report Of the damage, if any done
20 our vessels, in the gallant STAR. Five Of
our men were wounded. No loss Of she enemy,
IN killed and wounded, has HsuspiTed.
This disposes OF 81 the enemy's boats be-
tween Port Hudson and Vcksburg, and the fate
thai has bsallen them. wiz probably deter auy
more from e~ndeavoring to open the Missis-
sippi bssWean ths points named, single hand
ed. It has been demonstrated they can be
gob6led up IN detail, ana he enemy viii pr0bs-
bly, p1o6t By this dear bought experience. Thus
tar the movement against YicksbuEg has cost
him three Of his best eraas-sbe Cairo, on the
Yszoo, and the Iadiaaola and Qassa Of he Vest
We understand tie crew Of the Indianola win
auive in this city this evening.
ADDITIONAL.
Since the foregoing was written and put in
type, we have some additional particulars from
sn authentic sources participant in the fight
IS stated. the expedition was commanded by
Mse4BREST. Lieut. HANDY commanded the
steamer Ha5. Capt McCLosKEY the Queen Of
TIA Vest, with C-pt HUrTos as executive officer
Of Che feet
The expedition started ia pursuit Of the United
States gunbost Aadiaaoia, and came up With
hsr. about Eve mics below New Carthage, at
3 o'clock last Tuesday night The enemy were
not aware Of cur spproaeh untl we were in
shout one half a mile Of her, when she Tounded
broaissde e, having coal barge ~elongside to
protect her The Queen Of The Fesi put on al
steam and ran into the IaaianoIa, cu,ting the
coal barge n Two, and i%njuryiDg the machinery
Of he enemy materially, when the action On
both sides became general The BJJ then but.
red at fun speed, when the enemy, being much
damaged and in 8 sinking condition, was Tun
ashore on the Louisiana SIDE.
The Dr. Batey, coming up just al this time
was ordered to board the enemy, and as she ap-
preached the Indianoia surrendered. The Of
csrs and crew, numbering about one hundred
and twenty men, were eli taken prisoners. An
attempt was made to take The prize to Natcbez,
but the IadiaHola being IN 8 sinking condition.
IL was necessary to nm Der on s sand bar, OF
the Mississippi side. ard the Queen Of The Hesi
was sent up 30 Yeksbu1g to procure mechanics
g. repair damages The Isaianola S a fornid-
able irouclad, mouating four heavy eleven
inch guns.
Oar loss was hvo killed aud Eve wounded
Thas Of the enemy was unknown.