Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-26
LOSS Of THE QUEEN OF THE WEST.
Rebel account Of her Capture
Sailing of a Large Fleet from Memphi
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NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The following is from
Rebel sources:
PoRr HupsoS, Feb. l9-Capt Conner. from
Red river. brings information of the capture of
the Federal steamer Queen of the West AZ Cor
don Landing. Fort Taylor Red river.
The Queen of the West had captured the Con
iedeate transport Eva, No. 4, forced her pilot.
John Burke to take the wheel and ordered him
20 take the boat TO our batteries Burke was
frightened and finally took the wheel under a
Yankee guard. Upon nearing the batteries he
told the Yankees that they were Is miles from
them. He Immediately put her close in when she
received a shot which broke her steam pipe and
otherwise disabled her. The Yankees beng
wholly unprepared for fight suspected no dan
ger.
Burke jumped overheard aud drifted ashore.
The boat drifted to the opposite shore, when the
crew escaped, with the exception of IL, who fell
into our hands. The crew subsequently got
aboard the Yankee boat De Soto with 300 stolen
negroes aboard.
The Queen of the West is now in possession of
the Coniederates. and will be removed to a Place
of safety for repairs.
1t is reported that the Yankee gunboat Indi-
anola has gone up Red River to recapture her
Later intelligence states that the Confederate
steamer Webb closely pursued and captured the
Eva. The Eva is disabled in one wheel.
The Queen of the West is but slightly injured
and will soon be in fighting trim under Confed-
crate colors.
We have positive infer MAJ ton that the transport
De Soto was burned by the Yankees.
SECOND DISPATCH
PoRr HUDsoS.-The Alexandria Democrat has
been received here
The Democrat contains the official report of
Capt. kelsy, commanding for'ihcations on Red
River He says two gunboats made their appear
ance IN front of this position > o'clock last
evening. After brisk cannonade the Queen of
the West, the leading gunboat, struck her colors
| Immediately ordered Capt Hutton to 90 aboard
and demand her surrender.
This officer reported but thirteen officers and
crew aboard; the Others escaped under cover OF
night The visible results of the capture consists
Ot one two FOUNDER rifle PARROT gun, one four
teen FOUNDER, three twelve FOUNDERS, and one
twelve FOUNDER slightly damaged, besides large
quantity OF ordnance stores and quinine, two
cases OF amputating instruments, clothing bacon
beet. pork, lard and bread and other stores i'm
proportion.
The Democrat says the victory was complete,
grand and decided.
PoBTLAND. FEB 25.-The Jura, from Liver
pool the 18th, Londonderry the 18th arrived to
day. with five days later news
The London Times repudiates Mr. Mason's
remarks at Lord Mayors banquet, saving that he
much too fast, and that the proceedings
meant nothing.
Mr.. Mason, at this banquet. predicted speedy
friendly relations between the British and Rebel
Governments
New YORK. February 25-The Great Salt
Lake City correspondence of the New York
Times states that Conner had fight with some
Indians at point fifteen 10 twenty miles north of
the extreme northern settlements in Chace Hen
~. The fight lasted three or four hours Our
troops were victorious.
IL is difficult to obtain exact inforI. .tion: one
man who visited the battle field after the strife
said he counted 225 Indians, of whom 10 were
squaws. The Indians wounded about a dozen
supposed to have escaped.
TOLEDO, Feb 25.-One of the Michigan South
ern Railroad elevators containing 100 900 bushels
grain and 1000 barrels of -four, was DESTROYED by
fire this morning. Loss about 5000, 000-par
TALLY insured
CAIRO, Feb. ga large feet of boats lett
Memphis on Sunday for below. One gunboat
passed into Lake Providence and found Rebels
and negroes telling trees to obstruct passage
The gunboat sheed one company off
The health of thesarmy at Vlcksburg is I'M
proving.
NV YoRk. Feb - The steamer Star of
the South arrived from Kew West on the 18th
She brought Commander Blake officers and
crew of Hatteras.
The bark Sallie Bensal has arrived from Kew
West. This is the vessel reported sunk by the
Rebels