The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-20
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.

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up the fruits of the scout as follows: Had
brisk running fight at Osceola. Arkansas,
on the ID inst, with Bowen's and McYeigh's
companies of Shelby's command. We
captured their camp. killed seven, and took
twenty FIVE prisoners, including Capt.
/ Bowen. their commander. On the 4tb inst,
at EIkville, We fought the I'd Missouri
rebel cavalry, and Conger's Guthrie's and
Darnell's band of guerrillas. all under COM
mand of Col. Cowen. We routed them
completely, killing and MORALLY wounding
about thirty, captured between thirty and
forty and took twenty eight prisoners.
We lost Captain Francis, Sd cavalry, n. s.
NJ, MORALLY wounded, and two others
slightly wounded. We have killed IN
all full fifty rebel soldiers and bushwhack-
ers. including one Captain, three Lieuten-
ants; wounded between thirty and forty
that we know of. and took prisoners fifty
seven, including two captains. We also
captured full goo stand of arms. and over
! 200 horses and mules.
The following are some Of the particulars
of the NJ obile affair:
Farragut in letter to Commodore Palm
er, at New York, says at an. early hour on
the 9Th. our ship sailed into Pass. close I'M
der the guns of Fort Morgan, pouring in
broadside after broadside Of grape and can
| mister. thus driving gunners from their
places and leaving our vessels exposed only
TO the fire of Fort Gaines and Powell,
which of course were less effective on &C
count of the distance. At the same time,
Changers land battery en6Taded Gaines,
and caused the evacuation and blowing up
of Fort Powell In passing the forts the
| Oneida received a shot which temporarily
disabled her machinery, but was safely
| towed through the fire by Der consort.
Our monitor Tecumseh, one of the fore
most, was sunk almost instantly, carrying
down about 100 men, including Capt. Ora
van. The gunboats having passed out OF
reach of the forts were pursued by formid
able rebel ram, Tennessee, and three iron
clad rams Immediately attacked and batter
ed her so effectualIy she was obliged to sur
render in few minutes. Prov but slightly
injured. Lieut.. Prentiss, of the Monon-
gahela, lost both of his legs. Capt. Ma
loney, of the Oneida, lost an arm. The
Herald's correspondent, off Mobile, says
when the Selma surrendered to the Meta
comet, on boarding her it was found that
she had lost fearfully. Her deck was COW
cred with dead and dying, and her scuppers
ran with blood. Her commander, Lieut.
Comstock, formerly of the U. S. Navy,
was lying dead across the breech with his
bowels torn out The Tennessee attempted
to avoid the monitors and made Tor the
wooden ships, but the flag ship and Monon
gahela followed her up. The latter struck
the Tennessee amidships with her terrible
Prov, causing the huge rebel monster to
reel like drunken man. The Hartford
then grapled the Tennessee, but further
bloodshed was saved by the latter hosting
white flags. The sane horrible slaughter
was visible here as on the Selma. Capt.
Girsrd now commands the captured ram.
We captured near 800 prisoners. Our
army has possession of Dauphin Island.
The Hartford was injured more than any
other ship. A large force of our soldiers
have marched from Pensacola to invest
Fort Morgan, to prevent the escape of the
garrison.
No further intelligence has been received
from Mobile, except from deserters, who
report the capture of the city, but nothing
official.
No late movements has been made by
our forces in front of Petersburg.
The Richmond Sentinel of tie 10Th, says
there is but little doubt that Grant is NOV
ing large bodies of troops cautiously but
quietly to the front; where he is sending
them of course we do not know. but they
leave City Point in transports aud go down
the river. His steamers. loaded with
troops, have been seen within the last two
days moving off.
The New York Commercials Washing
ton special says Sherman's success at At
lanta is not considered predetermined, and
the capture of the city is expected soon.
A special to the Cincinnati Commercial
from Nashville 18th, says pretty hard fight
ing occurred on Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day at the front, but the general battle ad-
vantages were in our favor. Losses not
heavy on either side. Everything is prog