New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-28
Four Attacks on the Fort Repalsed.
Large Amount Of Public end Private
Property Destroyed
OVER $50 OF TIE REBELS KILLED.
Our Loss IL Killed and 40 Wounded
CAro, S.tarasy, lIsroa -, isd4.

CArro. S4tardsy uaroa ~, 1864.
Reports were circulated here this morning
that the Rcbes sndor Forrest attacked Paducah KY;
50 miles above hero, yesterday and burned prt the
towns bat ~ teeeruptic communication 10 cut Oft no
authentic information could be sSssired.
The steamer Ta,an from Nashville. passed Paducab
az O'clock this morning and The Joseph Pearce, which
pessed two hours later, brings ts following ACCOUNT Of
tbe affair:
Gen. Forrest with an estimated force AZ 5000 cap
turea the place ct O'Clock yesterday afternoon, sacked
and fred tho city. Col Hicks, commanding the post
occupied tho fort below hc city with about 500 men
The Rebels made four assaults the fort and were
repulscd each tipe Three Of gunboats opened on
the city during its occupation by tho enemy mich OF
which burned. including tire marine railway and
the steamer Arizona, tbs wharf boat.
About 3CC0 Of the inhabitants Of the city moved
tas river upon Learning Of the approach the
Rebels. When the Pearcs pass at O'Clock this morD-
ng the enemy had !ef; tie people were returningt 10
TIE city aad the fyes dying out Tie amount OF
pubic property captured Ia unknown OF present but 10
supposed 70 be large.
Oar loss Ia IL killed end 10 wounded. From 80 70
zoo Rebels are reported Killed.. among them Cen
Thompson rs houses around the font were destroyed
by our troops ~ they were used by the Rebel sharp
shooters ss a screen. The headquarters and Govern
ncnt storelouzss burned BY tie enemy. Tho As
sociatod Pross reporter las gone to Padueah and WI
rlrni.h the p,si ..salars OF the earliest moment.
CAIRO, March "A, 1894.
A dispatch from Columbus. KY, says tina. Forres
and Faulkner are between that place and Mayheld
Their ioross are In crippled condition Their strength
10 much greater than Wa 81 Ire, est.mated
From twelve TO fifteen hundred Rebel wounded arc
said to have arrived at Msyfeld rom Padpcah. One
regiment lcs 100 men and ono company had 50 killed.
The Rebels we're marching towards Clinton Mt Lass
accounts. sLoIM they attack Columbus they viii 10
oeiye stil warmer reception tssn at Psdueab.
The steamer Perry was fred into while passins HlcA'
man yesterday. arre Number VI Rebels were IN the
town. Many shots were hred. but nobody wac huIt
The steamer Graham brought MP eco men from New
Mndr;d vhe charged through the town, but the Rsbs
bad fed. They belonged 10 Fsalkners command.
Three hundred Rebels we're kilsd at Padueah and
over 1000 wounded. SevAsai cilassns Of the piscs
were killed during the Es. The city 10 n"~Iy IN rufus
Memphis dates to tho 18th have been received. Cot
ton Is unchanged. and there Is no inquiry. Holders
manifest no disposition to sell. Good Midding SO,
strictly hiddAng, go.
| The steamer Desarc was burned a. Du,aws BicH
White River on Ire e2d nhie lying at the levcc. She
was towed into the stream aud sunk, TINS saving
number of other boats and large quantity Of Govern
raens stores on the landing.
She he'd 800 bales OF cotton on board most Of vhich
wore destroyed. The boat owned by Champion
Ogden and was valued OF eco coo; insured for $4,000
John Kelly arrested, yesterday fer passing coun
terfeit el00 treasury notes.
A dispatch from Paducah says Ths Home Guards
surprised and captured Col Crossn and Of his gues.
riiss, near Msyled, Ky.