, 1864-04-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
HIGHLY EXCITING FROM
CAIRO.
THE REBELS UNDER FORREST CAP
TuRE FORT PILLOW.
Particulars Of the Siege
and Surrender.
4 GALLANT DEFENSE BY OUR
F0RCES-F0RREST HIhI-
SELF WOUNDED.
Atrocious Butchery of 400
of our Black Troops.
THE ENEMY HAS ABANDONED
THE FORT, PEMOVING
ALL THE GUNS.
Forests Raids at Paducah
and Columbus.
Latest Advices From Both Points.
TIE GOLD CRISIS m NEW YORK
YESTERDAY.
MATTERS At WASHINGTON YES
TERDAY---L0HG CEMSuRED,
Tie New Internal Revenue Bill.
A DISASTER I'm TENNESSEE.
Surrender OF Fort P11loyy--HorrIbIe
h fEsn
Forests Raids at Paducah
and Columbus,
Latest Adyices From Both Points.
TIE GOLD CRISIS m NEW YORK
YESTERDAY.
MATTERS At WASHINGTON YES
TERBAY---t0HG CENSuRED,
Tie New Internal Revenue Bill.



The steamer Platte Valley his Just arrived fro,
Memphis. Passed Fort Pillow yesterday, 81
waa stopped by rebels. The battle was going o
when rhe reached there. The rebel force VI
about g. co.. under Forrest in person. Col. Brat
ford, Of the 1st Alabama colored regiment WAS
command, with about SIX hundred men. The rel
el. arpearcd drst with dss Of trncc, and place
their forces at daylight, while it was being co,
s:dered.
They then opened with artillery and small arm,
They took one fort and turned its hcayy guns upo
tie CORNER, knl poured desth and destruction in.
our rnnks.
| Col. Bradford was wounded and seeing h
could not hold out, though ably seconded BY IN,
bont, finally capitulated At three p. m. After a
hour the enemy came in and cruelty brtchered q,
cry coloscd colder they could lay hands upon, m
TIC officers commanding companies. The follow
Ing commissioned officers are killed:
copt. 7. + bradford, Of Toledo, Co, A, 18th Ten
Heut. J. 6. Bsrr, Co. B, 18th Tennessee ca,alii,
Lieut.. Rend. Co. E, do.
Moun@ed--ltent. Libbert, Co. A, 1st Alabams.
Capt. John 4. Porter. do, do.
| Adjt. Lcnntns, do, do.
Major Bradford who was In command. .refose,
TIE flag Of truce at first. but na1iy received them
The rebels took advantage ofn.
The Platte Valley was under convoy Of cunboa
from Fort Pillow. There Is no trouble between
here and there
Many passengers while under flag Of truoe, ani
willie the wounded were being taken on board, eaU
the rebel soldiers butcherins colorcd men on tht
Geld and nutilatine the bodies Of those alrcad,
dead, mostly those Of co1ored soldiers.
was found that out Of COO in the garrison, onl,
800 we're left alive, and come Of those were p,oun
ded. The Platte Valley has hfty.seyen wounded
seven ofwhom are co1ored.
The Federal OILERS taken, as fas as known
were; Lieut. n D. Dosan, Co. c, 18th Tennessee
Cavalry; Capt. John T. Young, 9Th Missouri in.
fantry, acting ms Provost Marshal; and Capt. John
Il. Paston, Co. E, 18th tennessee cavalry.
Atfer capttulation the confederates commenced
d1smounting the works and carrying of what Guns
we're there the latter to be taken to Brownsville
1t was supposed that Chalmers' force would Quick.
" eracuate the fort and not endeayor to bold It.
Forrest hnd his horse shot md was himself
wounded. Forrest acknowledged bis loss to be
large, and that no more severely contested battle
was ever fousht. ..
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.
Cairo, April a.
ecnd you the following complete list OF wound
ed arriving On The steamer Platte Valley from Port
Pillow. with al the names OF those lost or killed
and prisoners am able to obtain:
George Ray, 13.h Tennessee Cavalry. died on
5oat; r. r. Mcdonald. 18th Tennessee Cavalry,
Captain Rradford: 18th Tennessee caralzy, Co,
G, d.; Lent. Ban. Co. D. 90: Lieut.. n. b. Logan,
e: c: prisoner; capt J: 7; Young, cath Missouri
11n'aRtFy p19rost Ma5shs pliseaer Adjutaat
Go:51 Go: B; wounded baaly; Wm: waller, isthh'
r. sheop Gqs 81. e. nn D. ,v een4ed 1ad
IN leg badly; Richard Sanders 18th Tenn. cavalry,
GO. E. dead; Ieut. J. Il. Leppert I'd q. s, artil..
lery, co. B. died on boat: Richard Hestheock 18th
st,st sr11ende1: 1a cSrpsIai NeMeaael g. 6, woan-
ss:n9 W. n P2L'e' VIA C. co GTa E
severely IN iee: Corporal l. DicEsy. CO. G. severe
y; Fo6t: it,: Nays e. G se.eEe1y; Joseph Tcabot,
=
Danie' t,an aB' stnhbf' sp company F, acyerely ii
Ei;;sa: ESfsf e.; s.; e. 555a + 5s5 S3z e,sIs
Thompson, CO. ], wounded; b. ". Harrison, Dyer
Station, Tennessee, citizen, wounded seriously;
Capt roger. Co. 2, 18th Tenn. cavalry, wounded
Ter, Co. s. died on boat 14tl; aaor Braaford isth
cavalry. taken prisoner, supposed killed; Lieut.. |
smith, Go: D. sate on boat With ]. q. M:Donald,
Stephens, Green: l. Britt, Lieut.. Wm. Cary James
NO Mcneil c. 3, 15t5 y eiyaT; Elsa: fftEsts Piak
Mells llled;' Thompton, Provost Masshal's clesk,
CO. e, SD Iowa. sltght1J wounded and prisoner;
KShsrd E;I;as Wells Go: 1sth Teansss9e cavalry,
g: F. killed. Corpi Z: II. Nestbefa, TO- CO. 3, fiiied;
Petes l; Scoby, CO. B, killed; CorpY DAM Fields,
e; S;;,d 3 Killed; ssrEt g. Wnit1ney, GO: reported
Z,e, CO. 4. Killed; Charles csiison, CO. i. nilei;
Killed; James AI,e9erer, co. !, Killed; Nh:
co.. g. % Wounded md p9soe oIdezIy w
Flowers. co. B, prisoner: Buslcr John Il Cooper,
co. B. prisoner; Sezgt. William c. Asbury, CO. B,
erlsoner; sam'i Hubbz, GO: B. prisoner: James 4:
hss{ ssn &C. = prisoner g.. nanasSs g prisoner
CO. 4, killed ". n. Desson' bueier co. B. prison.
rd Josn si;
Killed; Andrew Knight, CO. 4, killed; George Bu-
s & 60: A. Killed; se5st Aewisga co. 4, sup
posc9 HMeq pf;sate Andrew D. GLASS; co. 4. sup
id: lease Eecknez, co. a, Supposed Killed
In all, In fire companies Of the 18th Tennessee |
cavalry, 81 were Killed, wounded and taken !
prisoners. The rebels also carried of 10l |
ELste Ecn and sixty or eighty blacks as prisoners
The following additional wounded On board the |
t1atte Valley have Just come to hand:
John Hnnett Woodiord Ki.ktusp, co. E, 18th
Jason Sanders E. 18th cavalry. Asststs Suryrn5n
G. Fitch, d. s. A.; Elias FalIs let aftiiIery Men1T
Christian, 1st artillery; Jnmes Taylor. &, l3l6 !
sa eea Z 5.nes s salS " ToG9
!. n. Harris, D James Tank, 4: WiieT Hohinso,
i Wm. Davidson, A n. J. Foe, q; Vim. DocSeY,
Mass Tho%9. caxs5q9 caF'flsh', T. a Il
FORT PILLOW.
Fort Pillow, Tenn, is q fortified position On the |
dIassesippf River two hundred and thlrty-eisht
niles below Cairo. which fell into our hands two
ears $50. one Of the earliest fruits OF the fal Of
aland No 10. With Fort Randolph short dig
anre further down the river It Was Originally for
tcd hy the rebels Is The defense Of Memphis, dis.
mt few miles below. It bca1s the name OF the
ehe1 commander OF that name On the 18th Of
Ip1i]. 1862, our gunboats and transports arrived
fore Fort Pillow, and Oh the 4h Of June this fort
nd the one below were eTacuated and the way
lcsr 10 attack Memphis. Both forts were reported
,eak bv our officers and neither able to hold out
rainsf vigorous attack by river, whtle from the
md side they vert almost indefenslble. Since
ha, time Fort Pillow has been held by onr forces
an outpost OF Memphis and for the protection
I the river trade.
FROM WASHINGTON.
1atters military and Congressional.