Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-19
RAILR0AD REGIsTER.
River News.
ARRIVALS

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The river St this point was at a stand
yesterday, and viii 20 duabt be found
rising this morning. &EEEaCb5
- Cincinnati It has risen 10 feet 5
inches. during the "a hours ending At
noon yesterday, with 81 feet in the chsu-l
mel. This rise win reach here to-mor-
row ard holders ard consignees Of
freight on the leyee would do well to be
prepared for it. Al l5asburg the river
Is falling.
The Mississippi at ST Louis and all
its tributaries above are rising, with ex-
eellent navigation.
There are II feet on Harpelh Shoals
il the Cumberland aud rising.
Business on the leyee here continues
dull. and there IS great scarcity Of
ireizhts, and even The Packets ran light
Tie Tareseon had ashm trip when
she arrived here yesterday bat soald no
dossbt get a full trip OF tobacco back.
The Armada took out only moderate
"trip Of freight, bat had n cabin. full Of
people .sIAA =
Today that elegant and favori,e
steamer Star Grey Ragle Win be the
splendid packet for Louissills and an
way ports She has few superiors in
speed and none in elegance, nor in the
courteous and gen,lemanly bearing Of
her saieers Capt Aaron Ballard, Geo
Asheraf, and Luce Murrill arc three as
clever gentlemen as float
The Gen Anderson is the unrivalled
packet to-day, Tor Cairo and way ports
She has a capacioas aud finely Furnished
cabin, and Capt Dan Clarke and Billy
Lowth are veteran navigaiors and sle-
giant gentlemen.
The Nicholas Longworth, over due,
had not arrived at dark last night.
Tomorrow the famous Liberty No. 2
will be here ca route 10 Memphis. A
more pleasant or deseryedly popular
boat DOES not run on the Ohio, and three
more elegant ara courteous gentlemen
than Capt wrs Conner aud Messss.
Jadge and Walker, never walked The
deck Of sieam,,r.
Tie Superior arrived here on Tuesday
night, and through The courtesy Of Capt.
Dexler. We visited her yesterday at the
boae-yard, 10 which she has retired.
She IS terribly riddIed wieh grape and
canister shot, and muske, balls, cannon
balls aud shells how Der officers and
crvw escaped death Is traiy ASTONISHING.
The following history Of her expert
ence Nc copy from the Cairo Ntrs d
the l2h: 5a sa r asr
We copgratRlAte Capt Dexter upon
his good luck, which, added 10 good sense
and 3 fair anophi Of courage prevented
| his line boat Superior from falling a
prize TO- ihe rebels The Superior ar
rived here On Tuesday night, direct from
New Orleans, and IS certainly the best
ventilated. airy, summer craft that floats
upon the Northern waters Her cabins
and state rooms are most beautifully or.
namensed with bullet hDles. and her
ctimneys present = splendid specimen
Of net work, having about forty shol
holes TO the square foot The Superior
left New Orleans on the 18th OF April
having on board the Third Rhode Island
Cavalry. Col Paker, destined for Alex
sndria. At Tunica Bayou, twelve mile
below the mouth Of Red River, on ths
9th. they we're fred upon from a rebs
battery Of l2-Pounder gans Elsver
rounds we're fred, only two Of which
struck the boat, one she'll passing shrongl
the ladies cabin, setting state room
on FIRE and exploding in the pantry, and
bursting into twenty fragments
On entering Red river they we're con
voyed BY gunboat No. 9, the St. Clair
but not apprehending danger. the Superioi
kept four or FIVE mlies IN advance Or
+ the 21st nit, while ina bend OF ID,
river, battery Of swo guns suddenly
opened FIRE upon them. manned By tht
ID Louisiana (rebell Artillery, support
ed By large force Of cavalry and in
fantry Instantly all was confusion
The Rhode Island cavalry commence,
firing their earbines ia every idirectiof
save that Of the enemy, their officer
skulksd and sought safe places, and bu
for the GOODNESS Of Captain. Dexier, en-
: gineers aad- part Of the crew, the boa
would have been captured A she'll ex
pioded on the harriean deck near th
Iafboard chimney, killing tao men an
/ woanding seventeen. These were 81
the casualties, except flesh wound re
/ eeived By The engineer.
A shell entered the piIot-house, pierre
l ing the heavy iron easing as II it wer
paper, and passing out without doing az
injury The Red River pilot threw him
self upon the floor and rang the bell {
{ stop her, crying out, Surrender her
. Let us surrender herr But this did DC
1 suit Fred Mitchell Of Nashville, an
: George See, Of Evansville. the boat
regular pilots, who spraRg to the vince
and nobiy carried their craft tkroug
every danger The balls from the en-
mys rites fell ike hail upon the cas-,
mates, over City shots striking the pilo
: house. One spoke Of TIE wheel, viii
:, in the hands Of Pred. Mitchell, was Sd,
4 into splinters, and another bullet burie
: itself in the Wheel; but still Mitcbe
Z and See stood to their posts unfincl
!, ingiy. aFf frE IA u
= Fortunately, a large AMOUNT Of pilc
Z bread was on board, piled upon the boz
8 er and hurricane decks, forming barr
) cades, from behind which the men Wer
! enabled to return the fire Of theHenem.
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