The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-04-02

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wagons. Some soldiers Of the 54th in
the yard were drawn into an affray BY
design, and general 6ght ensued. the
Sheriff Of the county jumping from the
Judges stand TO lead the reb Is. Ten
or twelve Union men were wounded,
and one or two killed among the vic
Tins Maj. S. York, Surgeon OF the 54th,
Four or FIVE have since died OF wounds
received. The rebels fred from ths
windows Of the houses. When troops
began to concentrate. the cOpperheads
wanted 10 quiet the matter; but the lat.
est advices are 10 this effect: 400 Of the
54.h were to leave Charleston (thev very
name is tainted with treason y on We'd
nesday evening to attack the rebels, re
ported 400 strong and well armed, en-
irenched at Galsday's Mills. ten miles
northeast Of Charleston. under Sheriff
John J. O'Hair. Troops are being or.
dcred to the scene Of conflict. Two reb-
els were killed on Monday and several
wounded. Every sons Of the villains
engaged in the affair should be hung.
The rebel general Forrest has sue
ceedsd in eludins the visilence Of our
generals and has made raid into Ken
lucky. % 5000 t
Forres, dashed upon Union. gobbling
up some four u five hundred of our
men and plenty Of booty. Col. Haw-
kins, of the Seventeenth Tennessee, was
in command there. He had fine earth
works. and. the accounts say. as brave
a lot Of men and officers under him, as
man ever commanded. bnt he surren-
cered his post to part OF Forests com
mand, said TO number about one thou
sand. and this. TOO, after having repulsed
them three times, and when he knew
that General Bray was fastening
from Cairo with heavy reinforcemen's
to his assistance.
..s"ain's officers were indignant;
as; .ss; brcsr their swords. Indeed, Gen
eral Brayman arrived soon after, with
fourteen hundred men and some arlil-
lery, but only 10 find the Post surren-
dered and the enemy gone
The following is an account Of his
attack on Paducah. Ky:
Two lin clads were the gunboa.s par
ticipating in the battle at Paducah.-
They opened fire simultaneously with
the fort. on the enemy's advance into
the city, and rendered invaluable ser
.ice.
Gen. Forrest. by flag of truce. de-
manded the surrender OF the fort, aboul
3p m.. after having been repulsed. On
u refusal ihey made q second charge
upon the fort. meeting with heavy
hre from The guns Of the fort. They
were repulsed second and tLird time.
with heavy loss.
The enemy now broke up their es,ab
lished lines and joined squads who bad
taken cover in houses surrounding the
fort. and in bodies occupied buildings.
firing from the windows end from be-
hind houses. They were. however.
steadily held from making any advance
and were soon driven from their posi-
tion by the fire from cannon turned on
the buildings. A few. however. kept
up fire from this position until hall
past eleven O'Clock, p. M. when ,hey
retired on their way into the city.
The enemy fred the railroad depot
which was consumed. Towards even
ing they burned the Quarter Masters
building and the steamer Dacoiah 10 |
the marine railway. The ways wer.
but partially burned. They plandered |
stores Of an immense amount of goods. |
principally clothing. aud look all the
horses they could 6nd. Some merchants
lost from $50. 900 TO $50. 900 worth Of
goods.
Early the next morning the enemy
again appeared. when Col. Hicks sent
out parties TO burn all the houses in
range Of musket shot. The enemy
came no nearer TO the place after this.
but kept lowering in the distance until
about 8 a. M. when a second Gag Of
truce was sent in with a communication
from Gen. Forrest. requesting an ex-
change OF prisoners. Colonel Hicks
replied that he had no power to mske
the exchange.
stt is proper 10 say that the prisoners
referred to by Forrest as taken al Pa.
ducah. were captured in the hospital
/. The rebel Colonel Thompson was
killed, his head taken of By cannon
ball. The rebel loss was very severe.
There Is rumor that several women
I'D children were killed during the
light. but it is perhaps exaggerated. !
u LATER,
Later advices from Columbus report
Forests and Faux ner command be-
Tween that place and May field, ,bu, badly
ised up by their fight at Psducah.--
Their loss is far greater than at firs, re.
ported. Some 200 of their wounded
rave arrived at Maylield. One repi.
nent lost 100 men. and one COMPANY
iad fifty killed. 1t is not supposed they
Will venture an attack on Columbus
0ur forces are ready for them. Forrest
ind Faulkner were attempting 10 form
J junction near Clinton.
90 LOUISVILLE, March 29.
In pursuance of directions from Gen.