Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-20

shown, stepped into the water 50 thsth
lay partly under il. 4 rebel coming along
ssked him what was the matter; he said
he WAS badly wounded, and the rebel, sf-
ter taking from his pocket all the money
he had, left him. 1t happened to be near
by fiat boat tied 10 the bank, and about
three o'clock in the morning. When all
was quiet. Wilson crswled into it and got
three more wounded comrades also into it,
and cut loose. The boat fosted out into
the channel, and we found it ashore some
miles below. The wounded negro soldiers
we have aboard feigned themselves dead
until we came along. Captain Young,
| Oath Missouri, Provost Marshal at the fort,
Was captured, and was out on his parole.
He was at the boat, and while there the
Lady Pike, from st. Louis, came up, with
his wife aboard. He was allowed to 60
into the boat to see her, and then returned
to his csptors. Major Bradford WAS also
captured, and at large on his parole. The
rebel officers denoUnce him for breaking
his parole, and say that during Tuesday
night he escaped. It is believed that the
rebels killed him, and that the charge Of
breaking his parole is a mere pretence to
conceal his murder.
Captain Lindsay, rebel officer, to whom
am indebted for courteous attention, sd-
mitted to me that General Forrest was
slightly wounded, and had horse killed
under him, but another rebel officer in
formed friend Of his who was on the boat
with us, that General Forrest was twice
wounded, and badly, by the bursting Of q
shell.
The rebels claim to have but only ten
killed and thirty wounded, but Captain
Young, who had been to their camp, says
that they have two hospitals we'll filed
and he thinks their killed and wounded
exceeds ours.
When visited the fort, the guns had al
been taken sWsy. The huts scattered
around had been mostly burned up. Ii
one Of these were bodies Of colored sol
diers partly burned, but whether or no
by design cannot state.
DR.. Fitch, surgeon Of the fort, was takeI
prisoner and through the influence of somt
rebel surgeons was released on his psrol'
and came up with us. He confirms, from
his own personal observation, the butcherJ
Of our soldiers by the rebels. He inform
ed me that after the fort was taken tn
soldiers ran down the bluff to the river
throwing aWsy their arms, holding ul
their hands, and crying out that they sur
rendered, but the rebels continued to mr.
on them from the bluff without the less
regard to their cries. DR.. Fitch says h
saw twenty white soldiers psrsded in lin
on the bank Of the river, and when in lin
the rebels fired upon and killed all bu
one, who rnn to the river and hid under
log, and in that condition was fred at
number OF times and wounded. He say
Major Bradford also ran down to the riv
,, er, and after he told them he had surren
, dered more than fifty shots were fred g
him. He then jumped into the river AM
swan out little ways and whole volley
were fired at him there without hittini
him. He returned to the shore, and meet
ing as the Doctor supposes, some officer
was protected, but he heard frequen
threats from the rebels that they Woult
kill him, and he believes that they hav
killed him. It was subject of consider
able remark that Captain Young wa
treated by the rebels with 80 much favor
and it was said that his brother, who hs
been in the rebel army, kept grog shol
st the fort, and was q rebel sympsthizeT
All Of the officers Of the negro regiment
and most Of the Federal officers Of the fort
we're either killed or wounded. Among
the killed known are Adjutsnt Hill, Cap
tain Brsdford, Of company A Captain
Porter, Of company B Lieutenant Barr
Of company D; and Lieutenant Wilson, o.
company Call Of the 18th Tennessee
Adjutsnt Deming was mortslly wounded
Some seven Of the white wounded died sf
ter they we're brought aboard, and two o
the colored.