, 1864-07-06
FROM WHITE RIVER,
Further Particulars Of the Cap
turc of the Queen City.
Shelby Subsequently Driven OF by
the Gunboats Tyler, FaN1,
and Naumkeag.


We learn from Col. Fem, who arrived Lat
night on tho steamer Platte Valley direct
from Duvall's Bluff, the following fucts: The
rebel General Shelby attacked the gunboat
Queen City, No. 20, on the morning Of the
2ath inst, while lying OF Clarendon, on
White River, at anchor The attack was
made between three and four o'clock q. H.,
twelve FOUNDERS, at a range Of about one
hundred yards. The combat was terrible for
q short time The machinery OF the Queen
City was soon disabled, and the Commander,
Captain Hickey, commenced dropping with
the current, with view to get range for
bis guns, which 1t was difficult to do owing
to the high banks and narrow stream.
After contest Of nearly one hour he was
compelled to surrender, previous to which
he informed his men, and gave them the priv
flege Of trying the only means OF escape
(swimming to the shore. On the opposite
bank,) II they preferred that to surrender.
Many Of the men took to the water, most
OF them reaching the shore in safety. a few
we're shot In the water. The boat YVES sur
rendered to Shelby in u disabled condition,
together with about thirty officers and men.
Most Of the men were col0red seamen aud
Of their fate there Is no reliable intelligence.
The officers were divided into three squads
and sent in different directions under fiags.of
truce; one to Duvall's Bluff with Cnp npta!n
Hickey, Ills pilot and cabin boy, another to
Helena, which had been there t t1 0 days when
the PMtte Valley passed; the third not heard
from. Unon getting possession Of the Queen
'RSIsa e qssa Us q Ps pessbe tsk
paymaster is supposed to hare had about
1900 In money. She had q good supply OF
clothing, which was appropriated by Shell
by's men, as was evident from the amount
Of rags left on the bank. lie also got II
pound how{tzcr, mounted on two wheels,
which gave him five guns to hold the point
With. At about nine o'clock the same
morning he was apprisrd Of the approach
Of the gunboats Tyler, Fawn and Naum.
keaE, In convoy Of feet Of ten
transports, in command of Capt. Bache, Of
the Tyler. he having learned Of the disaster
her, had ordered the transports back to the
bluff, and proceeded with dispatch to Clareu-
don: ON Lis approach to the bluff, Shelby
fired her to make bis work Of destruction
more complete: The explosion was heard
many miles, and the Queen City was thing
Of the past. Before the smoke had cleared
away, Capt. Bache, of the Tyler, Capt. Grace,
of the Fawu, and Capt. Rogers, Of tue Naum-
kesg a. noble trio). approached. Gen. Shelby
had chosen position to give him battle, and,
with bravery worthy OF a bettoE cause, the
batteries. Well did they stand the repeated
broadsides Of the boats, as they ran the bat
teries nor was there any apparent flinching
on the part Of the rebels until the gunpoats
rounded to, after having run past
Than came the enfiladlns; fire from range
that gave shelby's men more than was con-
geniaa, and he precipitately decamped to the
woods, leaving his prize gun and consider
able OF the captured ordnance on the bank to
be Ietaken By onr brave sailor boys.
The Tyler received eleven shots. Eight
or ten men were wounded, all doing well.
Tbs PILOT was seriously wounded IN the head.
Home. nre entertained fnr h}s rernrnrv II Ia
thought there was no one mortally woundedin
this engagement on our side, nor do we know
the casualties Of the enemy's. They must
have been severely punished Whan they aban-
doned good 12 pound gun on light car
riage that could hare been drawn By four men
By ha4ing retired from the river, Capt. Bache
collected the wounded and stragglers and,
brought them to Dnvall's Bluffs and comuu-
nicnted with Gen. Steele, and be immedi ,tely
ordered force under Gen. Carr to proceed to
the ecene Of action. Gen. Carr with about
companfed by the above gnnboats, landed at
Clarendon on the morning Of the 2Gth inst.,
TO again contest Gen. shelby's position.
ski1m1shing commenced Immediately, but
1t was soon apparent to the experienced
commander that Shelby was not
followed him some twenty miles to the inte-
rior with slight diminishing, and having no
transportation returned to tie river hy early
marches. The General arrived at Clarendon /
about midnight Of the a6th inst. He captured
one 24-pounder gun {that must heye been
taken from the Queen City alter she WAS
eunk, while the gunboats were away with
their wounded) and one 32-pounde1 TINT he
brought with him from the south side Of the
Arkansas.
Gen. Carr captured one rebel Colonel,
wounded, believed to be Col schenck, and
many wounded were found, but owing to tho
excessive bent, were left in care Of their
friends. Our losses could not be ascertalned,
from the fact that we did not know how
many there were taken prisoners; could
learn Of but five deaths and twenty wounded.
There were many cases Of sunstroke among
them. Lieut.. Col. Stephens, Of tho 1lth
Missouri cavalry, well known in St. Louis,
was carried from the field, supposed to be
dead, but he lyes to fight another day.