Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-12
River News.

Inc suddsu and lntenfs frseze Of saturday hight
yesterday snd last night, has apparently eaassd
an almost entire susp usion Of business, o. thu
isves, while tbs river Is rapidly declining.
Hosbore lee bal 10 formed up 70 dark last
night, but ~ ID u not Be surprised 70 ind iss
floating doxn this s,orning
The only arrivsls siaes our report Of eatafd >
afternoon wsfs the Gispdsls, d, mphls 70 Cis
siatSti, Gen. Andsr-oa. afro TO EYsnsviIls. and
~ Morui rtaf from Louissils.
he Crescent City and smother si5o wtseI
amer passed up without handbag, the LATER
Jbably the ". Patrick
rho GisHdals arrived nsrs about O'Clock yes.
rday raornlAz. and isft yesterday forenoon Tor
{ lbelBnail. with good trip.
TIE Gen. Anderson had good trip up ysstsr-
day morning, and viii rstafn 70 Cairo to-day ~
p. b., ua4sr eofamand Of that sisgsst gentle
d experienced commander. Billy Jssth.
The Aadsraon has elegant ssosmmod-tioas, AHd
IL very fat
Tue HoraIug Star laid over here last night, A. d
would proceed 20 Henderson ~ o'elsez thi
snJr Inc. She ~ arBs 10 Louisville this fore
noon, aud offers sufpassa1is afttsotlens 10 pas
ssngen. Gap ala ballard n 20 con. mAud. and
J,hu Gaatbm ! Ista he once.
The marmof4 broke some part of ber machinery
aud lies over here for repairs aeFsio.tinatlou T.
~ Louis.
The Al,es Dean and Robert Burns are the first
boats due from above, saa the brilliant. from be-.
low.
he n. X. DunkaHon dld not return 10 Grssn
River, bot has gone 80 tho bone yard 70 await the
raising OF the embargo.
This u -p "a VII lesys thls evening At four
O'Clock, connecting 1T nansey With che d. d
Csnpb 4 Tor bowling Green.
Wo tllp the filowiag compliment 70 our your Z
friend. Henry Miller Of this city. As also to Capt
stfeopsr. d the steamer Marnora, from the Eaah
willie Union ofa lat date
At msetins hold By the officers Of thu s,h
M,bnoso,a ard ilh Missouri Infantry pfuvlous
20 isaYiua the ateais o. hermofa, h va
hssoivsd. Tact We eiacers Of the above
namsa TtEiuentss tender 20 she oiiieers Of the
MGfm0Fa. espsc ally Capt J. E. rtrsspsr, Aad
Clerk HsEry hitler ear thanks Tor their k,ad
sss, geutiensniy conduct aud hospi atty "a
tended O. us on our recent trip from 81 Louis t.
this city, Nashville, and take this opportunity a.
commend lbeif beat while commanded BY such
officers 10 the travelling uhiie and esp eialiy o.
officers OF the my. aud that the above resolution
be published ia tina Nashville Union and 50, Lonis
pagers
siEnei bv Wm n Gers, Lt Colonel fth MINI
Infantry, ~ hosyar. IT. Cel0ntI ilfh Mo In.
fautry, and By che other aeid asd lire officers oil
tbs 9Th Miuneao.a aud nth Missouri regiments
The o,eeiuuAti Commercial Of Friday says,
The PrmA Donna aud the Prairie state whieh
isft Nashville on Saturday, Dec 3rd, IN with
rather VAN reception VII IA about elghteea
miles down the river, and nine mlea BY the over.
laHd rouis, at place called Boils Miils, who're
planted rebel battery, The Prairie State
was the hTst to meet tbs battery, And was CAP
tured 80 quctly that thn PrtmA Donna, oHiy half
a. hour bohind her, vas awaFe Of the danger
antl shs, too had put her foot 10 II aud was cap.
tur,d, and ordered hy the rebels e. hnd alouss a.
the Psa'tie state This having been d3ue, ths
rebels stripped both boats Of al their beds, bed
ding, aud uthlng. both crews usinE heid - pri o.
e.ers board ths Prairie STATE. ) ca after This
she hasgvt came dow aud run past the hrst bat.
tsry, aud discovering second battery tslew, how
Co. aud fan a.huru she opposite side Of tn
rive. hfirr a brief consultation, 90 was decide.
20 send over = ior the iton-olad guaboat Cara
dslst, which We me mules up tho river. a
As the messenger Informed the eummGnde
Of the situation, he STA ted At ence 70 the seem
Il sctisu. sed cemips 80 oppo.it the ravin-
shout midway between the tse hstteriet, ellci
the woods, 4 succeeded in Hing the smbFr
MACS Of the Pfairs state a. d Prima Donna. 10
ami pas sngors 81 both ooais having bset
taken Into this Tav ne VII the uaroad let nov
IN sishtt a 4 th bDats hred ny the rsb 4,
These boats woa uhdoubts Is hav. been 4.
sueYet, had e sat been for the net that res
brlan-iak 10 tne PFiiaa poapa had concealed him
eet On board, % the elgtne-room aud had ne
been discovered. When ths boats we're fred, an
the last footsteps bad disd aw y, the negro cam
forth aud exupguishe the nssss. Having ds
lodged the rebel batteries, tho gunboAt iook N
two steamer s Ga few ard carried them up 60 Ma /
vile. ths Msgast iollesing, The ehaaibe ma.
81 The Masuct al He'd. her head havin
bs8u takea % rs a cannon ball from the rebel b
tcrics. The oay safsous te-cged trom the "a
captured o. ats we're uslt, Wess Brawn. - u
Prius touna, his son, one o. her ngiusers, N
Mix, aud = negro cuUk, and tho negro o b.
elucesled hl nsei heard the Prima Donna, a
the rrat heii 8 he'd - ? i,o srs, except ths ehau
befmAids, who were u 8. 10 10 a rumAtk b
FAC that the cha abermSid one each bsst ",
knltd. BY tue rebuls hoar,l tbs Manue
Aud two in the ravine by the shot ON the gul
boat Carord>let. The gunhoat was not ind ir
which may b. accounted for ~ the fact tia q
rebel batteries were short Of ammunition, a. W
ascertaincd by Capt. Brown, who overheard . ca
versatioH hetNeeu tie commanders o. the ~
batteri =, the one stt Ing that be had but q
rounds. ana ths other thres. Capt. Scets, OF 4
HrimA nnmna. has 4 yel he.n hn.rh fran.