, 1864-04-18


ever to the defense OF Columhas, aud utterly un-
teEable BY the rebels, who hare no doubt LEFT that
.e1ty ss this ha;tng 6sca %te
was the capture OF Columbus, whence they were
prSnpy Snt .essEsly rspalsea nth no loSs % to ~:
1hxt the loPt Of Fort Pillow WAS simply the result
OF mistake o{ the local commander who occupied
1t against direct ssde1r, contingency incident to
The Rebels. according to official dispatches r.
celred here last evening, effected nothing 1t Pa-
ducah lo=ipg COLDER killed Or wousded Tor ercry
oiker dariaee than b1 : lew thcifs. -
1t is believed that Forests raiders will next ap
pear Ia the vicinity Of Mempht. where thsy can fn
ard stxnd rer1 :sir chance indeed Of finding them
selves surrounded BY overwhelming forces.
Memphis ,yeaterlay morning, passed Fort Pillow
eney ss na fhe 17e is ii eesr Hehns rsans
Of the fort. The Glendale brought o60 bales Of cot
ton 1or Cincinnati No papers or newt from be-
(Fsom the Cairo Daily News, 16th.l
Hospital ii Mound City, aud h.a bad an interview
Ths Fort t1llow wounded arc doing much better
than conad be expected from the terrible na:ure Of
their wounds bit one. william Jones, had died,
Porter cannot possibly long survive. Ofrhe whole
number y-two-o,er erfxpt tloo 1oers shot Or cut
eer Mey had susse.Je.sd! They al te the s19. sane
ofthe terrible scenes at the fort makes ones blood
run cold. They say they were able to keep the
rebels at buy tor scre1al hours, notwithstanding
tie immense disparity Of numbers, and but fpr
their treachcry in creeping up under the walls Of
the fort while truce Was pending To1Id have
held out until the OiEc Branch arrived with tsoops,
with whose assistance they wool have defeated
Chalmers beyond doubt.
. So well were our men protected behind their
works that 9uf loss r. IS ~ trintn ec'oso tae
4. soon as they eaw the rebels inside the walls,
The. Tederals ceased adns. knowing that further
resistance x.s useess bat tie sebes continued
Show them no quarter" The Federals, With
one or two exceptions, had thrown down thels
arms in token q Therefore Ss5a e3sa
hnnds and begged their c7ptoTs TO epare their
1i1es-:but they were appealing to aeads, and nd
the butehesY confined until oos q ~ qeas n ~ ~,
wounded, md nine died IL few hours atleE:
cepeciai o1ject oi rebel hatred, md his death Has
fniy determined upon before the assaut WaA maze.
Alter be had a9nendsTfa 9G "ss sde h 1n2 1d #
scoundrcls to The ground. Tie massacre Wa ac-
fimeGf expressly declaring thst homemade Tan
kees nnd negroes should receive no qunrtcE. One
line officer eoweFer, w1s not SO lost to al dictates
Of lie MTea that were saved Several Of the wound
| I'd eaid, "hc tayed my life. God bless umiH His
~ Be-
| and those who carried ont bis Gend[sh orders.
The atrocities committed almost exceed belief.
| nes We could not credit them. One man, already
| tad1y wounded, aekcd OF a acoundrcl who WAS fl
ing II him, to eparc his life. no! damn you -
fortbwith t dissharsed tWo more ore bads into him.
| One negro was made to aski:t In digging pit 10
bury tie dead IN, and wae himself cast IN araons
OILERS nDd buried. Fire are known to have been
and arc now alive and in the hospital. Daniel .T5
3er Of Co. u. was shot three, times, end struck On
buried, but not liking his quarters. dug out I'D
l.uHbs over his adventures, and sass he is one Of
TIT best ding outs" IN the world.
hospital at the Fort, Sick and helpless, when a
soldier came in and commenced cutting with bis
sabre cate welt through his scalp, clearing
threw up his lett arm TO ward oil the blows, and IN
i doing 90 lot part Of his hand
Ell Coshell: coloTcd. corporal Go. D, ta q man o
tast Ec brought .fourteca hundred dollars wnea
nieGsE pF1peH ; Eas 81 m,sht a GGne wa
Wm. Jordan, culorcd, was ehot four timeA7 ant
lost one leg. lie bears bis Esafortnnea well AMI
rraes exhibit wonderful tcnacity Of life, and Of th
recover. -,
several OF them four OF fve- Ihe wonnas az az
Tell, and are in excellent eplS1te They Icel qnit
urond OF defending ahea1 fort 20 long a.hnst sue
oTefwhelu,1n. numbers, and declare that bat 10
thei1 treacheIy In stealing up Vhllc nefotlatlon q
under fig Of truce wcre going On, the Teges c2a a
| anout the conduct Of the negroes, they gave theu
| vneat p.aise saying they fought as only crave ne
/ ran flfht. The 18th Tennessee cavahS cons1sea g
but one battalion under Maj. Booth. who comnane
They numbered sbout 80 nen-ninet wer
taken prlzoncrt, twenty nine are IN the haepTa y
fuIlr OF i've escaped the rest lie buried st tor
| lo8-pearly all Of them mHssoc7ed aileF tneJ u; "
snrYendered These men xll tell the eame tait
ind recount the saIne hor1dd etotys ana IL - ~.
| f1hcv nre Ill Ecutucl1nns, Tcnneeseeans, Geofgl
sne. Some tew of them have families 1esta,ns u i
| rhis Rtate h1y1ur come here to cscape seocl pci
eecutlons. We hope a grateful Government w
| take The cascs ofthese brave men INTO specla cou
sidcntion, and place their families above VAIL IN
II. =. Walker: Sergeant company ?, reesiTs s,n,
four wo1,nde. and was robbed OF everything Falos
ble on his persQn. D. ". HARRISON Was shot tnfe
timer, and robbed Of f91 In grecnb1cks anq @ Il q
robbed. Nearly ali the others were robbed; oI
few Of them, however had much money upon TT t1e
persons at the time. james n. Taylor anu "
/ hot1nFon baye four wounds each TAYLOR Was SIC
tllee tiDee, and struck In the faca With mnakt
: Lieut. Porter and Thomas J. Cartwright are ~
OILY ones who were wounded before the sul7euoe
| HiAlam James. OF co, Il. died yesterday morning
Mhnt Wers driven into the tircr and droWuee
Aponf 1opr miles below the fort. lodged against Il
!, Hnnk q tree, were scen by passengers on II
, tlatte Valley, ak dead bodice. Ia snlther plat
thFcc bodies were seen. number Of other bodis
, | were seen stngly on the banks.