Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-15
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IF,es ne Nashville Dispateh Gk
Tb. Pima Donna and the Prsi 10 Safe, Which lsfs
bsFa Saturday afternoon mat With Z rather Wsrm
"a, IN ion uben about nine miles dopn the river, st
ples called BSI's Mills where planted 4 rebel bG
tery The Prars State OaItbe hrss TO meet the bat.
try, and captured so Quslly thAt the Prime Dom
ma ube vas only haf an houR behind her. was not
Esre OF the danger uIt She too, bad pub her foot in
h and va ptureA and ordered by the rebels to dAsh
0tpdgS 90 the Prsiro STATE Thbs having bean done,
he Sebei stripped both boats Of all their beds bed
dir aDd olOhiag both CreSa being held ~ prisoners
on 6oard tho Prairie Stats. ..
Soon sfser tho Magnet came down, and ran pasl the
VI battery and discovering second battery balo-
nova 70 and ran ashore the other side OF the river
ARsr brief consultation, il Wss decided TO ssndO over
Lard for ths gunboat UArondslSh which Gas some
mica mn The river Az soOr "a the messenger inform
"a ths commander OF The Eun6oAt OF the situation, he
star ed at oDce 10 the scene OF action aud, coming
10 opDts 10 She raYns about midway between the two
b,tsriee sheed the goods and SS,ceeded in killing
he ohambermads of the PARIS State and the Pr ma
DonpA Che crows sud pAsHe CARA Of both boats having
been aiken into this raVine when the Carr ndelet hove
/ IN ,igbt. and both boats fred by the rebels.
Teess boats would undoubtedly have been Destroyed
had Il not teen for the fact that gro belonging 20
the Pima Donna had concealed himself on board, In
the engine room, end had not bsen discovered When
the boats Rsre 6red aud the last footsteps bad died
,say tie ueRVO came forth aud exiting shed the
mes a y.nE dislodged tie rebel batteries, the
guuboa, t,ok ths two stssmers in TOW and brought
them. up to Nashville, the hsgnet following The
cbaub.rmaid OF the Magnet Uss also killed, her head
having been taken OF BY clnnon ball from the rebel
batteries.
Tho only persons rescued from the two captured
boats we're Captain West Brown, OF the Prairie State
hs tou, her pio', Mr., Nix aud neHso cook, and the
gr1 WHO had concealed him, eli GU board the PfmS
SnA ali tho rsst being taken and held prisontr eI
cpt the obsmbeTmsids, Who we're killed. Il 10 ere
marks6le faoi that the Obambermad on each boat
killed one by the Febsls board tbs Magnet aud tSo
n The ravns BY the s.ols from the gunbOat OArondes
ct Toe sgnbost was u0s injured, which may bs
counted for by the Ct that the rebel batteries
sh,rs OF an mlbition, a. vac sscertaned By Captain
own, who OyOFhssrd conversation between the CON-
mald Fs OF the two batteries, the statf that be
had bui two rounds aud the other three Capt Scott
Of che Psiu Donna, has not yet been heard from.
The folioEing ia fair sample Of Yankee "pshiOt-
sm" Doubtless this Craven desires commission a.
Rear Admiral, having heard of FArrsguTs possible
promotion TO . Woe AlmirslLip:
UEIT5D STAFEs SHIP NIAGARA
AKrwksP, 22i November, 1854
SIs-TslSgraus yesterday sanou0csd tho re sl;c-
don al hIs Exoasncy Psssdsnt Lincoln. Tue Niagara
zas inmedia dressed with our national e hJng at
aer lusstbeads. Considering this to bs tue greatest
sna ,st important CONTEST OF the war aud m0st RlC-
i0u4 10 s results, have again dressed ship day.
sadA az room tired a sslue oil 81 gus. Iii. believe,
,hs 6fst time sncs our national existence that suoh
characterization vas made by sny Of our ships OF war;
but the ocossoB Sc. mOmsBtous and all glorious
ne, lhss could not Essist the impulse 10 thus mar
iIsst ID : Joy. Ibsvo the honor 10 be, cir.
Your obs seEvt
fHos I. 0sAvIs,
Com. q g. Navy.
E1s Hon. GIDEON WsrLrs, Secretary Ct ths Navy,
Washington, D.