The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-04-02
fFrom The Evansville Times. ]
Attack upon PaduOah.

We learn that that place was attacked shout
, O'Clock In the afternoon Of Fridsv 25'h.
The rebels took the town entirely BY suo-
prize, although II had been Whispered about
during the day that the place would be At
tackled, and then commenced race between
them and III E bulk Of the Federal offcers,
who were dnwn town. who should get into
the fort first. The Federnls were successful
A demand was then made for the surrender
Of the fort. which was refused In The mos, en-
phsiic manner. We learn tha, there were
10 the fort three companies Of white infan-
try. three Of dsmounsed cavalry, and four
negro companies
The rebels made three attacks upen the
fort. aud were repuIsed twice; 10 the third
assault number of them succeeded in get
ting into the fort, but II was dark, snd
through mistake. they fought each o,hss
until their leader. Gen. A. p. Thomson.
fell, when they resreat-d in confusion -
Gen Thompson wss hi, bv shell and ter
ribly Iscersted. portions Of HE srms and
legs being torn from his body. One Of our
informants counted the bodies Of nine dead
rebels lying outside the fort on Sunday
morning.
Two gunbosta, 33 and So. opened upon
the city. They killed friends and foes. end
battered down the houses Of Union men
and rebels indiscriminssely. They shelIed
and injured materially the bank building.
which number Of rebel soldiers were scar
ching At the time for money, which. howev-
Or. they did not get. Tie re els burned
seversl houses and robbed Others. From .
Mr.. Wolf they took 8 Is COO worth o. cIo,hinc
out Of stock worth 10000. They burned
the steamer Dscotah, which wss On the
ways. and injured that portion Of the ways
on which the boat wss. They also took
possession 81 The Qusstssmsslev's stores
and losdsd several ears with psovisioss
clothing. &c.
The woods % the Illinols eide are Allst
with refugees end the Gen. Anderson
brought up large number.
i Some pessons blame the officers 10 ehare'
for not taking some precautions sgsinss shi
attack. . Il wss : street rumor I'll day the
the place would 30 attached.
i From Adj. w. H. Ws'ker W got the lol
lowing intelligent sccount.
4 Mrs. Block 10 the name Of the woman wh
wss killed By shell iron The guoboals
Her child wss also killed.
! John Ssl,ev, son Of the superintendent q
tlths Gas Company. went into the fort 10 de
Il fend il and wss killed.
From the report OF the Medical Directs
of the fort We learn that there were se
killed end forty wounded on the Fepersl cid
: in the mrt. The charging parry was the :
3 rebel Kentucky cavalry. comma nded b
3 Brig Gen. A. P. Thompson in person.
|. Only swo charges were made upon II
! tort 81 dead rebels we're left unburied q
!. the field on Sunday. They took Of the
dead and wounded in the night Of Friday
fast % they could. Their loss 10 killed q
!, wounded IVES supposed 20 BE- from $50
" eco.
y Col. Hicks, 10Th Illinois, mm.nded d
Y fort The guuboas Plaster or No. 80, Coz
70 modore Shirk, wss Ia the river. and ~ss d
X 6sg-ship. The three companies Of the l6
,e Kentucky cavalry. FedersIs. had no ssbe
al and had 70 fight With pistols.
The houses around tho fort were I'll
With sharpshooters Who were picking Of I
|gunpers in the fort. and were consequent
burned BY order o. Colonel Hicks. All 1
.. rest Of the burning in the city was done
lsr the rebels.
'Iy The rebels did not get or their train
Ok the RsiIsosd. Somebody dissbled the :
On CINE, and when they found they could d
take The qusstssmssssr's stores and plund
ng they had collected, they burned them.
The gunbosts piled Up and down the riv
opposite the city end shelled the sire,
! Whenever the rebels appeared or cour
} The motion Of The boat would 10 some sxle
- render the Gin q the gunner incorrect :
- ssms balls end shells consequently his col
- Of the houses IL the vicinity.
!. There we're i've rebels taken prisoners
- the fort. showing that but small body