The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-04
gouthern Accouat of the Fort Plllow
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The Mobile AdcNt4w has q description Of The
capture Of Fort Pillow, essnished by one OF Fos-
rests men who was d Il. Our troops had driven
negro regiment from Me ride pits In advance hnck
tnto their batteries. = this moment, when every
thing was ready fos sHsssaait 0ea Forrest arrived
on the spot. The wslecE says:
Gen Forrest, thsss5k q desire to save human
life, sent In a dag o. truce demaudlne the com.
mander to surrender. The terms offered have
swer was certuiniy OF hostile characser Ar rnrii
roar Of muskery, accompanied by the thu Of
artillery from, gunboats aud batteries followed the
return OF the Nag. Steadily, aud In q crouching
altitude, with arms aS present, silently and m
line, moved the troops up the hill, crowned by
fi0Wnins fort, protected by An exasperatrd narh
son, to the ditch At tho base; moment's pause In
this place, temporary cessation Of fire arms, ana
deadly voDley into tho interior. A feeble resist
ance is offered BY those within then the lines
give way ia confdslo., and gunners, Yam
se sses, and 'ssn from the
wards the Siver under a rapid and do
strucuve Ere from oor rides. The polluted
5tar 6pangled Banner was torn from It's fastea
ramparts Of The conquered fort, proudly fioascd
our own loved ensia1, Aapplng defiance at the
ominous looking gunbS b anchored above. twas
but the work OF an Instant to turn the guns SO
Two shots were fred, aud she headed off up
stream. At the same instant a proud exujtanl
shout OF victory rang across its waters arousiup
the revcrberati0ns Of triumph throughout the ma
jesfic old forcst-nOt our hOnOFed General hv all
means-he calmly surveyed his success resardins
Il as a natural result OF an encounter with the
vandals but the grand, penslve forest of nature.
For ten minutes death reisned In the fortifica-
ton, and along the river bank. Our troops mad
dened by excitement, shot down the retrcatino
YANKEES, and not Until thcy had attained the wa
ter's edge and turned to beg for mercy, uid any
prisoners fall into our hands Thus the whites
received quarter, but the negroes were shown NO
ed no small feature Of interest the sacking of
the stores no itle excitement, and the brave band
OF soldiers after becoming undisputed masters Of
the fort, with prisoners properly secured, devoted
their energies and attention to the we'll filled stores
the COmmissary and Qa2rte.master's Department
and the encampment, which abounded with
crackers, cheese, lager beer and wines, to the
hearty delight of our troops, who had ridden
ali night aud fought all day without eating.-
After securing all desirable articles, we ighited
stores, tents and stables, and as in the affair at Pa
ducah, withdrew by Its light. The fort remained Ia
our possession nearly six hours at least, during
the succeeding day, when am told four gunbOais
proper provision for the wounded
We have arrived at OxalOna with 200 prisoners,
embracing 100 whites and ~ negroes including
women and children A large number of horses, 6
excellent pieces of artillery, two "a FOUNDERS four
12-pounder Parrot guns and four large field pieces
were brought safely of Que hundred thousand
dollars worth Of property was captured and de-
killed, while the enemy's killed amounted to 40;
most of them negroes Col Bells brigade entered
the fort upon the light, Col McCuiough's upon the
LEFT. We return to W est Tennessee immediately.