Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-25
Guerriiias on Green RIVER {
r. B. SPEED I'D TX. DTskERseS
CAPTTRED.
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Abost three o'cIock On Fdday norus
ing as the 3 B. Speed, Capt Pratt, vas
.teamiug up Green River. and when near
Wrigbt's Landing, and without any pre-
Of danger, shesxas fired only
Capt. Bsnnett's gang Of maraaders AID
thieves, aud sought the shore in "double-
quick time n
The guerriiias Immediately vent on
board, to the number Of p, and com
menced riaing the boat, officers aud pas
sengers They robbed Me- McNairy, a
passenger, Of IS in,essh, they stripped
Capt. Pratt Of about the same amount.
They also robbed Phil Garst, the engi
neer, of 500, and carried off negro
and white man, hands on the boat
The white man has been loitering
around tom for several days past, and
was a most ragged aad dilaPidassd
looking "cnsv as We have ever seen,
and we have no doubt he vas a spy, sent
into this city to obtain Information for
the gaerrilIaa They tried 70 induce
young Pratt to go with them, bat he pc
litely declined.
Pratt says lie never made as quick or
as nice landing as Oh this occasion
He thinks rebel bullets paisering around
the pilot hosse broad hint
Bennett and hi gang made the Speed
their boarding honse until The Dunkerson
came up, when che rebels took possess
ION Of her, aud proceeded to ride the
boat and passengers What anogni Of
money and property they obtained from
the Dsnkersoa we were unable 10 ieaFns
The band desired 70 rob the safe Of the
Dankersou, bnt, we are told, Capt Benz
nett took possession Of the keY and
left the boat, declaring that they should
not rob the safe while be had power %
prevent it
After OBTAINING both boats foF sonlo
time, aud Obtaining eli she beoty they
could get, they suffered them 70 depart,
and the Speed arrived here Friday even
ing. Tie Daaksfsop proceeded % Rum
sey. 81
On Saturday we receiRed dispatch
from Capt J. W. Rea, Of the D. B.
Campbell, stating that the Campbell vas
safe. and that they len gowIioE Green
immediately with treops Tor Rumsey and
,4a;nts# fafa,v zss@sssssa-
Before going to press We hope to see
the Daukersou at the wharf, when We
expect 70 Be able 70 rive further partieh.
lars.
il The Dunkerson arrived hete about 9 ;
o'clock on Saturday night and Capt
Driukwater furnishes US the following
paslisaIars o. the capture Of tie boa, By
Bennett AID hia gang
The steamer puskarsaa 80 captured
Ut Rays Landing. on Green river, about
( 3 clock, on the morning Of the 90. by
/ a band of guerrillas, commanded by Benz
/ nett After having captured the boat
he matched his men on boaed go IN
1 hnmber), told me that they only wanted
Government properly, and that all pfi-
vala property should be respected
told bin We had 10 Government proper
~. They then searched the boat aud
i9und no Government property except
the malt which they opeasd, but found
but little matter. They found some
powder, caps and lead bat did not take
any Of it, and did respect private pro.
party 10 every respect, taking nothing OF
! consequence except suit OF clothing
Theg broke open some boxes and trunks
Bennett would net sllog bis men
to take any Of IL There weFs several
watches and pistols taken but reigraed,
/ a saddle vas taken and returned The
safe keys were demanded by Bennett,
bat we're returned without the safe being
opened There were . great many pas.
sengers aboard, and shefe will be fari-
Gus reports thereiroa. and will xaY in
/ Justice TO myself and friends that the
Surrender and all other transactions sanr
uected herewith, were pfudently and
skillfuliy managed, aud nothing bat high
principles wers exchanged Politics we're
not made point at al; did not bear
such thing spoken OF Us them while on
| hoard--some five hour They demanded
/ breakfast, aud after il was prepared said
that the passengers should eat first, which
/ they did Bennett ate 81 the second
a. "a 4
i ! could get up steam and leave, but
there were loar men who protested
| against his releasing the boat With
out the money. Bennett said nothing
should he taken; that be vas not
robhing citizens of private property,
and told me to 80, and did 20, from
the shore and these four men fred sew
zeal shots at her as she backed out, but
/ fortunately no person was hurt There
/ are sosne men, | have no doubt, who
! will report that they have been robbed
of their money; bat ] viA say that no
person was robbed Of bis ninney
and | defy aay man to sag 70 ae
that be was robbed OF money. | carr
not justify Bennett and his men: bat
sueh reports would Indicate that some
paytiality was shown As 10 myself, l
told Bennett that my fate wss linked
with ny passengers and crew, and that
! the fate 81 the meaaest subject aRder
nv protection should be nine, and that
there was no compromise 20 make
/ TSignedl 4. DefSxwATER,
Master of the Dunkersoa
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