Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-23
6HerrllIas on the OhIo--The steamer
Mercury Fired 0n---The 6yrills
Catch q TaFteF.

+ srnAaEE MEacURY, June 81, 1854
Dear
At two o'clock this afternoon, when
Eve miles bslow Ford's Fssry, We Esrs.
hsiled By the officers Of the Nightingale
who informed as that they we're Sired on
By gusrrillas Al Fords Ferry, The
iTlh Ohio Volunteer Infantry being on
board, we're ordered ~ their command
leg officer, Col SaplL AeCleiland, 10 prs
ppaEe foF action aA
On areashing the Ferry all was quiet
When re reached Preston, short dis
tanee above, the ladies' OF the village
| waved salutes. On tho northern en-
iren4ity Of The town Is blutf whietr our
boat neared, as the channel a this point
Is close 20 the Kentucky shora sadaenA
" the sharp crack Of rifles and the whiz
Of bullets bore testimony that Kentucky
nsutrHiity had ctaminated Ia rebellion.
Rocks, trees houses, barns and sheds
formed shelters for our kentnekY foe
men. A well directed volley was poured
\ into the larking places OF Ehs rebels,
j when several we're seen hastily retreat
ing. Soms took shelter boisand house
A volley was fred 81 The house add it
vas lieraIly riddled The rebels we're
row Fetreating in every direction, carry
ing their wounded with thea.
] Hearing that two Of tbs soldiers be-
low we're wounded, hAsiensd down to
administer 10 their comfort. Desultory
firing commenced ere | reached there,
and hndisg some men behind semparary
breastworks formed Of piles Of shingles,
| asked one Of them FOE The privilege OF
shol at the rebels lie hahaed fue his
gun and soon after pointed OH guer-
rilla whose horse had become FESTIVE.
The rebel bad dismounted and vas en-
deayoring to curb bis horse and eoaeeal
his person behind tree both IL which
be could nos accomplish { stopped
down, took delibsrsls aim--lha distance
was short-T pulled The trigger steadily
and 6rsd. Tbs horse gent % riderless.
received The congratulations % several
Of the soldiers for the act II the man
was wounded or killed il could not be
easily known who performed he deed a.
the firing from the boat was 1contnnoa6
The Colonel desired 70 20 on shore
aud hura the town, but the Captain Of
the boat had positive orders not 10 land
on the Kensaeky shore. 1899
[ The names Of dc wounded we're:
Henry Pixley, Co. f., and Richard NJ.
/ Freeman, Co. !, o. vi The former
was wounded in the neck, and the latter
IN the cheek. = obtained . bullet which
was taken from the harricane deck, Ne q
relic Of theIbAttie Of Preston.
Tbs ladies on board our boat were
very much alarmed. One 4of them in
formed me that she had prayed incess-
antly. during the firing, but that she
scarcely hoped God would auswer her
prayer, she felt 50 unworthy, having
never prayed in Der iife axcsptin times
Of danger. 80 EFT
This system Of Eriug on defeueeless
women and children sin direct contra.
vention Of all laws human and divine
and Is deserving the sxscrasion Of man
kind Il is, however, fitting 6nsls q
the system Of woman-aogging IN ths
Slave States
Viii not the Government interiors and
By SWIM and justiiable retrihutiou, ter
inmate this attempt at blockadiae
lie, Belle Riakisre ~ed
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