Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-16
River News.

BssiBsss eoagnRes 4ail On stbe river, with but
fsw arrivals, ~ tIUf5ckhds Ofths Cumberland aud
ths dense fog that 30 {st he last twelve Or six ;
teen hours, ovsrhung the river, operating un.
faVorabiy. ~ - Efhf4 s6r tia.s f.=H --rs.
Tho Andsrsos 1shieh arrived It noon yesterday
picked sp big sslgi npstAtiVsiy, and isft late
last evening. sgsy bas sfsH 8. il.s 7aaeial
The Morning star arrivsa about 2.o'eiock, vitb
good trip 1Bbszfsn ssrfys for Louisville. We
go indebted 10 her eourtsotls young ffeigi't-Mr.
+ Fd'n--for the lAgf't Nay AlssaAy apa LsHi''ili'
Capt. J. T. ilsse, . win b sssa from his "a
ssrtivsmsnt 40 slslsBa has chartered the
lice little sld-whssf steamer JaHo for the Wabash
river tFsds. and VII ieags for that classic stream
40 soon 81 the juno Is fully repaired. Capt, Hugo
lsa safe, eomps tent, ana saperIsneea ofoeFs - 4
thick fog ssftlsa dswn ths river 81 dark
last night. aud fendsrei naqi afiol dan gsFeas n
not entirsly fzlasasipis. u.b Esrn nssff..s.
The Brilliant, from Louisville ielNgw ORLEANS,
is dus here to-ssyssrg hpe freight eapaeitiss,
her elegant RslsfF gar spP2lRtmsnis ard her de-
ssrYedly p0RalAgl otucsrs, Capt, Dan, Conway,
Billy BlauksFssaa Hen. Tayior. present lfrssistl-
BILE Attraettesas ~ shippeIa and lEayelsrs, Hsil
Radd are her agFntsa ~ I.ges 49, tt as ~
Tho Rohsrt Barns, 'Fof aeraphh, vss at The
wharf last night, .-TF
Tbs Cairo esssss,.ai aS.ilef TIA dlhcidaat Com.
msFoIAl oblapa iaa l2llesins irsp i's Piiesr' Of
tbs Masonic Com!
TIE rebsl Cen Lyon who fer several raonths
Ss: been !: sss as fs lS syi s9 s
warning q pouaye up5a fAdueah, In cass hs
caught thu ole hero o. Gettysburg uapp'ng. has
crossed ths rivsr and new occupies gohHsoi,yills.
Lyon has With him 2 5ee ven and sis Fiseas Of
artillery. Its ihteAtIea II 80 harFaas Midals
Kentucky, bhd 60 make = raid into chs Green.
River eoltffy Byons men we'll mOantad !,
having tIis finest hsrsss be osuid bay ot steal 10
Tennessee or. Western Kentucky, and all are Ia
sa eonditioh at u H. he DO fe the hts eTesHi 40
tbs Cuia bdtiahd may ~ prevented by the qua.
boats tfiat vopld entirely drfsat hts pans aud
pressnt TIA a reatehsd fatt g siA atas stfsf5
The passF,fsers and rev o. tins Thoa n. rFuts
we're passsnggrs BY the Armada, that boat having
been burtftd % Htiie 'tif instant aftesn miles
above Fort Donelson, aud the passengers and
crew pafB FfUna AvsYIsus -ueaFee. We CLEAN
soop sflsr the sseansf AIaasJhao Com had passed
sJ gS.sTi S on Y sS 5S sssp ID. %i ss
ss sf sss is SSa p ds,l! s ne bad sise
<. Tut hsvslaf ia Nd saspisious II dsaesr
she was slsewsa - sggTessh quite nssr..h u pei
the doomea lvesset soon she eempiets
and one shot riarcing her middle boiler sxpiad
ing 10, hlinE the boat with fhe.hot steam. Oar
ing the hFing bat was killed. The Tut
becoming unmapsRPblfS hsr Captain .Yas- forced
70 sur ender nor t6 the feteia. who, hndhk her o
no service, piundered aud burned her.
She had ensnstE Ale -e0Vsfpmsnt ssrues, and
vas retuFniag Wits abohf thirty suialerA Gen
Lyon 81 nrst determined 90 con- efipt the boati
crew, but hnspy paroled beth the officers sue
crew. and also she Aoidioth. 9 1asAf & HfG
The Hen. South made her appearance soon afts
the 1u hadrhsea dspns y 81, and also fell pref
10 rebel hants p \ me- aathagss TO the Hen Sou
wsFs speedily repaired, and transferring batter
90 her danN, she vas iapIeYtsfd intq rebel gun
boat. The work on the hep. south vas not M
iahsd, when tho steamer j. N. kellogg was oh
served, having In tos tsa hargaa.- Tbs batter e
paid thtir regards 20 the Kellogg she cam
abreast OF them, bat, crowdlng en- all IT. ew
the gallant Capiaia detefmfhed 10 rua ~
boat aa long a. she would turn wheels The Ia
south waazthtn ainFtsa anerthe N eiiugR, hnt a.
captAia Of the altar hoAt eat ms loose hs harso'
made good his escape. The Kellogg l. badly dam
aged, her aFpsr works b-lhg completely riddlct
Fears are shtastaiusds TIA 4 the steamers Mere
Kentucky, les sAl9tas- and yssyeral ether boa
Whlch were 20 leave Carksyilta soon after the X Of
lozK, have also teth raptered, nothing ts
alnee been heard .fgaR theta, hyeRt ts ptRYdng
sharp game, and has been, thus tar, emihshn
successful. Perhaps the willy ehieftain will -rn
his head INTO fFsr before hs asukss his prosaiss
raid on Green rivery HHf1.fa fsR