, 1864-03-31
TIE ATTACK ON PADUCAH,
DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF THE AFFAIR
The Rebel Force aud its Leaders,
Their Intentions.
GALLANTEY OF THE UNION DEFENDERS.
HOW TEE NEGROES FIGHT.

GALLANTEY OF THE UNION DEFENDERS
HOW TEE NEGROES FIGHT.
1eeath of the Rebel Genera
Thompson.
Results OF tic Aratr---Ltsts Of Casaa'tles, 81
IFrom our Own Correspondent
CONTINENTAL HprEL
PADUoAH, Ky., March Is, 1861. {
II there has been nest Of treason outside th
limits Of Dixie, more "p!zenousiy" eecesh tl1a
another, that p1ace must bo conceded to be PAdu
cab. Early In the war they were going for scces
sion With such rush that Western Kentuck
wasn't to remain in the Union m Instant. Th
Ohio, az stream, would have been damned b
these deep and bitter oaths against loyalty If mer
verbal aecuuulntions could have had such effect
The place was fret occupied with an Union fore
oy ten. Grant at II o'clock on the morning G
September 9Th, 1861. The Pnducahs were at tha
nick Of tfme Tying rebel lags In all parts OF th
CITY, and their women clea1 atasching their bea
capa to receive the dear Confederate officers, whcl
TO signal gun at tho landing, and to the deep dis
gust OF the citizens, tHo gunboats flying the star
and stripes, escorted two Federal transports to tn
landing, and two regiments Of boys in blue debark
cd to put little ballast Into tho light loyalty OF til
place.
1twas high time Gems. Pillow aud Polk with eevel
thousand rebels had occupled Columbus and uick
man. and were believed to be pushing for q poIn
TO control the navigation Of the Ohio
That night Paducah WAS TO have been occuplcf
by rebel force. An external change went ore
the town. It is estimated that four hundred ant
RafprtpAr ferT a1aa m hn1
uy," and several hundred bakings of cake for rehe
entertainment went no further than the oriripa
intention: The male rebels m1de the beat 81 il,
screwed down the safety valve, damned tho UEfou
Nh9h abetr shutters were up, but all the willis
orders. ee'~AAnAea'
ssch was Padncah md 80 persistent In adherence.
70 inc rebel cause that its citizens Yaunted theu.
tiop, and reoced exceedingly at what they ca,n'
ed would te their exemption what limo ths reheIz
smgst e8tsF and and lay waste other sections Of The
here. but tho CRY Of Is 'Wolf, vol" has been made
50 often In the paAt two years. TINT jo1ned to this
iancied seGastty, the result was, when On Thnss-
were indeed coming, few believed If. Douo less
mere were eoulc here tcho kne10 IT, bat tacse. by
ths tine hare bitterly fepencd their agency In the
But Ill doubt Of the earliest rumor dIsappe.red
n n whifi"tnd Of excitement when, about noon,
NC alarm bells were rang, aud 1t was said that
General Forrest With sexen thousand "rebs'' was
Down upon 1s. Accordingly, In about IN hour
af!e5 M this, to1ce amounting probably to about
.bo0 or e.Ot, made their appearance. the balnnce
Of the brigade, said to be SOLO or G, Do, remaining
The town Of Paducah Is defended By fort, which
simply consists OF square enclosure ctabauked all
round. There were three companies of a black
regiment, under ex-actor Cunningham, and
net numbering more than 5H0 men, under The com-
m2nd Of Col. 1Itcks, Of Mexican war celebrity.
m aaten he1 te hs L. sas M have
:. The rebels made five determined assaults unon
me iotf, their shatpshooters hiding themselves in
4 Iae hIhses, and popping at the guuhoats 10 divert
[aeir attention from ihu fort.
HICKS. to surrender. asserting that he had ample
[01ee to take the town, and his only object was TO
spare bloodehed. To this Colonel fIlcks replied by
charge, COL Thompson. Of the rebels wsy sE struei
on the forehead BY mnsket-ball, and whilst fall
ns. . eannon-bail struck him On the body, mang-
lnE 9na exposing hia person In dreadful manner.
TINS man WIS, before the war broke ont, a prom
nent lawyer IL this town. aud his forensic abilities
re highly spoken Of. Ho was being eaten up By
'he hogs Yesterday. a aad commentary.
shout o'clock p. m. ekedaddlcd, atlcr killing as
many negroes as they could, which seems to have
oeEn @ thelr primary object In coming to Paducah.
rom tic shells Of our own boats in endsaYortnr tn
ltsl0dGe The euemy's eharpsh The whole
y the block In roat Of the Continental Hotel was
aoalea anu oqIrt TO the ground. The Continental
,unboate. - ~3S
IT Ths1s sss report yesterday morning. that Far
1atttants removed their furniture to Jerecy. and
he Rrcstest CONSIDERATION prevailed. However.
u We mad been reinforced, by the SD Wis
:onsin during the night. from Cairo, not much
gar was entertained aEoEgEt the thoughtful nor
Ion Of the community as ii was usually surnised
bat If they con:d not whip Us when Wo had oniy
,bout a1x hundred men It was not possible fol
aem 70 accomplish 1t when We were reinforced by
The only damage done to the town by the rebs.
vith the exception Of breaking open stores and
spng TO- elothuF heh Z not
stendt) vas !he complete destruction ofthe quar-
ermastst,s department, and what ia called the
ne m mheadqua.ters OPPOSITE 9 the Continental.
he commanding officer At mot less than thsea o.
our hundred men, rs they were borytng their nen |
round the country yesterday, whilst On our side
qere n are 9nty fourteen Killed and from forty to
ibis attack is said to have been in opposition to
hs wishes OF most Of the officers belonging to the
s9e1 aioEGs g. o91 was strenpoasy aEed on BY
'rc mentioned, and who, thinking there were !
My few ..'piegers. in the fence" Imagined be
9ao 'hke ~ ,'me,s ne tors y eo @ aa Tie
eyed tn the attack. Yesterday morning, c,est
sny buildings, including the residences of many |
hillary necessity. by tho commanding officer. as
icy were in the immediate neishtorhohd Of the |
~ and offered shelter to the rebel sharpshooters
aee me attack was renewed, which at that time
MS expected.
lThc Louisville Journals account.[
Several families atri:ed In this city yesterday af
inoo1. who arc sufferers BY the recent dghs at
sdncah: sda They len the town on Saturday ates-
oon IT. TO- the d. asE Forrest
the misery and wreck OF properly entailcd upoa
e people b the tight. The rebels were in fi iarge
re, and the assault appears to have been similar
1tyy.t6see. The rebels wese eloriou.ly dunk, and
It little better than mob. They made the attack
,on raaueah, .t without giving the citizens word
ciIate cty, and concentrated ii he iort, erected
{, {, rear j.. q +, 10 M Town. With via cheers
a" str,,s e1hx the rebel
acItmtna:c pll!age Of the houses. They discharg-
their pieces in reckless manner, syoundin.
any ot The citizens. at last Forrest succeeded
on tho fort. The Federala met them With =
lthertnG arc, and IN each onsct tho robei columns
rees ins!oo Of the fort consisted Of Colonel Gun
nsham's eolored troors aud 4 Kcntucky regt-
Gp ths o,9no %o5e ,Fi Hnder h. command Of Colonel
cd, and soon 2 black cloud Of smoke rolled aboSe
In. = asssS a. "a @ps Nm 's e. FL
e buildings hear liz se fortiacations lon ,ts We.Si
sheet Of hamc, while portion Of the rebel
fnr waI hsaytng IN The streets away from
ID squaI5ng their lroads!des they taxed the
'eets with grape and canister, bursting q shell
70 aDd there The slauehter was terrible, and
The citizens were Killed and wounded By this l.
rritle raking rc. The lines rc1nainetl quiet dur.
ta the { 1,sht; Ias next day The steamer Liberty
ed to take as many citizens On board as his boat
mid carIr. and remove them from tic scene OF
! nger. Many Of tue people aEalled themselves Of
ducab, the rebels were forming and advancing
make another attack. The town was stiIl burn T.
:. an! tho hlackened rains Iooned eally from,
led tia rad'f f,asc ae e,ouas q smose
med city, and they knew that they were home
J nEer bank. and throughout The deserted
eete. Women and children had faIlen victims
the fgbt; come were killed outright, others
e e. ssatlsFins from painful wounds: The Liberty
,ef points along the rayer a lew families coming
far as our c1ty. The fort ut Padrcah IS on
nma1ding eminence, and the position is very
er-estimate. >N34' - -A1
:A1ro, March ss.-The following is principally
n Official sources and reliab1c: The night Be-
the battle, scouts were kept eight or ten miles
on the Magfeld road, the direction The enemT {
ianced from. Returned about Il o'clock noon.
aid give no Intelligence On account Of citizcns
:, ng aePs back and not permitted to come in.
y se99ts started out about o'clock In the after-
~ ~. Ae1 ne enemys advance snard about three
es irom the post: was fred upon b. the ad-
cing force, and rotreated as fast as they could.
l'S llnS information. !n less than ten minutes,
Een ID, they betn: on loot and the enemy mount. :
q ieH OF them were unable to reach the fort, G
W. Mste eea eaaftsts IN L. les than thirty minates
~, ~ ~ ~ IofE were surrounded our forces occu-
neg h1e simultaneously with he iort, On Tie /
aI5 n5s auFance Into the city, the FIGHT became
ous. as syon rs the enemy took position, they