The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-23

turned to 60 to Greenville, but had not
been gone more than twenty minutes be.
fore we heard their battery hard at it
again. A transport was just coming up
the river and they were endeavoring to
make her round to. We again repaired
to the scene of action, and this time it
took us four hours to coax them to leave
and that, too, with the assistance, part of
the time, Of "Musquito" No. SO and the
iron'clad Louisville. Again we left for
Greeuville, and again the rebels returned
to their old station. This time we start.
ed down with the intention of getting
close enough to give them taste of can
lister, and in less than an hours time had
them completely routed: Tuesday after.
noon we fought battery of three guns
at the same place for FIVE hours, but we
kept at such respectful distance that
the shot on both sides fell short Wednes.
day, at p m, while reconnoitering the
scene of oar previous engagements and
when not more than quarter of mile
from shore, we were opened upon by the
same battery and by line of infantry
about mile in length. This fight was
lively in in the extreme, rapid firing and
Wild shooting being its grand character
sites. We routed them in less than an
lour, thanks to our canister. A rebel |
(eserter who came on one of the Marine
'oats the next day, said that, in this short
ction, we killed and wounded nearly 50
nen; that their men had escaped unharm-
d up to the commencement of this fight,
ecau.e we had previously fired at too
ong range.
During the evening they moved their
artery to Columbia, which is above
'reenville. Thursday morning we start
d, in company with the Adams, of the
|. NJ. b., to convey transport Missouri
assed Columbia. When just opposite
lis place, we were fred into with great
lpidty and considerable precision. Sew.
raj balls entered the Adams and on c pass
through both her aud tie Missouri,
he latter being lashed alongside the
rmer) wouuding lady severely in the
ot. The transport W. Il. Arthur at
mpted to run its battery BY herself; the :
le result was, one man killed and six
oundcd. In the afternoon, we started :.
OWN with the Henry Ames and James {
'atson, the former passenger packet,
e latter cotton boat The Ames was
shed alongside the Adams and the Wat +
n went it alone. This time the Adams b
ID four men instantly killed and one IL
ortally wounded. Somebody on the
atson waved handkerchief to those =
shore, which had the effect Of exclud. t
& her from the rebel Ere No SO and I
e Louisville had an engagement with c
EN- in which the former Was perfQrated .
the latter had FIVE wounded by small r,
rs. Our total loss is eight killed and ID
onty wounded, that is, including per. :
Is Of both sexes outside of the armv. -
range to say the Monarch escaped with. 0
being hit once, the cannon shot pass
; on all sides of us in wild profusion;
netimes shell would burst nearly d.. :,
lily over US, then one at our bow, &c, +
never in such way as 10 strike US. v
While [ write, some thirty packets are t
ring up for Greenville, nearly all of
EN- dcusely packed with soldiers Gen. j
cArthur is in command; he expects to G
joined by Gen. Steel, when they will !,
lite in an attempt to draw Marmaduke f
to fight. Long before this reaches /
u, l expect Marmadu,e will have eth. +
skedaddled to parts unknown or been G
altered to the four winds by our forces. a
access to the Union cause. a
MARINE. .