Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-16
A Few Hours with the Rebels.

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AIDED, desire TO make such, hoping it
will receive space in your valuable
paper.
This steamer eft CARO- on Friday l2'F
inst. At Il n proceeded ~i-hoat diff
cuI --@ r he .ual de,endoa a.
<-ao 2. 4hicf are slxays very trouble
oma durirg be lor v4rer seaso., until
va arrived a. Hurricane Island, Safur-
lay. 3 o Iocb. P ". Here we met tie
steamers Arcola and Clara Poe, which
boats reported he rebels at Saline Bar,
10 force variousiy esiimated at from sixty
to three thousand strong
It appears the above boats, together
vita the Kate Rlbinson, we're lying
aground on the above bar on Saturday,
morning, the two former being loaded
with Government cattle, bound from Ev-
ansville to Johnsonyilie; the latter vas
bound from JohnsonyillE to Evansville,
without freight-sll three being under
Government charter.
THE Kate Robinson was bound down,
and was also loaded with cattle l-EO.
JOURNAL
About IL o'clock the rebels made
their appearance on the bank and com
meneed firing at the boats Immediate
ly the Arcola drove overheard forty-scven
head Of cattle, and was thereby lighted
of Previous to this the Clara Poe had
nut all the cattle of the boat on the bar
next The Illinois shore, she having a
barge in tow laden with cattle, which
was aground, vas working at the barge
trying 10 get it over the bar However,
she and the Arcola we're forced to al an
don the stock and fee for their oEn
safety. They were followed by the reb-
els as far as Shotwell's Mines, who kept
firing all that distance without doing any
damage to the beats, and Eounding but
one man slightly ip the soulder That
mau was Waterman on the Arcola
The Kate Robinson was not so fortu-
nate as to get of the bar, so the rebels
took possession Of small aat-boat
which was lying above Saline bar, and
crossed 10 the Illinois shove, capturing
all the cattle that we're on the bar, aud
the barge with It's load Of cattle, and
then boarded the steamer Kate Robin
son. They finally released her $50 we
have heard) upon payment by the boat
| Of one thousand dollars. Tbs cattle
/ were all driven across the river and put
/ in a field
The steamers Duke, Cuba, Pioneer
and Leonora No ., which were en- route
for Evansville under Government char.
ter, all turned back from Hurricane
Island-alI On the boats were greatly
excited-and started for Smithland
Capt Vaughn did not regard the situa
ton so critical as represented; besides
his steamer being laden with tobacco
and passengers, be concluded - yerj
wisely, We thought at the time - to pro
coed up until he should at least see sons
Of the enemy rdingly, We proceed
ed as far as Cave in Rock, off which
place we lay at anchor all night, regard
ing it prudent to approach the point o
danger in the daytime Sunday morn
ing We proceeded on At Ford's Ferr,
we met the Kate Robinson, where ",
learned her fate. Upon arriving at Bat
terry Rock all was excitement, there be
ing there upwards OF two hundred men
most or whom had fed from their sa
cred homes through fear uf being con
Scripted We lay here for several hour.
The hs could be seen riding 20 ar,
fro in CaseysiIle AZ last two men vol
unteered 10 go across the river to ssceT
tain whether permission would be grant
ed Tor us - pass on. There being "a
officers at that pout they said the
would let Us pass on TO where the com
handing officers were, 50 that We coui
communicate with them In the AfJHl
noon, after a good deaf Of ceremony, "
started again up the river. Upon arri'
ing at the mouth of Saline River, s
: found one hundred home guards fror
ShawneetOwn, on the Illinois shore
they were all crazed with excitemeu
having been there all day firing az III
rebs, who were or the opposite shore j
force, but without effect, as the sho
j. fell far short Capt Vaughn, togeth,
q with the writer, started across the rivj
with flag Of truce, to obtain from II
commanding. officer Of the rebs. permi
: sion to proceed. Upon arriving on Il
bank, We we're met by Capt Andersen
! lie, upon hearing the nature of our mi
sion, i'm neoistely dispatched sn order
TO camp for Major Chenoweth.
Judging from the time he was goT
: We supposed the camp was not MOI
' than three miles distant After waitir
. some three hours, the Major, aecor
panied By Captains Brooke and Kiln
+ arrived After hearing our statemen
b he replied that it was not his object to i
' terfere with private freight or propert
. that all he wanted was what belonged
= the United States. We replied that Il
u boat was not under Government cha
ter, nor was there Government pro
Il er;y Of any kind on board. he the
said if re would bring the boat near Il
Kentucky shore and anchor, so that 6
II officer could board her, and satisfy hir
. self, he would allow her to pass unm
Tested. Captain Vaughn accepted h
4 terms; the boat then proceeded 10 wit
e in one hundred yards of the Kentuel
e shsre and cast anchor. The yawl WI
4 sent ashore and the following rebe
came on board: Major Chenoweth, Ca
tains, Brooks and Kline, and an orderl
d The Major Immediately ordered scare
i of the boat for FIRE. arms and Cover
1 ment property, bat not TO examine ar
baggage. lie tnen turned to the passe
gers aud said if any of them had al
L arms to deliver them up, but to repo
e TO him if their baggage was modesto
They examined all the state rooms, boil
&c, but found nothing they wanted bl
one revolver; this they took possessiC
+ Of
Y The boat.was detained nearly an hou
e during which time they ate supper, an
. imbibed quite freely at the bar. The
took occasion to say that they we're n
i guerrillas, but regular Confederate so
diers; would fight guerrillas as quick I
suersillas would fire upon boats, claim'
$ belong to the LIST Kentucky Regimen
c. s. A.; said there were no guerrilla
IN that country 81 present. they all eth
having left The country or Joined Il
= rebel service Whilst on the kentucl
shore, the writer did no: see altogeth
over fifteen rebels, but no doubt exis
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