, 1865-04-30
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ihunc.1

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ihunc.1
cA1xo, April 20.
The steamer City Of Cairo, from Mcm,lhis, ar.
rived at O'Clock this evening, making quick
luD, and Furnishing the latest and Very Important
news. Mr. Delanglai., an officer OF hts steamer.
very kindly and thouchuully furnished your cor
respondent with copy Of The Vickburg Hsrald
extra, copied with hi. own hand. 1t viii be read
with profound interest It'll as 70 lows:
april a3-llp. n.
ram ''Wehh' ran out Of Rcd River, and passing
all the guqaoa,s md IRON csds lying near here,
ent. rcd the M!s,,s. ppl with ltgntulng spera.
Ii. NJ. II. .. Eliery, commander. and Charts L.
Carter, chief enstteer Of the tic ,mcs II ,nhattan
mtnte OF tho Wcnn near them ): Ths Webb vas
not Uncovered until within a>Np yarcs Of tn
oats ii Red Sh'fs xe e ssa saa's r IN ess. Se
cred the ram had not single Hight
hung out, and her smoke stack emitted no smoke.
the character of the object that foated 70 noisc-
l'sk1y and u1yst r.ous dawn the current. 4
on steam and phoo,i1 b. lie Vessel wlth light
ming. speed. 1t was then known to he th~
euus Mss wcpe At r' ocss sse eo 9ssay as
fred at the monster, hu'lprohah:y without effect.
The Webb wss now too far on her ~sy 70 do uore
IL HI ~ elOp utI1 Auu l1Gut Ely uEtN 5lk-
ral roekv,s 10 al,rm thu remainder u the deet.
L'eutcnant Cunmanter Fo-tcr fmmt dlate'y got
unutr w+y With The Eunhoat lafayette, and was
soon aftsr fol owed hy the ram FidlcatoE. hut the
issier, owing to thu condition OF her ho!tcrs,
could not n"kc her rsna. speed. The 1ronclads
M.Dhatan ana Tennessee remained of the mouth
Of the Red River to look out tor the exit
OF the rebel guuhoat Missouri, which was noE mo-
mentarlalty expected to come down.
The o1!eers Of the Manhattan estimate the
epccd OF the Webb to have heen At least twenty
ayc Ea!re per hour when pas:lag them.
have just arrived here on board the steamer
Saratoga, from New Orleans We met the Wrnb
at the foot Of Turics Bend, ci,htcen miles below
thea iesn had .Eneie II 1T burning % ia trout
Ut her smoke etack. All to9 reminder
II hsr was dark and very mysterious.
s,ood on the forward upper deck Of thu Saratoga
shot, She ty,dcntls intended 10 harm u., aud
IL the pilot Of the Saratoga hal uot seen the DIN
ger ct the moment he did and backed the stean1eE,
the Webb would have struck and sunk her. A.
1t wss anoye state: he two s'e1uers were not to
exceed ten OF aftccn feet ap,rt. The Webb sross: M
portion Of her, hut by me rreca .tlon of
Mr. Dsicnec, the pilot, il WAS prevented. So'hin;
clse hu' his foteslght and good mausEen Vt
fouid hare savrd us. lie deserves Grest praise fot
hte cooTncst and discretion In the critical position
In wh1.h be WIS placed At the tinc, 70 suddenly
and 30 un 1pertedly. know nothing fur her o'
thr movements If the Wchb AFTER her pa>tinG ths
Saratoga at 1unlca Bet d, but believe she WIS ln'
s1dsE e. s,np e ow4fas or Se@ s.
leans and would probably make ar
sttcnpt to escape to tho gull. Sou1e ateerf tha,
JEFF. Davis ts very probably on board o' her, anc
IN lhts way is making despcEata at'ennt to reach
usSai a, Or so1nc other fofeten pert: II no,n.na
l,y daylight to morrow norrinC, and the Bilz'
mouth Gf the Mississippi by noon.