, 1865-01-31
FROM TIE TENNESSEE RlFER,

{From our own Correspondent

rADrcAn4 Tenn, Jan. a.
The Eclipse " blew up this morning, killing
ind norudfng nearly all on board The "Ec]ipse''
with seven other stcauahoats left Eastpost yester-
day. The runboat Lexington in convoy. Ar
irving at Juhn.onyillc at r. IL, they anchored
for the ri@ht. The Eclipse WIS next 10 the Iady
Franklin (which was In ehore) on the other aide
laid the Madison: both we're startled this morn.
lug Et o'clock hy whnt was supposed to he in
slc dark, the discharge o: twelve FOUNDER.
hut II Wua Eoon discovered that the Eclipse was
all In rutns and on Gre. Taking all tho wounded
within reach the Lady Franklin moved out, being
on the inside and in danger OF catching fire,
Enny poor fellows were buried under the timbers
and burned. The Madison rendering all the A.
Eistaucc possible, savcd nlany who otherwise
would bave pertshed. When tho explosion took
place the captdn Of the Madison vas o. The MINER
deck Of hif eoat and was knorEed doM1 ~ one Of
1hc l1led who lind u-arly every hone broken in
llif body. She burned Two hour foatin:: aboct
duur miles down the river. Part nf the 9TH lnd!-
-na Battery were on hosrd with four guns and
hoCr af;cr she caught fire. Alwas lost belonging
to the men, US e'so the g.us. One body was
flown with such force against the ctimneys Of the
.atser bodies were picked NJ on the decks OF the
Ira:il:}sn. The dying and wounded were put on
liz l.'iy Franklin lltd Maleon, where they re-
.! Eunhoat Lexington. md Surgeon J. Il. Mills,
OF gnnho?t Silver Luke, WHO lost no time ia
<ns coming alongside; The ecaa:na presented dis
7fGssne scrne Of dying eca1dc1 und wounded.
Ihc Eeltpse Ind on board under command
Of Captain brown, 70 officers and men of the
alcllan, - Ut Guard rcturn,nc - :, Inn}e "a
officers and men discharged hid po1ng home on
1urouE1a a and forty Of the boats crew, numbering
LIST OF Kn1Kp AND M1ssrEo N TIE BArrnv
J. o. Davis, killed; ". Henry, do: cnnt 4 H.
hSEx9e9 iEsiSs a. TSo: J. sp.Fi E lEsF aS DO
d.; JOS smith, do; John Tsslof So = TbnM9y Tbas1oy
HS fsared sae e. g. az E. siest.
c. Turner, do; " Il. Cotnn, do; Jno. Coz do:
VIM. GrGan- do; Jno. s. smock, do; Jno. II. Con.
d.; jos. Woli DO; +; Broxn, severely Do; y.
". Wolycrton, do: Chas. F. Conorley, do; 4.
Hubbard: slightly do; =. =: Lowder, seyersly
j: S. Overly. DO; q: +, Mnsly, sliehty do; y.
Bradley, do; j. Bulgcr, do; q. McMaines, do.
r. Ilo,cs do eSE ss@ 4oc, Nc d.; sst Bst
beckett, severely; n Mitchell. do; ". aut1ey,
60; Q. ". Mckenzie, slightly; YIN; TurnoF, do;
soae,ns to CAMP n MCCLELLAN e GasldsFsTsle a, sfssa
Gaerd E>9ss;ning to s.. zom.-corp: Detchter,
,neI, n!ssins ,.s r. More. do; &c miller, do; i.
;sg;s] S;aNS1t sti;,; Ssi y Hsssr do Mccoy, d.;5
cr, SD Iowa injured slightly; 4. B. Hoyt, 9Th
hinp., do; +: narr1sons syih Ind. missing: I
tfew-N- b. Cummlns, clerk, killed i've deck
aasa. hsna; t9aRsst s9ipsq not sna Ys
a.. j. uardcaatle. slightly; a. siaGsEt =: Hfhars
vcrcly; J. Waehing,9n, rlighny; Meou,nn ~
broken; a. Hyde, s: B. Madison, leg bfoSen: i:
Io4, slightly and IL not known. ~
Killed, missing and injured, 1t5-
j. julian has tincc died. ~
LATE R.-sereral more Will die during the d.y,
Tin Franklin IL detained ~ & hoepltat. ali H.
injured being On her.