Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-24
River News.

Yesterday afternoon was about as dull
"a the forenoon, the only arrivals being
the Little Grey Eagle, Louisville to Hen
derlon, and return; the Bossona No.
2, Cincinnati to Yicksburg, and the r
K. Daukerson, from Bowling Green.
The river IS rising slowly, and the
Weather ia fairing up.
At Cincinnati the river is falling slow-
", and ai Pttsburg Il is on s,aud
The Little Grey Eagle had good trip
down yesterday and returned late last
night to Louisville
The Bosloua has been chartered at q
round sum for one hundred days, with
tho privilege Of buying her at forty
thousand dolIara she goes to the lower
Mississippi
The Idahoe, Clara Poe and Glendale,
are loading and will leave today for
Nashville
Tho Cbarmer is unable 10 get crew,
and therefore cannot load for Nashville,
as she was expecting to do.
A dispatch from the Ada Lyou an
nouncea that she will be here this morn
ing.
W. hear ofan outrage praesiced on the
Idahoe and Charmer at Smilhland aud
Henderson, which, Il true, should, aud
no doubt will, procure the dismissal
from the service Of tbs Unised States Of
the:authofs
IL is said that vhen the boats landed
at those ports, offiesrs, who are interest
ed 10 recruiting negro regiments, went
aboard and took oil, by force, the negro
crews Of boaih boats, with q view to
pressing them into the service against
the earnest protestations Of the officers
Of the boats aud Of the negroes them.
selves.
This action, If true, is a double, in
deed treble outrage, an outrage
against the owners Of the boat, whose
loyalty to the Government is ubques.
tionable, an outrage against the negroes
who are entitled 10 protection, and di.
rect violation OF orders issued by tho
President of the United States Ia ike
case
We hope that there is mistake in
the matter aud that we have been ris-
informed, but as We learn the ma ar
has been referred to Washington, ne
case will no doubt be speedily invests
gated.
This is not the 6rst case Of the kind
we have heard Of, but the Government
owes il to her own honor that il shall be
the last Men who will resort to such
means to procure men. in order to obtain
commission, do not deserve either the
commission or the men
The proceeding was SO hasty, as VT
are informed, that some Of the negroes
thus forced of the boats were compelled
to leave their hats The officers engaged
will find this method Of recruiting
losing business
The new aud superb steamer Ie,iians
Capt Slut Neal, wilt leave At eloeI
for New Orleans We have frequentl,
spoken of this splendid boat aud be
gentlemanly officers, and we need onl,
add that passengers will End her al
they could desire OF hrst-clsss boat
and shippers viii be most courieousl
and honorably dealt with by her officers
Hall & Rudd are her agents here.
The r. X. Dunkerson arrived Ia:
night from Green river With moderst
trip.
The Justice will leave to-day for cir
einuaii. She has been purchased b
Col ]. S. Gilbert Tom Walton is i
her office.
The Cumberland and Tennessee river
are rising, and 10 fne nsvigable cond
ton.
The St. Louis Republican says tbel
Is no danger OF the Mississippi breskin
through into Long Lake, opposite ID
mouth OF the Missouri river, and thu
leaving ST. Louis eleven miles in ID
interior We hope not, for ST. Louis
one of the necessities to the commerC
ofths nation.
Reliable information from Red Riv,
reports the rebels as having the gu
boats Missouri, Webb and Mary belo
Alexandra. The Missouri is ascertain
cd 70 be q very formidable vessel Of wa
90 the l6 a two hundred rebels 4
tempted to cross the Mississippi at Ro
ney, but were discovered By q Kun-bos
when seven hundred soldiers were ian
ed from the Olive Branch. Thew ca
tured two and killed one; the res, !
capped
BY the arrival Of the Kate Hart
Cairo, from Helena, il is learned IA
the steamers John II. Groesbsek Al
Mercury were attacked, when passi,
Carr Island, BY band of guerrill,
Several vollies of musketry were 4
charged, resulting IN the wouadiur
several soldiers. The officers 81 Or
boat 90 we're informed of the eircu
stsnoss, and proceeded 70 the see,