The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-20

riIas-A Brisk Particu-
lars.
We gave a brief account OF the capture of the
steamer Lilly, by guerillas, yesterday morn
ing, since which the boat has been r%e-captured
and landed at our wharf safe, and with all
her cargo. From a gentleman who was on the
Lilly during the whole affair, we CLEAN the
following particulars
The boat was hailed by 4 band of armed
men at a point above McIntosh's Bluff, on the
Bigbee river, on Saturday night. The cap
tain did not answer the luminous 10 land, and
they opened fire upon her, the balls fairly
Kidding the upper works of the boat. A
squad of eight men, belonging to the Forty
seventh Illinois, in charge of Il sergeant,
was on the Lilly, and they returned the
fire. A brisk battle ensued, which lasted for
about ten minutes, when the pilot was
severely injured about the face by the shat
tered glass. Seeing that it was useless TO
sacrifice the passengers, with no nope OF
escape, the captain ordered the pilot 10 round
TO, which he did, and after the boat was
secured TO the bank, he was called ashore, and
the surrender was demanded. The gang was
thirty eight strong, armed with rifles and shot
guns and under command OF one captain
Macklem. They boarded the boat, and MADE
prisoners of the eight soldiers, whom they
delivered 10 4 portion of the force, which left
Immediately with them. The sergeant was re-
tanned, and placed under guard on the boat.
Fifteen of the gang took possession, and ran
her down 10 Karney's Landing, where they
put off all the passengers, numbering about
eighteen. On the way TO this point, som of
the guerillas threatened the passengers and
used violent language, but none OF them were
injured. After landing the passengers, they
proceeded dow the river TO the Alabama,
taking her e. through the cutoff near the
mouth, to Montgomery Hill, where they
landed and commenced taking off the Govern
ment cotton, making the officers of the boat
point it out to them. They threatened 10 Kill
the officers of the boat if they were captured.
While they were unloading the cotton, n negro
deck hand managed TO escape, and made his
way TO a force OF the Twenty-frst Missouri,
stationed at Montgomery Hill, and in command
of Captain d. ). Palmer. After relating the
facts to the officer, n squad was sent dow 10
the river to reconnoitre, but the guerillas mad
left with the boat, and went up Boat lake about
two miles, where they tied up. They had
taken off seyenty-two bales of Government
cotton. Captain Palmer started in pursuit OF
them early on Monday morning with his COM
pany. On reaching a point about four miles
from where he supposed the boat was con-
cealed, he deployed a corporal with six
men TO go to the point, with Instructions
TO ascertain the exact force and send n cou-
rier to him. About nine o'clock in the morn
ing the corporal came upon Captain Mack
lem suddenly with one of his men, who were on
picket. The captain and corporal leveled their
guns simultaneously, when the former con-
cluded he would not shoot, and dropping his
gun, ran with his man into the bush. The
others of the gang who were at the boat took
the alarm and also skedaddled, when the cor
poral and his little force took possession of the
boat, and found the sergeant and officers of the
boatall safe. A dispatch was immediately sent
to Captain Palmer, and the main force came
down. The cotton was all reshipped and the
Lilly brought safely to this city. She arrived
yesterday morning, and the numerous bullet
holes testify to the severe storm through
which she passed. 1t almost seems miraculous
that none of the passengers or officers of the
boat were killed by the shower of iron hail
poured into the boat.
The guerillas told some of the men on the
boat that they were going up Red river TO
make wal on all boats that navigated that
stream, and no Government cotton would be
allowed to pass out. Their muskets, taken
from the members of the Forty-seventh Hi
nois, and several blankets, We're recaptured.
Some of the passengers on the Lilly had been
taken Off the wreck of the steamer Hazel Dell,
which sunk in the Bigbee river on Thursday
of last week. They have had a " hard road 10
travel, - and We're very glad TO getsafely landed
at our wharf.
General Wood went up the river on the tug
boat Cleveland on Wednesday to look after the
Lilly, and returned yesterday. A force of the
Twenty first Missouri was sent out yesterday
in pursuit of this gang of pirates.--hobite
Register, l2th.