The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-18

ief Rescue from the Guerrillas.
We gave = brief account Of the CAP
ture Of the steamer Lilly. by gusrrilIas.
yesterday morning. since Which the
boat has been recspJured ami landed Al
our wharf safe, and with sll her cargo
From gentleman who was On the Lilly
during the whole affair, We CLEAN the
following particulars:
The boat was hailed By a body OF
armed men az point above Mcintosh 3
Bluh on the Bigbee riyer. on Saturday
night The Captain did not answer
the summons to land, and they
| opened IRE upon her, the balls fairly
Kidding the upper works OF the boat
A squsd Of eight men belonging % the
4lth Illinois, in charge Of a sergeant.
was on the Lilly, and they returned the
ire A brisk battle ensued, which
lasted for about ten minutes, when the
pilot was severely injured about the
face by the scattered glass. Seeing
thst Z was useless 70 sacrifice the pss-
I sengers, with no hope Of escape, the
captain ordered the pilot % round, 70
which he did, and after the boat
was secured 70 the bank, be was
called ashore, and the surrender
was demanded Tue gang was thirty
eight strong, aud armed with rifles
ana shot guns, and unoeF command Of
one Capt Macklem- They boarded the
boat, and made prisoners of the eight
| soldiers, whom they delivered 70 a por-
ton Of the force, which left Immediate
/ y with them The sergeant was re-
tanned and placed under guard on The
boat Fifteen OF the gang took posses
sion and ran her down 10 karneys
Landing, where they put Of AL the
passengers, numbering about eighteen
On the way to this point, some Of the
guerFillas threatened the passengers.
and used violent language, but none OF
them were injured After landing the
passengers, they proceeded down the
river 10 the Alabama, taking her
through the cut-Oa near the mouth 10
Montgomery Hill, where they landed
and commenced taking OF the Govern
ment cotton, making the ofhcers of the
boat point il out TO them. They threat
eued 70 Kill the officers Of the boat if
they were captured. While they were
unloading the cotton, a negro deck
hand managed TO escape, and made his
way to force of the 2lst Missouri, sta
toned at Montgomery Hill, and in com
mand Of Capt. 3 s. Palmer After rela-
ting the facts to the officer, a squsd was
sent down 10 the river 10 reoonnoiter,
bVt the guerrillas had let with the boat,
aud went up Boat Lake about two
miles, where they tied up. They had
taken OF seyenty-tWO bales Of Govern
ment cotton Captain Palmer started
in pursuit Of them early on Monday
morning, with his company, On reach
ing a point about four miles from where
he supposed the boat was concealed, he
deployed 3 corporal with six men TO 90
70 the point, with instruction. TO A.
certain the exact iorce snd send q
courier to him. About o'clock in the
morning, the corporal came upon Capt
hacklem suddenly with one of his |
men who were on picket The Cap
tain and Corporal leYeled their guns
simultaneously, when the former con
oluded he would not shoot, and drop
ping his gun, ran with his man into the
bush The others Of the gang who
we're at the boat took the alarm and
also skedaddled when the Corporal !
and his little force took possession Of /
the boat, and found the sergeant and |
officers Of the boat all safe. A dispatch !
Was immediately sent to Captain Palm
er, and the main force came down.
The cotton was al Feshipped, and the |
Lilly brought safely to this city. She /
arrived yesterday morning, aud the |
numerous bullet holes testify to the !
severe storm through which she passed. |
lt almost seems miraculous that none
Of the passengers or officers Of the boat
were killed by the shower Of iron hail
poured into the bost
The guerrillas told some OF the men
On the boat that they we're going Up
Red River 10 make war on all boats
that nsYigated that stream, and no
Government cotton would be allowed
to pass out Their muskets taken from
the members Of the 9th Illinois, and
several blankets, were recaptured
Some Of the passengers on the Lilly
had been taken OIL the wreck Of ths
steamer Hazel Dell, which sunk in the
Rigbee river on Thursday Of last week
They have had shard road 10 travel,
and were very glad to get safely landed
at our wharf
Gen Wood went up the river on the
tug boat Cleveland on Wednesday to
look after the Lilly and returned yes
terday. A force Of the 2lst Missouri
wss sent out yesterday in pursuit Of
this gang Of pirates.
The eeIebraled ease Of Rankin ".