Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-19
MIscELLANEoUs

hIlOM u RdootAAH04 dkbllls lGdA tn vi Aht
Mississippi on his way North to spend 8
few weeks. We commend him TO ON
contemporaries.
The Des Are leaves foi
White river.
The St. Francis, Capt. Bowman, leaves
tomorrow for all points on st. Francis
river. She is the only packet in the trade.
The fine steamer Julia, Capt. Callahan,
With the popular Andy Isaacs in the
Office, gets away to-day for Y~icksbure
and the bends,
Cairo and st. Louis. She is an elegant
passenger packet, and connects with the
trains North and East. VIM. Blake il
master, and ALI. Grissom, a No. l officer,
is clerk.
The L. 5. mail packet Thos. H. Allen,
Capt. Reese Pritchard, will back out to-
day for Little Rock and way points on the
Arkansas. She connects with tie Fort
Smith packets. Walker and RObards are
clerks.
Steamboat men often get into aa argu-
ment in reference to the fate of certain
well-known steamers during the war.
We publish for their information the fol
lowing, which appeared in a cOtemporary
some time during 1868:
Steamer Capitol, formerly New Orleans
and Bayou Sara packet; low pressure
steamer Ivy, a gunboat in service COnfed-
crate States navy.
Steamer Van Dorm, a gunbOat belong
ing to Commodore Montgomery's fleet,
and the only escape from Memphis dur
ing the engagement at that place.
Steamer Gen. Polk, formerly the Nash
vile and New Orleans packet f.. Howard,
subsequently altered to a gunboat, and in
service Confederate States navy.
Steamer Livingston, formerly ferry
across Berwick Bay, altered to a g%unboat,
and in service OF Confederate States navy.
The above boats were burned at Liver
pool, twenty-five miles below YazOo City,
about the latter past QfJune, 1862.
Steamer Alonzo Chile, formerly st.
Louis and New Orleans packet, ana eTp-
ed latterly by Capt. De Haven; steamer
Republic, Memphis and New Orleans
packet, and owned by Capt. o Clark
and Clifford @. Wayne.
The machinery of the above boats was
removed at Yazoo City. The huh and
cabin of the former nowlies at Nicksburg,
and the remains of the latter were subse-
quently burnedat Yazoo City.
Steamer Mobile, propeller, altered to a
guEboat; brought from Berwick Bay
through Atehafalaya and Red river. This
boat was burned Of Yazoo Ctyin the lat
ter part of May, lAe3.
Steamer Magnolia, NeY Orleans and
Vicksburg packet; steamer Magenta,
New Orleans and Nicksburg packet:
steamer j. +. PargOud, New Orleans and
Ouachita packet; steamer PRINCE OF
Wales. New Orleans and Cairo packet,
These boats were burned three miles above
YazOo City, since the surrender of Nicks-
burg, on receipt of information of the APP
proach of a Federal expedition.
T Steamer PeytOna, New Orleans and
Louisville packet, owned in Louisville
and New ALBANY, This boat was burned
at Eureka Plantatiqn, twenty-five miles
above YazoO City.
s Steamer Mary y. Keene, New GIaeauS
and Nicksburg packet, was scuttied and
burned at French Bend, l60 miles above
NazOO City.
Steamer Acadia, New Orleans and Ba-
you Sara packet, scuttled and burned at
the mouth of Ea4sabusha river.
Steamer Edward J, Gag New Orleans
and st. Louis packet, owned ~ Capt.
John Brooks and r. G. McAlIiSteFyCf
Louis. aa
Steamer Ferd Kennett, New Orleans
and st. Aopis packet, owned by Capt.
Thomas il. BReslg and parties N st.
These two boats were sunk sad burned
at the mouth of YaIlabusha.
Steamship Star of the West, captured
On LdIA ' I'll OUll olA inc LtAdS CDdsts
Was used by the Confederates as a trans
port, and sunk in the Tallahatehee river
near Fort Pemberton, to obstruct the
channel during the Yazoo Pass expedi-
ton.
Steamer Hartford City, formerly coal
tow-boat about Memphis. This boat was
and burned at Mrs. Evans plan
tatisn on the Tallahatchee river on the
18th Of the present month.
Steamer Hope, Vieksburg and Yazoo
City packet, and owned at Yazoo City.
This boat gas scuttled and burned in the
river, sixty-fYe miles above
greenwood, on the gath aftha present
Steamer Cotton Plant. formerly tkG
Flora Temple, and nam changed on ac-
'ount of incompatibility of the name and
speed of the boat This boat was sunk
burned at LocopOlis, 100 miles above
Greenwood, on the ~Tallahatchie river, the
.4th of the present month.
Steamer Scotland, New Orleans and So.
Louis packets steamer Golden Age, New
and For Adams packet steamer
]. Lakeland, New Orleans asd ST.
louis packet; steamer John Walsh, New
and st. Louis packet, but subse-
luent to the blockade was sold to parties
n New Orleans. These boats were scut-
led and sunk on Southworth Bar, 100
above Yazoo City, on the 25th of
Nay last, to obstruct the channel at that
,oiRt, aud their upper works were burned
1T by the Feaerals oplys few days ago..
licksburg packet. This boat va benz
lsed as a gunboat. She was cotton clad
900 bales being required for this purpose.
While en- route for Fort Pemberton, dur !
ng the siege OF that position, and when
bout siXty-five miles above Yazoo City, |
he accidentally took fire, and the boat
cotton. proved & fetal loss. y
Steamer Thirty-fifth Parallel, New
orleans and Arkansas river packet. il.is
'oat was also a cottOn-clad. and during a
rip, when thirty-ive miles above Green
rood, she ran into the woods and became
isabled, where she was o o after de-
by knrning; this was during the
iege of Fort ~FemheFtoD. G H
Steamer Dewdrop, faZoO yiyer racket; |
3. NJ. Sharp, New Orleans and
Sara packet; these boats were
urned on Culver river, on the 18th of the
month.
SteameF Fl. ID. Afears, Vieksburg and
femphis packet tbs boat was burned on
unaower river The 25til fhe present
Steamer Gamma Bett owned on the Sun-
over river; captured and destroyed'By
le Fedsrals.N
Steamer Ben Mccullough, owned at
'yersbnrg, Tennessee, vas burned on
ohula Lake, the 18th of the present
lonth.
From the above list il will be seen there
re now in the Yazoo river and its tribu-
nv streams thirty-two wrecks, comprisz
many of the finest freight and pas
steamers afloat at the commence
Iept of hostilities along the Mississippi
yer. The destruction of these boats was
nder authority from the Confederate
.ates, with the exception of the few
Ises mentioned as resulting frOn ether
addition 20 she list Of boats lost {.
in the YazoO, we were fnr-
shed with the names of a few others
hieh we Include. eeHa TI4
Steamer vicksbnrg, New Orleans and
icksburg packet. This boat remained
1der the guns of Yieksburg while her
achinery was being removed, after
hieh her hull and cabin drifted down the
yer and was destroyed. sg
Steamer Charm, formerly owned at
icksburg; but soon after the occupation