The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-06-30

ball had scarcely left the gun when the
craft went to the bottom. Abou, half her
crew we're saved BY their own efforts. but
the rest were either carried down with the
vessel or were drowned with the roar CT
battle IN their ears.
The cenfederaies had fitted the Beaa-
regard oet as a ram. b, she WAS no
comparison 10 others launched Al later
d..y n the WAY. She pushed her WAY 70
the from; - ram a: one II the gun-boAts.
but was rr,c. by t.-e federal ran Queen of
the Nest. The beaufegard gave her J~o
heavy sho; hand running, ard though no
grea; danger was inflicted the Queen
sheesed on. The confederate ram Pnee
nov advanced, and the Queen was re-
inior-ed by the Monarch. For a few
minutes the gun-boa; ming vas almost
entirely suspended 10 witness the contest
between the strange monsters. They
churned the river 10 foam as they dashed
ana lodged under full head Of steam
and their guns we're not IDLE for a single
moment
The Queen ran for the Beauregard
again. strapped her stern by ! miss. and
continued on and struck The pnce death
blow which was heard a mile away The
people on shore heard the shivering and
grinding and splin,enng OF timbers. and
knew tina, the Price must have been ter
ribly damaged. The Queen no, only tore
away one of her side-wn eels, bg; crushed
IN everything beyond II, and the fuee
had scarcely time To- reach the shore. 80
feet away. when she became waier-logged
and useless Oae 81 her guns vas upse,
by the shock 1T the tollls3on. and the
other WAS under water as the craft
touched the bank 50 thai she Was there
after entirely ou, OF the fight,
Meauw hile the Beaaregard and Mon
arch had been batterlng asas A each
other and watching tor 4 good opening
"a ram. HEY suddenly started for each
othef with iail heals Of steam and abou'
quarter Il !aite - 70. att both tginE
tie. as me a. tbs point tie
s'p,en II .gaeo .aM heF combat wIfl
TIE Price. aud lie be.alfeg ard altered her
course ana topk The rea ar IL Ire
4ssA K w. ~ ,aa.iea ta=lt sslldne' ee
aAat4ta. a. . tae Queen reE ctNCa hiot
With alsaoIed Bes 5nd >eut ter at.5i.
on isc .sfeut !fArstv h..d the Bea4-
regard "a sed 81 wen the Manaas h
bare down dsao4 ~ Il, bI. speed .aa
ven. erasflu. INTO hei bows With a iffs t
that almost sheafed X sect of the e
Of the boat clean on. The Beaufesaf
was sinking before The Tam had ia kea
out. and a, I'VE minutes VAS a; the BOT
tom
The Van Dorm Sumter. Thompson and
Bragg were yet lcii 10 the confederate.
All OF them had received more or less
damage from shot and shell. and the faur
would not have been a match for the
poorest gun-boa, III the federal fleet As
soon as the rams acre disposed OF the
entire flee, moved down 10 crush the four
vessels. and they maize quick work of II
The Van Dom. which WAS the eonfed-
crate flagship. an oil good speed. turned
tail and ran away. and the Other three
were run ashore and deserted.
Memphis had thus i4iiea. and a con
federate fleet been Dioued oct. inc los,
IN men aboard the Latter MAS from 80 =
-. while the feacrals had but three 81
four men wounded. Gen. Thompson. as
stated. had removed has forces AMI the
public stores. and -, the hgh, On the
fiver ended tie Las, tam IF cars pll1e 4
out OF the city ami !ei5 Il - be sutTen-
iered BY The cisii athofItios The rlscr-
had run bad l1cs - the caafe lcrates.
one after another !oii Henry, Fo;t
Donaldson. island ~ 10. shiloh. Font
Randolph and Cor.u,h had fallen. and
HOW Memphis vas IN the hand, 81 the
iederas and the rive, lee; ann.h,i.fed
Among the spectators on the bluffs Al
Memphis were scores of women. ltlriu :
most of the engagement the crowd wls -
silent as death. Many OF the huge MS
sizes thrown by friend or foe passed over
their heads into the streets. and in some
cases into the houses. but not woman
left the crowd. and not an eye was ,urned
from the thrilling drama being enacted
on the bosom of the muddy river a, then
iee, When i, was all over groan oil
despair passed through the crowd. and in
three inmates the bluffs were deserted