The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1864, Page 1

’ ‘ + = WHOLE NO. 10,073. “DPPALLING DIGASTER IN THE HARBOR. Explosion of & Boller on Board the Gunbeat Chenange. Over Thirty of Her Crew Scalded Terribly. Prompt Assistance of the Revenue Cutter Bronx, Gunboat Rose~ and Transport Tilley. SCENES AT THE MARINE HOSPIFAL, BROOKLYN. DESCRIPTION. OF THE VESSEL, do. a ae. A mopt ierribie accident occurred ip the Jower bay yee- @rday afternoon, owing to the explosion of one of the Dotlers of the United States gunboat Chenango, Lieutenant Commander T. 4, Fillebrown. She was proceeding to the mooring buoys at the Horseshoe, for the purpose of cor- recting her compasses, oud was to have taken the iron-clad Onondaga in tow this morningand gone to sea, Fortress Monroe being her destination, When opposite Fort Hamil- ‘ton, at a quarter pastifour P, M., her port boiler suddenly exploded, blowing up the decks and severely scalding al! @ounected with the engineer's department—thirty-three io i). One was blown overboard, but subsequently re- @overed, but badly injured; one has died, and the wvemainder are in a very critical state. Several of them will probably die. The Wnited States revenue cutter Bronx, being in the vicinity, immediately repaired to the scene of disaster, and proceeded” to the Quarantine, where she procured. a number of pby- eicians, and took them on board the Chenango to velievo the sufferers. The United States steam trans- port Tilley, Captain Pourne, from Alexandria, while oming up witnessd the explosion, and immediately went © the Chepango’s aszistance, doing a great deal of good. Algo the United States steamer Rose, which was near at hand, rendered all the aid in her power. The Tilley and ‘Roe andthe cutter Bronx took ber in tow and brought Ber to the Navy Yard. Among those severely scalded are:—First Agsietant Naogineer Joseph N. Cabill, in charge; Second Assistant Bugincer Albert S, Murray, and Secoutt Assistant Eugineer Fravk P. Root. When the Chenango left the Navy Yard the yards of fhe North Carolina were manned by order ef Captain Meade, and three choers were given jn compliment to the erew of tho new vessel. The'salute was returned by the sailors on board the Chenango, and amidst loud and pro- fonged huzzabing the gunboat glided cut into the stroym god proceeded on her voyage down the bay. Hardly $wo hours had elapsed from the time of her doparture when news of the shocking Gieaster was received at tho Navy ‘Yard, producing the most intense ex¢itemont among the seamen, and casting a deepagloom where all had beep Mite and agttyity. ? On arriving at the hospital we found quite a number of wergoons present, who were aticnding the injured men. Among the number we noticed Surgeons Smith, Breslan, Bates, Zeuzen, Rhoades, Bogert and others. The hospital weward, Mr. Currier, was exerting himeelf tothe utmost, eo were the nurses and attendants, as woll as all the con. elescent patients. The sailors were working like heroes be alleviate the agony of their shipmates. 36 was reported that Lieutenant Commander Fillebrown ‘was miesing; but wo know that bho was uninjured, and letter tc Commodore Radford after the explesion took place, ‘Therefore ho could not have been hurt at shat time, He did not come on shore last night, which may explain the cause of the rumor, ‘The woanded men wore transferred ta the Rose as soon aa pomible, and she steamed up to the Navy Yard, to pave them sent to the Marine Horpital. Commodore Red fora immediately sent for all kinds of comfortable con- ‘veyanees, aud the men were sent up to the hospital as vepidly as circumstances would allow. The groans of ‘Abqee poor fellows were heartrending, and elicited the ‘warmest sympathy from all who were present at the sad upectacle. Every exertion and every device that humane people could think of was put in requisition to alleviate ‘she sufferings of the unfortunates, and a bundred bands were busy for some time in forwarding them to the place where the best of medical attendance was awaiting them. At the hospital the scene was of the most intense ex- eitement, About thirty noble men, in all stages of suffer- Jag im intense agony, others moaning pitifully, while bers wore quiet and subdued, their biackened and bee “that bespeaks the presence of wore cast,and at tho clave of ahead of Grant. Tho total Grant . Clerb—Rofas Stephens. Borns Seaars—brotina Wht tot esata, Janes fae bio hen nmen ag AR diel G. Adams, James MMalco--DB. Mloifoazse, @. B. Goodman- wae hse Pater. Yooman—Jaucs 0, Hanson. Basier-at Arm—F. W. Fuller. THE FAIR. ‘Mo delightful weather attracted thousands to the Pair Yesterday, and both buildings overflowed with visitors @arimg the afternoon and evening. The interest felt in thie great charitable enterprise, so far from being on the wane, weems rather to bo in tho zonith of its glory. if the same crowds flock to the doors next week the committee will Baye to change their determination of closing up finally on the 23d, Half the peaple who desire to see it Dave not yet done so, owing toa variety of causes. No Premature resolution should deprive them of an oppor- tunity of satiefying their wishes. Hundreds aro likewise pouring into the city by every train from the rural dis- trict. PR would be worse than {njudicious to send back such strangers ungratified. The committee, or somo of itmembers, talk of having agrand five dollar day, for the orpecial benefit of the hat » the Bow fon and all the other tons. Why not have it? ‘The novelty of the idea ‘would perhaps fill both buildings, capacious as they are, with people anxious to exhibit themselves and vot par- ticularly solicitous about the attendant expense, All the extra admission places were liberally patron. izea. ‘THE CURIORITY SHOP in the second story still forms a great object of at- traction. Among its rich variety of oddities, from an as- sortment of the old clothes of history to a Japanese mer- maid, one alwi finds something new to interest. The mermaid 1s, of nurse, One of the moat wonderful ob- Jects in nature or anywhere else, and is kept in a glass caso, OK a bead that {is woolly, a cheat lungs and the necessity of air: but it tapers to a tail Bhat is very decidedly fishy. Curiosity shops make odd @sociationg. Near to the mermaid is amagnificent bronze vase made in tho time of Louis XIV., once the property of tho great Karl of Chatham, and once used in a church asa baptismal font. Qvyor this vase Hes a hickory cane from the Hermitage home of Ola Hickory, and on one end of the vage hangs a heavy haversack—a stout and serviceable leather bag that carried the ratfins of Charles XII. Over the way from thisand turned towards it is ne ad face of Napoleon from tho cast taken aftor oath. Under the brass nose of the Emperor, and be- tween him and the relic of the Northern hero, is a nugget of gold from California that Professor Silliman values at forty thousand dollars, Ono might moralize considerably over this odd juxta. Position of the past and the present in leather, brass avd gold: Qut the crowd presses, a young lady declates—to the ‘orror of al! aptiquarians—that the great Swede’s havor- sack is “a disgusting thing,” and we are borne on by the current out of the Curiosity Shop, casting a lingering look at that ancient tapestried chair that came from France during the French Kevolution, and that looks ag if it ought 10 have some stories to toll. IN THR RESTAURANT One May See thai the thousands of angels, fays, fairics, sprites, sylpbe, sylphides, &c., that make the brilliant with their presence, do not eat ambrosia, at least exclusively. ap airy and and and these things are found and eaten in this well manegod and weil furnished restaurant. Nothing is so likely to Fair so Ice cream may be and often is immaterial diet: but oysters are real, chicken salad, s0 are sandwiches, Pies, especially mince.> Avd all of 80 is even ostonieb @ visitor to the Fair as the perfect ordor that reigns in this department of it, though it is, especially bear mealtimes, #0 full that one hag to wait for a scat. THE INDIANS have been but Slightly noticed singe the opening, although they have proved a great attraction, and have been the moans of adding immeusely to the treasury. No fea- ture, in fact, of tho Fair is more enocessiul than these Indians, who have introduced & most refreshing variety into the style of the human eyuntenance, and who bave also introduced sovera) dances that must become the rage. One of them is the Raccoon dauce, It has been said that the Jerueslem artichoke is go callea be: doesn’t come from Jerusalem and isn’t an articvol the same way the Raccoon danee, perhaps, has that Decauge {¢ isn’t a dance exactly and basu’t any raccoon in it. Our knowledge of the Todiau language Ie 8» slight that wo couldy’t see what the raccoon had to do with the or pe gree) bus it was, jess, a performan Mof Ieaud spirit and with a wild, nalurat music, and rhythm wonderfully attractive. ‘The Indians, it i8 said, perform 80 often the day apd bight that the Fair to them is by no means a mattor of joking. They are well kept, however, and eat plenty of tripe, even on Friday THE VOT ON THE SWORD erday. Nearly nivo hundred votes the polls MoClellan wae 533 vote was 9,637, which was ++ 5,062 4,539 yr fan eqiial number of was apirited divided aa follows: McCkllan : Beattering . . —One of ihe’ voters Wid votes for Grant, ‘The receipts yesterday, up to three o'clock in the a(ter- noon, from most of the epartinents of both buildings, amounted to $34,759 40. It is believed that the total exceed $600,000. A binndering oon- ap an aggregate of nearly one mil!ion CINDERELLA AT NUBLO'R GARDEN, The public must not forget Cinderella this afiernoon at Niblo’s Garden. Rumor bas it that the pretty littie fairy tale will be presented in the most finished manner as regards costume, scenery, &c ; but the fact that the eS NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864—WITH SUPPLEMENT. IMPORTANT FROM THE MISSESSIPPL Capture of Fort Pillow by the Rebels. Reported Massacre of the White and Black Troops. Women and Children Murdered in Gold Blood. The Dead and Wounded Negroes Burned. SHBTCH OF THES FORT, a, a, Camo, April 14, 1864, On Tuesday morning the rebel Gonoral Forrest attacked Fort Pillow, Soon after the atiack Forrest sent a flag of truce demanding tho surrender of tho fort and garrison, meanwhile disposing of his force so as to gain the ad- vantage, Our forces wero under command of Major Booth, of tho Thirteenth Teanesseo (United States) heavy artillery, formerly of the Firat Alabama cavalry. The flag of truce was refused, and fighting resamed, Afterwards a second flag camo in, which was also ro. fused. Both dage gave the rebels the advantayo of gaining vow Positions. : The battle was kept up un4il three o’clook in the after. noon, when Major Booth was killed, and Major Bradford took command. The rebels now camo in swarms over our troops, com- pelling thein to surrender, Immediately upon the surrender ensued a scene which utterly bailies description. Up to that time comparatively few of our men had been killed; but, insatiate as fiends, bloodthirsty as devils incarnate, the rebels commenced an indiscriminate butchery of the whites and blacks, including those of both colors who had been previously wounded, The black soldiers, becoming demoralized, rnsbed to the Tear, the white ofiicers haying thrown down shale arms, Both white and binck were bayonoted, shot or sabred, Evea dead bodies were horribly mutilated, and children of seven and eight years and several negro women killed in cdld blood, Soldiere, unable to speak from wounds, were shot dead, and their bodies rolle? down the banks into theriver. The dead and wounded nezroes were piled in beape and burned, and aeveral citizens who had joined our forces for protection were killed or wounded. Vat of the garrigou of gix hundred but two hundrea remained ali Amovg our dead officers are Captain Bradford, Lieute, | Barr, Ackersbrout, Wilson, Revel and Mojor Booth, all of the Thirteenth Tounoasee cavalry. Captain Poston and Lieutensat Lyon, Vhirteonth Ten neesee cavalry, and Captain Young, Twenty-fourth 31i sour), Acting Provost Marshal, were taken prisoners, Majer Bradford was also captured, but is said to baye escaped. It is feared, however, that he hae been killed. The etearner Platte Valloy came up at abont balf-past three o'clock, and was hailed by the rebels under a flag of truce, Men were sent ashore to bury the dead and take aboard sach of the wounded as the enemy bad al lowed to live, Fifty-keven were taken aboard, jucluding seven or eight colored. Fight died oa the way up. The steamer arrived here this evening, and was immediately sent to the Mound Oity Hospital to discharge hor suffor - ing cargo. Among our wounded officers of colored troops are Captain Vorter, Lieutenant Libborts ana Adjutant Lem- ming. Six guna were captured by the rebels and carried off, inoluding two ton-pounder Parrotts and two twelvo- pounder howitzers. A large amount of stores wag de- atroyed or carried away. The intention of the rebels scemed to be to evacuate the place, and move on or towards Memphis. RK H the rebels constructed a line of powerful works about threg-fourths of a milo in length, ‘The glacis is ‘at the highest possible angle for earth to be placed, and Gould be ascended only in places where the men bad dug small stops or footholes, At regular intervals along the whole distance the work wag properly bastioned, most of the bastions being built of sandbags, planking and ram- med clay, Some of them wero designed for mounting two guns, Dut most of them for butome. All of the guns ‘were protested by cmbrasurcs, though none of them were easemated. Tho walls of the embrasures were con- structed in the strongest manner posétble, one of them, and In fact the entire bastion, being of granite, chiselled and built up with great care and neatnees. The guns were mounted on firm plenk floorings, and commanded the qntire river between tho fort and Craighead Polot, onthe opposite shore. The batteries were built on a bench af the base of the cliff, upwards of half a milo ip loogth by fifty yards mm width, Several springs gush from the base of the Diutf, and alforded clear water to the men within the fort. Four bombproof and well constructed mage- dines wero plavod at intervals in rear of the batteries, in ‘the least expored positions. Noar come of the guns were holes iv whieh the men could retire whenever threatened by the bursting shells from the Union gunboats operating against tho fort. The élope of the face of the bluffe forms ap angle of fifty or fifty-five degrees. On bench or shelf about half way up the bluils thero was a work mounting two gus, which swept the river in (heir front, On the summit Of the biuils there wag a series of extensive field works, extending in the aggregate from five to eeven miles, aud ali provided with a ditch in front. These works followed a vigzag course over a series of ridges aud hille that gtretoh back from the river into tho interior, an‘l they extended from Coal creek, on the northern point of the blot, to a point below tho lowest of the water batteries. A fow batteries were constructed on the aummt of the Diu, one overlooking tho river and mounting six guns; one of them a hondred and twenty-pounder of recent manufacture. The road from the river tothe top of the olevation is cut in the sije of the cliff, and has a steady though not steep Agcont throughout. Steps for footmen had been cut in the bluff at various pointe, Tne trees for half a mile in the rear of the works had been cut down’by the rebel» to destroy al) chance of shelter for an approach. ing enemy. EVACUATION BY THE RPBELS IN 1862. Fort Pillow was the third fortitied point on th sippi fiver, deacendivg from Cairo, which yielde& to the advance of the Voion arms. After retiring from Colum- ‘bus in February, 1862, the revels nalted at Island No. 10, and for atime stayed our progreas toward the Gulf, Si muitaneously with the battle of Pittsburg Landing this second stronghol! was teken, and the insurgent forces fell back (0 the trst Chickavaw Biuifs, nearly a hundred miles below, and completed those powerful works de- scribed above, which had already beon begun, and named | Fort Pillow. Ov the 4th of June this place was evacuated | algo, and the grand bighway of the great valley of the West was again ‘open fro St. Lonis to Memphig, after a a? blovkade. joX gunboats had been stationed jn the river a ebors di ‘ance above Fort Pillow, anxiously await- ing & propio: moment for moving npon the works, “a the 10th of May, 1862, the rebel gunboats came past e «i ettacked thé Union ficet, A desperate nayal ‘ensued, in whiob both sides sustaiged con- page. But Mnaily the rebel gunboats were » Gad ours jistly claimed the victory. Affairs med @ quiescent state, and another moutf was passed in idicnees, with ap almoat daily ramor that the position was bejng evacuated. On Sunday, Jong],a de ser'ley came from the fort and siated that the upper bat tory ae being dig” antled, and that the land piecos were S008 to be moved away. It was currently believed in the fort that the destruction would be completed by evening, oud that the whole garrison wontd leave by thoir trowsporte, under cover of the night. The story was gencrally evedited thronghout the ficet, and Commo- dove tiavis prepaged to fall upon the rear of the retreat ing rebels ane mme-tiote possession of the worke. ‘On Monday a Peconnoissance was made by one of the tuge to within a short distance of the fort; but, though po shots were fired, it wae thought that a considerable force was still ip possession, and propared to dispute any | IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS, advance that might be made against it. On Tuesday afternoon threeof the rams wore sent down to reconnolire, and on nearing the fort were fred into by the reve! gUNDoAIS. They thea returned, and in about an honr’s time were followed by the rebel boat Jef. ‘thomp eon, The latter pagsed around Craighead Point, and came speedily within range of the Cairo, the foremost Dost of the Union fleet. Six or eight shots were fired at the Jeff. Thompson, eliciting no reply from the latter, | which soon turned and went back to the fort. Observe: | tions made by the rams convinced Commodore Davia | that the fort was nearly, but not quite, deserted. Tuesday night was passed in Heteming for exploalons; but not a sound was heard, Next morning a litle (ug proceeded down cloge to the fort, ond, returning at dark, reported that the works were evidently evacoated, AR it was then too inte to reach the fort nntil long after pightfall, the movement was de | devotion gon have exh! | highest admi ERALD. _ PRICE THREE CENTS ———d Daried by the rebels, but afterwards worked themselve® | be refused s donation from the Iadies of Columbia, 8. C., out of their graves. They were among those brought up | Of money to fit out his command, in a leller which wos dated at Lynchburg, ‘the government bad inthe Platte Valley, aud are now in hospital at Movad | Toes d Eunchburd, saying Fy equipmenta for bi y. tatendea tion." Though we do pot know exactly The officers of the Platte Valley receivé great credit | where the biow will bo struckk, or 11 numbers the from the military authorities for landing at Fort Pillow | Febelé will bo to assailus, the “tended expe- ot imminent risk and iaking our wounded on board, ana | “008” Must be set down as n fixed fact. , for thele kind atten ao thaveneee: Thig confirms the following statement, published yee- terday by ue, taken from a rebel paper:. (From the Raleigh (N. C.) Confederate.) Genera! Morgam Is about to undertake one of the boldest on Of the Rebels. ‘Sx, Lovis, April 16, 1864. The Bioedtnirsin expeditions made, ‘guccesaful, A correspondent who was on board the steamer Platte oe poet antag py pricing r Valley, at Fort Pillow, gives even a more appauling de- It ta, therefore, perfectly plain that three distinct rebel scription of toe flendishneas of the rebels than our Cairo cavalry forces a eady busily evgaged in the military despatches, Many of our wounded were shot in the hos- | division of the pital. The remainder were driven out, and the hospital | the other. was burned. On the moruing after tue battle the rebela went over | the field, and shot the negroes who bad vot died from their wounds, ANOTHER ATTACK ON PADUCAH. lssi@sipp!, each aeting independently of From other sources we learn that reliable Yformation reached Cairo that Dorrest, with a very bea¥y foree from Mayfield, was agaiu advancing on Paducah, Colonel Hicks and force had once more retired within the fort, and telegraphed there for reinforcements, witoh wero Promptly vent The following order has heen iasued in reference to # Portion of theSeventeontt army: corps, which bas sr rived there from Vicksburg and enoamped:— GENPRAL ORDENe—NKO. 5. HeapQuanrexs OF 118 one oF CaiRo, April 10, 1864 In kecordance with instructions received from tho dee trief hoadyuarters, the troops helon,ing to the Seven- teenth army corps who may be temporarily at ibis post, will be encamped on grounds designated by the Genoral commanding the district, The sovior offiaer. prosont with gach troops will command the camp ments and detachments will be governed report as if A guard will be kept. Cluded at the discretion of the commanding officer. toxicating drinks, however, are. not to be admitted in Activity ef the Rebels in Kentucky. One Division Under Buford Operating on the Ohio. Threatened Gigantic Raid by any cate, The duties and privileges of sutlers belongio Morgan. to the command aro. to bes in the fold. The officer kn epee will order that not wore than two enlisted ares aes ition to each company suall. be absent (rom camp at one time, nor more than two hours; that no passes be given tomen who bave been gulity of drunkenness or disor- derly conduct, All keepers of drinking saloons will be re: quired to close thoir establishments at twelve o'clock ae ae. every night, and wil! wot open them until six in the morning. All. mon found outside the eamp without pro- erly, approved passes will bo arrested by tbe Provost guard, Mr. DeB. Kandolph Keim’s Despatch. Camo, April 12, 1864. The rumors received yesterday, and which we bave been prone to disbelieve, come better founded in oficial messages. No attack ag waa reported has yet taken place, though a large number of rebel troops have | returned to the vicinity of Paducah and are threatening the place. ‘A heavy reinforcement of troops is about leaving hore to strengthen the garrison at Paducab. With all thefr a) parent intentions to attack, it is doabtful whether For- rest will undertake the job again. If he does, there can ‘be but one reauit. ~ ‘whe Pres ‘The Provost Marshal will see that this order ig carried into eflect in regard to eoldiers being in the elty without properly approved passes, and in the closing of a!) sa- toons at the time mentioned, By order of Colonel JOHN I. KINAKER, One Hundred and Tweu'y-second [linois lafantry, com- manding poet, Jvo. fi, Munnoe, Aesistant Adjutant General, THE LATEST NEWS. The Rebels Shetled Out of Paducah, dc. Carmo, April 15, 2864. ‘The attack on Paduch yesterday proved to boa mere raid for plunder made by a couple of hundred men, who were shelled out by the fort and gunboats after occupying ‘portion of the city in squads, Avout noon they left, taking away a number of horses and considerable pluo- der, and leaving’behind about six of thelr wounded. No ove wag burt on our aide. Despatches. ‘Caio, April 14, 1964. Avother demand was mnde this afternoon for the eur- render of Paducah, giving one hour for the removal of women and children, Colonel Hicks declined to surren- der, and prepared to meet the anticipated attack. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Loviewnis, April 14, 1864. Colonel Pratt telegraphs that he is informed that Pa- ducah bas been attacked, and that the town is full of rebele, The Operation 1t has for some time been stated that General Forrest haw been threatening Paducah and Columbus, and other accounts have reported that be was operating in front of Fort Pillow. Still other despatches have reported that General. Ruford commands the rebels in the vicinity of the last named place, and that Forrest is in Kentucky. Paducats is at the month of the Tennessee river, where it empties into the Ohio, above Cairo, and Columbns is on the Miesissippi river, below Ouiro. The distance between | aout amile from Mrnassn. . these placer overland ie inconskterable—although much Colonel J, W. Fisher, commanding the brigade of Peon- greater by tbe river—and could exsily be marched in ® | gy)vania Reeerves stationed at that point, immediately day by mounted force, The rebels, having the Inner | gent adotarhment of the Thirteenth Pounsylvania cavalry Hines, could therefore move from one place to another be- | jn search of the marauder?, but I have not learned with fore tronsports could traverse the segment of a circle by | what success. the water route. ' Early this morning Colovel Mo-by, at tho head of about: It would, however, be impossible for forces operating: | five hundred rebel cavairy, mae iiis,appearance on the before Fort Pillow, which is a short distance above | line of the Orange and Alexand’ia Railroad, near Bristos Memphis,to reach either Columbus or Paducah in aby | Station, so suddenly ae to take by surprise tho patrol for such time as they have been reported to have so moved. | the protection of the road between that place aud Ma- It ta, therefore, perfectly plain that tne attacking party @t | nassas, From twenty to-twenty-‘ive of our soldiers were Padicad and Cotumvur io entirely separate from that | captured and carried {nto captivity. The rebels went moving upon Fort Pillow. away 1D the direction of Frederiokebarg. ‘The fol'owing order clearly shows who was at that date Last night Lieutenant Colonel Gustin, with a detacb- in command of a division of the robels at Moytielt, | mons of the Twei(th regiment Peonsylvania roseryes, of which 16 a few miles east of Columbus and midway | Colonel Fisher’s command, went o: <a Sxpedition to Occo- between that place and Paducah:— quap and vicinity. The party returned this morving GPNBRAL ORDFR-—NO. 2. | with five prisouers, two of whom, named Henry 1, THiets Heapquantens, Seconp Divisioy, ) and John Marshail, belonged to the Fifteenth Virginia Soldiers Kilica by lles—Sudden Dash of Mosby Near itr! Station— Capture of Union Troops—Hupeditieon to Uccoquan—The Mud Drie4 Up—Noth- ing to Hinder An Advance of the Ar- my, de., dec. “OUR SPECTAL CORRFSPONDRNOR. Ataxanpitis, Va., April 16, 1964 Abont tem o'clock this morning privates Samuel Ovok avd Thomas B. Ford, of Company », Tenth regiment Pennsylvania Keeervee, while on duty as guard to a wood hanling party, were killed by a party of gueriliaw Marea, Jo amen ter inba.§ | onvalry. ‘There men wore captured at the house of one The spot by peared ‘to the officers and | Wm. Moore, a short distance from Occoquan, Some troops of tb sion t ‘atulations upon the suc- | horses were ot ing U.S, Im large cees which Las (he [0 attended the compaicn in Kentuch y. so captured, having U.S. and dis. tinct characters branded upon their shoulders. These horses wore Dronght to Manaszas with the prisoners; but Mre. Moore came un after them, and claimed that they were her huaband@s property, were raised by him from colthood, and that the U, S. were her busband’s initials, Colonel Fisher did not see ‘The hardships Yor. bore upon A march aimost unprece- dented, fro, Lipbie ion to Paducah, in a week, the ited to the cause of freedom, and | tiack upon Mort Paducah, calla for the | jon aud praise of your commander. At the very doors of their homes some ot your comrades Jaid cown their lives to rescue Kentucky from the trou alor in the swollen faces plainly showing the acute suffering within. } performers will be exclusively children is decidediy the layed till morning. About seven o’elock P. M. two ox. Aa moon as they arrived they were stripped of thoir_| most interesting feature of tho affair. Who will not de- plosions were heard in quick snecession. ‘Two or three | sietbing nd bathed in oll and lime water, and covered | {ite Mies mot out of hes toous, nna tbe sore of the Prince Vike explosions were beard previous to ten o'clock P. M., | with a copious covering of flour, which kept the air | enacted by « youth not much older. Miss Cropsey, a an: several others pear morning, Several sires were seen | daughter of the artist, and Master Charlie Fromont, are ‘the names of these two juvenile amateurs. She Herald from the raw fies, Sverything that medical through the treer on Oraighead Point. They were evi- | suff and telence “could afford was done for | Witt be done by a eon of Prof. Morse. and the Queen hy a dently in the neighborhood of the fort. The commander the poor unfortunates. Seldom does one witness such & | peautiful little girl. We predict that Nivio’s Garden will ‘of the infantry forces on the southern shore of Craighead de crowded this mm, aad that thousands will Point sent word to Commodore Davis late in the afternoon beert-rending scene. Men who Dut afew short hours A pgo were in the enjoyment of all that makes life happy, | T8y o-tiock une corlain will tise, County sud gels Bord ot Wednesday that the fortifications wore deserted, and were ow Dut 8 mass Of living fire and agony. The cries | seat. the fires and explosions during the night confirmed the | THE COUNT JOANNES TO DO BIS SHARK. some of them were terri! Some had lost their rea- = v9 og The Count Joapnes is 10 make his contribution to the som im consequence of the excruciating suffering they opinion of all that Fort Pillow was evacuated. On Thure. day morning the Union gunboats moved down past 4 i Fair fund this evening, when he will deliver bis lecture pre mane pe Megletged and feebly on — Suuence aera eget Craighead Point, and then ouvward towards the frowning drawing their Ufe-breath, corpse, having ter ta: Pr vi cliff in their front. The landing was soon reached, and a died: to being transferred trom the Navy Yard to the | sudiencoon the question “ Shalt his kxcelleucy Abraham yariy of soldiers, springing on shore, climbed tho parapet bbepita. tt Roticed one man’s head which was #0 United Beatee | The Count declares that 4 the works, and unfurled the Union flag for the first time pworlen: nw trom Fort Pillow, A cheer rose from the advancing gun- she Beed gape Ae oats aud traneporte, and Jo a short time the rebe! fortid | air <' to move a vote of Jow, am 3 fir’ Wa eet ve canis «ee cations were alive with Uvion soldiers. wy Heaven send such a calam! bappeo | gent chipped, What, ob what, will my poor mother | Pita) will be banded over to the Treasurer of the THE LATEST NEWS | . Searcely any of them could talk much—in fact | ney ow sQUARE BRANCB—CHILDREX’S DETART- nab etnnnn nme ‘wes teapensibie te gain any reliable par Additional Particulars of the Fight, Camo, April 15, 1866. No boats have been allowed (to leave here for points below Columbus since the first news of the Fort Pillow | affair. Seyersi of tbe guue captured by Forrest at Fort Pijiow were spiked berore falling into his I Others were turned upou Ganboat No, 7, whicb, having fred some three hundred rounds aed exhausted her ammunitiou, was compelled to withdraw. Alsbough ® tin-clad, she recoived but slight I. Pip sales Gen. Lee arrived sad aggumed the command at ihe be- qus'dg Of a0 battle, previous) to which Gen, Chalmers directed the movements, Forrest, with the majg fore, retired after the fight to Brownevilie, taking with bim the captured funds. ‘Many of th0s6 Who had eecaped from the works and Dospitals, who desired to be treated an prisonors of war, ‘The weather bes been very warm for ‘There is no nows, ‘The universal topic of centres qihe quen- tion what hae caused the recent great advance in the " ‘some half e dorea will die. There are at ¢ Who seem to be marked with death. FO*LING Gene thirty-six hours to ascertain who fmbaled sufficient steam to cause their death. Oor heel of abolition despotiem aud the vote of the negro. Among those whose faces are gono from as forever wo are forced to pay a lasting regret to the memory of ove brave, courtnons beloved, whose merits as a citizen, as a friend and as a soldier we all felt and appre. ciated. Ho fellas a soldier desires to faj—at ti A commeandivg Third brigade, | will long be remeni| 4 il who know his noble | deeds and heroic death. Wi force leas than that of the enemy, within « stockade, and io an exposed condi- tion with skirmishers, silenced his caused ove of | his gunboats to withdraw frem the action, accuracy of your fire, captured and dest , besides sixty-iour priso: to eighty wounded = hind ana my pec eaets, Ge 's proud Yes upon fortitude and discipline irtiemf the State oF ‘Kentucky; oided at Official Thos. M. Crownu, » A ALG. | following correspondence, which took place at Columbus, Covumuvs, Ky., April 13, 1864. to I therefore em, Bhoula arms troops whatever; wi will To this the commandant of the forces replied as fol- 18, 1 i in flock . ©, A. BUFORD, elon move Rocking 0 Yow Por sitar Goveral P. A. C: 8. Tt ig algo certain that the seme rebel officer is ig com- | mand in the came vitleity at the present time by the By., ov the moraing of the 13th inst:— Bnapqoansmes, ConssoenaTe Sates sett To sm COMMANDER Ov THR Umtap States Forces, - ‘bus, Ky— of (aici jn ang its garrison by Pd mS demand the unconditional surreuder of the forces under you sursender, the aw will be returned to their meaters; eect bo compelled to take the place by foree, BO will be treated as prisoners of war. 2 am, sir, rs XS BUFORD, Brighaier Genera), lowr: = ’ ov Post, Concusrs, Ky., FiksDQUARTERs ‘ape ee. } | renties Geese Boronp, Commanding forces before Co- Gavensi~ Your eommunjeation of this cate st eome to hand, Ip reply, J woukl state Lor beg Ue Le cueatee from nara Se et tes question. General, i ein Peery TP TUTRON LAWRENCE, Col. Thirty-fourth N, J. Vols, Commanding Post, Officers who arrived at Cairo om the Maria Dunning on aad stood for Wm. Moore, tho similarity in names and initials, and re! property aud sent the prisoners to Washington. Paving loft the Army of the Potomac at eleven o'cloce A.M. to-day, { can speak kaowingly of the prospects. ined the | fhe roads are so dried aeto allow the freest locomotion, and there is nothing to hinder an early movement, The streams havea! aszomed their wouted dimencions, an@ the roads are passable, to say the jonst, o Suceessful Union Raid in Virgtaia. Baurimons, April 16, 1864. The American bas @ letter from Point Lookout, which says Genera! Hinks, commanding that post, retursed om Thursday from an expedition across the Potomas tate Virginia, having capfired fifty thousand dollars’ worth of tobacco on ite way from Richmond to Baltimore, and Sie0 having takeo prisoners e gang of blockade runners. The United States Ship Mohican=—A Leng Cratec, &e. Par.apePma, April 18,1866 The United States steamship Mohican, from Brasid via St, Thomas, which sailed bence October $3, 1868, haw bee at sen two hundred and eighty-two days. She sailed upder steam alone 13,344 miles, and under steams and sai} 26,981 miles. All are well om board of ber, Cogine 2. 9 Cher ha some x Comclasion of the South Street Tragedy. BROOKS, THE CORORED MAN, SENT TO THE GTATD PRION FOR FOUR YEARS——OTHER SENTENCES, ETO. COURT OF CEMERA!, BRESIONS, Before City Judge A. D. Ruse) Arai. 16,—In the Court of Sessions thie morning, City Jadge A. D. Rossel on the bench, a sumber of convicted Prisoners were brought up for sentence, Among them was Daniel Brooks, the quadroon, who on Friday had been convicted of mansinughter in the third degree, on an indictment charging hin with having caused the death of William Smith, a bartender in Mr. McKinley's saioou, ‘at the corner of Fulton and South streets, by shooting the morning of tne 2d of February last. the en oe was crowded with spectator among whom were a aurober of colored wi ‘come down Brooke previous to le dapartare for the thate Prison. The wite and childrea of the prisoner were algo jo court. a Se elt cries hee " Seetleteeeeust este osh aa the rebels paid, were ordered to fall into line, aud all We peverely arrived, Gorator' f acannon anets when they bad formed were inhumanly shot down. bapn” Og wh ler ai ‘in The Steamer Pours, tery f he Of three bandred and fifty colored troops ae uae —— Welsh, a freman, ater strect, steamer (i 0 — ay nan Oy-six escaped the massacre, and not one officer taken 10 bis residence, where he lies in « precarious con- york lass ene ee Seago, eatled for New bs commanded them survives. Ouly four officers of | Ye eee ns ; ete ee the Thirteenth Tennessee escaped death. eg cere ie at present unknown, anda “e olty Intelligence. The lose of the Thirteenth Tenvessce ie eight hundred “qo cannot at this'tims pretend to mocount for #1 Wie to learn the amount of steam on the and this part of tbe deteiie mast to tnlil p futare time, ©" A Tisch Cant Srace Fank—The Bleecker street and ‘aroadway line, ronning from Twenty-third street and on the top killed; the remainder were wounded and captured. Geveral Chalmers told this correspondent that, although it was against the policy of hie government to epare negro soldiers or their oMcers, be had dome all in "Yue Onenango wag S Ride-Wheel steamer, Enown se » | actors, with the “y Cents.” | This board his power tomtop the carnage, At the eame time be decbloender. fife bad an armament of tea gues, and A vary seam a Picea ppearnce and olleved it was right, wee built by Jere. Simougon, at Grocnpotnt, L. 1., and ,, ae Sadeed. they alwaye, been. After basae i eeiiiitnade Another officer said Our white troops would Baye been 4 10 1968. The following are her dimensions; — lahat yates jpomever, teey. ot a ~~ Fert Pitiow. protected baa they not been found on duty with negroes. ’ 1-240 feor. | Broadway dia not eee, oF could not read, the LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THEFORT. While the rebela’ endeavored to concoai thoir lose, It feon, ‘Sacax Concnne ar fix Cavncn ov me Inwacunare Con | Fort Piilow i¢ one of the formidable forts constructed | was evident tbat they suffered severely. Colonel Reed, foot, “od tones Her engines were built at the Morgan Iron Works, and by the rebels on the Mississippi river coon after the com- mencement of the war. Tt fe eftuated on the first Chicka- commanding @ Tennessee regiment, was mortally wound- ed. There wore two or threo well filled bospitale ats mob with t feet stroke, | Immaculate 4 Yonkers, under the direotion | | jus, ou the Tennessee shoro of the Mississippi river, } sport distance in the country. tetas ovo ot Marioy Wot, aod ~~ considered « | of Mr. onsale, ailsed by 8 somber of ha bet seventy miles above Memphle, The coarse of the | while the steamer Platte Valley lay under fing of feat yeusel. tage, proceeds are to be applied for the bened Diu ie nearly north and south. Above them the river | truce, taking on Doard our wounded, some of the rebel Gbo was put in commission in February, 1864, and hag fendy for sea several weeks, waiting only for her » Bho way destined for special service, ond was o bray slags voosel of the kind. dected by Rev. Le. number of | the Mieslesfppi, eeparating the pluie of courtesy. following 18 Het of her offeers:— cowaaeed isoouned wore preceut, tho remainp | std beyond. ‘Tho porition ie shown tu the sceampeny: scitnentaiaal te Wa wie I. 8, Fillebrown. wero last evening by the land route for Bis- | ing diagram, From the stroam the bluff rivo abruptly | 8 o . Reta 8 Bwo Reg \ittam MoG lain. Tou, eecorted By a deputation st tee operntore of (ne to the height of abouts hundred feet, and at all potnte fo! 4 sens ted pod od pert woe. cities, The final cree 8 Are very difficult of ascent, Along tho base of theas Cano, April 16, 1864, ay ,? pourres. on eee LadduML, doe about twenty Tei apove He Jered of tharirats L Two Hegre fodlere, Wounded a Por! Pillow, werp | ‘Tum Furnas Senviom over the rematon of the late A, 4. Lovett, Suporiavendent of tbo Peoples’ Line of Tele makes & bend at nesrly right angles, the upper end of the bluffs being Just at the beginning of \ ere R mall stream, called Coal eyrare frou btn officers, and among them General Chalmers, went on voard, and some of our officers showed them great defor: ‘once, drinking with them and showing them other marke ROOK AENTENCEO. ag callod to the bar and asked by Mr. PO By Bes o% ine Court, what be bad to say why judgment should not thon be yadgmeas should wot, then, be Pepudge, shock his bend the evening of the 13th report the enomy as having let the vicinity of Columbus. Doubtless this explains the attack upon Paduead. Boford, finding he could not take ‘Columbus, at once moved bis ferces, by way of Mayfield, rebo! had nothing to say. 10 Paducah, which placa,is now threatened by the and said iho prisoner, said:—Brooks troope. He ie, without doubt, the rebel commander in | ,,10ke Rensel, Adis te fide of William Smithy that district, while General Forrest le operating In person | yon wore ably defended and tried bys jury of your owe: in the viclbity of Mempbis, ‘whom a yordict was found aga! 1a) fn the third ‘Another foature of the rebel movement is set forth ix oy Wiha vitgensee on tae Secnd abow yue ai #8 the following extract from 9 paper poblished in Ken | actasa cll ld have dono, and as your com- = ay lid, who immediately lef! ve doue after the aliercation \u not retui it becomes my duty, for os im the State prison for four years. peard his Longstreet sentence pronounced with the jest composure. will burst Louis Ai , Who pleaded guilty 00 tl rece! goods, them to have beet tho storm eot, Monae Mie Os Claim & CO. Wa | tome Bite for two years. hea ot grand Teron fing and Toul Sasa, a German, wi pleaded gellty Oy rare : ‘i wo sent $0 the State prison ii ge oe Men want irom: tho | the sourt then aiourned unt) Monday pat, mi tereo Front bn Gora by Tail vo Richmond, aad J o'eiock. 10 owe Hine #