. History of the ram fleet and the Mississippi marine brigade in the war for the union on the Mississippi and its tributaries. The story of the Ellets and their men . l-iouis (Mo.) Danoriuita few days later, is a substantially correct version of the affair: J)1.\.\A AXI) WVM COXSOiri AT the ;34tli we witnessed a sliarp engagement between the U. Diana and a reV)el battei-y of eight guns, at Leland Landing, Avk.,just below and in sigiit of (ireenville. Mississi])])i. ihe steamer Delta, a i-ottoniioat. in attempting lo pass np the river, was tired n|)
. History of the ram fleet and the Mississippi marine brigade in the war for the union on the Mississippi and its tributaries. The story of the Ellets and their men . l-iouis (Mo.) Danoriuita few days later, is a substantially correct version of the affair: J)1.\.\A AXI) WVM COXSOiri AT the ;34tli we witnessed a sliarp engagement between the U. Diana and a reV)el battei-y of eight guns, at Leland Landing, Avk.,just below and in sigiit of (ireenville. Mississi])])i. ihe steamer Delta, a i-ottoniioat. in attempting lo pass np the river, was tired n|)on by artillery at Colmn-liia. Ark., and repmifd tiic fact to tin- riiielad Xinnber Eleven, theTi lyingoff Greenville, asking for a comov, and was i-eferred by her to Colonel Cnirie,then at (ireen\ ille with his three boats, Diana. Baltic and Adams. In themeantime the steamer Longworth, loaded with jjassengers and a heavy fi-eightof (lovernmejit stores, came down re])orting being tired npon at Colinnbia,Ark., by infant |-y and aitillerw )ecei\ing some ten or twelve shots fioinartillery, but foi-t iinatel\- no one was injured, trailing to captnie her here. Inchjciifx of fjic Fu/lit. jgg tluv ]iiif|-it(l tlifir lialttfx acTdss to the other sidt of the point,a distance of al>oiit tlircc-fonrtlis of a nnlc. llei-e they fN]HCtr(l to7iiake a sniv thiiii^- of c-aptnrini;- tlie LonL;\vorth, hnt tlic Cojonel disfovei-edtlu-ir design in lime to nialoni;\\di1 h came aloni; completelx shielde(l b\- The rebels now plied their l;uus \ inoionsly, payiiii; all their compli-ments to tlie lialtic -1 wo. three, four L;nns. and then the whole hatt
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