Monday morning clear & pleasant. Nothing doing until 1 P. M. when Three Gun Boats the Benton in the center lashed together dropped down ...

William H. Ashley died this day at Cairo. The firing still continues. Lt. Allen left the Boat, on board the Steamer Rob Roy in a skiff with ...

Cloudy——rained in the afternoon. This is the anniversary of the first gun of the war, fired at Fort Sumter. It is still said and believe...

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,           Saint Louis, January 30 , 1862 . Brig. Gen. U.S. GRANT, Cairo, Ill.: SIR: You ...

U. S. Flagship St. Louis ,                       Near Fort Donelson ( via Paducah), February 15,1862.         (Received February 16, 18...

Headquarters Div. Seventeenth Army Corps, Red River Expedition, Fort De Russey, Avoyelles County, Louosiana , March 17, 1864. My Dear...

CAIRO, May 14. A deserter came on board the flag boat Benton, on the 12th and stated that the rebel rams and gunboats engaged in the en...

WASHINGTON, April 4. – HOUSE. – The House went into Committee of the Whole on the States of the Union, Mr. Webster in the Chair. On mot...

FLAGSHIP BENTON, ISLAND NO. 10, EVENING of April 3. At an early hour this morning a large object was seen moving up along the Island,...

WASHINGTON, April 9. – The following was received at the Navy Department, this morning: “Flag Ship BENTON, Island No. 10, April 8, 18...

FOURTH DAY. Monday, March 17. – Last night was one of unusual clearness and the river and shores were bathed in the most delicious moon...

CAIRO, March 17, on board the Benton, Island No. 10, March 16. – Got under way at daylight this a.m. and dropped down to within range of t...

CAIRO, March 18. – A messenger just from Island No. 10, says that our boats kept up a short range fire on the enemy’s works all day yester...

The following was received at the navy department this morning: FLAGSHIP BENTON, ISLAND NO. 10, April 8. HON. G. WELLES, Secretary of Nav...

Special to the Chicago Times. CAIRO, April 6. The most exciting event of the siege occurred on Friday night.   At ten o’clock P. M. the gu...

Special to the Chicago Journal. CAIRO, April 4. A boat arrived here from Island No. 10 at 12 o’clock last night.   Firing was resumed yest...

CAIRO, March 28 [sic]. A special to the Chicago Times , dated off Island No. 10, March 29, says: There are no indications of an immediate r...

Special to the Chicago Tribune. CAIRO, March 20 – 3 P. M. I left the fleet above Island No. 10 yesterday at 1 o’clock p. m. the firing was...

ON BOARD THE FLAG-SHIP, TWO MILES ABOVE ISLAND NO. 10, Saturday, March 15, via CAIRO 16. The flotilla got under way at 5:30 this a. m., in ...

CAIRO, March 17. ON BOARD THE BENTON, Island No. 10, March 16. Got under way at daylight this A. M., and dropped down to within range of ...