WASHINGTON, July 1.—Rear Admiral Porter, in a communication to the Navy Department, says that he is not sure of raising the DeKalb, and cannot yet ascertain her injuries. All the guns and everything which could be got out were removed, including Paymaster’s books and Government funds. , As the residents of Yazoo City did not take the trouble to warn him of torpedoes, as they had an opportunity of doing, 3,000 bales of cotton have been seized to pay for the gunboat.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, IL
