The Indianan Blown up — successful Ruse of the enemy.
Mobile, March 5.
--The Jackson Mississippian says the destruction of the Indianan (the steamer lately captured from the Yankees) was a most unfortunate and unnecessary affair.
The "turreted monster" proved to be a flatboat with sundry fixtures, to create deception.
She passed Vicksburg on Tuesday night, and the officers, believing she was a "turrated monster," blew up the Indianan, but her guns fell into the enemy's hands.
The Queen of the West left in such a hurry us to forget part of her crew, who were left on shore.
Taken altogether, (says the account,) it was a good joke on the Partisan Rangers, who are notoriously more cunning than brave. 