The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-24


Inc drsopht VT tf.s bsat Win heF machinery, anna
mcrt aud plating 3 upwards = MAE leet Hrr sides afe
covered PARTLY Sh zen Of shs pattern, dove
tstsd together ana my boed Along hsr after works
ana srouad hsr sss a sns clad with twO-ipch plate
iron ID. Whole extending thirteen inches below the va
tor line ana fastened ii the best manner possible
roRwsEB sHK "a aslys EScRM0us aEAE ~ cAsrIRoNl
Which .EAi he catys bow = he boat us into
Il ike wodgs pieca 2. timcsr Ihe supporting
aides OF ths perforated a numerous places 70
admit huge bolts llal Eass completely through the bow
riyettea either lbs entire bsak weighs
SghseE thousand pouu-s aad Il Of sufficient strength
10 penetrate the hul 81 any vessel tile river
Ths sides 81 tho o. eighteen Ipchss solid tmsag
AID wsh their mail coyscag % railroad aEd plate iron
are proof against aly but the heaviest proectl9s
rBs COMMANDER OF THs REBIa GRAFT
The Arkansas j commanded by CAPTAIN / y. Brown,
an Ella sleameealman resident IA Memphis ana who has
besn liberal contributor ths Confederate emss.
Captain Brown has personally supernteudsd her com.
pstion since she passed up ne Yazc aa4 is thought
thai the story Of her bsns aground started b. Inn
purposely to throw 90 ihsir guard. AZ
the time this report reached proDae,
moored securely the baak, With her carpenters ard
rachinists busy il l.tilg for action.
woo RIVER
IL narrow, though deep stream ana admirably ft,sl
for the security Of boats Al HE present tus tEore
thirty of the finest steamboats, in the west yilg
Yazol City and other points al9as the river they having
been taken up by me reess - the time Memphis rel
MO oH nahes' @H9ns 'nsn are TIC Mary Z heete
f'uos' "2e2i AAsesa L0~4sNli.e, = T. N3stoh' Fe9e
heuNsts' EXCELSIOR Na'eheL, ana seFeF-i 0thsr New
Orleans ana up river lrst class bosts
oBslRccroNs RIVER.
'OF sNsA au ~" ~ 'O'ihe' p"7lsiou u 'ne N1-
= P0'N' 500 - .i''' o"'e 'N~ 'io4'' ~ s''V
aoo' ~ io0Ss ooS''-o'SA 'np stS"u ".sA la't =
ue"Y! ''noS', a1u "eN"1 'oa' E'h o'tle'y ~ tle
pun aooFs iHs' Gun - 70Ss's'uy 5sss' "as =
ssP - 9"''F'' = 80 's'' y Hoas = - oo-'S s1Na
49, sSAs = ~ IL V's ''Ns9i -".seS -.
"pP'o11-01 o''ss 0ioo '"9 sos''uo'i'1'
~ "- '-"'
vas = - = 80 ~ WI = - 100 : ~
eccumaiat5d lnsbori tAG hts prevent anything oat
stfens iofce IRON Clearing tAe stream i vas seYeEa
tss y seu 'Aas our s-Aos 30 UP ne ia@oO @ua 'aAs
possession q everything ~ could oe round PUT from
various causes no such eAFe1''lol WIS ihaas
TIE REcsNl RAs EXPEDITION
Shortly after the arrival q the dola At Vicksbnrg
three OF The rams, under command ol Lieut. Colonel -
fred Eles went up tue lazoo oeary TO the above men
toned raft. They found the Yszoo black, sluggish
stream nearly 6ty eet depth and in many places q
width barely sufficient TO permit two large steamers y
pass in meeting Colonel Eliot had learned that three
rebel gunboats-the Van Dorm, Polk and Liyinga.ou--
were below the obstruction, and at once formed
bis boats rounded tho point sight Of the rebel steamers
1t that the latter were not in con lton TO Gu
gage enemy, their fires being barely burning aid
their boilers evidently rot containing fun head Of
steam. They lying the raft close under the
protection Of the guns the rebel battery Before Col
Eet could get Sscisnt steam 10 IA 81 uon them thew
were lat on IRE by their own rebel crews and allowed to
drift down towards the ram feet AZ their near apnroach
would endaucer the latter Colonel Let changed Li.
object of his expedition fairly accomplished only one
sunboat was thus left remaining Of The entire rebel navy
on thu Mississiapi Our aesl beare yox.bpr rested in
ranoed security from attack by ths single gauot most
Of our officers laughing at the idea of her foray
upou IN
Az the Arkansas appeared around the point above our
anchorage was some minutes before her real Character
was known. Several spectators thought VAS one o.
the gunboats expected daily from 81 Louis but sma
nag her jackstar, which shortly made on
to be the rebel ensign, enlightened Us as TO her
designs AS the vessel which am Is stern wheel
boat OF protection and bad steam Up ~
che purpose Of starting Memphis during the day her
captain concluded TO take time b. the oreocA and move
forward At once vho,t DELAYING FOR further orders H.
se,srmna,ou was unfortunate for your CORRESPONDENT
who vas dasirors OF secny the action so speedy prs
psrve and who objected 10 being tor.by carried ID the
i., and ,ea,no his bayrspe behind gpt hero was ~
HELM for H. as the boat was under way before was aware
Off IA We moved forward the Arkansas struck K
the boats wing farthest u the streau-trcbaby the
Louisville as SIZE had been he upper guuboat II,
evening previous Sic commenced using Ter au IS snr
advanced and was promptly replied IL lie gun
boat a. the latter boueA. her sixty Founders
Al Ina sama tim. thc cairo anu Benton living farthe.
down opened are upon The Arkansas ii which they wef.
,onet BY the Sleeps Richmond Hartford ana IT,
auos The gunb0at supposed the louisville rearcd
70 10 settling INTO lie water aud preparing Tor pltgt
beneath the surface bit yJur correspondent did
her 70 down From lie the ds.arce that speedily into.
yensd could not say win certainty what Union vessels
we're rn into b. liz Arkansas * vas too "a away
70 distinguish them sporaelt; bu from tie Ios.ttca ID