The New York herald., 1862-07-29

rs wrong Key west and Tortagas should always here
Sncsb 70 defend ye,v nss, s tho ,slsrd ana
tons We must recoect that our foreign relations
not at present Of tbe most satisfactory or certain charac
sa, ~ o 80, ,, ' az .I 80 m adi,'on - tse;r ;n
fantry dr bc instructed Ia heavy artillery and lei our
!ofhheations be hurried % complexion ana the iaaefR
m al M 49, ~ ~ ne NV No er, ., nse nv, W., y
render the place rnprecnats aud stand siege Of any
duration The condition Of ths island should receive ne
,i1 ~, T.t n'e''0 y us s''s''ne' AAs - y -
KY West. Jay -, 1907
Arrrral q ne o's'd Sfo@ s'eanpei ocofarc' eo7aH"e
PoT7er-Ae'os from ase nss4ssii. "'sr- f9ft'esor
q ne Operations /" ne H"'0T F@ea az ''e"scos-4" !"
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Inc United s'ars sseahsr cc'cfafa' 'c4n@hoe' ~ -
rcr'sf, has arrived from me MISSISSIPPI NVeG, pfiaghg
Us important rows bot c character tna' ieaus your
Correspondents " suppose y Mast nave reached LIE
HERALD ry way ol caro-, even nsofe y was received
mere nt mere are many 'hc'aeps ihat occurred Deow
Vcsso before ana after me passage ci me hee' ina'
wAI be interesting WIZ give thsm, IA tue ncpe tha
they may net yet have reached the Norm
The MISSISSIPPI rvcr virtually open, ano passage
ny tho pstoFea ~ NeAsDIrg easy put avng no ioFce
TO occupy the place u ~ stu IN possession OF tho rebels
although they seldom attempt 70 annoy Us with their
guns for terrific hre from our shps ssnces mem ~
lew moments The CITY OF Vichspurg is 70 all ,n'enis
and purposes Destroyed for the ehot and se from our
vessels nave tern TO p'sces.
am able 70 ohtan from the obcers OF tne oetors.a
many interesting particulars relative 10 affairs about
Vicksrnrg, and many mcidents occurring among the
.'bummsrs' while cp the river
The mortar hest, we a.! know were ordered from Ship
Island where they had gone inter the capture Q! New
Orleans, TO take part IN the attack Oh Vicksburg this
abandoning The attack 90 Mobile for the present Captain
Porter Immediately on receipt Of he order, moved his
squadron 10 the Msssspr, river and reached HE sti
nation about the latter Fart Of June.
On the night of june 2e Captain Porter was engaged
placing tie mortar vessels in position which he succeed
ed in doing n manner that, while being In great
protected from The drsc, Gre OF the battses
yu, him in easy nsoy,sr range say two tholssnd Ave
hundred yards from he batteries OF the bluff aud
twenty two hundred from the lower water battery
His veseIs tied mp alongside the bank
that the snemys shot and shell had 10 strike the bank
before they could bit The hulls Of his One
ssl-tlc e. r. WDam--wss struck by scSeninch
shell on the bows. which stuck there, showing the
Quality of their uowsr 10 be bad Az soon az lie mortar
.sa.,. -. ., r,s,,ior ,n.r o,o,as a.. - -, ~,
'ssseb "eFs "a posiio 'noy oPeheo nrs W 'ss' tie
ranges &C.. and on the morning OF the 18th, at fcry
Eve n,nutes past i've A. NJ they opened again throwing
,hei, sbos int, All the enomvs uorrs Win rsmarlahrr
~ ~
accuracy anu eFl1t.ss aons sIeSs a"m-sei 70 hueh
y..s.,s or run p.rrxpus
on the nesi morning the 2sth Of June @! the passage
and the casualties occurring board the feet you a.
r.ssv have ~. oeaeal ac,opn,. mt have ean nothing
' -
o ana now haVe mo pleasufe 10 record ue aanifabe
manner which The feet supported by tho bomb
vessels and attached to the squadron or Capain
Porter AZ the hrs of Flag ocer Fsrraguts nest came
within range, all the recs batteries wore opened upon
,h.r ,he aes, reerodi,y IN ths moe, ercti,o
g, =, :, i.
ana me ar "as nha WIN proec'iies q al kihds me
sss were supported by the following steamers Of the
bomb ao,illa.-Oc,orara W.s.aoid Mani Clifton yacl
-. oa.no - ,,..i., a.. 80 -. 49, a., 4
son' o"Ssoo anu ~ '''s anu " ''a ne ~ wv Gu
tire mortar feet. And 70 long as the lower bat
teries only were to bs dealt with his mur-
,.rors A.. sent ,hom ,s a v.r. n su.no..
dsfous nfe Hep' 'lem' @ !" Were, ~ sheneo'
for It was not WITH they came within range
OF the batteries above Vicksburg, which were with
ont che rang. 81 Tho ,ocr,.y, tina, IN. aoe rered 20
0u' 'ne i''s = A0 AVi.a "A' WV ''' Aueio' ~
much and 0so 70 record - many Killed and wounded as
the passage Of fors Jackson and So Philip and engage
'ns.s -" - !. %, IIs
steamers OF ths mortar noa nave iair share OF css-
allies show how warmly they engaged, how
h .xnosc The, w.,s !, tho ha,,.., ore or IN. .nsmv
Te John y Jackson yas struck jp ths vbes houge h.
she'll which sxpIoded there tearing her steering appa
Wheel Tbs clifton was struek he 4 seven. inch shcr
which went through her tolsr sIius six men in and
abmt her rnaga lie The Was,ied WAS srucr on ths
frame on her e.ere hui SUSTAINED no serions damage
thereby
Tie following 10 i'll of killed and wounded or hoard
The stsamcrs fohn r. Jackson and Clifton -
EuIp
Thomas Collins rupnsrs, nl,ts--Cl,ftop
Robert Sargent sbip's eook-Cliftop.
John burke ordinary seaman-Clifton.
W. Morris, cspt,irs eook--clifton
j. Cartcr lantsmsn--Cliitsn
O. B. Derwent fcqIored) wardroom stcward--CIil.on.
John Hudson, master at arms severely wouuded--cla
ton
John Conner second elhss fireman drovncd-Ciis.on
Alexander Grecnw all seaman severely f not naortay
wounded--.T. T. jackson.
Tho officers and ei The mortar aotilla spoken
of in tia highest terms Wy their con mandng fcer and
hey beyond all doubt deserve all the praise that be
bestowed upon them. No vessels during this have
rendered more important service than "buDers -
end in none have exposed the ro Of
the enomy-none hsvc more sallsntly behaved thsm-