The New York herald., 1862-12-28

Tuesday, April I.
From the commencement d the attack on the rebel Tor
tihcstsns Island No. TO- In tho Mississippi river up 10
the present GATE, tho following casualties ocourrcd
Killed on the gunboat St Louis. uis.........f.......
Killed BY fragments OF bursting sheM .......,...
Killed by falling OF tree across gunboat CArondeet.
Injured by falling Of tree aessss guRboat Carondelet
Totai killed. wounded and missing. ........... ~
5 Col. osrlins had engagement with tho enemy in
crossing the river at Putnan's Ferry In Arkansas and
killed one rebel satanAnt and wounded several ohers'
and captured - prisonsrs. camp squpage, horses
mules, forage and numbes q small arms saa4
General Banks drove the rebels out OF Woodstock vir-
GINA g nsa a g ea
ADA severe storm visited Cairo causing great dam
age the town and the government property in that VI
entity. Most Of the steam ssAsports bArges and steam
tugs were torn from their mecrin and blown Ashore
the Kontucky side. One steamboat vas sunk. Ten or
twelve lives lost The barracks at Fort Holt and
Birds Point suffered severely from the force e tho wind
Tho storm was very along tho Mississippi river
down ~ New Madrid. and -ocnsiderabls damage was
done. y anne III tt a
battalion Of The Second Illinois cavalry surround
ed BY the rebels bsween 0orlnth and FarmingoH but
they cut their way with oss Of killed and four
wounded. The rebs lost fOrtynns killed, wounded and
missing. sf3aa & .4f
I 3d-Col Roberts. q The Forty second Illinois. with
No TO- the Mississippi river, drove out the enemy and
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4,h-There was considerable skirmishing between
Gen. sherman's division and tho rebel advance near
Pittsburg. Tenn. One Union man was killed ana six
wounded The enemy's loss not known, beyond the
fact that ten rebel prisoners were taken.
Pass Christian, on the Gulf coast, in Mississippi, was
The grand Union Army Of the Potomac struck their
and commenced their march towards the rebo for
Tho rebel Seneral Braggs division attacked Gescral
Paines division, n position two miles beyond Farming
bravsly. aud making several bayonet charges the
enemy who wore repused with great slaughter. Large
rcinforcemeuts o rebels having arrived our troops re-
turned rarmington We lost thirty killed and seventy
Sth.-A detachment Of the Army Of the Potomac oom.
menced an attack on she enemy's works before York
Governor Andrew johnson suspended The Mayor and
Aldermen and Councilman 01 NR6hvul6, Tenn, VINO
refused to take the oath OF allegiance, and 0ed their
places with loyal appointses.
6th.-Ihe rebel army, bstween sixty and seventy
thousand strong under Generals Johnston and Bearegard
attacked the unsn forces commanded BY General Grant,
numbering about thirty 1--WE thousand near Pittsburg
Landing the Tennessee river about ton miles north Of
Cornth, Miss. neettack was made at four O'Clock In
tho morning and the battle lasted all day, the Union
troops having driven from three TO four miles aud
sustained loss Of thirty pieces Of artillery and about
two thousand six hundred prisoners besides large
amount Of camp eQuipage aud many killed and wounded
Among the prisoners was Brgadier General B. N. Prem
tiss when tho enemy came within range or two Union
gunboats they opened fire on them with great slaughter
aud saved army from defeat The rebel
very heavy and among the killed was Albert Sydney
Johnstop the Chief Of the Southern army
7th-fhe battle Of Pittsbrg landing was renewed and
most desperate strugg6 ensued, lasting nearly all
night and morning, which made their strength about
eGual 70 the rebel force. Az four o'clock In the afternoon
the enemy began 70 give way and rout cnsucd
They lied In dsmay and did not stop until they reached
their utrenchments at Corinth All tho guns and camp
ooupage which the rebels had captured the previous day
were together with about vo Aundred proers
This battle was the most hoy contasa Of any that had
occurred and the slaughter on both sides much rsatef
Among our killed was Brgadier General William H. L.
wallace The loss the Union side was ono housand
seven hundred and thirty-nve killed, sevcu Ithousand
eight hundred and eighty two wounded ana fo thousand
and fory.onr missing and prisoners, making total Of
thirteen thousand six hundred and sixty ons The rebel
loss In killed and wounded was much heavier - they
left over three thousand dead on tho hed.
Tue rebels Island No 10, In the Mississippi river,
Alter sustaining bombardment Of tweut.thrse days,
toCommodoro Foots Of the Mississippi Union
cotia The following batteries on the island and on the
mainland were all given up NN