, 1863-02-04
Fight with Gunboat New
Era.
ANOTHER FORCE ATTACKS
FORT D0NELS0N.
LATEST FROM VicKsBuRe.


GIRO, Feb 3, 1868
An officer connected with the gunboat fleet
arrived here last night with startling intel1i-'
gcncc from Island No. 10. He states that
about II O'Clock Sunday nigh. as the gunboat
New Era was lying of lslaud No. 10, shc was
suddenly attacked by lnrge armed rebel.
force, having three heavy cannon dnd some
cavalry from the Tennessee shore. Though
taken unexpcctedIy, the Commander of tie
New Era quickly returned the fire, with sheu,
from his guns, and quite q battle ensued,
which was kept up without cessation until
nearly daylight, when the rebels getting the
worst of it, beat a hnsty retreat, taking their
course down the river. II is not known what
effect the firing from our gunboat had upon
the Confederates, as TO killed and wounded.
but from their sudden departure It is pre-
sumed to have bccn entirely satisfactory.
Tho 18th Wisconsin regiment. arrived at
Island No. 10 Yesterday morning. and were
detained bv the officer in command thcre to
meet m emergency; but no moro rebels m.
pearins, they we're allowed to proceed down
the river, Il ,s not now known where the
rebel force came from Int thev arf, .s,,nnose5
to he mari Of that )atc)v romrn,}+7no si,o,,,r
onerat,ons on the Cnmber]and River The,,
crossed Obion River in canoes. to reac,, the
vicinity where the ottack mas m,da rho
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oeh. 1s7nt haa arrived on Inc MaGnoIn~
| Wo1k was progressing on the canal. 1t l.
being widcncd and deepened. Three feet O.
water is now running through It. The rebels
have planted battery on the Mississippi sho1t
which commands the lower mouth. and ou'
men were shelled AWAY from 1t last Friday
morning.
| The little ierry-boat captured below Vicks
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