The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-17
THE WAR ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Rebel Accounts Of the Attack On vicks-

burg. 8s.
From the vcksburg Wing, Dec. %.
We mentioned in issue Of Saturday that the enemy
landing the Yaxoo, and that light diminishing
had already commenced Saturday morning they opened
fre from their gunboa.s, field ordnance and infantry.
Troops advanced from feur different points, but were
handsomely repused every time, We sustaining very
followed BY and Transports moved up the Yazoo,
the former within three quarters mile Of our bate
commenced belching forth, and Tor three hours heavy
cannonade kept up without any damage 0our bate
res when the feet retired some miles down the river,
and opened upon tho woods Colonel Baes quarters
where they supposed Of troops were stationed
AZ night came the firing ceased on both Sides the
enemy having been driven back ON land and water.
Our troops remained 10 the intrenchments all night,
and just as the day gmerng in the east on Sunday
morning the sharp crack Of musketry the thunder like
sound OF bombs and the shr whistle Of rne balls ndi
Gated that the enemy had advanced again, and were firing
with renewed velocity Al several points along the lines
Indian Mound, distance Of about miles, the enemy
advanced, but were signay repuisod Between eleven
and twelve O'Clock there was very heavy firing on our
left at the mound the works in front Of which were held
by the Thirty first Louisiana regiment Colonel O. H. Nor
rison The enemy appeared the east side Of McNutt
Lake, but were soon forced back. The firing ON the right
Chickasaw bayou very heavy for while, but our
troops succeeded In compelling the enemy to fall back
In the afternoon artillery duel the mound
our left, In which out victorious and without
any loss The troops all fought most calamity In the
Saturday fight the Seventeenth Louisiana regiment COL
Sunday tho Twenty ghth Louisiana regiment Colonel
Thomas drove four regiments back and maintained their
The troops engaged all behaved very calamity. but
special mention made o the conduct Of the two Lou
siana regimensswe have paracularixed impossible
invariably In the woods, and Whenever man fell they
Immediately carried him on Our loss thus far IN quite
done In The seventeenth LOUISIANA we could learn Of
but one being killed and tive wounded viz-Private
Cayden. Of Company B. head shot of Orderly Sergeant
Mcdonald Of Company log shot OIL private kigore, oil
Company H, slightly wounded in leg The killed and
wounded nthe Twenty SIXTH Twenty eighth and Thirty
tain. The loss however, small Three prisoners were
captured on Sunday morning belonging TO Company
Fifty seventh Ohio Volunteers. From one Of them we
learn that the troops on the Yszos are commanded by
IAER.-Yesterday afternoon eight thousand Of the
Chickssaw bayou TO storm The works but were moved
down In large numbers and upwards OF four hundred
taken prisoners together with I've stands Of coors The
remainder then fell back when Tag Of truce was sent In
for permission to bury the dead, unaer which some o.
the prisoners made their escape The light was still
going on late last evening on our left
The Rebel Defences NJ vicksburS.
fFrom the yicksburg Wing. Dec. TO-
Saturday morning started for this well known point
which bids fair 10 become renowned in impartial his
tory's page famed hills, and after ride Of
about three hours arrived At the of COL
Withers, where met with our old friend, Adutsnt j..
L. Power In the afternoon in company with the Adm
ant who volunteered TO ciceroe through
the extensive degcnccs and about the blun Although
expected find the position strong one, stl we did
not anticipate that such extensive preparations had been
made for tho enemy reception doomed up before our
gaze for miles Indeed found the deiences stupen
dous to force exclam, did Macbeth, twill the
line stretch out till the crack OF doomg' OF II
would not be prudent 20 give readers detailed
count OF the Yazoo defences but will them
that art has been brought 10 the aid Of nature until the
hills, &C., nave been placed In such condition as to
leave doubt OF succcss The heavy artillery is
manned by Iousianians, under Colonel Higgins, who
stood the terrific storm OF iron hail at Fort jackson and
satisfied that the intrepid Twenty second, with
the aid Of Captain Wedon's impeder, will completely
check Porter's noia whenever i appears. Lat McCler
| nand come when he may, We win give him reception
that will far ouishine that received by Guyons Hunga
rian Honveds IN the dele OF BraDczko But he will ind
different and much better Of here than the
Austrians-msn that will drive him back again and again
until the human tide whchhe rolled forward fatcrs
bleeding and staggering ceases 20 the cry III lie
commander. Everything the Yazoo limo looks cheer
ful and hopeful and satisfied Of ability 10 hold
hat po;nt