, 1863-01-05
NUMBER 157.

VINO Is with part Of his force still at Hn17y
springs, and is communicating with this citr,
we learn by way Of Grcnada, Miss. that the
eonfeae7atcs hare 6,50o men in the vicinity,
ana one line Of Notifications nearly twenty
miles IN length They thought to reinforce
slcksoore from jackson and Grenada. Mss.
not suspecting they could be cut oil. hat Cen
Sherman got his force between the points ami
now battle must decide their fate, The ~
port is circulated here that McClernand goes
down. to supersede Gen. Sherman.
Inc U. s. gunboat Lafayette, late On the
oocks at st. Louis for repairs and attentions.
came 10 Cairo to-day, aud is now anchored off.
the city. It is understood she coes sontb vcrv
Boon. '
a fire broke out in the U. s. nayal wharf
poat Last night, in 4 room devoted TO oil.
e!otn clothing, tarpau1ins, seameus' sac.s
ete., and but for the timely discovery. the
"nole boat aud NIL Its valuable contents ,ons+
nave been burned. As 1t WIS, no great DIM.
I age VAS done. The fire is said to have been
tho result Of spontaneous combustion.
CAIRO, Jan sd.-John Frederick Of the 11th
Indiana, arrived ut Helena, furnishes the
Associated Press with the following news.
Adetachn1ent under Capt. Cayen OF the 11th
Indiana, conveyed by the gunboat Conestoca.
With dispatches from Gen. Sherman, dated on
the battlefield Of Vicksbnrg, arrived at He1-
ena on Saturday morning, the 9Th ult-
Sherman debarked his force on the left
bank Of the fazoo, ten miles from the mouth.
and forming in line Of battle, advanced to-
ward Vicksburg- After passing beyond reach
OF the IRE from the gnnboats, he encountered
the enemy in force, and terrific conflict of
hse hours duration cusued. The enemy was
driven back beyond two bayous that girt the
rear of Vicksburg, and from the work of in.
trenching on the hill, by she'll On Saturday |
night the two armies lay on their arms with |
two bayous Intervening During the night,
pontoons were constructed In front Of Gen.
MorSan's and Gen. Smiths divisions, Not
"nhstandlng terrific fire from the enemy |
under cover Of the underground, at daylight. |
on sunday, n concerted advance WIS made by !
shernan's whole force. Gen. Steele held the
left, Gems. Morgan and Blair the centre, and
Gems. Ii. s. Smith and 4. 8. Smith the ripht
9en. Steele turned the enemy's left 50 as to
communicate with Morgan's division, thev
having been separated by q swamp running at
right angles to the main front. By sunrise
the whole force was engaged, and up to 10
O'Clock the fighting with muskctry and artil-
lery Was severe. The rebels were intreuched
on high ground, rising from the west
side OF the bayou Fina.ly, part Of Morgan's,
and Smiths division; the 6th Missouri. took
it by Storm Vicksburg is doubtless ours.
The gunboats had not co-operated. but the
gnnboat Benton had en- gagged the for.ifica-
tions ut Haines' Bluff. She was struck by
thlrty'four solid shell, without any material
injury. Several of her crew were killed and
wounded. Capt. Gwin, who commanded her,
was mortally wounded BY six pound shot
striking him on the right breast and carrying
away part Of his right arm. His words Is he
fell we're: MY love to my wife-my wishes
to my country" The 5sth Ohio, sth .1issou-
n and I'd Kentucky regiments Sustained a
considerable loss in Saturdays battle,
Gen- Banks and Commodore Farrarut were
to cooperate from below, but did
not. steele's division, composed mostly Of
fndianians, did bloody fighting as he turned
the cnemy's left.
The dispatch boat Rocket, On her trip down
to Vicksburg on the oGth, was fired into By
company Of gnerillas. She received not less
than lco shot in her cabin and pilot house.
She headed round and replied with grape,
canister and muskctry from a detachment Of
the f1t11 nnd 9th Tnf75ano ,,or,.,t..