, 1863-01-12
OUR: ARMY ON IT'S WAY UP
THE RIVER.
STRANGE CONDUCT OF GEN.
SHERMAN.
GEN. GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
GEN: GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
Burning Of the Steamer JACOB
Mussulman,
Operations Of Col. Lee
and His Cavalry.

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Especial Dispatch TO the Chicago Tr1bunc.l |
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~ paS1eci0 vi .ne "'canaer na': a'ancaster'1fom
41e'ena, W. nhFc IL" auMsional paftlcnlaf6
from Nlckspufe- IL "oula appear thot tile at
1aek upon vleksoufg was ny no means rs for
midaole Us the public has been led to suppose.
irne' an a'taek was maae as stated anu
there has ocen some mrd lighting, but the |
engagement was not general. Our centre col
umn, under Blair, Morgan, l.. Smith, had |
carried thc works commanding the nights, I
nut they we're eompeAed to retire, not being |
supported By the right or left. The loss on |
our side will not amount TO more than :, 900 I
killed and wounded All bear testimony that t
Gen. Frank Blair, after Gen. Smith had been
wounded, managed the division well. Ills
horse was shot under him, nnd when the 4th
Iowa and 18th Illinois made their charge on |
.t1,c cnemy's works. he went l,,msc1r on fart
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When thc boat lett' Gen. Sherman had with
asa"n his iosees from ast'it'ng position,
condition 10 co.oncrate with the corps cx.
nected from he,oE..
Gen. McC1crnand was appo;fnted BY tic
President to take command Of the ernedi.
tion, but arrived too late. He arrlved At tho
Point On the s1st nit. uc sent vord h6 ,-,s
coming. but was no. there at the oncnfnp of
the fight 1t vii, be eome t;,uc. rerha,,s' h.
fore tho fight Is renewed.
l. Vicksburg paper stated TINT Farrarut's
fleet and Banksr expedition were coming nm
thr rirer in larrc force: a1so It ia nn3crstooa
t1,nt 1hc rchc's bo1 received heavy r,tnf,rcc.
mrnts from pcmberton and their numbers
inside tho fort;Ac,t;ous werc cst,m,tca at
1oo oo, men
The Federal troons hive tcen or.lcro.1 link
to Napoleon by Gen. McClcruand. aud urc
now moving to that placc, The G.ilure OF tue
expedition q against Vicksburr is attributed to
The failure Of the arrival Of rcinfcrcemcnts in
time.
Gen. Grant Is expected hcre1n div or two.
It is rcnortcd that .Loran's division will ar
rfve to.,icbt.
r,xt saturday -norn;rr ,hout d,v 1,rc,r
IN, Icc made a ,.,a ,rto somcrv;,,c IN ordcr
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! Confederate cavalry force, consisting Of Walls
Texas Legion, with tour pieces Of artillery
was at Tnllaloosa, eight miles west Of Holl,
: sprfncs. prcparing for another raid upon th.
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Imme
l dlatelv Col. Lee set out and patroled tn,
| road' from Moscow TO Germantown and 70
: !. t,n or twelve miles north of collicrvillc
. Tuesaur nicht Col, Leo rested at German
town. but this morning is doubtless acaln .,
t1,e r,ne. -.
: 1tts Tumorcd TINT the 1ooth Illinois hav
II ,.~, t,;.1,,,,,,od Tbcv warn 1ccat.d II wa+r
# eord Itfs x,fd that thc 1icutcnat co1one1 {
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t n,s 1cnor+cd tint Van Dom and Roddr
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