The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-01

THE CONTES'g grAR SAVANNAH.
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The Reported Defeat Of the
Rebels.
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WHERE THEY WERE DEFEATED.
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The Ircn-clad Expedition Up
the 0geeohee.
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The Probable Destruc tiOE or the Rebel
Steamer Nashville.
Supposed Fight Between the Rebel Ram
Atlanta and the Montauk,

The Intelligence from Savannah, via rebel So r.a. "a
very important. General Pryor, who com caraa the
rebels on he Biackwater informed General re tina, he
had received information OF recent Auroosmes. near
Savannah, IN which the rebels had ,cs-nd asya.,
ihe ofoosoe ocay OF tho sac deea. Is on the Little
.soseN0 - -i',' a''' ~ tho Qssibas Sound near
= Ne'o4u IVY us0sH' ~ be remembered that tho
A'"'Ns 'a''' '' ms succeeded often III run
sAe 10 IVY <cera months ago ran np the Little
{geoshe' rVef' ehcre she anchored under tho pro
lection OF Sc ,eTa sand batteries II was tho inten.
non Of 'hs oslcers of The Nashville to run tho
vessel :. So in similar to that by
whssn The oreto escaped from Mobile. Union
Expedition we9 therefore organized to prevent tho
ssrrying out Of this plan, and Saturday morning
January a. the Mcnauk towed by the James Adge, lett
Hilton Yead in company with several gunboats for tha
purpose. The plan Of operations was FOR the Iron clad
battery Montau engage the rebel sand batteries and
drive who sarned them, while tho capture OF
destruction Of tho Nashville to be undertaken by the.
wooden vessels which accom- panied her.
The Nos auk an companions arrived safely at the
noath o the ogeeee river % Saturday afternoon the
Path, and darng tao morning u the 2dhthe reports Of
several heavy guf &hring in that direction heard
even Hilton Fead This would certainly Indicate that
the Fight had hsen begun in thcs waters and if the rebel
General pryors statement Is 70 be believed, with some
degree OF SUCCESS TO the Union
There is little doubt but that If the gunboats could not
bring the Nashy Of the waters above the batteries
they haveat least scaeded destroying her come way
~ other.
But, at The game time, IL expected that another
Sembatso al would appear on the scene
There s no semainng doubt Of the. completion OF the
YngA she bears the name, since became part vi
the rebel navy OF the Atlanta and her first duty
be that OF cutting out gnnboats Iii the Ogee:hee
and aiding the rocel steamer Nashville in escaping TO
Information which been deemed Trustworthy ha. been
received 10 the that the above the programme
assigned for her debut aad that the attempt has only
been delayed Of late by OF the unusually low tides
which would not pssnit the passage Of the Atlantis
through Wilmington river.
THIS endeavor the part Of the Atlanta had been
hourly anticipated, and measures accordingly taken
20 her. rhe movement Of the rebel viii be . bold
and hazardous one, but Ia the Of It's IL viii
affect than defeat in the 1ed The rebe
hs already spread CONSERVATION and alarm
satre mercantile marne yc, by the addition OF single
prvaeer that navy became doubled, aud the dangers
our increased in like proporti n rhe
escape Of the Nashville would treble the DANCE All nc
agree to the heavy and formidable ant
ssrv OF the rebel man ofwar
THIS Atlanta was 70 have gone down from Savannah 10
the Wilmington river, along which ID TO have sailed
until reached the spot where tho Nashville WAS On
ohcred Then by Joint rush at the gunooa feet To sink
disable them and escape. II not at ell unlikely that
tbe Atlanta and sontalk may have gotten INTO duel
similar 10 that between Monitor AMI Merrniac and
Ihe received wond imply thas the Montauk had
doubte-s had tie oest Of the ngh We anxousy await
further from this portion Of coast.
The above expedition IL under tbs charge OF capita N
John L. wordep, who poi soualy Commands the iron
clad battery Montauk. Captain wordcn commanded tiie
Monitor during the fight in Hampton Roads with the
Aerrmac, ami was then nearly boded by powder
lie has Eur recovered from his injuries enable him
again take active service; and, a singular coinsi
dence tho day that receive news Of this
his second victory, also the pleasing n,ei
gence that Congress- has passed Of thank 10 him
Tor his first achievement In Hampton Roads.