, 1863-02-02
FROM VicKSBURG.
The Position of our Ar
nv and Fleet.
4 FLEET OF REBEL TRANS
PORTS TRAPPED.
Death Of Col. Warren Stewart.

Death Of Col. Warren Stewart. |
Especial Dispatch 70 the Chicago Tribune,]
MEArnls, Jan. 9Th, via CAIRO. 81, 1859.
TLrre is no news here of importance except
report that Collieyyil1e, small town about
eighteen miles from here, has been visited by
the Confederate cavalry, and everything Ealu-
able carried Of. Tlcn Is no doubt Of the In
tention OF the rebels to hang around our ar
nv in force, to break ONT lines, make despcr-
ate raids, burn and destroy property, and
play havoc generally.
a soldier Of The 45th ILL.,, named Patrick
Bricc, in endcayoring to make his escape
from Irving Prison last night, fell from the
third story window and was killed.
The steamer City Of Memphis, canght fire
about 10 o'clock last night, bnt By the cncr-
getic use Of wuter the con1agration Was soon
cxtinguishcd. Tho boat is used aa hospital
skip and had she burned, the result in loss Of
life and several adjacent boats would have
been terrible.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, Jan. 81, 1868.
The United States ram Horncr arrived
from the scene of operations near Vicksburg
this morning. Captain G. Q. White Of Chi
cago, was bearer Of dispatches to Captain
Penuock and General Curtis, at St. Louis.
From letters Of your special correspondent
with the feet and statements ofother readable
papers, I collect the following late news from
the land and river forces near Vicksburg.
The steamer Sovereign, fitted up and used
as store boat in Portcr's fleet, was run into
few days since, while lying at anchor at the
mouth Of the White River, BY the steamer
Rocket, striking her amidships, ,shattering the
ttarboard wheel and guards Of the Sovereign.
The Int er was left and Is undergoing repairs,
and the remainder Of the fleet, about the Goth
inst, passed down the Mississippi. Just after
passing Napoleon, the Red Rover (hospital
stean,er) was fired into by gang Of mounted
guerillas. No ono was hurt. This was on
the 21et inst. On the ed, the fleet moved on
to Tibbct's plantation, five miles above Lake
Providence, Louisiana McClernand's force,
Oil i large 1eet Of transports, came to u halt
; near the mouth Of the Yazoo River, on Fri
! day, the 22d, and during that day and the
next were engaged In landing troops upon
; the peninsula, through Which the canal IVES
! cut last summer, and opposite VicksbuEg.
The transports filed up the 1evee for the
, space Of two miles, above and below the
:: m6uth Of the river.
!. The Red Rover wns mOorcd in the river q
short distance up the stream in the Missis-
! sippl. Opposite were the gunboat Tyler aud
two steam rams below were the Lexington,
more rams and transports. Above the Red
Rover, III The Yazoo River, were the gunboats
Benton, Chillicothe, Louisville, Pittsbnrg
Judge Terrence and steamer Great Western
/; the latter an ammunition boat
:, Seven rebel transports are reported to hav.
passed up the Yazoo in the absence Of ou,
feet for supplies OF men, and are now closc,,
trapped there By this strong array Of gun
! boats. Should they attempt to come ou
they must be taken,
The advance position Of our gunboats ant
transports near the guuboat Lexing
ington-is seyen miles By water aud abou
three by.land, from Vieksburg..
When the troops are MI landed on tho pen
insula, transports will 60 up the river fo
on nm ,.
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