The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-15

uaepsd sAsouGh sar entire nquadson CouSa the oon-
nasAsrs q ne iron saAs sAos ths came rscosd rsaa
Iso.snsnt conmaalsr Gwn, Win his woodsa ship. our
navy would have bsen spared ~ disgracs = beng put
Str tSe sxposico on he Mound CITY a g. CAarlss IN
the whks river By which Captain Kelly, her command
or. was 50 badly scAlded, Lieutenant Commands. Gwn
held until the middle Of September last when he took
command Of he Benton, ks largest asd most powerful
Early in November last Lieutenant Commander Gwin
applied for and obtained leave Of absence from his ship
and went East On the nth Of tina. month he was mar
rsd the daughter Of Hiram Hutchinson, wealthy
citizen Of New York. He passed brief honeymoon Of
but weeks duration with his young bride, and then
little thinking that no Fastening 70 meet his death
His remains viii DO placed in metallic case q sent
viii be specially detailed 70 take them up From Cairo
they will be forwarded TO his friends in New York.
AN ArrxNrr 10 mocUD. the MISSISSIPPI ABOVE Inn YAzoo.
Since the movement Of tins squadron down the river
the rebels have been untrng their efforts 70 blockade
the stream above us and interrupt communication
i Sss that they have accompaniment THIS and
| thas some boats, bearing mails and Dc.
u = en- % hsso
reports have taken pains TO ascertain fully as pos
sble the exact state Of the case, which is as follows
OF battery Of light artillery from Little Rock,
Ark and planted it on the rivers bank at Napoleon, the
mouth Of the Arkansas river.
CAPTURE THE STEAMER BLUE WING COAL BARGEs.
On the following day. soon after the steamer Blue
Wing, chartered having in tow two barges of coal
for the naval squadron In sight, and brought
70 by the rebel guns. In rounding 70 Of her bages
struck sand bar, and sunk in four feet OF water
the rebels, and run up the Arkansas river.
Tho steamer also had mail ON board for the squadron,
which was lost Important dispatches for the Admiral
in the hands Of special messenger, who had the
.shrewdness TO destroy them
THE BLOCKADE RAnEp ~ THE coNxsToGA
Another vessel passing down in company with the Blue
Wing escaped and brought tho OF the disaster 70
the Admiral who at once despatched tho ganboat Cones
the place. Tho gunboat made short work OF cap
turing the rebels guns then up the Arkan
sap river and reook the barge Of coal The Blue Wing
had been hauled higher up o.. q reach The Csnestosa
a sias y fss9s H. trouble Inc Lexington goes %
EXPECTED TROUBLE AT ISLAND NO. 10 AND E5cKxAN.
On the LIST inst information reached here Of the Tes
raid in Western Tennessee and Kentucky, And The
threatened danger at Island No. 10, Fort Pillow and
gunboat Carondclet Captain Wake, 70 get under weigh
and proceed to the threatened localities taking tug with
n Of q nT ,bs ne es Owing % ns sn ny
trouble that has existed in getting coal down here, our
supply is entirely exhausted, except what the vessels
have in their bunkers, which but little. The Caronde-
let mad but very little when she left scarcely enough to
last her in stemming the rising tide Of the Missis-
to send her crew ashore occasiona 70 cut wood as
this will be green, and scarcely fit TO burn her trip up
the river VIII be very slow one do not learn that as
yet there has any trouble at the points 10 which the
Carondeet is sent but only that there s imminent dam
ger that trouble may arise.
WHERE ARE RANKS AND FAHHAGCH
seems very strange to all In the squadron that as yet
get definite information Of the Of Banks
and Farra2ut That the latter with some OF his fleet,
Port Hudson on the 18th and 10th inst is beev
cd with certainty, and the rebels have information Of
| General Banks arrival at New Orleans; but they
very chary Of any further intelligence, II they
have any. We are fully aware-for II no
longer is attempted TO be kept secretthat both these
commands join this expedition ut this place. It
scarcely credible that they have met with in
surmountabe obstacles in ascending the river. Port
Hudson is the only strong position the rebels have below
against land attack. is only strong the river front,
against fleet and front attack. The rebels
have had exceed five thousand troops there and
these mostly withdrawn and brought up to Vcks-
burg previous to arrival here. The only surmise
make is that Banks with serious disaster
before arriving New Orleans and is unable 10 at
present.