The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-10
Newspaper Accounts.

from tho Memphis Bulletin, Jan. 81
b. Tie Gunboa Rather Captain IAnghorne, which las
arivsd direct from vcksburg we are in possession Of
sona particulars Of the great fight for the possession
ms Rather sf. vcksburg On Monday morning Al ,he
tne she ofs terrific sight had been h progress for vc
AAys. The attack was made q Wednesday, and up %
tArss lines Of Ne snenys works.
M asins me fourth Inns u The Asssees q
sssssd, he ,sissssIOos wsrs sass hsd bsen sur.
peodcreds Thass liss " fortAsAaias frsD ~ rear
Sas Just two ss ,s. I sne snss We s.snSs
ratkeAd. thu Impression VI he ccers u tho Rather 10
tnat there doubt Of tho fall ef vchseusg before this
time.
Previous 70 General Sherman taking tho fortincstons,
already indicated he sent e brigade 10 cut ID The
eonm0ncaon with the city by the Shreveport railroad
and Was reported 10 the Admiral that the work had
been accomplished
On ast Sunday General sherman captured ton u the
enemy guns and seven hundred prisoners
0nSonday night the Rather Captain Langthorse was
ordered 10 mako Reconnaissance down ~ Vcksburg 70
tho gupboat Essex which expected from below
had made her appearance. The Rather went 10 Vicks
burg, and under tho upper batteries, hut could see
nothing Of the ESSEX and retired The enemy did not IRE
upon her
The gunb0ats Black Hawk, Benton, Baron Do Kaib and
Louisville with FIVE light drauGht boats, we're engaging
The encmya batteries near YaSoo city. This was tho
place the attack and prog essea whilo
Sherman landed his forces at tho mouth Of Rod river,
from sixty nine transports
Sin miIes below Napoleon tho Ralter came across ono
OF the coal brges rapGred from the steamer Blue Wing
II had been run ashore AMI scuted IN three feet water
II had stick with undcrskrt floating rom IL flag
Of truce while they worked away taking the coal out u
i-tbs object beng - understood, 70 get out the fuel
for the Confederate gunboat Lizzie snmons. The Rather
stopped and took on the barge about nve hundred ons
coal Cor her The underskrt was captured by
Of The
The grboa, Conestoga acting as police between the
Aikansas and White N.ers awaiting the anticipated ap-
pearssce 0: The rebel gunDoat Lizzie Simmons The Sim
Ted " The ArkalEas 40 US
there N rise.
Near Mrnkensvilic the bend Of that name tho Rat
tler hailed tho ammunition boat Judge florence Mon
day FOR mail matter. Inc florence made known that
Mks lille q bad pace, aud asked the Rather 10
red 4. the florence and mmedia.oy he Rather com
menced shelng tho village Seventy nix round Of shell
we're poured Into Tho place many houses were got on
FIRE and consumed and Tho principal portion Of the town
destroyed.
We are sratiGed learn fsSm the Surgeon the Rat
tier that Captain Gwn, Of The gunboa Benton, though
eor,onely injured s living and hopes were enter
tanned Of his ultimate recovery. The wound is avery
painful several OF the muscles Of the and shoai
der being Grn on but i war believed tina, his fa would
be saved ,,,uu 80, co,o.., ,,.c,on.
on beard, just above Napoleon. The T'.fcHs
vowed by the Lancaster The Captain Of the isncas-
had stopped at Cypress Bend IN the view II
turing battery alleged have planted there and
barn the settlement but IL nrcartaiBed
that the Hlue Wing and Gladiator had been caparnd not
tho river bank no attempt was made TO disturb thc
people living in the nsighborhood.
At Helena all reported quiet AZ usual There Ii
forco enough there TO hold against any force which
can be brought asains. IT, Las, sunday night about
nineteen prscaers without fring gun.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
The steamer Ainnehaha, Captain d. White, which paas
ed down ~ass 3ssAsvsse priscncrs for exchange arv
ed ast night direct from the mouth Of Yazoo river Her
prisoners owing nformalties not exohaDg
cd. The hinnehaha left Yazoo river on Tuesday morn.
ing, ana BY her have the very laes, from the
great battle IN progress In tho rear Of vicksburg.
Tho battle according 10 the latest report commenced
Saturday evening and u was stu IL progress whom
the Mnnehsha left ,bs vicinity The light Sunday
desperate and snsuary 10 the ast degree and tho oss
both sides very heavy The federal roope marched up
In hrna he In
70 hand encounters their death dealing and murder
guns some daa d the intensity Of tho conflict may
be formed when is stated that fertilization after orn.
cation tskon and not unfrcqronty re'aken. II
In these desperate encounters that General j.
WymAI whose body ID now on the Minnshaha, rotlS
for nIinois lctt h,s life lie tell who Leading the
Tbreenth regiment 70 charge battery which taken
and Afterwards retaken by the enemy.
The Fourth Iowa Thirteenth Illinois and ighih Ms.
sour suffered most severely 10 Tho nsht OF Sunday and
General Morgan 4. smith was severely wounded aud
his brother, Colonel Smltn, ~ the Eighth Missouri
killed
II Was reported tba, Banks and Farraguts beet was
arriving but the report did not gain mucn credence
steamers could be arriving and departing from
Nlcksbug which were supposed 10 be reinforcing the
place
ylcssburs 81 Is now understood Ia strongly fortified
for miles around General shernan according " tho
latest report lad certainly advanced % within two mice
Of tho city, lighting over the whole ground.
We assured that General sherman and Admiral Por
ter have doubt oi their aby TO take scssDurg but
tho contest III undoubtedly be desperate one and thc
~ Il the enemy reinforce Al pleasure and they
be den led the promised cooperation from below. Men
needed 10 make The contest successful and
the result giorous.
when ia. Nnnshana left on Tuesday morning there
eighty five transports up tue Iazoo ana fourteen
gunboals At the mouth 81 the Yazco lay tbs gunboat
Carondele, the switzerland tho ordnance and
conlmasafy boats Great Western and sovereign.
The troops Helena, about fifteen thousand strong.
together with large number ~ Transports under com.
nand " 6encf al reported " be uadsr march
ing orders y not necessary or proper 70 seek TO divine
their Destination.