The New York herald., 1863-01-13
INTERESTING FROM VICKSBURC.
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The Result Of the Recent Operations
on the YazO0 River.
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The YaZOO River Campaign
Abandoned.
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Losses Of the Union Forces Be-
fore Vicksburg.
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General McClernand Now in Command OF The
Union Troops IN That District.
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A New Campaign to he In-
augurated.
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Opera tions at the Mouth Of the Ar
kansas River,
kc, Ac, "a.
Mourn oy YAaoo nvKn. Jan. 3.lssa

Mourn oy YAzoo RIvKR, Jan. d la63.
General srerman's expedition yesterday wspdvAwn
from tho Ia safety the single attack ~ the
rebels bong handsomely repused BY the gunboa6 iy'ns
In Yazoo river. The former base OF operations, by
way Of the Yazoo river abandoned. the enc
nays works arc entirely mpregnabe the front facing
that stream.
qhere has been no fighting OF any moment since Non.
day between tho troops Of this expedition and
the rebels
AZ yet wo have heard nothing from General Banks or
Admiral Fariyrt sthough there have been lnumcrable
rumors OF their advanc,.
Gene al MccernAnd arrived in this district ea.Thurs
day night last aud assumed command Uader his drsc
on the troop. embarked and tho trans
ports In Milken Bend. ~ yet there no develop.
mets future movements the Union forces horo.
Tho rebel Generals Pembort1n and Price In CON-
mana at Vi ksbnrg. The rebel forces have been rein
70 tho extent Of sixty thousand rbcy have
artiery u hundred and sixty guns in bat
terry. bcsides 4 large number Of field pieces.
tn. Union 1. tho Ya1oo river expedition against
vicksburg from thougand nye hundred 70
three tboucapd In killed wounded and missing. THO
cnenS's loss IL unknown; but Il mnt have boon large
Captain Gwlnn Of the United States gnnbost Benton,
dei this ung OF the wounds ho received in the action
Of ncstmber ~, 1902 His renaus viii BE- sent on %
Care n tue gunboas, and tnonce to h.s friends "a
the lat.
There heavy rasnsfgr tha Past hr-
" ak bours causing and Fortunate ris. In tho
Mi,sissppi river, vuich may help in future
operations.
A council OF war held TN Sunday last on board the
Tgress which vessel for tho present has been select.
cd by General McCcrgand his head dluariers.
Admiral Porter, MAJOR Generals sherman and
Me- Ierpand. with the generals Of tho divisions
Of the army IN Kentucky, were present. II Was
determined council that would bo folly again TO
aticmpt thing further against vicksburg with Tho
present force. Tho rebels had of communication
by which they rapidly and heavily rcnfo ced,
wh the unicasts bad such opportunity prospect
of receiving reinforcensnts II therefore deemed
exps that the should bo abandoned that
yicsspurg should be operated against from other
point attack understand that tho pfee Ise sp HIS
been decided upon but publicity has been strictly
ios hidden.
On the following day both fleets got under way but as
hat cal gunboats could under steam,
esec ally there a Hood the river Wood fuel
used by the Transports asa they took the gunboiis
~ tow. They necessarily had IN slowly and tie
adva &C dill not arrive here until last evening eSe
mot n nInbcr of coal vessels going down the river.
There h,d been stll considerable excitement
at the ,h of Arkansas river the rnon runboa,
and waiting there IL expectation - the rebel
ram TO come 4 wn that