The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-01-21
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Ixa 9ars 7el2 MEMPHIS, Jans14.s >
ToMa5, Gen. HallecH-Fhe following des-
batcl, is inst receiyed:f eg2 sat I9f sanisa .9bf.
% Headers. Army Of The Mississippi,

Headers. Army or The Mississippi, I
Post Of Arkansas, Jan. 11th.
To Maj. Gen, Grant, Commanding Depart
ment of Tennessee;5-I have the honor tereport
that the forces under my command attacked
the Post, of, Arkansas to-day, having @stormed
the enenys works. We took 4 large n number
of prisoners, xariousfyy estimated at from 600
to o, 900, together with AT Els stores, animals
and munitions of war. Rear Admiral David.
G. Porter, Cemmanding the Mississippi squad
ron, effectively and brilliantly ~co-opeTated, &C
complaining this complete success.
lSigned,0 JNO. A. M~cCLERNAND,
MAJ. Gen,zcommanding1
Head qr's Army Potomac JAM IS.
The Richmond papers contain the follow
ing; III 5.sff .4e:aa4 . 4sge. s4s8sa
j. GHATTANooGA, ~l5thMOEeial iRtormation
has been received here that Gen, Rpsearaps,
has been heavily reinforced and is repairing.
railroad from the riyer to Nashville.
Gen. Nheeler is in his rear, and has de-
stroyed the railroad being just, finished at
Mill Creek, 8 miles South of Nashville, He
destroyed an engine, cars and all tools, and
captured the entire working party L-g71tssl
& From the, front there are reports that the
.Federals are ten miles the other side of Muir
freesbero, and are advancing slowly 5a4e
1rdt 81. II MOB AST. LOUIS, Jan.d16.
sThe following are additional particulars of
the Springfield affair ea sia = 1ng
Sa9Thore was diminishing with eepEl scouting
parties most of the way. The enefny opened
fire on the town without giving notice to re-.
move the sick or women and children Our
forces consisted Of Missouri State Miltias TO-,
wa troops, enrolled Missouri NJ ilitia GONZALES,
cent and Istragglers, They numbered. $500
with two, odd, iron howitzers, one iron six,
FOUNDER mounted on wagon wheels and "
brass six pounders5sAtF Fort Lyon the enemy
were badly whipped. Gen Brown was treach-
ereuslyshot from O. sseesh residence while,
beading o charge. Is sivia Ysd sil SIS bS1iI
s. Dispatches from Gen. Warren dated Heusz
ton, Texas county, 18th, says the enemy are
In fulLfetreatt towards Arkansas III requ :
3 Marmaduke's rebel force in the Hartsyille
fight was between 1000 and 5000 strepg.m
Their lass9was about 500 killed wounded and
prisoners. The infamous guerrilla MeGould
is among the killed; aud the notorious guerril5
10 Porter is badly wounded.7sga a at g1saeps
NEW YoRK, Jan. l6. b
The steamer Illinois with New OrIeans I'd
vices to the 9th of Fan nar5y, arrived here at
p. M. saisst nas sats9s s9gak2al Z
The rebels were eacroaehing upon the Boion1
lines in the neighborhood of Donaidsvilfe, bat
danger was appTehended therefrom.
Ramors are cofnmon that the battle of
Yicksburg began on the 3ist ults,, and vas
continued daily, but nothing very definite in
regard TO it WAS knowntin New Orleans
~ The affair at Galveston on the 23d nIt., had
caused a general gloom among the army and
navy.
Admiral Farrasue had sent the BrooElyn;
.Scioto and half a dozen of his best ships to
reeap6ureltke Ha4+fetA Ddne atsqalI1 hazards,
and if possible, to destroy the rebel gunboats