New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-26
THE WAR DOWN THE MlssIssIPPI.
Resumption Of the Siege Of vickshurg 10 DO
Deferred-The Next Attack to be Made
on New Principlcs--The Expedition mp
the White and Arkansas Rtvers-The
National Loss ut vichsburg Greatly Ex-
nggeratcd - Additional ParticufRrs Of
CasuaIties-AIi Qaies at Helena.
|. Correspondent.

CasaaIties-AH Q.ies at Helena.
From Our Special Correspondents
NATIONAL TRANSPORT RurH,n BELOW Hxrsxs, Ans,
80 SUNDAY EyBsSe, Jan. II, 1859
After sending my last letter to New-York, learned
through ssources at Memphis, contrary to the
opinion had held and to all rational probabilities,
that the siege of Vicksburg would be promptly re-
sumed that no time to be lost In reinveeting
the Mississippi stronghold, and, for the third time
since the war, assuming the aggressive.
Consequently profted by the first opportunity,
and made an efor. to place myself in the immediate
vicinity Of the oon.to-be-insngurated hoshtes
Several days have elapsed, and what with deten-
tions, foggy nights and getting aground, we have
reached no further than this point, ITO miles from
Memphis where / learn that the next stafk on
vicksburg is to be deferred until ample and complete
preparations are made, which will not DO, 10 my
Judgment, before the end Of the present month
The forthcoming siege of the city will be upon
new principles, al scientific and effective, am
informed, and the land force will be sufficient to ear.
nv out the purpose in view. A large portion Of the
army under Grant, as have before stated, will 10
sent down the river from Memphis, where that Gen.
eral now mas his headquarters, and whence many
regiments will embark during the present week.
The troops under the command Of Gen. MeClsr-
naud, who has formally and officially succeeded
Sherman have with the Hotills retained 10 the
mouth Of the White up which river and the
Arkansas they design 10 ascend in transports at
once if hey have not already done so, for the pur-
pose of capturing Fort st. Charles, Little Rock, and
other Rebel positions.
Gen. Clinton b. Fisk's command consisting ut
present of the 7st, 33d and 35th Missouri 18th and
33d Iowa, and 2sth Wisconsin, with Scbofelds
Battery and Bowen's battalion of cavalry, 10 st
present at ard near Helena, and on the eve Of de-
parture for White River, designing to participate in
the expedition in question.
Our force is sufficient to insure the defeat Of the
enemy, who will no doubt fly unless we have an
opportunity to prevent him from 50 doing by cir
cumyention. We hope to effect the capture OF q
great many Of the Rebels, and will doubtless. pro-
yided they are not advised four intention, and pre-
cipitately retreat, which Is the sole thing to DO
feared.
The gunboats will CONVOY the transports up the
river 20 guard against guerrllas and batteries along
the shore, aud from present indications the expedi.
ton is likely to be attended by very desirable re-
suits.
should not speak thus freely offuture movements
if | were not aware that before my communication
can reach New-York they will have been made, and
their result accomplished.
Our lose at the late attack on Vieksburg has been
greatly overstated. do not believe from the'best
information obtsinabls it can be more than 100 or
300, as even the Secession journals do not make it
over 800.
Extraordinary difficulty lies in the way Of sscer.
tanning accurately the names Of the killed ana
wounded. In addition. however, to the few names
already cent have this very imperfect list, which
in the absence of any fuller particulars subjoin;
Capt. c. H. wsrr.ns, 29ih Missouri wounded
Capt Richard A Smith, l9b Illinois woandsa.
Cap, A. J. Brinkel bot, 1910 Illiaois wounded.
William " slace. l3,n Illinois, wounded
Jehn Boyle. ll7th Illinois, wounded
Nm F. Coot. s5th niaois, wounded
lieut. Col 49,, 18th Ohio, killed..
Lieut. Col. Crshner, wounded; ,,,,,.,
Goa. -. Ga, Missouri, killed.
MSor-- 3l,t Missouri killed.
C,I Fletcher 5lth indiana Killed or missing.
Capt. Dan tiarrsud. 22d Kentucky. killed.
Capt. VIM heson, .ied.
rspt. Bruce De Courcey'. brigade, wounded.
JIsut Bacon, De COurcsy's brigade. wounded.
Lieut.. Grey. De Courcey's brigade. wounded.
Capt ias;eR De cS%sreeS' HhrlssSs wss1dsd ,..
Lieut.. Bind. 10th Ohio, killed.
Lieut.. RAlston. Killed
Lieut.I o. Cushman, killed
Capt. Sleash 5Jth Illinois, Killed
Lieut. Philip Ksrshaw wounded
Capt Milton Mills, wounded
Capt. eastman Cunninghs wounded.
Lieut.. Harvey Woods wounded
CAM. Addison Mcclure wounded.
Capt Harvey, wounded.
Lieut. WIN. Buchanan. wounded.
Capt. WIN. Van Dorm. wounded. I...
Lieut. Philip NJ Smith. woAndsd.
Lieut.. BENZ Z. Haekett, wounded.
Lieot. janice H. Hill wounded.
Lieut.. SLas Corus wounded
Six hundred and thirty Of the wounded went BY
Helena last night en- route to Cairo. They were 10
good condition, aud well provided with various COM
forts supplied by the Sanitary Commission, WHOSE
members are, and long have been, doing an exceeo'
work.
All is quiet aud unchanged at Helena. Inc town
is deserted by everybody but the soldiers ana Gov
eminent employees, and looks as somosr ana de'o'
late as Imir," in the Scandinavian mythology n''
ting l
b - Ia lonely sadness
Watching Ger the fSuiless 0iooe ,,,,,,s
The Dama7-.ss for Livcrpssl.
ST. JoH,s N. s., Saturday, Jan. - ~
The steamer Damascus sails from here on Wsens.
day next, 2Sth inst. for Liverpool. TeisgrSnS
Europe can be forwarded through the agsncy VI
Gao Gtoksr esn No las Broadway, New AVE.