The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-11
MOVEMENTS ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
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Benbardment Of Grand Gulf and
HainoS' Ruff
NAMES on THB GUNBOAfS ENGAGED.
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THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
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THE BATTERIES PAlsED BY MooNExOaT,
NAMES or THB suxBoirs ENGAGED.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.



feet under Admiral Porter consisting Of the Benton
(nagshp), lafayette Mound City, Pittsburg, Caroudet
Tuscumbia and Louisville left Hard Times and steamed
down below Coffee Point engaged the rebel batteries q,
Grand Gulf Just the confluence Of the Big Black and
the Mississippi Tho engagement commenced ut eight
o'clock and lasted until past two.
The enemy have four batteries at Grand 0uh, ono on
the rock around which the Of the Big Black dow
into the Mississippi and threo below, abous midway bc
tween the water and the snmmit Of the bluffs In tbe
former they have placed four heavy guns and in the
three latter and three each with parapets embpa
sures and rifle pits The upper guns are very large,
throwing shot and shell weighing hundred pounds.
The lower guns mostly thirty two FOUNDERS.
The Benton opened the fight followed by the other gun
boats 10 rapid At rst they stood OF Al long
range and fred distance OF a mile and more but as
the the biur, and passed and fepdssed the batteries,
sending tremendous broadsdes upon the fort whenever
they came In position For six hours were the gunboas
firing and receiving fire. until the gradually ceaspg ex
posions the enemy indicated their desire 10 terminate
the engagement Our boats we're badly shattered, and
Commodore Porter thought proper 10 withdraw. He did
So the enemy giving him parting broadside from his
upper batteries.
The Benton suffered considerably In her upper works
not less than ha shots passing entirely through
her one shell exploded in her porthole killing i've men
The Tuscumbia was disabled Other gnnooas were more
or less injured, but not seriously.
The following the casualties the gunboat Ben
toni
KILLED.
w. II. Kinney, seaman. Sergeant Jacob wolcy.
N. Mahcney, seaman. George ID. Sass, mariner.
Jas. Floyd seaman. Riley Suttes mariner
Sergeant Harry Boshen.
WOUNDED.
Sergeant Henry y Harmng. seriously.
Martin Keller, mariner, seriously.
solomon lance, mariner, slightly.
Archibald Taylor mariner, slightly.
Michael Engie, mariner. slightly.
jackson Rhodes, mariner, seriously.
Charles T. simpson. seaman, slightly.
Philip Lee, seaman, slightly
John Brown, seaman, seriously
Frank Weber seaman. slightly.
T. q. Holmes seaman, ser ri0usly.
Engineer J. Frank Reed. slightly.
Engineer George VI. Brown, slightly.
Pilot n. y. Williams, slightly.
Gunner N. b. willett, slightly.
TAe Tuscupbia ost ave filled and twenty three wound
ed. The following s the list OF the killed.
Lieut. Samuel Bagley, Co. Francis Adams, seaman.
ID, 10Th Illinois. W. n Wright, seaman
Henry Longet, seaman. Pilot JOS Mccammot.
The total number OF killed In the feet was twenty six
and the wounded nfty four.
The bombardment was terrific, gunboat exhlb-
ed nothing could resist The rebels stood bravev 70
their guns, but tho steady and heavy hre OF the rop
ciads drove them again and again. All the boats
struck repeatedly but the Tuscumbia before stated
the only materially damaged She had bcr hog
chains cut away, and was otherwise badly damaged
that II was deemed advisable 70 remove her from the
scene OF action.
RuSSNG THE BATTERIES.
Finding useless 10 protract the contest when the
VoJcCt W fotcheu anotner way
the gunboats moved out Of range and prepared 10
the blockade night The usual precautions taken
10 prevent casuaies and each gunboat carried all the
troops IL could conveniently accommodate. The
ports Allied with troops, and a the barscs crowd
cd-so eager the soldiers 70 tke part il the ex
citing The gunboats started FIRST and were pew
pered handsomely for II almost bright az mid.
day; ths moon was shining from coudless sky when
the TRANSPORTS appeared the concentrated nre o the rebel
batteries directed 10 thcm bat Of tho
were disabled. The Cheesemsn had six horses
killed by the explosion Of shell bat lives lost,
M far ss beard from.
General Grant was aboard q tug during the nght and
directed the of troops under u the gun
boat 1re. The forces landed at Bayou Pierre.
BonBARpxgxr OF HAIrEg BLugF.
Simultaneous With tho attack Grand Gulf General
Sherman made demonstration on Halnes' Blun on
Wednesday morning, April 20. considerable force was
embarked transports. and precedcd by the iron.
clad Chocaw and all the wooden gunboats IN the Yazoo
proceeded up that stream. Ths bombardnncnt IL the
Bun chiefly carried by the gunbosis Choctaw De
Kab, Black Hawk. Rnnoo, Linden and three boats.
The former struck Gfy two times and had her upper
works pretty badly battered Her pilot housel was
extreme top, but fortunately injured of tho
pants. Her turret was struck repeatedly bot the shit
ali glanced 81 she also penetrated by three shots
below the water line shot entering three feet below
the surface " the Another shot penetrated her
cuscmates and n0unicrcd her deck II saffused
be shcl and all hluds Dcal hasiy rctolt except
Chief Engineer baldwin, who ny. sexed and throw
II over board One ah struck barrel 81 plaster paris
the choc,sw, throwing W contents into ie air. pre-
scnt.ng the appearance u fteam al which the reDes
jumped The top og or fofiiAc ols and sNnug ihslr
hats aud cree ed.
Ihe Iexab vas rur un urfe- ,hs rebei tt,orirs a.i
her crew aaded. A sxirmab hght cnsucs, dssne wheb