Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-01-16

Suddenly rushed aboard and took possession.
They took the boat to Bradley's Landing
fifteen miles above Memphis, and carried off
| the bedding, furniture and private property.
Here they were Joined by fifty mounted men
under command of Capt. McGhee. Just
then fat boat appeared and was captured,
plundered and then burned. The steamer
was then set on fire and the officers and crew
paroled and allowed to 60 to Memphis in a
life-boat and yawl.
The 1O9th Illinois is said to be disbanded.
The regiment except company X, refused to
do anything more until the President with
draws bis proclamation.
naHindman is reported to have been arrested
again for risking the engagement near Van
Buren,, when he was ordered to hurry on to
Vicksburg
By an arrival from the south Of the Yazoo
to-day we have authentic accounts from
Vicksburg.
Shermans repulse was complete. His
entire force, unocr the direction of General
McClernand re.embarked on Saturday on
transports, closely pressed by the rebel ad-
vance. Coming in range Of the gunboats.
the rebels were driven back with severe loss
by the guns on the feet.
The entire feet and transports, with troops
on board had reached Island 80 at last &C.
counts, and were on the way to Napoleon.
Nothing definite had yet been heard from
Banks and Farragut, though rumors of their
advance were plenty.
All hands agree that the attack on Vicks-
burg by Sherman was premature. The Gen.
eral himself evidently did not expect to meet
the force he did, as he remarked before de-
barking his troops, that, twenty -four hours
after landing. he should be in Vic%sburg-
He seems also to have failed to cooperate
with the fleet in the attack on the battery at
Haines' Bluff, as had been agreed Upon
The stronghold is as yet uninjured.
General Sherman is charged with having
detained steamers from coming up, in order
to conceal his misfortune to have opened
and read letters Of correspondents there and
to have suppressed some Of them. He also
threatened to put correspondents in front,
and set them at work carrying powder. This
is the unanimous testimony of those who
have arrived to-day.
The engagement was less general than
heretofore reported. The principal fighting
was done by the center under command of
Generals Smith and Blair. The conduct Of
the latter is highly spoken of. He had his
horse shot under him, and then led his men
on foot.
Our loss, as near as could be ascertained,
was 5000 killed, 500 wounded, and near
1000 missing.
Capt. Gwin died on Saturday.
Gen. Grants forces are marching to Mem
phis, where his headquarters will be in day
or two.
From movements on the river, it would
appear that McClernand will be largely rein
forced from his command. General Ewing.
of Ohio, is here, with one regiment of his
brigade, bound down the river.
The stern wheel steamer Jacob Mussol-
man was burned by gucrrillas at Bradley's
Landing, ten miles above Memphis, on the
afternoon of the 9Th. She had landed for
the purpose Of taking on board 1860 bales of
cotton. The boat and cotton were burning
when the Clara Bell passed, short time af-
ter. No one was seen on shore. Part
of the crew and passengers escaped in boats.
On the morning of the 9th, at daylight,
Capt. Moore, of the I'd Illinois cavalry, with
attachments from the SD Indiana and 32d
Iowa, in all 101 men. and oil mounted, at
tackled a rebel camp of 800 men at Hinton's
Mill, on Knob Creek, So miles east Of Fort
Pillow. The rebels were completely sur
prised. Sixteen men were killed, 46 taken
prisoners, and 90 horses and a lot of small
arms were captured. Federal loss slightly
wounded and 2 horses killed. The expedi-
ton was absent from Fort P How only TWEEN
ty-Seven hours.
These facts are ascertained from Charles
Aldrich, Adjutant 32d Iowa.