New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-04
GEN. GRANT TO TAKE COMMAND
Death Of Gen. Netherlands Chief Of Stah'
important Papers in his Possession Lost


~ of opers,iOns near Vicksburg this morning
S S'ns q O. White of Chicago, was bearer Of dis
SSPS 10 Can't. PennOck aud Gen. Curtis, az -
by From letters Of your special correspondent VIII
,be feet and statements OF other readable upper,
oollect the following late news ron Tue ia"" "''
,ysr forces near Nlcksburg.
Tie steamer Sovereign, fitted ~ ana Use" 10 80
s,ore boat in Porers feet was RIM into ~" "a" r.
siroe While living az anchor al the "V-.t;, r.
White River, by the steamer hoeAe'' ,nJ
sridshps, SCATTERING the stern OF 'uy 80. f
damaging badly the slaToosid WE r1Jercip,,
die Sovereign The latter was lett ana is uuu''s'.nS
sasire ond the remainder Of the Heel, sOou' ne
co,b a., nassed down the Mississippi. Jlst m1fI
,sssno Napoleon, tie Red Rover lnosp'sl slea mel
rss fred into by gsng OF mounted gutrriii's' NO
one was burt. This was on The 2ltt INST
On the 22d the feet moved on 10 Tibbets planta-
don Eve miles above Lake Providence, Louisiana.
GrClernands force, on 3 large Meet OF transports,
,sns 10 a halt near the mouth OF The ial0o River
an Friday, tie 22d, and during that day ana The
ssrt were engaged in landing troops upon the pan
;rsnla. through which the canal was cut las M;
rsr and opposite Iicks1wg. The transports Allied
rn tbe leyee for tine space OF two miles above aud
h.low the mouth Of the river.
The Red Rover WAS mOorod IN the uyer sho"
ystanoe no tie stream in the Mississippi. OPpoAte
were the canboat Tyler aud two steam rams below
we're the L. xinCtOn more rafls, ana transports
Above he Red Rover, in the lazoO River, Werl the
smbosts Benton, ChlicO,he, Louisville Pitt
burgh Judge Torence, and steamer Great "es'eri
,he after an ammunition boa;.
Seven Rebel transports are reported to have lassed
IN the Yszoo, in the absence Of our ieet for cup
mics or men, and are now closely trapped there by
his strong array Of gunboats, Should they attempt
70 come out they must be taken.
Tie advance position Of our gnnboa's and trans
corts-those near die gunhoat LeXingion--is seven
.dof- D. rr.A
burg.
When The troops are all landed on the peninsula
Transports will 60 MP the river for 30, 600 more.
The runor thar ork bad again commenced upon
he canal through rs neck OF land is not oorrobo-
ntsd by those jus, rom the place. II may soon be
done, however.
On Friday and Saturday the ram Horner, Capt.
White, was on picket duty, and passing the adj
vance wss soon IN plain view Of the city. Iney
could zee steamers leaving and arriving and people
standing lOn the levee. In the afternoon, the
Rebels opened with shell upon the ram aud Union
scoUis they SAW opposite the Guy. No harm was
tous. They perhaps thought TO DIVE our men from
ne peninsula, but did not succeed.
Tie effects OF the bad water Of the Yazoo country,
Ard confinement 10 transports, have made terrible
havoc among our military non. Those Oh the gun
boats STAND il better let tie Generals in command
will never give up until the fnal effort has been
mace 20 open the river. Let the people Of lie
NOrh and West see 10 j. that Q capable commander
Ia placed at the head Of affairs, aud, With the CO.
operation u Admiral Porter's Beet, things will he
Accomplished lie kehes are hgzar1iug everything
tothwari our desigus in this particular.
Late rains have rendered he country almost i'm
ppsabe, and some dave must clgpse Vti'Te any OK
tended movement oaaa t@he III &C.
have 10 chronicle tue deah Of Col. warren
Stewart, Gen. MeCieruAnde Chei Of Cavalry, well
known ss d gallant aud useful officer. He Ncnt ou
on Friday, tue 2d inst, 10 capture some Rebel
- Hn.4
Louisiana sboTe TO Vi,kybuTg below tie peninsula.
IL Was dangerous undertaking, but one very neces.
Eary 10 be accomplished, and the fact that II was
committed 10 Col. Stewards hands is au index vi
the estimation, as man aud soldier. IL which he
was held by hs commanding oih,or The Job had
lot been completed when Col. SieWar'6 little force
wa, attecte Ell by Rebel outIoss, and desperate
encounter ensued. during which Col. Stewart Was
shot dead, aud bis men dispersed aud several
wounded. The body Of Col. Stewart had been re-
covered when my informant LETT the feet, bus It was
found Tihed by the cOwafdy enemy.
Five refugees arrived heFe to-day direct from
Est Georgia. They repreeent tie country ~ ~ "a
mort deplorable condition. They have each Lost
every dollars worth OF property they had, including
tav,s Ibey ali cordially iLdOrss tie policy Oi the
Government respecting negroes, and declare II Il
policy that If yIgoious carried out, viii soon rem
der Rebellion harmless. They say there Is s.iil "a
very considerable amount Of Union sentiment IN
EasI Georgia but that II ID worth mans lie 10 lot
u be known.
About 100 Rebels are On the point opposite the
city.
On the 24,h inst, one division Of Union troops, &C
comlaned By Ii baItery, went out TO attack tneu''
They had not returned when my informant Ielt on
the 80.
A Rebel steamer came NJ the river TO Memphis
Our batteries fred several shots at her, which were
replied 10 by three Rebel batteries on the Missls'
sippi tide No harm aas done on either eide.
he u. tt.gfu fnN RI
% are now reported for duty. Over 1JO are alst Ut
without leave.
tTteis Dispatch to Tie Chicago Tribune
IAlIED STATEs HosPIIAL Boar RED HovEhi}
or MOUTH lALOO M Eh, Jtu. 20
Vie CAiRO. FEB. i. 1908.
We yesterday learned that Gen. Grant wouid ar,
rive here with his ADDITIONAL forces on luetdhy ana
direct the movements Of tue army IN peisoA. Gen.
bcPbeIsOn IL with LIm.
A damaging mshaD to McClernsnd and BIS entire
command Of land forces occurred yesterday. Col.
Warren Stewart, Chief Of Cavalry Oh McClcrnand't
stah was out on reconuoissance with only wv
men-therc are but few here us yel-and was sho'
and deterted by his non.
III had upon his person when he must h ave fallen
into the hands Of the enemy, q memorandum book
containing full estimates Of the numbers and CALDER
81 the forces and gns Of Sherman and MCLleIn1lId,
their available character their artillery and every
thlDg he enemy fhDuld not know, and even the pro-
eets respecting the canals ul0n which WOlk has lust
been recommended.
CAIRO, Feb. /, lS3.-The steamer Rowena ar.
iveo lhls forenoon, bringing Memphis dates ~ the
30h.
Inc latest news from N'cbsburg was that many
soldiers were dying Oft with diafThea. The gunboat
ChilicOtbe was, GU Monday, the ooh ult engaged
IN shslling the lower Rebel batteries, but without
provoking return fire. 1t was tbo1glt probable
sne wac trying 20 learn the range 81 the enemy =
guns.
n considerable force has been landed and marched
ssIoss tue peninsula 70 Poat opposite WarIenton,
>nnele tuey are ensSinPed. They are In ii position
H1t'son. " '"'' : "