The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-30

force left at Helena s,eeles division eonsttuted part
and portion OF the transport and gunboal fleet another
the latter commanded by the ileer charge Of the
Baron Dekalb The gunboats the Dehslb and
Cincinnati The Forest Rose despatch boat was also
on hand, having been sent up by General McCiernand
with dispatches
OBJECT 10 mr. ATTAINED.
The object Gencr II German had up the White
river TO attain h not yet been wholly revealed but was
undoubtedly nearly all confined the simple order.
"Go up the White river, clean out thoroughly, take g.
Charles aud Dnvals Bluff, drive oil guerias, and pro-
coed as far as les Arc, and il possible capture that
The expedition lett the mouth Of White river on the
morning Of Thursday, the 10Th inst. There we're the
steamers with their troops tho gunboais and their al,
tending tugs. st. Charles reached without meeting
with anything worthy OF mention saturday. Here II
oand the rebels had obtained an insmaion Of our
advance and taken their departure in great haste
cLAllNi OF AND DuNaLis BLUFF
As tho transports neared Clarendon the sunday
following their departure from the mouth OF White river,
being conveyed by the gunboaL Baron Dekalo, commo
ton dIsccrnibe from the deck Of the latter craft and
haste made 10 stop the rebels nom evaclalng.
But here, again, they also on the alert They
the Unonsts had the aid OF these ngy dark terrible gun
boats, Of which since The battle OF Memphis, they have
seemed entertain holy and well founded horror There
no fighting at Clarendon.
Iuvas Blum had been reported AZ position OF great
point at least the rebels would mtke stand and show
light In fact, all on board the gnnboats and transports
beginning soen Of this peaceful way Of gcing
" did not suit ncr Ideas CT ropr city IN the least
a boats and officer were sent on shore
Everything deserted. Even the suppcr-ready cock
ed-had becn lett by the rebels untouched, though
vtng the hostile visitors par,ake without money and
without price Every thing about the pacetne smok np
cnberg al the camp TRES the tents the condition u the
buildings and the pre- Of few contrabands-pro
med that the exodus Of the rcbels from tho place
had been both sudden ana unpremsdilacd.
eight poor, bclated rebels found AT the
Buii who readily themselves up, saying they mad
done their best 70 get away but their horses had "stray
ed,n and they had concluded that rather than run
much after ihe!n they womb run themselves
the risk Of BENG captured, thinking, per
haps. that the Unted States would give them better
food and clothing tha he conoscracy aud y made niue
difference to them where they ~creon one size Of the
fence good Tor Them as the other.
Preparations had been made at the Bluff TO transport
the troops and all the and munitions at that
point 10 Little Rock by railroad and portion Of the
troops had airesdy taken lher departure whan news
arrived that the fankeas we're coming ~ terrible mum
bers with untod gunboas and mortar boats. THIS pro
duced CONSERVATION uneqnaicd Tor the numbers Gu
gagged in 1t, during the whole Of the war. And with
orders aad without orders the rebels commeccd the
operation casslcay described by Arkansas Traveller
sna,ing themselves cc.p They succeGdeu the
matter and when the unionists and took formal
possession or the works there we're any rebels
theIeabouts worth mentioning.
81 OCCUPATION.
There not great amour. Of labor TO perform
in the act of occupying Duyaii's Bun j. war
about as easy an iation as That of--said 20 hc
the easiest Of all manual dngs-"roiug oil
log" proverbal ~ Yankeedom The affair war soon
over, ard the officer command not long n
makng out his schedule Of the property captured FIRST.
there the supper, that ready cooked and ho8gh
not perhaps as paa,be that 10 be had at Dcmoncos,
and the dishes varied In character those obtain
ed the -. Nicholas soldiers were hunpry--our
soamen and arulior ynen hungry--and the meal
shortly made rs disappearance ia graceful and appfO
pirate manner Second was the msfazDc, well stored
with "vilanous satpetrcn and all The concomanl VII
lanies, lead, IRON, caps, &c &c. TINS portable
property convertible to useful purposes, AID
rapidly ported and acknowledgements 70 The boat
converted into good and true Union trdges There
were only two heavy guns upon the works ana tnso not
paced with any amount ~ skl showing most consli-
svey that Monsieur Vilpiguc had mol been at Duvais
pan lately Thirdly, the two sixty tour ponad came
converted 70 lnionism by beng placed upon the
bow OF steamer. Fourthy. there hun
bred tnncd rifles IN their original cases which
p.ared though they had er been handled These
about one ~ piping limos Of war. me General
had thom t,ken upon the steamers, and her.
alter they viii d. service Tor Uncle samuel
IN suppressing rebellion which their former
owners engaged. tGtby, there were two good,
sound platform cars upon TIE rar ad track As they
iucorrigblc ana could not DO converted we're
portable and valuable mechanism Of the rebellion they
and what needed the soldiers allow ed
70 appropriate and the remainder led flames.
Al the appropriations having been made 10 tue
OF the appropriations and the seven rebel
prisoners htns been cared fur tie works were destroy
,d lie pits ilIcd up. and the soldiers embarked upon
their transports and PREPARED 70 move ~ tho stream,
the commander beng sti IN search OF adventures and
rebels.
Iuyels Blun the hands Of competent engineers aud
with the AID OF wiling hands nc spade and pick hand
might be made remarkably strong place To- garrison
having IL tie Lay q the land, the oscrhaagng blir,
and range Of hllls 10 the rear, many natural
advantages which some stronger p.aces-rcnd red
strong by sfi-afc deficient ~. But Htte had
been done by the rebel authorities beyond the
erection &c uc9nsidcla0e cmbankmeLts and earth
.ufks ami digging few rife pits, 20 roneer u deeu-
sbe IL appeared though those having the drtc
adams haa depended more upon the position wncra
they could plant battery when Ieedcd, than upon he
badlns IL sgbstant III notifications Tor protection o.
army aud rcnulsing hat - the attacking toe. Ino
Hmm. n. aboat one hunur and seventy nve miles
the mouth White The country surrounding the
place Il the ncat, but perhaps with that
the greater portion ~ that DIVISION q Arkansas. u
i 81 TIE rebel hands, and u Will need more
has YET been bestowed upon TO again render
II Of any service to the cause q the rebels.
ps-
from nuyail's B!un the expedition moved still upward
thc stream, and onward, Al per order, towards -