The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-14
LATE NEW S.

CAIRO, Jan. ll.--By an arrival Tonight
from the mouth Of the Yazoo, we have
authentic accounts from Vicksburg.
Sherman's repulse was complete. The
entire force, under the direction Of Nc
Clernand, re-embarked on Saturday on
transports, closely pressed by the rebel
advance, which, coming in range Of the
gunboats, was driven back with severe
loss. AT last accounts the entire fleet Of
transports, with troops, had arrived at
Island 81, on their way 70 Napoleon.
There is nothing definite from Banks
and Farrsgui, though rumors of their adj
vance were in circulation.
The engagement was less general than
heretofore reported. The principal fight
ing was done by the centre, Gnder COM
mand Of Smith and Blair. ,rhe conduct
of the latter is highly spoken of.
Our loss, as near as can be asceFtained,
was 1900 wounded, 600 killed, and 1000
missing
Capt. Given, Of the gunboat Benton,
died of the wounds received in the re-
cent attack on Haynes Bluff
The steamer Musselman was burned
by guerriIlas at Bradley's Landing, ten
miles above Memphis on the 9Th.
Capt, More, in command of about one
hundred men, attacked a camp of three
hundred rebels at Hunters Mills, thirty
I've miles east of Fort Pillow, on the
morning of the Sth. The rebels were
completely surprised. Sixteen were
killed and forty-six taken prisoners, and
| fifty horses and lot of small arms cap
tured. Two Federals were wounded.
The expedition was absent from the Fort
only twenty seven hours.
NEW York, Jan. 11.-The steamer
Creole arrived tonight from New Orleans
on the 3rd. She brings dispatches to
Gen. Halleck. She passed several gum
boats bound up the river, and also passed
the transport Merrimac, with troops, at
Southwest Pass also the gunboat Ken
singtOn. Phe Purser reports having
learned, by the arrival of the gunboat
Clifton at Southwest Pass, that, early on
the morning OF the LIST, the rebels made
an attack by land and water on the Fed
eral forces at Galveston. Our gunboats
were attacked by five rebel steamers
protected by double rows of bales of cot
ton, and loaded with troops, armed with
rifles, muskets, &c.
Tie Harriet Lane was captured by
boarding. after about all our officers, in.
Guiding Capt wainwright and Lieut. Lee
and the crew of one hundred and thirty
all told-had been killed by musketrJ
from the rebel steamers. My informan
states that but one or two of the oaicerl
and but twelve or fifteen of the crew es
capped death. The gunboats Clifton anC
0wasco were engaged and escaped, th
former losing no men and but one wound
ed The Owasco lost one killed ant
thirteen wounded.
Two banks, loaded with coal, fell int
the hands of the enemy. The Westfield
the flagship of Commodore Renshaw, wa
not engaged, being ashore III anOthe
channel. Her crew were transferred +
transports, and Renshaw, fearing sb
would fall into the hands of the rebels
blew her up. BY some mismanagemen
J or accident the explosion occurred befor
the boat containing Benshaw, Lieutenan
Zimmerman, and the boats crew 90
away, and they were consequently blow
up with the ship.
The crew of the Wesllield arrived a
New Orleans on transports and the re
manning troops are on the way bach
, They did not arrive until the place ha
been evacuated. All the fleet are on tn
way to New Orleans.
. The rebel force was estimated at abou
, five thousand, under General MagrudeI
Our land force, under command of Co
Burrill, of Massachusetts,, probably di
. not exceed three hundred, the residue NJ
r having arrived Or not being disembarke
! in time TO fight.
Our loss was estimated at from 100
26O killed and 200 taken prisoners, IL
G navy suffering most, it is thought. III
I rebel loss was much more, Sc our guI
were firing grape aHS canister continual
ly in their midst.
The rebels had several batteries &
shore The Federal troops were on OF
of the long wharves, and, it is said, n
e pulsed two charges of the rebels befO
they surrendered,
Advices from New Orleans state tn
= Jacob Barker's paper, the National Adv,
cate, published an extract on the
containing rebel report Of victories
II Murireesboro and Nicksburg, and Je
e Daviss speech at jackson. This caus,
: a lerment, aud the rebels were hillarou
and saucy Oh the morning Of the 3
Gen. Banks sent guard to Barker's O
+ fee and the Advocate was, for the thiI
5 time, suppressed. This step gave gre
Il satisfaction TO the Union men.
10 Capt Clark, Post COmmissary at Ne
Orleans, had rendered his resignatic
y aud would probably GO North in I
course of a month.
Specials this morning are quite barr
Is of news.
- The gunboat Montgomery arrived I
: day from Mobile bar, in eight days.
news.
in 4 letter from an officer on the L.
,e Steamer Bib, off Charleston, says h,
Sumpter is plated with railroad iron.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 0.-lesterdal
Richmond Erdmi,er says, il was report