The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-28
EVANSVILLE, IND WEDNESDAY NORM
FROM WHITE RIVER.
CAIRO, Jan. %.

special bearer of dispatches to Washing
ton from the United States Mississippi
Squadron, learn the following interest
ing news from your correspondent with
Admiral Porter's fleet:
"Aouth Of White RiUer, Jan. 49,
The expedition this day returned
from Des Are, 2l0 miles from this place,
and 40 'or 90 above St Charles. The
first boat TO return was the Forest Rose,
sent up with Gen. NJ Clernand's dispatch
to Gen. German. German had orders
to go up and capture ST Charles. He
found it abandoned and kept on up the
river. The Forest Rose reached Saint
Charles, Friday The gunboat Cincin-
natl was found there. The transports
with Gorman's troops passed up to Clar-
endon and finally reached Duvalrs Bluff.
The Forest Rose kept on mp the river and
: reached Bluff, Sunday, preceded by the
gunboat DeKalh Arrived at Duvail's
Bluff, they found dinner ready cooked,
but not eaten, and the Confederates, all
but seven, absent They had departed
in such haste they had forgotten to take
their guns. A large quantity of ammuni-
ton, two eight-inch guns, two hundred
Enfield rifles, two platform cars and some
provisions were captured The works at
the bluff were not complete. The natur-
al defences are good 1t is | 10 miles from
the mouth of White River.
The DeKalb and Forest Rose Grams
pOrts) and several hundred troops then
passed to Des Are, where they arrived on
Sunday. Captain Walker landed with
only the dispatch bearer, Dr. Heap, and
was met by delegation of citizens. The
soldiers had chiefly been sent to rein
force Arkansas Post Those remaining
had departed as soon as the feet hove in
sight. The rebel flag was still flying
over Gen Howe's headquarters 1t was
pulled down. All the buildings were de-
serted excepting one hospital, where we
found SO sick and four dead men, The
sick were paroled. The prisoners taken
were mostly of the 10Th and 2lst Texas
regiments
The citizens of Des Arc are rejoicing
over supposed rebel victories They had
reports of the strongest character that
thousands of men had come over to
the Confederate side; that our loss at
Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Arkansas
Post amounted to over ten thousand
In letters captured, from knowing
ones, it was unanimously admitted that
after the capture of Arkansas Post, Little
Rock must inevitably fall.
" 1t was expected that Gen. McCler-
nand would move upon it. Why he did
not they could not guess. The troops of
McClernand and Sherman Divisions are
at Milliken's Bend, awaiting orders to
move and the arrival of more troops.
My next will date from that rendezvous"
Orig. Uen oi1as Casey, Brig. General
Benz. NJ Prentiss, Brig. General John F.
Reynolds, Brig Gen. Oliver o. Howard,
Brig. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Brig. Gen.
Daniel Butterfeld, Brig. Gen Winfield
S. Hancock, Brig. Gen George Sykes,
Brig. Gen. VIM II. French, Brig. Gen.
James N. Negley, Brig. Gen. John NJ.
Schofeld, Brig. Gen. John NJ Palmer,
Brig. Gen. Napoleon j. 7. Dana, Brig.
Gen Herman G. Boice, Brig. Gen. Jas.
G. Blunt, Brig. Gen. Napoleon B. Bu-
ford, Brig. Gen Carl Schurz, Brig. Gen.
Francis j. Heron, Brig Gen. Joseph ].
Reynolds. The following western Off :
GERS have been nominated for promo
ton to Brig. Generals, their ,eommis
sions to date from Nov. 29th, 1862:
Ohio-Col Chas r. Woods, 10th regi-
ment; Col John s. Mason, 4th; Colonel
VIM H. Lytle, 10th; Col John Beatty,
18th; Col Ben F. Smith, 18th; Col Jno
W. Fuller, 9th; Col. NJ. D. Leggett. In
diana-Col. George P. McGinnis, 11th;
Col James Gavin, 7th; Col. VIM. Har-
row. l4th; Col John Coburn, 33d; Lit
Colonel David NJ Dunn, Col J. P. c.
Shanks, Col. Hugh B. Reed, 44th. Hi
nois-Col. Thomas w. Sweeny, SD; Col.
Michael K L. Taylor, 18th; Col. f. d.
Baldwin, 57th; Col John Logan, 23d !;
Col. Thomas G. Allen, S0th; Col. c. c.
Morse, Goth; Col T. Z. G. Ransom, llth !;
Col. VIM. NJ Orme, 9th; Lieut.. Col.
Elias S. Dennis, 30th. Kentucky-Col.
John NJ Harlan, 10th; Col. Ben. c. Gri-
der, 9th; Col Edward II. Hobson, 18th.
Iowa-Col W. Lowe, 9Th; Col n. H.
Williams, 3rd; Cyrus Bussey, 3rd Cav
airy; Col NJ NJ. Crocker, 18th. Michi-
gan-Stephen G. Champlin. Wiscon-
sin-Col. Halbert E. Payne, 4th; Lysan-
der Cutler, 9th; Col Thomas II. Ruger,
Ord. Minnesota-Col John B. Sand
born, 4th Missouri-Colonel Adon G.
Guitar, 9th Militia. Colorado-CoL j.
NJ. Charming.