Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-01-24
Another Battle Expected at MurfIeesbOr
FTTS J0HN~PORTER FOUND
GUILTY.

SaA OSt, WHICH point Sne leIt on .AI0n-
day. By her the following additional
particulars has been received. The at
tack was made on Friday evening by the
gunboals,. and land force, debarking
below, and marching to the rear of the
fortlfcations. The rebels had earth
works two miles below the main fort.
from which they were shelled on Satur-
day. Before leaving, however, they did
considerable execution on our gunboats
with their heavy guns, planted al that
point. Three balls entered the portfolios
of the gunboat Louisville, killing four
men. The main fort is built of square
timber, and covered with railroad iron.
1t was pronounced TO be very strong. II
surrendered on sunday, the balls from
our gnns having knocked the sheating
off, dismounted the guns and demolished
the gun carriages.
The officers of the Rain Storm say we
captured six regiments of the enemy,
and that at daylight on Monday two reg
iments of Texas Rangers, not knowing
the place had surrendered, came to REIN
force, and did not discover their position
until too late, and we're also marched in
as prisoners.
Nearly all the ammunition taken by the
rebels from the steamer Blue Wing some
days since, was re-captured. One Ram,
and two Gunboat have gone up the river
to reconnoiter. They had not returned
at the time the Rain Storm left. 1t is
said that large gunboats and transports
cannot ascend the river as far as Little
Rock, in consequence of low water
This may delay operation in tina, direc-
tion. Our loss is not SO great as at first
reported.
New YoRK, Jan. IA special
Nashville dispatch says in regard to the
burning of the steamers by Forrest, that
several boats contained wounded soldiers
who in jumping from the burning boats,
were shot at in the water. The negro
crews were stripped of their clothing,
lied to trees, cowhided and left to slarve.
The officers and soldiers were stripped
of their clothing, place ashore and pa
! rolled.
Reliable information has been receivd
from scouts that efforts are making by
the rebels to cut off Rosecrans' supplies
and retreat, and then crush him. 1t is
said Longstree: will attack him next
week with his entire force. which is
thought to number $4,000. Rosecrans
is fully prepared, but will not move until
certain expeditions effect the capture Of
the rebels now interfering with his trans
ports to drive them off.
CvIRo, Jan. 1.-THE attack by gun
boats on Arkansas Post continued from
Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.
at which time the land forces storned
the works.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.-The Press
Nashville dispatch says: Gen. Long
street with l3 brigades arrived at Chat
tanooga and is preparing to attach Ros-
ecrans mex, week. The Chattanooga
Rebel of Thursday has dispatch an.
nouncing that large feet of federal
transports and gunboats are coming up
the river An entire rebel regiment
deserted recently and came into our lines
near Murfreesboro.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 17.-The Washing
ton In1elligencer publishes eight columns
Of intercepted dispatches. The first is
a letter dated September, from Secretary
Benjamin to Slidell, exaggerating all the
rebel victories, aud summoning up the
federal loss to that time at 350,000.-
The most important part of the corres-
pondence relates to the movement of the
French Councils at Galveston and Rich
mond 1t is reported TO have originated
in Paris to induce Texas to secede from
the Southern Coufederacy, and establish
an independent government, The result
of this discovery was an order to Ma
grudder to send the Consul al Galveston
to Mckee as soon as possible. The
Richmond Consul was ordered to leave
forthwith. This latter. order. however,
was recinded. 1t further appears that
Earl Russell's reception of Mason was
not such as comports with the latter's
sense of propriety, or with the expecla'
tions of the confederates at Richmond
Mason is, however, complimented for hi:
self-abnegation In conserving to remain
notwithstanding the annoyance to which
he is subjected by the coolness of the
British Secretary.
Another portion of the correspondence
relates 10 European operations on the
Confederate Treasury. Memminger ex
; plains the scheme for raising money IL
= England by the hypothecation of cottor
in The confederate states, and the modu'
operandi by which this is TO be transmit.
ted in British vessels from blockadeC
ports. The utility of iron clad vessels
and the means by which they are to bc
procured in England, form the burder
of this part of this interesting eorrespon
dence.
PORTLAND, Me, Jan. l9.-The Hi
2 bernian, from Liverpool the Sth, and
: Londonderry of the 9th, has arrived. A
correspondent of the London Times, jus
returned from MADEIRA, says the Tusca
rora has been employed in sort o
blockade at Roadstead. On the 10th o
December the Tuscarara chased one oi
them. The Duora fired at her about q
, mile and half from shore, she sent :
; boat to her, and after examining hel
y papers, she allowed her to proceed.