, 1863-02-12

from tho boats. took between tl.ty and sixty
nr;.oners Thu crews v.ra ,,1owed IN m
one nrisoner wa Colonel IN thc Conf.dc.
rnto armv
r1,a c,naor ,,ort saran+-.tvo ,o;,os ,,s,o1
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rooo;vo .4Ha;-. A.. ~ b.,t,,,t o,, oe -ano,
co,,,n,,n;oot,oa ha,voa, U,.Lshrr ro ond por+
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uru 'uoo1 ue1ou:.t' 4ee 11.u.s.., ~ ~ 49,
~ ~. -, o..,~ .a r~",:.s s 80 80.
ea 49,. ~ - +ssnsner+s ] ~ ~ ,n;,es @ ~ ha1o,x
lion u t1:anspofts' rour nliea n"lo"
Vicksburg, opposite the mouth Of ths
coo.1 crt hv tho Federa1s. thcra is hattery
,.,-,t.n -. :. ..-,...<,1
pnn1eo "Mcn. II IL suspeeteo, ulas eontlaauu
the mouth Of the canal, 60 TINT In tho event
Of the canal being made available, any boats
,.aec;,er +1,rouob rror1d hn oxnosed to, thn
paaeIus 49,, .n.oa9A -" 80 ~ e.1ssr,.o ,s.o
fire Of the battery. Only lew shots have
been received from 1t, and they harmless,
but It Was thought possible tteIr harmless
ms ,n;oht he rcau1t INTENDED IL
+hn nnen,. fo, III: - ;Stc NJ: II. ~
Inc GaeAJ- = 4oE' >: a4''s'' f''H Eoae VI ~
spring confidence, SO as to g1te
onnortu uuity for destruction If the Union pco-
- -,..,,a ,,,,. ,,,- ,,,r,h,. of <r,,,.,,.~+o
~
oelo" LIE canal "nsn lhat VOTE ID comp!eteu.
It is evident a number Of bonita without
steam nm might experience fearfnl ininry he
easo t,,o,- oo,s1a ,,a ~ ~ ~ .,nnehot T,,o
1o40 NV. eou!o os scs ou' y. suneuo.. Luz
case Shows TIC watlncss and penetration Of
the intentions Of the enemy that is exercised
nv tho commanders of the exned]tfon. and
;,.st;a.< 49, ~,s,-s ~r,, t.4 49, nnaa. - 49,
!usuaes .ns '.eAe .ua ~ ,uo %ue.n y, 1n0
West, whose researches will be valuable in
throwing light on the positions occupied, and
+bo;r 81 ro,a-tb ha1o.v +ho c,+x ,f v,,t1e,,,r,r
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COL. KLLE7's OFFICIAL REPORT.
terms Of commentator, communicates to
the NnIy Department the report of Colonel
Ellet, commanding the ram Queen Of the
West, giving IN account Of her passage Of the
batteries at Vicksburg. The following is the
report:
WEST. BELOW VlcKsBuno, Feb. :, 1861
ADM1nAI.:-1n compliance with your In
structions, started on thcQ Queeu OF thuWest at
half past four this morning, to pass the bat
teries at VicksburE, and sink the rebel steamer
lying before that city. discovered, lmnedi-
AlClY Qu 6LAIl4uE, ,L1Ii luE E1luQEE u EuE wheel
from its former position to the narrow spacc
behind the Queens bulwarks, did not permit
The boat to be handIed With sufiicicnt accuracy.
An hour or more was spent in rcarrangjtg
The anraratns and when We Founded the noinf
the SIN huf riscn. and anv adyantage which
xon1a have resulted from darkness was Inst
to ms
The rrhcls onenpa heavy fra hut we we're
only strrcE thrce ttrnes hcfarc reochtnc I'm
ete9ncr 81, Wos 1v;nn n neayiv t,n xan,s ~ ~
s;tsn1 tI,t ~ H." Ar'!ansSaa 80 .rI5ar a.. rkot
ran thc nnecn into her m Farmer occos;on
Thc % .n scnac conscs % Which saTed T' The 4Ifaneas
49,, .ara5 IN ;+- ~ vicrshrrt- +hia 1,,n.,,o
;n'. I1ar 1nsitinrs as 1,,c3 tE5t r. ~ had
~, oi;IianPeiS ~ = har ss ~ da"7, ~
a.1 " 4se aa n. om1a n%a ;no'.;tah1t tns
% opw " 1t *aIsn ,,n "vuu nv LIZ a.4i"11y3, '-4iI1y
1a.,S =, or5o- - d,,aa sr:s
tSot u II tho rerv " ~ no1sfn t%a nnr mns
t .l a. 1.a;,, a ~ IT. a9,a4 ~ storn ~
~. ues aapu ~ ,t etie Puana' t4o esusn "
aronzd ero ~ ranidfy tnat ncorlr a11 her nnmaHs
t,,4e ~, ~ ~ 1ost |AA1'' 1-'' >A A~A
tu4i a5 .,t;n;,,o+oa +b;u and +boraf,ro o,rsoa
49,, ~, it+9 d1 ,e;th -
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~ sae inesnJn' etoyeev, ~ e9 9a"sas,t
M2U 2oIl U'uGt H:,,;3 ~ ~, un6 tuu III.