Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-02-21
TeagrapAIg Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
FROM CAIRO.
TIE VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
FULL PARTICULARS.
CAIRO, January II.

was attacked with the three iron clad gunboats,
Louisville, Cincinnati and Mouul City, and three
light denghts the latter having entered the Ar.
kansas River from branch Of tho White River
which approaches tho fort forty miles above the
mouth. Aakausas Post is place situated at a
favorable location for defense, On bond Of the
river, Of irregular horse shoe shape II has, for
some months, been mych b0astea Of, by The Con.
federates as q spot 90 fortified as to bo extremely
formidable, Attn point one mile below the fort,
where persons IN The fort were unable to see what
was done troops were di3embarked. Gunboats
proceeded up the river taking positions above the
tort as well as below 80 as to be able TO rake it
with their heavy pieces. The Ind forces, mean
time. arrived. The rear division, under Sherman,
found in proceeding back to some distance that
bayou hlOdered progress in the way desired, and
he leturned and cho5ea route more favorable for
intended operations Another division, mean
time, took up line Of march somewhat nearer the
locality Of the fort, and escaped tbs obstruction Of
The bayou Other distractions existed however
| in the shapa Of rifle pits which II became neces
sory to flank by advancing to the rlrhest extro
nifty from the river, This was not done without
considerable ssirnishng, which consumed the
remainder Of Saturday There was some loss in
| these proceedings, and about sixty Of the enemy.
Hnss bv mistaln orI wara ,sLon n,i,onor, IL IL
yas ne,r'v darl, haf'ea ,ba Faor,, g,.o", hj ~
far advanced as IA bove tbo ,rt in fn yoy "o rood,
f1r sorr,nr n,vt morrirg o''' ' '' 'N '''" '''''
Wbila t6eironorn,ion. woro nrocoo,i,r nm land
the punboota had tolon no.ilidns snI ipI, bs'
rore dark smart ar,iIIary Grbt tonL ,l,o, whioh
fbe e1rlg coa,og IN If d5,J9oss cnt sGort VIA TSa
frat sbcll fred by tbe enemy struct n Iisv,oroni
oftbe Ian Illinois sbaltering bis Ias TSn novt
moroior tho hand forco, Gonn5 That ,bs Cr"n,y
ILoynp iost thcir riio M. bod thrown M ,y nny,
irtrnnebment, Tbase tbor nrocsaJ,J n dl,acL
and olso /, sccrra a nosilion ohoyo ,bo fo,t n,
well es hollow Tina cronnI ma, tbo % o,t NJ " ,vs, ~,
round divested oriim6er ercnnt IN n nntionl,,
nortion which ,gos rsofl f,r cInor ona n',...at,
rccs and hro.b warn 50 di.no,sJ as to nrdrat c
,rea,es no,sbe oo,n ol oSsW"o, ''''u' ''
A, thn tvo aoctions or ot,ooL;no lanl e,,o,, "A
vanced thrv dorreosed tbo disonSo I ,o,U'J
more md mona onnroacbn tbO ros,ioo Jts"'' u 'nv
rounding the fart comI"t '''yV" "gtr VI ,Sn s
sonI sn mriyod IA tbo roho, Gon r' T' W. ,'S syS
an tba Wh;to Rvsr twon,, e." a, OT ~. 10
land and il was with didcnltv ,bio ,roa m,Ja
junction with tho moi. bo6y of rohoIs , ''I Tho,
,rcc,odod hoyaror lao ,al,;s, S1,a., n
Shelter olIsred bya ryinS 1eonti%o ,So NJ "o.ns r
firing Of the artillery from rnnhoats and in ronl,
which had boon nnitiav s9snon5oJ Sn tho naa: ,vr:
atv of snnnortnr the nnd onora,ion5 ov 'av "Ovs
, yigorops and nj ono ocloot haovv 6rr, n,v' nor,
menced batvaen tbo fart anil an"b,o,a & n'" 'On' n'
sustained throe bonrs and 6of so ,ooS'o"ti "1 "I
tbat tbero wey. ony occason,l i",orY,' AZ Sini
tbo strained eor far sacond wao roli,r"a r-an
tho tbnr1orir,, r,,r Te n,,,a',,;. w e
nresentod G5njjobIo anro"ro""n nv o'e, h i, '' U
to some extent To instifg thN fro.tirg ib,t ' bs,
bean modo of IA mnoneirabirv qSoro ,"1S y,a ia,
thickness of tbree rtot or soE1 GnSos oo,ar,' %
with rarooi iran tho wboIo loolina 81, o,rl'
ra,i,t the ntmo,t forco Of oS,non" ~ '''''
TO tbe de,n dismov or ,bo dofarJors of III,
q Post of Arkogas the hoIls from tbo monster, %
p onns orihe boots sbotlar,d tbair ,no,t f's"p,Ja
1elenseq and neneirotod md domolsbaJ 's1o a,a"na
holds thew had reared Win 80 mncb sbir M
r battered rails Of iron camo lamblinr down @ md tb
d storno rib3 of imber wprs hlown witb ra,ai or,a
among the ranks they warn 10 have saved Dia
mounted guns eIl into common rnn nroyjnr r,vi M tb
+ drenj'nl nower Of spnboota witb tbo;r rGbS ,n
!, mameDt, 'o"' y"
o The second shot G,ol by tha Foderol. ot tb
commencement of III, tI ~ s"'l"'9 us IN
trntod cosomoto of tbo fart o"j liToJ i"' ioro Vu0
men. By another sbot ona of I tbe onoovs ] 'c'S c,s
soma wn, ovnodod coroin5 III, % Jootb % oEsiy Voo r,
and nina bor,ei with bsr c9somHtos ' " daMo,b 9' I
3D. their dsleoses eynosed Ia rokias fra Uovo
snrnosaod roryioence and stormn, 1orIio, e "J' oI
inc in un,n bo roar hu ana cnnS.a p'o va o,on v,V1
tbe enemy ' "N' 'f''
Arero os, or ab,pa 2oO man lu,o5 v,r,5o,
and mssinr and s,mowbot beayior on o nart =
thu attacking nartp fbn oonmonlor tho -. !,
ga, GbnroS s2 s,,,nJ SI oi'V5 y, SuJ POS,
NJ non % WoGloaannJ ,J'uo'u ei. ,h ~ -. ococA,
s soo nrsaUo" SNo 'ou ICo Ino "S0o VI ,o'ce aoou
bo sd Io''1 st ma boU oa a,OV III "Io @ ao o