The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-18
THE CAPTURE OF ARKANSAS POST.
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seven Thousand Rebels Taken
Prisoners.
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Nine Pieces Of Artillery Cap
tured in the Fort.
IN Immense Amount Of Munitions u
Was Pan ln1s Our Hands.
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valus q the 4oGition and Why y
Was 1s1d - the Rebels. -
rhs ExpsditA6n and Who Corn
nsanAed' II.
TnE LOSSES IN THE ENGAGEMENT.
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SKETCH OF ARKANSAS POST,
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IN Immense Amount Of Munitions u
Was Pan lnAs Our Hands.
The ExpeditA6n and Who Corn
nanAeor II.
TINE LOSSES IN THE ENLARGEMENT.
SKETCH OF ARKANSAS POST,
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SkETCH Or AHNANSAS POOV,
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M strong rebel position on the Arkansas river has
Ssss ,ansu By troops, and Arkansas Post 10 now in
or bapAs From our despaschss II appears that the
ssyseg commenced II Arkansas Post the evening Of
SaAsary TO- anA the llth ~ rebels finding they haA
hops upeosAsonaily surrendered the whole garrison,
tytiocAtious, ormanens, munitions 70 our forces
Our troops had been placed that impossible for
% rsbeh, who numbered thousand strong,
= have escaped they had attempted IT, as their
retreat was cut on on both sides Of tho river.
VALUE OF TsE ronnox TEE RnaxIs.
Ihs rebels had selected this position for the defence u
- passage Of tho Arkansas river. which the highway
- Little Rock the capital q the STATE. Being Of
NJ sharp bends ohs river hs guns Of the fort that had
bssn erected that point could easily have swept from
Ne waters any vessel that might attsmpt TO pass
- The stream. The Ievss formed . kind Of ready.
Dade breastWprk for Tinemen and others, who would
havs cleared the decks Of any small vesses-and
large ones could not have asCendsd the Siver-of any
hsnber Of msu attempting to man the guns. Thus IL
uA have appeared to have been impossibity for
sur troops have reached the capital OF Arkansas from
NJ Nsssppi trivsr while the rsbels held the position
sqs9s fost with bastions had been erected, and was
ossd up with misc guns four Of which thirty
possds 100 pound PARROT gun and the remainder Of
rood sse. All hese, With large quantity Of munitions
u war have flsu into hands, SO valuable the
post considered that 900 were detailed 70
guard n. and these have eli become prisoners Of war
n foss built the nrst biuR u the Arkansas river,
a4s Situated about seventy miles BY watsf from IL
nsssh. me channel being somewhat narrow and tor.
ssess rssdsssd the place more than douby secure from
enquire By water
- nm nxynpsrox ANp WHO comANpsD III
Amor leaving the mouth Of the Yazoo, about the
nsacsmsnt q this noAsh tho nsst. under the commapd
- 0snsrsl NsClssnand apd Admiral Porter slowly and
lsbursiy steamed up the Mississippi river to Mont
eo0srys Point ~ tho mouth Of the White river, and
arrived there tho 9th Of January beios just week
n making swo hundred and Tn miles. Al Niuken's
1sad, where such = large supply Of dry wood was OBJ
sAissd going down, anoshsr similar supply taken
- By shs Aess.
ne sxpsdoa was ssxt divided into two parts or army
osspa, being under Ne command Of General @. w.
Noseaa, the other under command Of General W. r.
0naa, but beth undsr the supreme command Of Major
osossal HeCasnand, Cemnandsra- Chief of the "Army
g ~ Mssisspptn 0se u these two army corps went
- Ne white river whs the other took the route up the
AskAnsas river both forcss cooperating 10 the vicinity
e the rebsl position 1t Arksnsss Pest The naval forces
under The chief command Of Admiral Porter Of the
1shsissppi Ases.
TINE I0snL
besss Smelling Vie rebels the time that the troops
attached the fort1oatsoos The rebel losses FAR
- present reported Ave hsndred In killed and
wounded, and about seven thousand prisoners. The
Unioa oss not over two hundred and those suffered
more from the shells from gunboats than from
shs missiles q the enemy. This fact connection with
~ success plainly proves that the expedition was well
DanDsA aid the sonbinassn or the attacking pas well
carried out.
sxsTcH AHxAsaAs
Arkansas Post ID post village and the capital Of
kAnsss county state OF Arkansas and situated the
lsft bank Of the Arkansas river. about nfty miles
n direct line from the Mississippi river, where the
ASkansas emptiss into n, and about hundred and
mics In air line drawn southeasieriy from
Little Rock the capital Of tbe State II had landing
sssamboats previous the reb eon aud then contained
several But like many other villages la the south
has suffered considerably from the effects or the
end the blockade OF the river from which gained iis
source Of existence u was settled by ths Ere rch in
ICES, and was for ths depository for all the
pssriss Of ths region. Arkansas county situated In
che sassoulheastsrn portion OF the state and CONTAINS
twelve mites hundred and sixty
eight thousand II Interested BY the river Of ts
vn name, and the White river COWS along ts eastern
border. The surface Of the country d generally
isvsi, and some valuable prairie land 10 In
shs vicinity, about ousthlrd Of the county
oeng occupied oy portion OF the grand
pvairis which 10 the largest the state The coll OF this
part very fertile and adapted 10 Tbs culture or both
corn and cotton. Tho rivers aavieAbIs for tat bot
tened steamboats, dug the creator part Of ,hs yasy
Arkansas county haA IN 1850 population or ss4s u
whom 3s23 white and s,D2l slaves. OF the
fss 1904 we're males and SO females. u the
assross 2eo3 males aud aals femaies t wtu thus
plainly appear that the garrison not supplied
che county oaly n Which tho for,ooatious built,
although oubssss Ill ths able bodied males con-
senpssd BY the rebss.
usual with 90, this day give . and excel
Ssss map of the vicinity o. this victory sinoe the taking
sfvost Donelson have not made complete capture
- THE ell The western battles - most cases the
oarrissns have escaped This Time not only The works,
sus the whole rebel force have fallen into hands 30
mr the "eosss appssss 70 be complete.
Additional PNrtioalars.
CAIRO, Ill.,. Jan. IL, 1853.
The ram Storm Isft Arkansas Post on Monday and Or
rived here to-day.
she confirms The capture of that place
Ths attack was made on Friday evening By the run.
boAsa
The land force dsbarksd miles below and marched
70 The of the rebel forincatlsns and took than
Two mles below the main fort the rebels had ersc,sa
sssshworss. which were shsiisd by our susoos,s
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