The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-25

ADDITIONAL FROM VlCKSBuRG.
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Successful Run or the Block
ade at Vicksburg.
Six Gunboats, One Ram and Two
Transports Below.
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THE STEAMBOAT HENRY CLAY BURNED.
Probable Loss or Capture Of
Her Crew. atia 800
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ESCAPE OF JOHN T.TAYL0R, PILOT.
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TERRIFIC FIRE OF THE BATTERxIs
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HEROIsM OF THE MEN AND oFFrER&
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THE STEAMBOAT HENRY CLAY BURNED.
ESCAPE OF JOHN T. TAYLOR, Pilot.
TERRIFIC FIRE OF TIVE BArTERlss

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Last night Inc long anticipated a'~mp' "'o'o F
sage OF 'he oa"e'~ ~ '''AsDa'x "~ un''' .A.s
'mine"' s"oo"'' o"'''"' .ays .'A'S = -
'hai' In ono grand ana oo"o'nea "'''"e'- A.'s'
NUMBER " '1an'tV''' ana su"ooa" y ~ ~
the river below should DC sent 'nsse' IN o'"e' oF
rate win tne nnd 'o'ee ase"oy 10 pr"on I" Pu'A 'o
Crisis Oh the campaign 70 M Gnu Wv "s, ~
sen'ou, az naspoa'' '"o i'souAoA' ''s 49,
L0u'AV'i'e' 'a,o'oe''' "s ram s. ."' a-...
uanspons-'ne fo'"r' s'eo'' s"ss "A'. '.' 'e'',
caywere put IN resdincs to execute Their dangerous
n''sso" -
AZ nan past zen 'h' DEALS 'e'' uas" "'Ss ~ .so
mouth Of tho Yazoo and s'camed down the RIVER tha
Den"n. ooA''ns nDN''a' ",.-..s.s 80, "a
oroor Q, s"0o,'s'oa s~ ''s ~ s -. r.s.nn,-
ss gut the ass..' @ taking ls .sy.ass ..a the '''u
'ss "s'S" " 49, :, - - !. -. = a. -. -.
Upon rounding tho point ana Appearing 70 s0oa lssas'
tho batteries above tho t0wn Immediately openoi n-v
,,,h ,.o, ,o.. ,,.n caec, Al ,he bcAt, apore>ohed
WIN "o,o .'ns -. a-..sss s......,...ss ~,
the point opposite tho town, tsrrpn Concentrates o
OF the CENTRE upper and lower batteries boh watsr and
s,r ~. a,,ss,od uroo ina ch,uno vp,eh s,,sr, ran
within one hundred yards OF the shore. 4! saa s.ne
moment innumerable floats a turpsntmc and othee
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como"s'p's ma'''~s "e,o s'' @'s'', - 80
iy 70 give rgnt, others w nope& " ses,"k w" W
some o. tho sos :. mo ness me- M "sn y. u.,
c"oa VI h'' "a'"'"'A' 'Ns ~" 49,
~n''n .o's !, v,w ANAL 81 y.
..a IN, ,hs r,,,c.e In ,be fser of ali tntx aro al
osssuea 'o s"s ps' - .,,s sn, r,,,. h.. n
men or material . #
T,o, ..,,.s or..,,s w.,,s,,on mn, v,,ssspd,us ne
oPoh Arriving oH'~'' ""' s' ~ -. -
Are Of some light pieces, tho henon lay N fhe stream
In position 70 hail each boat shc passed IN order "
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discover tne nn'" Su'~A'' " '.-a'. NJ - = - -
passed she was ques ana mvAn0V WY s'"v ~
Au risht - exceus the Henry Cay which dIA go
A.pA' '.s.s s- -. 49, "a. - 1900 ~
W" Wv" - - 80
New s san ~ IN Hers tbs Sosss sis ~
anchored -. :. ....- 49,
ON each o. ne wooden eoss numsss s ' t,o ~
nyipg pro,sctss. u vs the ignitiop y thk et@ tf.@
spsrks shAs occ.sicnsd the nrs arc dso"sssss YER
Hsary Cay but sses the s&ptoston ~ ensu o0sso1
bale oeapssssA ~ vosk, saA aIn.st inseansy Sslx
| the whole bc.t N hnlns. mk eascee g
and for some tme the nre o. almost - soSs eTusy
| Of the enoiny was centersd here
probable the fsse u ths boss wod sos nsvs % pssS
the Forest Queen which bost was running .boss sizsy
yards sbssd most eftscsi Isnesur~, 49, .., m'.
10 s.1 %ovs~su,., synsias ds,srnin.,aa Is.lra'
ny ihn acton sue pus ns sen "a ~ Wy us
s.sn sssm nov ssosssy % fos .Ss s,ssr % sop her
engines and reverse In order 70 nvoia : eosspo. ~
doing ~ vas aso nsosy 20 ns". 10 ns y, ~
20 A. 70 sNe iett iAAi p"N /" 'asf h' slN's'" '" W
| movsmeut Was too erea' 70 De srsssea "a ums. .~.
Afe~ motnenu more, sna tne fMcs' xe~u Iss'ms. s.
Der course dovh sfesin, tefh iwwsu W as s.ss
the Gay received sns M. unan ses .u o - ~ -
the computations oecssnnea y sbe .eu 49, ~.
ment Of rho forest queen sbs cat'sses as,ossa nem ~
tsnton 70 these boats alone Whcn snc hfe 2. ss .ay
was discovered The entire crew wot " tns nAtoo.s
| ened W her side tn order 70 esespc Inc pws. sosn
T. Taylor. renaired At bis Pst up TO tho last And ony
| deserted her when the esk dreting tsn sosmsss
was OF Tor Inn " DO bai to oays ,he bat After
hifWeI He s1lpsn "ot ~ .n wv, .s., - .u' -
tainthsy being tbe oeIy two aboard-,od HIM the
crew had dehsftei and they mnstoek eftsf bsn<nse~
This ~as the last Seen a tbe captain lay of nov maas an
effort 10 make his way dovn stairs, oai the snnuns ~
shot Sn- ~ plain hnf bear oy thst be was ovnse' ~ "
Sat on his floe on the hurricane osts ~ sm' ums vpn
the nfsi cessation a the storm be vent beov bsfe
controversy Aro~e n bs msd Whistler Lhe MS ebAbes
on oottoo bale, or wbe,hsf that vea,a - 20 ose-
sptonous ana "meshiny smab.s m'fs sas snAo.s ~ os