The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-07
THE SITUATION.

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THE SITUATION.
We continue to give most important details OF
the great victory at Murfreesboro Our cores
pondence from Nashville describes the movements
of'the federal army upon that point. Our map
defines all the positions to which any historical
interest attaches. General Rosecrans in the
later despatch which we give elsewhere, fur
nishes the additional facts. He says that one Of
the greatest battles of the war has been fought
and won under his command; that his entire sue
cess on the 3lst utimo was prevented by surprise
of the right flank; but that he has, nevertheless
beaten the enemy after three days fight. That
they fed with great precipitation on Saturday
night. and the last of their columns of cavalry left
on Monday morning. He reports Generals Rains
and Hanson killed, and Generals Cladson, Adams
and Breckenridge wounded.
The Richmond papers say that the rebels dc.
stroyed two millions worth of property belonging
to the Union army by an attack on its rear on
Tuesday night.
Our losses in all the engagements were LOO
killed about 900 wounded, and several thousand
prisoners. One-thrd Of the wounded will soon be
able to resume duty.
Dispatches from Nashville state that all the
bridges in East Tennessee have been burned, and
that Colonel Bruce has recaptured GAINESVILLE,
taken number Of prisoners and 5000 barrels Of
Aonr PahaI aufhorit;oa corsrc, tha a.aoo.. e
this Yankee raid' into East Tennessee.
Ry an arrival FROM New Orleans we learn that
General Banks has established his headquarters at
Baton Rouge, where he had 10000 men in camp.
More vessels of his expedition had arrived.
Our correspondents account of the late success.
full expedition to yicksburg, which we publish to-
day is intensely interesting, and shows that it was
conceived on the largest scale and carried out
with the highest success. The expedition on the
Yazoo river consisted OF about seventy five ves
sells, consisting of armed boats and transports the
object of the enterprise being the possession Of
Vicksburg by landing the troops on the banks of
the Yazoo under cover Of the light draught gun
boats. while the heavy iron-clads were to operate
against the city from the Mississippi river.
The sagacious plan adopted by Brigade Gene.
raj Williams last fall of cutting of vicksburg from
the banks OF the Mississippi by making diversion
in the channel Of that river appears likely to
be carried out most eGectually by the opera
tons Of nature. The rise In the river Is widen
ing and deepening the artificial channel Of
cut Of Gen. Williams 70 such extent a. to alarm
the citizens Of vicksburg lest they should find
themselves in an inland town before next spring.
II is thought that the of the Mississippi will
be 90 changed at this point in few months that
vessels Of the largest class can go through the new
channel and navigate the river without passing
Vicksburg At all.
c0NGREss.
n tho Senate yesterday. the Military Committee
reported back the bill to temporarily suspend the
act TO prevent and punish fraud on the part Of Of
acers entrusted with making government contracts.
and moved that the bill be put upon its passage,
but ager some debate the subject was postponed
The House joint resolution FOR the immediate pay
ment Of soldiers and sailors was reported by the
Military Committee, with an amendment authorz.
ing an issue OF $50, 1000, 900 OF demand Treasury
notes, in addition to the amount authorized by
the act of July 1862. The bill was referred TO the
Finance Committee. The bill relative to the dis
charge OF State prisoners was taken up, and Mr.
Wa. hit, Of Indiana. made a speech In opposition
a. n a bill was introduced to promote the com
for, of s;ck a, wounded soldiers, by providing fol
the commutrtion Vi the rstions OF soldiers in hos
pitfalls at the rate OF thirty cents per day. A
resolution directing inquiry AZ to the txpedieacl
of reimbursing Minnesota for'expenditures on &C
count Of the Indian outbreak was adopted. Afte
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives the Select Com
mittee on Emancipation reported bill providing
sor tho issue Of ten million dollars Of thirty year
hands. in aid Of the emancipation Of slaves In Mis-
.ouri. the government pledging itself to depor
.ra co,ouize the freed men. Some debate ensued
.na finally ec bill was passed by vote OF seventy
.hree against forty-six. A resolution was adopte
ar, The Committee on Ways and Means be IN
s,rnc,ed 70 inquire into the expcdiency Of issuin
Trsssurv notes bearing 3.65 interest, the amour
s..ued 20 be equal to the amount Of tender note
4, circulation, and such other sums as u
S.m.rds Of the public service for the currer
go .h.Il require; that there be issued
Ia, amount OF United States six ~