The New York herald., 1863-01-25
ne POST OF ARKANSAS VICTORY.
,spscial 1epsrG Of shs OpSsaaisns sl
the Array ana Navy.
FcxT HlEpnAN, Posr o. ARKANsAs, Ark, I

,1pscial 1epsrt of che Uposatisns ef
the Arsny ana Navy.
FcxT HEpnAH, Posr o. ARKAxsAs, Ark,
Jan. II, 1853. !
Army of the Mississippi, uader Major General Nc
lanA, and The Mississippi squadron, under Rear Ad-
Porter, u conbined assault upoa Fort Hindman,
- Of Arkansas, The Askansas river, nfty miles
~ mouth IN tbs Mississippi, have to-day achieved
ant victory the resels In This stass. They have
slled the surrender Of The fort, and have captured
Febe Colonel Duaningtoa, In commander, together
the garrison, and ths rebsl General Churchill. CON-
der Of the forces around the works. together with all
troops and war aterias stationed in the vicinity for
defence Of the position. That Was deemed by the
ny 70 bs all but inpregnabe. But the fort, and with
least regimea&s Of rebel troops. have been cap
o. The prisoners will number nearly Eve thousand
TEE nsnssnr slvn urronox.
.s timely victory viii 10 some degree atone foi the
~ repulse Of our troops before the walnut hills OF
sburg and the consequent necessity which compelled
10 leave the hsni1 OF the Yazoo. II is important
" should mention 10 this place the design OF that un
innate assault on vicksburF, and the reason which
oed the temporary transfer Of the Army Of the Mis-
ipp and the Mississippi squadron from the majestic
h from which each derives its name, and its legiti.
sphere of action, TO operate the inland waters u
aasas Tns reopening Of TIE Mississippi river 10 the
lnsrce Of the world Is . matter Of supreme i'm.
lance the universal sentiment In the Fast, a.
; - in the West, that steamboats, which leave 10.
30 ought net 70 be any longer subjcctcd 70 unusual
bation TN they arrived, in former times, q the
= lu New Orleans. II was the evident liberalization
government that the river shoSld be reopensd to
GuR The two most invunersbs points 90 tho river,
osly fortified and strongly sarrisopod BY the enemy.
X-~ vys.tx wn~~H
dred and ten miles and Port Hudson ons hnndred and
y miles from New Orleans. Major General Backs
u Southern expedition was sent round by the
y Of Mexico and up the Mississippi river 70
Crescent City, whepce, in conjunction with
nmodors Foote'S gnboss neet was 70 operate against
h Hudson from below, whilst the Mississippi army.
aR Major General hcClernand. and the Mississ,pp
adron under Rear Admiral Porter, IN concert with che
my, under Major General Grant, all " unite In one
nd combined movement for the rsopenng OF the river
the Gulf. Banks went round by the way Of New or.
ns the Mississippi river expedition organized, and
b. Grant commepced his forward movement. IN the
nuing Of these operations the question Of calculation
fesiy involved. The rebel strongholds In the river
pnG between them Of course would be impossible for
y ocers Of either the upper tho lower expedition to
quickly and accurately informed Of the operations Of
= other Though distant but q few hundred miles,
ere b.rrlers q batteries most efectually separated
sm Each was distinct expedition; but, In obedience
universal law, shs action Of one, iis success or
fure might materially Affect the operations Of the other
>r news TO psss one 70 tho other must necessarily
conveyed around over many thousand miles by land
% aud the Gulf. While We were ia the vicinity Of
sksbure ten days ago. hoard through rebel sources
las ust about that time Banks had been renuls~d t
urs Hudson Il caused % some anxiety ssd yns,snss
ss should he so but coula not piaoe any reliance
the news Uncertain, unreliable intelligence In tho
,ost unsatisfactory kind Of ALL About tho Goth N pc
rnber last the Mississippi river expedition started down
he river, under cor,naad of Major General sherman
lst Of the rnboa,s were already the rendeyvou
rsvously made 70 this eject that Grant 70 have
10 army yazoo city and that the Mississippi sx,-dl
10 was TO be tho banks of the Yazoo Christmas
Ay; that about New Years attack 70 be made
ron the rebel works AZ vcksburg by the MssIssipp
md forces under General shcrrnan assisted and pro-
rred BY the guaboais nnscr Admiral Porter why, the
rmy wndc Grant would be IN position " cooperate with
be al o vckaourg and Port Hudson shs nav OF the
Issss pp river would be free But raid of the rebel
Avalry the cutting OF the Mississippi Central Railroad
stweenarand Junction and Boy spr,nrs-thus cutting
ihe transportation of Grants supplies on the railroad
nd comrens bsn 70 fall back ~ holly Springs for sub
'srte prevented him frvn reaching the place asr'sne1
Z ~. APPOINTED time Sherman, believe, had ~ an
hsntic niormaiior - ihS catas,rophs wheD te saLc
'c1 Helena onsoenos -, re which ns had rorsv.e
zen Grant me e,l~dton wsut dcsI us rssg.t4