The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-23

ponters report thought serious not In the least
nted ner for duty can only had that every officer and
man did his duty.
Very respectfully your obedent servant. .
Lieutenant Commanding United States Navy.
Mississippi squadron.
UNITED STATES MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON
ARKANSAS RIVER, Ark, jan. IL. 1853.
sR-ine following Is q list Of the Killed and wounded
on board the United States gunboat LOUISVILLE
tally.
Adam Bradshaw, seaman, wounded thorax MORALLY.
James Mulhelnn seaman wounded in thigh, severely.
Jas sullivan, seaman, confusion of thorax and aldo
Thos Spencer seaman, wounded In elbow, slightly.
Inoe. Jackson seaman, wounded IN leg, slightly.
Albert MONTY SEAMAN wounded in knee, slightly.
James ftalsdae, seaman, wounded in hand, eighty.
George Holiness seaman confusion of shoulder slightly,
+ Blatchford, ensign, wounded in leg severely.
Walter Williams, seaman, killed.
.~--.>- W D. HOFFMAN, A. A. Surgeon.
REPORT OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDING WALKER.
UNfrEo STATES MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
uNiTED STATES GUspoAr BARON DE KAIB,
ARKANSAS PosT, Jan. IL, 1868.
SIR hcve the honor 10 report that the attack
struck several times. but with serious injury to
vessel or crew. In the attack the 18th Of
lncn guns was struck IN the muzzle and both gun and
carriage destroyed one thrtytwo FOUNDER carriage
struck and destroyed Of the iron plates forward
casemato badly broken by shot; the wood work about
two OF the ports badly by shot, one lower deck
beam cut OF by punging shot through the deck The
other INJURIES although considerable be repaired
board 10 few days. lost two men killed and hteen
wounded, two probably mortal and several seriously.
INC loss was from shot and shell entering the ports My
ocss and men behaved with the greatest gaantry and
expended forty.two ten inch shells, nine ton inch
shrapnel seventy inch Shells and thlrty.seven
thirty two FOUNDER shells.
Enclosed send the surgeons report Of killed and
wounded. fY1 l7T,.LI
am, sir very respectfully your obedient servant,
n JOHN g. WALKER, Lieut.. Commanding U. 8. N.
Act Rear Admiral d, D PORTER, Com Mss. Squadron.
Annexed tho surgeons report OF killed and wounded
on board the United States gunboat Baron De Kab
attack on Arkansas Post, January IL, 1862
John Ryan, landsman, killed.
ahoo; Bender, third class boy, severely wounded,
Peter Olton, coxswain.
Geo smith Seaman, severely wounded.
JoB Hder seaman.
Jno. Farrsn seaman
VIM. Smith, seaman
N: G. Doreohs, slightly wounded.
WIN SwlsleE, seaman
Joseph n. Malon, seaman. #u
Alfred II, Boyle, yeeman.
Oscar Jordan, seaman
Antonio do Uroa, seaman.
George Fales seaman.
William Kelley seaman.
Pierre Leon, seaman
John Glenn, seaman.
JOHN WISE, Acting Assistant Surgeon.
10 JSo g. WALKER, Lieutenant COMMANDING
u 5. MISS. SQUADRON, U. s. GuNBoAr CtNcINSAy,
g.. OFF ARKANSAS Posr, Jan. 70
SIR have tho honor to report ..aa-'f
serious damage in the attsc. ..,,- LOU, .ooo. =.
struck US At the water a. .h v 1d,h su' no ~
through the upne - sns ~. 'no .o'u Ono snen
timsas 'o ~sr works. We were equally fortunate
N :, ~ sttack Q. yesterday although struck nipe
- Sesss, oow easement, pilot house and upper work
and in half red the first gum at half past p. NJ
ment or three.quarters Of hour the right caso
epc' IN Of the fort-the one assigned us-was ~.
I'd, when our fire was directed the left caserpent
and barbette guns and afterwards In Smelling the INFERIOR
Of fort We engaged the fort at three hundred wards
lhave the honor TO INCEPTION Acting Ensign A. 0Neil
Acting Masters Mate Henry BOBBY and Acti Gunner
John f. Rbbett the officers commanding tbr, bow guns
for GOODNESS and skin in directing their fire.
Very respectfully, your obedient servap,
GEORGE M. BACHE, Lieut. Commanding
Acting Rear Admiral D. D. PoR1E Commanding Mis-.
siss'ppi squadron. -. .@-,,%-~/c
REPORT OF LIEUrENANT COMMANDING sHJRx,
WI q UNITED STATES MrEIssIPPI SQUADRON
" y. GUNBoAT LEXINGTON, OFT Posr on ARxANpAs !
.i.nl ARKAMAs JhvER, Jan. II, 1868.
Sr--l have the honor to repckt that there were *
pended on board this ship Airing the attack upon this
post, by the forces under four command on the l0S
nst fourteen Parrot SHELF and two eight inch shells
and during the final and Horizons Of to day
DINO sght incn smells ard forty ParrOtt shells am
happy 70 report no asMalties Tho woodwork Of the
ship and two Of our boats are somewhat damaged
have the honor 10 b. ar your most obedest servant
JAMES W.. SHIRK Lieutenant Commander
Assistant Rear Admiral d. D. PoRylR u 81 Oommand
ing Mississippi River Squadron.
Arrival OF Prisoners. lat Cairo.
Hon c,,vov wr,, AiRcS III, Jan. q, 1863
Inc gunpoat Lexington, Lieute nart Commander Shirk
nas nst arrived eleven M. cnvoyng four Thousand