Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-22
The Federal Success. i'm Arkansas.

Particulars Of he Battle-Terribls Effect Of the
GUlbodts.
The Memphis Bulletin has the following ac.
count Of the Federal success at Arkansas Post,
from persons who arrived from Gen. McCler.
nand's army
On Saturday the main position Of the enemy
was attacked with the three iron clad gunboats
Louisville, Cincinnati, and Mound City, and
three little llght-drafts. Arkansas Post Is a
place situated at favorable location for defence,
on bend on the river, Of irregular, horse shoe
shape. II has, for some months, been much
boosted Of by Confedcrates as a spot so forti
fed as TO be extremely formidable. Al point
one mile below the fort, where persons In the
fort were unable to see what was done, troops
were dlsCmbarked. GunbOats proceeded up
the river, taking positions above the fort as
well as below, so as TO be able to rake 1t with
their heavy pieces The land forces, meantime,
arrived.
The next morning the land forces found that
the enemy, having lost their rife pits, had
thrown up new intrenchments. These they
proceeded to attack. Meanwhile the casual
firing Of the artillery from gunboats, and In re-
ply, which had been partially suspended BY the
necessity OF supporting the land operations,
grew more vigorous, and at one O'Clock heavy
firing commenced between the fort and gun
boats, and was sustained three hours and Ghalf
so necessarily that there were only occasional
intervals at which the ear for a second was 70
lleyed from the laundering roar.
Ihe FASCINATING OF the fort presented a for
mldablo appearance, which seemed to some e1.
tent TO Justify the Boosting that had been made
oflts impcnetrabllity. There was a thickness
Of three feet Of solid timber, covered with rail-
road iron, tho whole looking as If II could re-
siBt the utmost force Of cannon and shot, To
the deep dismay of the defenders Of the Post Of
Arkansas, the balls from the monstrous guns
OF the boats shattered their most formidable
do'ences, and penetrated and demolished strong.
holds they had reared with so much skill The
battered rails Of iron came tumbling down, and
the strong ribs Of timber were blown with fatal
effect among the ranks they were to have saved
DismountUd guns fell into common ruin, prov.
ing the dreadful power Of gunboats with thell
mighty armaments.
The second shot fired by the Foderals at the
commencement Of the contest of three hours
penetrated easement Of the fort, and killed
seven men. By another shot, one Of the enc
my's calssons was exploded, causing the death
Of six men and nine horses. With their case.
mates demolished, their defenCGs exposed TO
raking tre never surpassed for violence, AND
storming parties closing in upon their rear
but one course was open TO the enemy.
AheT loss OF about 200 men killed, wound
cd and missing, and somewhat heavier on thu
part of the attacking party, the commander o
the post, Gen. Churchill, surrendered at a
O'Clock p. m. Gen. McClernand took Thu
whole force, about 800 prisoners, 200 OF
n 400 Of whom are on the sick list. The gun
boats, which had indicted so much damage
escaped without serious injury.
Prisoners declared that II our arrival hat
been postponed another day, they would hsvD
given Us much sitter fight, as large reinforce
montS would have Joined them.
In reply 10 questions as 10 the number Of mel
and state Of Notifications at Pine Bluff, Llttl
Rock, and points on White river, the prisoner
advised interrogatorS to 60 and count Tor them
selves.
Il is thought probable 81. Charles, on Whit
river, will be neGt reducedj th0n Pine Bluff, an,
finally Little Rock.
In addition TO the above, have seen q eli
from the Memphis Enquirer, which says tw
regiments of rebels arrived at the fort on til
morning amer the surrender, and entered witt
aags flying and drums beating, supposlnR
was still held by the rebels. They were cap
tured, Of course-swelling the list Of prisoner
10 something over 5000.