Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-01-14
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! BuiT. IA ROsE, la, Jan ., 1868.
| am allowed tie sight Ofa Nicl,sburg Wing OF the
3Is, December, and condense tho exciting intelii-
! gence Tor ;he N"Ms
On Monday ooh, the enemy nude an attack in full
force on tho right wing of our army at Nicksburg.-
Ara severe fight, the eu.Uy having mNuu thrte az
fcpnt charges upon our lca, ,Lo Toe was i'naiy nr'
ven back with heavy loss IN kilie,lAnd worude'i ohr
troops pursued them until right, pouring mnrderous
yolirvs into tnir columns, aud capt uring four hun
died prisoners and five stands % cn.or', The prlto-
nrs and trophirs we're brought TO Nichsburg the 3O
| On the YHh The enemy atyanccd.hS lines on our
len uxt lhc riyerl 10 point in trent OF he old
track about y miles aroNe the city. Heavy sklr-
mshiu; took place mere, which was continned az ne
tergals during the day. There was also, some skir-
mis- hing on right from time 20 time, on lic 3oth
A general attack by lPud and water was Expected on
the Slst, aud has probably loon made ereihi''
ON the 2jih RuspncranZ advanced his forces from
Nashville, SOU, b. upon our lrOcrs under Geh Bragg
The shirmshing commenced 90 thas day, between
tie rieny forces aud our advanced parties. On the
morning oi The 18th our troops had iillen bhfk 20
Stewards Creek. 90 mites from Nashville GA NJ -s'h
the enemy continued 10 advance Ia iurce driving our
troop, h. win heavy bLirmilhing all day. Orders
issued 10 troops 10 regain their ormer posi-
tiun hur owing the heavy force Of the enemy ms
was found impossible tUrspcue, ana was unateipt-
ed This morning ofthe 23t found our lines fallen
back TO within three TO five miles of hnrr'es'aioi
buih armesin line OF battle, MOI more than nhe h'ile
apart heavy finishing going on, and general en-
ggement considered Inevitable. As there - ITO huI
ligeucr ofa katie On the GOTH hope Gen Bragg
succeeded in diawng oa his army, thus keeping t1e
enemy in piny thatguarier and preventing any re-
inf,rccmcnts bein scIt by him to hc relief % ten.
Grant al oxford, Mississippi No resistance Is be-
ing made ~ Cons. Floyd and Mlrshail Who have pch-
etraIcd he Mpuld GAP and entered the heart OF hei-
tuCty. ills reported ny The Yankees from lexington
Gen Morgan captured Glasgow, TENT, Christ mas
Thence be went 90 Gaiiin and blew up the tunnel,
thus r'uItring The railroad iInP'nctirabi"
In n Carolina tho enemy asau advanced rom hew-
bern DIES ina,iVn probably Weldon, the rAilroai
In Nir.riti "a ,tl
ershurc, fluluipr cnuI'y, belweeh Caietps Station
AID DGmi'ies. Active OPERATIONS are expected 10 Do
rcaurird IN ihat quartz. ut m eatly dag
II, politics he purridee thrk,n'. Dir SeWad mas
withdrawn his resignation temporarily. and consents
to remain in the catinc only gu condition that I'M
coin alOL Is tlc conservative policy on the slavery
g.insi ion. SHcil IL the p:etencr. The rue reason
oIirc is that is apparent that tha Northern states
cannot bear change Of Ministers a. this time, war
among themselves appears TO be the cer'aih result ,
large iron clad steamer wi h u full cargo, arrived
~ " ''''''-1''''' LOUISIANA.
HOUaToS, Jan. S--2P n.
Nv fli, arrival .o.day We sti mails from beyond
NacogiOchics, in consequence q" 'he high walefs
We learn by passenger from Shreveport mat there
has been several duys igilnE az Vichsburg and .at
We hads GIh lasl accounts two OF the enemy gun
boas. lie states that rlre enemy had andetfa force
of SILVIA hgusaid soleW mere GA the YazQO river and
that oar forces had repulted them. The report we
received by the Cenua main yesterday, to tiif elect
that Van born had taken Memphis, ish'r said 10 he
credited IN all quarters, aill' We inIalSe1n the hos
that il NAV be The light Is SAID to nave been
renewed during w successive days, our troops boig
commanded by Gen. Joseph a. Johnston and Kirby
Smith.
The Tserraih SAYS President. Davis was present
1t seems That all communication between Vicis-
burg and Monroe is cut Of. there is travel that
way--n fac, hone beyond Red River lately, except
from Arkansas.
FnoH LIBERTY While we are going TO press dis
patches are being received from Liberty, rs we Learnt,
to the eject that tGiere has been night TT Baton
Rouge IN which FORCES have triumphed, captur-
ing some 1900 ofrhc enemy and woundius ahont the
game Number. MT Iurlpys dispatcn 10 Tie 1ele-
graph is 10 the above effect.
The captnred bark at Galveston that was supposed
TO he laaaod with coal Is ascertaincd 10 haze a
valuable cargo Of provisions OH board, such as are
moss wanted by U.s. Her cargo is nov being sent 70
this city by The railroad.--HeiSs
! The officers ofthe i2l Mass. regiment, who came
I'm as rrisunors, in charge Of Gen T. u. tiowtrd in
formed MIN that the baarce oftie regiment eft New
York ut the same time with themselves, under Col
Putrli and that thewhoe regiment consisted oi o3
mon ma shown hy tlicir muster rolls. Ohly three
cUmpanirs came on the Transport with tue Colonel,
the balance of he regiment being on other tgant-
ports.-Col. Durrell itdod at Key We5t' tiicn
Ship lssnd then CtrroitOn, where 1t stay ed several
DAVIS and thence ON GO Galveston. Tho balance az
the regiment have MT yet been heard from, aud Il is
t,impression OF the officers that tlley oundeTed at
sca-ibtd.
FRou SABINE P.ss.-A gentleman from Sabine Pafs
h the Orange train last evening, states that all tho
Fsierals had lcft there tcy heard the news
OF The taking Galveston. h9t por Is also now OPEN
M also staos thar the Fccrais lad left Lake Charles
burning a small steamer lhey had taken 10 prevent
her falling into our hanls.-itid
pE0QEABlATI0N.
GALVESTON, January 4th 1861
WHrREAs, The undersigned has succeeded ia caplu-
ring and destroying portion OF the enony's ieet and
IN driving the remainder gu. ofthe harhor OF calves
ton and beyond the neighboring waters, AM, the
blockade has been thus efectuay raised, he, there
FORE rroclans TO all concerned that the haibjr of