The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-30
THE STU TToN

THE SITUATION.
The news from the Southwest to-day is interest
ing and important special despatch from Cairo
says that Information has been received that Gen
erai Netherlands forces have landed on the Lou-
siana side Of tho Mississippi river five miles below
the mouth Of the Yazoo, and in full view of the
city of yicksburg. Two brgades were engaged
when the informant left in opening the famous 'cut-
or OF Gen. Williams, which is to make yicksburg
no longer a river city. General Grant left Mem
phs on Tuesday for below with one division.
The river was quite full at Vicksburg at last ac-
counts. The rebels evidently posted as to our
movements for the Petersburg Express of the 26th
says, in a despatch from yicksburg:-"We have
trustworthy intelligence from above that the great
Yankee fota, consisting of sixty gunboats and
transports. has passed Grccnvlle Miss, coming
down. We are ready
Our map of the "cut of +" and the accompany.
ling description will be found very important to
the reader in the impending struggle.
The official report OF Commander Wake relative
to the recent successes on the White river, and
very fine detailed account from our correspon-
dents. are given in our columns to-day.
The news from North Carolina is interesting
The Third New York cavalry has made an extern
sive tour from Newbern to Trenton, Onslow and
other places in the direction Of Wilmington, break
ing up rebel camps, destroying their works,
bridges, &c. and capturing prisoners, horses and
'coors. The expedition which combines the re-
Connoissance with the dash was successfully car
ried ont and occupied nearly week in its per-
Torrance.
BY the arrival of the United States transport
st. Mary, from New Orleans, we have intelligence
from there TO the goth. Major General Banks was
still in New Orleans. He had reiterated General
Buffers order taxing certain rebel merchants for
the support Of the poor; had cautioned the public
against Offering insult to the soldiers and in several
acts had Indicated q vigorous administration.
Jacob Barker had appealed to him several times
for permission to revive the Advocate, but Gene
raj Banks, i, is said, will not permit the publica-
tion Of that rebel sheet again.
Our correspondence contains an account of the
occupation os the west bank OF the Mississippi by
General Grover, and the menacng position which
the enemy assumed for some days after.
Our latest news from Port Royal-to the 26th
instant-states that good deal Of anxiety was
manifested there with regard TO the feet gone up
the Ossibaw Sound. The Montauk went down on
Saturday morning last for the purpose of expeling
the rebels from their batteries, while the capture
or destruction Of the Nashville was to be under
taken by the wooden vessels which ac
companiei her. Beyond the news Of the Mon
tauk's safe arrival at the mouth OF the Ogeechie
on Saturday afternoon, nothing definite was 'rd
from that vicinity. Yesterday o dense og hung
over the coast. and. together with President Lin
coins Sunday orders operated to check whatever
operations mi Oh, have been in progress. On the
25th heavy firing heard from the fleet, inai-
eating that something unusual was going on.
The activity OF the pirate Oreto, or Florida, on
her first trip IN ttat capacity, on her run to Hava-
ma, is carefully detailed in our Havana correspon.
dence to day She is a propeller of LOO tons
burthen, sails fast is spendidly armed, and gave
The slip completely to the United States vessels
chat chased her. It is reported that she will sail
for the las, Indies to look after our richly laden
ships in ;nat quarter.
The owners Of the bark Parker Cook, of Boston,
burned BY the pirate Alabama, have made claim
upon the United States government for nine thou.
hand dollars damages for loss occasoned by the
dsstruc,ion OF that vessel The United States au.
lhorites may make the attempt to collect tho
nmoun, from the British officials.
The shin Escort, Captain Whitman, arrived here
last evening from Vera Cruz, and reports thai
when of the southwest side Of Cuba was in com
pany for two days with (what was supposed from
the description given in the papers) the pirate
Alabama. who would approachquite near at night
ind keep away during the day. She was under
sail having her propeller hauled up, u blowing q
gale all the time She finally left without making
any demonstrations.
From Bermuda we learn that on the 18th oil
January the British steamer Gipsey Queen from
Matamoros. via Havana, with cotton and 1925 ,Ooo
In specie, entered the port Of -. George in wan,
Of coal
The military au,hbrities in Philadelphia. acting
under orders, as they state. from the genera