New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-29
tired, and no. from single enlightened motive Dea'
posm could not find apter or more efficient toois.
SOME FEATURES OF THE ATTACK.

SOME FEATURES OF THE ATTACK. :,
The Assault was not marked by any al those brit
liant, meteoric flashes of gsllantry which nave
marked some Of our battles. There were no despe-
rate aud successful charges like those at Fort Donel-
son. There was no heroic struggle against over
whelmng odds as at Springfield. Neither were
required to insure succefs. When the enemy were
once invested the game was in our own hands
Five thousand soldiers were cooped in by ?o,ooo. A
heavy armament of gunboats held the Tort at its
mercy. The capture Of the whole was merely
question OF time. Hence it was perhspa wiser 10
carry on the attack by gradual aud comparatively
bloodlsas advance than TO force tue lighting ny u
general bayonet assault. Ga the other hand,
the struggling was much lees than in most engage
mpntr There was steady courage which DID great
credit to our erms. The 3lst, tho Esh and Tue u
Missouri OF Gen. Bovey's Brigade were pushed lot
ward hundred yards or 80 beyond our IRON, at o'e
time but the ire IN trout aud on tie HANK became
100 heavy, and they were compelled to tnii DacA;
An hour before the capture tho l2Oth ONO noved
forward ON the Goublequck step III coiumn and hiiea
the air with their cheers iii waving banner ana
rushing colln were bad from night behind TIC nll
ton. IL appear. that they actually puzzled forward
almost 10 The intrenchnent but at length gave way
and fell back. But tnese dasbes were not INC goh-
eral or,les OF the day. The enemy certainly se1 IN
exampl. OF obstinate Resistance 10 oyerwhsiulnB
odds which orr own troops VIII 90 ven 10 e.ui1'o'
Had Gen. Miles md lis ,WO fought WIN MAJ tpe
determination AZ Harpers Ferry The desiinies o. tIe
Virginia campaign might have been completely
altered.
SOME PERSONAL INCIDENTS.
After the capture Nh our troops were drawn up
around the prisoners, One OF them called 10 an or
DERBY Of Gen. Tbayer. SAID ne, s1os a. 'I m
man (pontng to the GeuerB seven iEnee, ana hhHiy
shot his horse as he dismountinR. The horse was
a black one" Ii was true that u iavotite morse Oh
Gen. TLaYer rad been shot under nm Just Nv nc
gae IN tho set Of dismountiDg. Aud other elseunl-
stances shos ed plainly that this devil had told toe
". &. If nszaRin.tluQ prominent
al ,era among our troops Is epJoned oy mo coni-
uapdsrs of the Southern Army IA q part OF tho art
Of war. aud accounts Tor the srea, mortality among
our Generals.
Gen. Hovey, whose brigade suffered the most
severely. was struck through the arm win ifaS.
ment Of shell, in the early part OF the AeHon' ou'
il, fortunately, fast recovering
CASUALTIES.
S,eole's Division lost 3y5 IN KILLED, woundeu, ahu
missing. OF whom s. were killed Hoveys brlyace
ost 80 killed. III wounded tbs di'iIioh e.
Inv far the greatest mortality. Tho total loss WIZ DC
no. lar from 500 probably somewhat over that num-
Cant. Green Of the 81 No., and Capt. Loneris
Of The 10th Ohio, were among the Killed.
Later.-Ile remainder Of the heet, which had re-
NAMED behind at the Post, has returned Ine Iol' Is
completely razed TO the ground the magazines
hou,n up the classmates burned. Quito an e1el'ing
little sfair happened 20 Que Of the boats sent by
Col Dunlap, Of Gen. McClernand stan, 10 OBTAIN
forage. The iornglng party were hroh upon, "A
,;,ouea taken ana the party Tsrcated to tho boats
under a heavy ire Of guerrias After reaching The
beat. heavy force waS thrown out to meet them;
The esemy wero driven back, aud tho pseoners and
number Of regroes brought back to the toaIs.
From, the latest sovrces Of Information, u appears
thst the number o. wounded Is somewhat 5Baeg
,6an have indicated, AS have alrcsdy been seat
on. 1875 slightly wouaded It'll remain. Tue
number of wounded will reach nearly 6VV.
The total Of Killed in Gen. Sherman's corps ar -,
in Can Morrsn's about 20. The olticai returns
have NOT come in. Two hundred bodies OF the
enemy are aid 10 have been buried.
" nile the kenuett, with the 18th Missouri, was
living on the assissiPpi shore, opposite the mouth
Of ina White River, "A squad Of four soldiers who
were out on an expedition were shot at and Lleut.
Burke killed. The rect were taken prisoners. Col.
Lavender theFeupon sent out company and seized
four ciriIeus Of the Surrounding country, whom he
holds ss hosiages. Tomorrow We start down he
river. Nothing Of grest Importance has trsuspiFed
fince my last.