The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-05

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The particulars of the terrible fight at Muir.
freesboro on Saturday, the fourth day Of the |
conflict, have not been telegraphed, in conse-
quence Of the breaking down Of the West.
ern lines, owing to q severe storm. We
therefore remain in doubt as to the issue.
The War Department received information yester.
day Of the damage to the wires but It is said that
all the authorities in Washington feel confident
that General Rosecrans has crowned his four days
splendid lighting with victory. BY blunder
OF the telegraph operator on Sunday morning,
an erroneous impression got abroad that our left
wing suffered repulse during the battle Of Satur-
day. This proves not to have been 30, ON the con.
trary the enemy were driven back with considera-
bic slaughter at that point.
Our losses from Wednesday morning to Friday
night were six hundred killed and three thousand
four hundred wounded We lost several thousand
prisoners, and captured about one thousand of
the enemy, including General Cheatham. The
rebel loss was estimated at between four and ave
thousand.
The Richmond papers claim that up to the night
Of the 3lst the Unien troops had been driven back
six miles on the centre and left though with
heavy loss to the rebels, and they are jubilant
cordingly. The fighting Of the last three days,
however, has probably caused them to alter their
tone ere this.
We are in possession Of further details Of the
ten days fighting on the Mississippi, which we give
in full to-day, accompanied by q map Of the vici-
nifty of vicksburg, and another showing the posi-.
ton of the rebel batteries. Our troops behaved
with great bravery, and although the rebel autho-
rites claim victory, II Is manifest that the ad-
vantages all lie on our side. The gunboats
did not participate in the action, did tho forces
naval and military, Of Admiral Farragut and Gene
raj Banks arrive to aid General Sherman, as wal
anticipated. The end is not yet on the banks o.
the Mississippi. Both armies seem resolved t.
contest the issue stubborny, and render the fgh
at vicksburg 20 obstinate and bloody % that O
Murfreesboro.
The official account Of tho disaster to tn
Monitor 10 Published in another column to-day
together with highly interesting description o
the Inflated vessel and her ofHVrs. II appear
that she was strained during . Heavy storm OF
the 3lst ult., sprung Q leak and went down. Th
Rhode Island, which was towing her, lost . boat
crew, Il Ia supposed In the effort 10 loose tn,
hawser which connected tho two vessels.
A detachment Of stusrts cavalry made dasl
into Dumfries on Friday, and carried on wit
great rapidity some public stores and suffers
wagons. With this exception thors 10 nothing o
importance from che Army Of the Potomac.
report In The Lynchburg papers Of Thursda
last states that serious breach in the East Ter
nessss Railroad has been made by body Of Yanke
troops, who penetrated Tennessee ninety mile'
through Pound Gap, burning the bridge At zoll
miles beyond the bridge at zolliconer.
The British schooner Emma futile, which VI
captured while attempting to run the blockade {
wilmington, by the United States steamer Can
bridge, had put into Rum Cay (Bahamas) in dil
tress, has been detained by the authorities there
and they would not release her without PERM
from the government at Nassau.
The Asia, at this port, brings news from Europ
TO the 2lst uls., three days later.
The scheme Of Intervention in The war Affair
of America was again aaost In France. II W,
said that NJ. Drouyn do Lhuys. Foreign Minister
the Emperor, was about to address another moi
TO the cabinets Of England and Russia on the sul
oct, calling the attention Of the two governments