The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-04
LATEST FROM vICKsBURG.
Interesting Reports on McCler-
nand's Operations.
pccial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat. j

CAIRO, Jan. 3l.-The United States
ram Horner arrived from the scene of
operations near Vicksburg this morning,
Capt G. j. White, of Chicago, command
ing. The Captain was bearer of dis
patches to Capt Pennock and Gen. Cur
tis at ST. Louis.
From letters of your special cores
pOndent with the fleet, and statements of
other reliable persons, extract the fol-
lowing late news from the land and river
forces near Vicksburg:
The steamer Sovereign, fitted up and
used as a store boat, and part of the
fleet, was run into few days since while
lying at anchor at the mouth of White
River, by the steamer Rocket, striking
her amidship, shattering the stern of the
Rocket, and damaging badly the star
board wheels and guards of the Sove-
reign The latter is left undergoing re-
pairs, and the remainder of the fleet,
about the 10th inst, passed down the
Mississippi
Just after passing Napoleon, the Red
Rover, hospital steamer, was fred into
by gang of mounted guerrillas. No
one was hurt. This was on the 2lst inst.
On the 22d the feet moved on to Tio-
bott'G plantation, Gvo rnilas ahova ka
Providence, Louisiana.
McClernands force on the large fleet
of transports came to a halt near the
mouth of Yazoo River, on Friday, the
22d. During that day and the next the
men engaged in landing troops upon the
peninsula through which a canal was cut
last summer, and opposite Vicksburg
The transports filled up the levee space
two miles above and below the mouth of
| the river. The Red Rover was moored
in the river; a short distance up stream,
in the Mississippi, opposite the shore,
were the gunboat Tyler and two steam
rams; below were the Lexington and
more rams; transports were above the
Red River; in Yazoo River were the
gunboats Benton, Chillicothe, Louisville,
Pittsburg, Judge Terrence, and steamer
Great Western-the latter an ammuni.
ton boat.
Seven rebel transports are reported to
have passed up the Yazoo, in the alb
sence of our feet, for supplies or men
and are now closely trapped there by
this strong array of gunboats Should
they attempt to come out, they must bt
taken.
The advance position of the gunboat'
and transpOrts-those near the gunboa
Lexington MS about seven miles b,
water and about three by land from
Vicksburg. When the troops are al
landed on the peninsula, they will go VI
the river for thirty thousand more
The rumor that hard work had agaiI
been commenced upon the canal through
this neck Of land is not corroborated b,
those just from the place. 1t may b,
soon done, however.
= On Friday and Saturday the ram HoT
ner, Capt White, was on picket duty
= and passing the advance, was soon il
plain view of the city, and could Sc
steamers leaving and arriving, and pee
: pie standing on the levee. In the after
noon the rebels opened with shell upo
J, the ram and Federal scouts they say
opposite the city. No harm was done
They perhaps thought to drive our me
from the peninsula, but did not succeed
The effects of bad water in the Yazo
country, and confinement to the tran!
= ports have made terrible havoc anon
our military men. Those on the CUR
y boats stand it better Yet the General
/; in command will never give it up unit
y the final effort has been made to ope
II the river. Let the people of the Mort
at and West see to it that a capable con
mander is placed at the head of affair
and with the cooperation of Admir-;
. Porters feet things will be accomplishe,
The rebels are hazarding everythir
to thwart our designs in this particula
R. The late rains have rendered the cou
try almost impossible, and some da,
: must elapse before any extended NOV
y ment can take place.
Capt. Sullivan, of the ram Queen
ID, the West, was married to handson
Southern widow on board the gunbo
: Tyler, few days since, several Unit
States officers participating, and Admir-
Porter giving away the blushing brid
The lady of Captain Sullivan is strol
IR secesh and has lot of negroes, whi
es, she saved by running off up Yazoo riv
10 before the Federals burned her plant
ide ton, and is reported very wealthy
AK hard money. At present she shares t
}. wild and dangerous life of her husba
on the Queen of the West
r. / have chronicled the death of Color