The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-02-12

TETUtI WUIHItI sOTlItT-, VINO TU JIMpIUg TTUW THe
burning boats. were shot at in the water. The negro
crews were stripped Of their clothing, tied TO trees,
coThIdei and left TO starye. The officers and soldiers
we're stripped Of their clothing, placed on shore and
parO!ed.
Reliable Information has been received from scouts
that efforts are making by the rebels 10 cut on
Rosekrans's supplies and retreat, then 10 crush him
IL l. said that LDngstreet will attack him next week
with his entire force, which, it IL thought, numbers
$4,000. Rosekrans is fully prepared, but will no;
move until a certain expedition effects the capture OF
the rebels now interfering with his transports or
drive them of.
1t is stated that the Yicksburg expedition is being
rapidly organized, and that Gen. McClernsnd will
be second ia command. The force will reach 100. 900
men.
CAIRO. Jan 16.-An arrival from below briugs the
information that the army and navy forces. which
we're denied success at FickSburg, achieved o bril-
liant victory at Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas
river, 80 miles above its mouth. That formidable
fertilization, with all its guns, commissary stores, am-
muuition and quaItermaster's stores, surrendered
Internationally last Sunday afternoon 10 the forces
under Gen. McCiernand and Commodore Porter.
The victory was complete. The number of prisoners
taken is reported at 5000. Our loss was from 800
to 500.
Sherman's official report places our loss at Vicks-
burg at l $40 killed and wounded, and 400 lost by
captured. The Jackson appeal says the rebel loss
was 100 killed. wounded aud missing.
CIscISNATI, January l9.-It Is known 20 Gen.
Rosekrans that LOngstreet has been largely reinforc-
ed, and has an effective force of to 900 men. The
enemy are already ia motion, AMI Gen ROsekrans il
expecting an attack on his left flank. The rebels will
make the attack Immediately, before Rosekrans re-
celSes further reIniorcemeuts from Grant and a
battle, somewhere between lullahoma and Murfrees-
bOrO. may be expected this week.
RecaptuTe of Galveston by the Rebels.
NEW YORK, Jan 1.-THE steamer Creole, from
New Orleans the 81, reports having met several gun
boats. bound up the river. The purser Of the Creole
reports that the gunbOat Clifton arrived at the
South west Pass on the evening of the 81. with the
news of the rebels having made an attack. by land
and water, on the Federal forces at Galveston. early
on the morning Of the lst. Our g~uuboats were at
tackled by 5 rebel steamers, protected by double rows
OF cotton bales. Although our troops were armed with
rifles nd muskets the Harriet Lane was captured
by boarding after about all the officers, including
Capt. Wainwright, and the crew Of 100, all told,
were killed by musketry from the rebel steamers.
The informant states that but l or 2 officers aud 10
or 10 Of the crew escaped death. The gunbUats
CLIFTON and OirGSSO were engaged, but escaped. the
former losing 40 men, and having only ! wounded.
The OTGSSO had ! killed and 10 wounded. Two
barges, loaded with coal, fell into the hands Of the
enemy. The U~estfeId, flag ship of Com. Reushaw,
was not engaged, she being ashore. Through another
channel her crew were transferred TO transports, and
Renshaw fearing she would fall into the hands of the
rebels blew her up. BY some Acknowledgement or
accident. the explosion occurred before the boat
Containing Com. Renshaw, Lieut.. Seaman and boats
crew got away, and they were consequently blown up
with the ship. The remainder of the crew were
saved, and arrived at New Orleans on transports.
OuE Auu lOiCr uuAt u pToOtUll u1 NOT
exceed 300. The troops which had been sent there
TO occupy Galveston did not arrive until the place
had been evacuated, and did not disembark. All the
feet are now on their way back to New Orleans.
The rebel force is estimated at about 5000, uLder
Magru1er. Our loss is variOusly estimated ut $50 to
26O killed, and 200 taken prisoners. The navy
suffered the most. Ii is thought the rebel loss is
severe, as our guns were firing grape and canister
continually in their midst. The rebels had several
batteries on shore. Our forces on shore were on one
OF the long wharves, and. it is said. r~epulsed two
rebel charges before they surrendered.
The affair at Galveston has caused a general gloom
among the members of the army and navy. Admiral
Farragut had sent the Brooklyn, Scotia, and half
a-iozen of his best vessels, to the recapture of the
Harriet Lane at all hazards, and, if possible, TO
destroy the rebel gunboats on Bayou Buffalo. Moth
ing had been heard from this expedition up TO the
time the Illinois left.
Nothing of Banks's plans had transpired, and most
of his troops had gone 70 Baton Rouge.
Refugees who arrived from Richmond, recently,
represent that the city is well fortified on every point,
their Qualifications. however. being garrisoned but by
a small force. The main body of the rebel army is
sail TO be about midway between Richmond and
Fredericksburg. on the railroad.
Intercepted Rebel Dispatches.
NEw YORK. Jan. IA Washington dispatch
says our blOSktding fleet has just captured some very
important dispatches from JET. Davis sne his Score
tary of State TO Mason, Slidell and others. in Europe.
These dispatches give many important facts and
details in regard TO the condition OF the rebels. They
give the strongest statement of the desperate straits
10 which the rebel leaders are reduced, and show that
unless they can quickly get relief either by European
Intervention or by dividing ;he free States, and thus
paralyzing the efforts of the Federal Government,
they must give up their cause for lost. These dis
patches arrived here yesterday. They were put up
in a tin box loaded with lead at one end, go as TO
sink quick in case Of an emergency, but our sailors
were too quick for them. 4
BALTIHoRE, Jan. 1.-THE Washington Mteili-
genceT publishes eight columns Of intercepted rebel
dispatches. The FIRST is n letter. dated in September,
from Secretary Benjamin to SIidell. exaggerating all
the rebel victories, and summing up the Federal
losses to that time at $50, 900. The most important
part of the correspondence relates to the movement
of the French COnsuls 1T Galveston and Richmond,
supposed TO have originated in Paris, to induce Texas
TO secede from the Southern COnfederacy, and estab-
lish an independent government.
The result OF this discovery was an order to Ma
gTuder TO send the Consul Al Galveston 10 Mexico as
soon as possible. The Richmond Consul WAS ordered
20 leave forthwith. This latter order. however, was
rescinded. IL further appears that Earl Russell's
reception Of Commissioner Mason was not such as
cOmpOrted With the latter's sense Of propriety OF with
the expectation Of the Confederation at Richmond.
Mason is. however. cOmpiimented for self-abnegation
in conserving TO remain, notwithstanding the annoy
snces 10 which he was subjected by the GOODNESS Of
the British Secretary.
Another portion OF the correspondence relates TO
European operations of the Confederate Treasury.
Mr.. Memminger explains a scheme for raising money
in England by hypOihecation Of cotton in the Con-
federate States. The mOfus ODsrGHL by which this
is TO be transmitted in British vessels from biockaded
ports, the utility Of irou-clad vessels aud means by
which they are TO be procured in England, form the
burden Of this part Of the interesting correspondence.
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