The New York herald., 1863-01-25

right 20 ths honor which he believed belonged himself
will not pretend determine positively what regiment
or company or the nrst in the fort however
was some Of Morgsn's men, When the troops entered
ana took possession such cheering and jumping, such
intoxicaton Of excitement tow have seldom seem
Iua COMMANDING oFsicxRs suaxEnDTx.
The moment the lieutenant In the tree had reported
the cheering along tho line and had concluded with 81
believe the fort has surrendered" General McCisr .
nand and star dashed or and in the
enemys ntrenchmcns surrounded by Thousands Of tho
Whom the Gag shown the river side the
Jolly Jack Tars had jumped ashore and in the
Fort followed by Admiral Porter and number OF his off,
GERS Colonel Duunngton, commander Of the fort sur
rendered his sword 70 the Admiral in person. General
Churchill commander Of the forces soon appeared with
his STAFF and surrendered himself and his troops to Gen.
McCernand ~ am sorry 70 meet you under suoh cir
cumstances" said General NcCernaud; "but your men
fought bravey to-day in defending the fort Genera!
Churchill replied, THAI for himself he bad not ntouded
70 surrender that here was cachery On nis
lines that bad dden she left With his star and oa
hearing cheering supposed was ina cheering u his
men but on riding back Into The fort hse
found our troops just taking possession. He said
70 the troops that they must die IL tho ditohes,
in preference TO osurrendoring tho Post Ills certain that
the enemy could no longer successfully resist and also
that white flags shown the pArspets IN several
shat General Churchill had ordered the surrender Gen.
trary that place surrendered By traitors on his
lines II may bo that tho soldiers. seeing that further
resistance useless concluded TO abandon me defence
thing certain, there WAS great unanimhy among
nAJos 0xNxRAL M'0zRSANDs nAyv.
Major Walter B. Scates Assistant Adjutaut General
colonel Warren Stuart, Chief Of Cavalry.
Colonel T. s. Mathcr. Chief OF Artillery. "a aa
Colonel L. B. Parsons, Master OF steam Transportation
Major Schwartz, Inspector General
MAJOR Ramsay, Provost Marshal
Major McMilen. Medical Director.
Major Aoas nj Mad
Major - Jones, Chief OF Ordnance.
Captain James Dunlap, Assistant Quartermaster
Captain - Freeman, Military Engineer
Lieutenant Fl. p. Chrystie, Aid de-lamp. trlf
Lieutenant Henry jayne. A,d-ds,cam s.s "a &
Lieutenant Samuel caidwcli, Aid ddcIamp
POsr OF ARKANSAS.
Post OF Arkansas the Oldest settlement In the State
Nearly two centuries ago there WIS Spanish town in
the immediate vicinity, and believe small Spanish
fort It is situated the right bank you ascend the
Arkansas river about fty mHcs from its mouth, aud
one hundred and seventeen miles from Little Rock,
the capital OF the State It was settled in 1886 by the
Acadan French and was the trading post for urs from
the surrounding country From the high point on which
the down to the Mississippi river the
land along the Of the Arkansas overhows during
the winter the spring There is now no town at Post
Of Arkansas only few stores and then at intervals Tor
a dozen miles along bank occasional house
The fort a regular square Fashioned work, hum
dred yards exterior side. with deep ditch some fifteen
feet wide and parapet eighteen feet high Tho accom-
panyng diagram gives an accurate plan Of the work
OF Killed and wounded were lying in the bitches
when we entered and many sick soldiers the hospital
All the heavy guns broken by our shot, and were
lying about in fragments on tho ground. Ammunition
captured by the rebels in the steamboat Blue Wing,
large amount OF materials and supplies OF various
kinds and about Ave thousand prisoners have fallen
into our hands by this brilliant achievement Of
TROOPS CAPTURED.
Brgadier General T. j. Churchill and staff, c. 8. Al B.
8. johnson captain, and A. A. g.. Major J. r. r Camp
bell C. A. C. s. OF division Major g. H. Smith. chief
yeon Of DIVISION Captain T. Blackburn inspector gene
ccr Lieutenant A. Fl. 5evcr A. D. CT Captain q P. Farr.
A. d. c.; Lieutenant j. W. Smith, Lieutenant Mcclure.
Captain A. G.. Little chief signal oicer Captain r. H.
Fitzhush, chief engineer ofhcer.
Colonel K. R. Garland, Lieutenant yolonel Anderson,
Lieutenant Colonel swerripgsn, Major Taylor Twenty
fourth Texas cavalry dsmounted Colonel Gillespie Lieu.
tenant Colonel waynd, Twenty NTH Texas cavalry. dis
Second Brigade. smI 81
Colonel James Deshler, commanding.
Major Sanders, commanding seventeenth Texas cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel csn, commanding Eighteenth Texas
Colonel Taylor. commanding Fifteenth Texas cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel Hutchinson commanding Nineteenth
Arkansas infantry
Lieutenant colonel Crawford, commanding battalion
Captain Mutt, commanding company Texas cavalry.
Captain benson commanding company Texas cavalry
Captain Hart, commanding le) six gun % battery.
One nine-inch Dahlgrcn gun in barbctte.
Two oight-inch siege guns, cassmated.
Four PARROT rlfed guns.
-Four six-pounder guns
Colonel John W. Dunnington and staff.
Captain Samuel X. Buck, Assistant Adjutant General
Captain A. N. Williams, Engineer.
Major W 8. Campbell, Quartermaster.
Major samuel 4. McGeshe, Commissary
COLONEL pAwsos's BRlcApK, ARKANSAS VOLUNTEERS
Colonel c. l. Dawson.
Colonel +. L. Portlock, Jr.
A. s. Hutchinson, Lieutenant Colonel.
T. n. whthingon, Lieutenant Colonel
D. II. Hammiier.
W. R.Hardy.
cRAwFonD's BATTALION.
Vim. A. Crawford, Lieutenant Colonel commanding.
Captain \. N. Nuts company.
Captain A. W, Varksons company
Captain Alfred Jbhnsons company.
The prisoners will be sent to Cairo.
CASUALTIES OK THE GrNB0ATs.
The following is the list OF killed and wounded on
board the Baron DeKalb'=
John Ryan. landsman.
Theodore Bender, third CABIN boy.
Sexreiy Wounded.
pctcr Cotton. coxswan, probably mortal.
George smith seaman probably mortal.
Joseph Eadcr seaman, compound fracture OF leg below
John iarrcn, seaman, compound fracture OF skull,
VIM smith, seaman in left shoulder blade, seriously.
N. {. Donoho, seaman IN loot ana ankle, seriously.
Slightly Wounded.
VIM. smiley. seaman, aceration of scalp ard face.
Joseph H. Mallory seaman aceration OF ecalp and face.
Alfred H. Boyle seaman, confusion Of shoulder and back
Oscar Jordan seaman, by shell, In thigh
Antonio Do Norva, seaman, confusion of left arm.
Geo Faes, seaman, by shell, in left leg.
VIM. Kelly, seaman, confusion OF back
Pierre Lew seman splinter in face.
John Glenn, seaman, confused wound OF side
The following IS a list OF the killed and wounded on
board the gunboat Louisville
Killed.
Walter williams, seaman.
.S>rsrcly Wogndoi.
J. T. Batchford. Ensign, wounded in leg.
Frederick H. Ghardy seaman, wounded in head, mortal.
Adam Bradshaw, seaman wounded In thorax, mortal.
james Muherin, wounded in thigh. severely.
Tim. sullivan, confusion of thorax and abdomen.
.Sliohiiy Wopndsd
Thos. spencer, wounded In ebow.
Thos. jackson, wounded in leg.
Albert Mowry, wounded in knee.
Jas blasdalc, wounded In hand.
teorgs Holiness confusion u shouder.
~ cAsuAixfH ~ TnB AgHy.
Is impossible 70 tell ~ present eAe number of oup
lcssss but s, happily Comparatively eHsAll RigadNs
Gepersl Hovsy was slightly wcunded b the am BY
shell. Lieut. Col Tsmp,e uas soundci IN the shsuldsS
by musket ball. captain D. r. creme, sf the Third
Missouri regiment, wN killed. Lieut. Col Arr q the
>ixteenth Ohio and Adutant Clark u the rusnty.Anh
Ohio, we're severely wounded sapsain TriSA1s e ths
Ninety seventh Illinois, wounded in TIE hnee Can't
Downsy and Leutensnts Perris and sneyer Of the
Third Missouri were slightly wouads while LseusenAas
Rene of the eafne regiment, bviieved 70 b. uscvtAy
wounded These the hsA csu,~ nndsr