The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-01-24

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emy's advance WI Was charged dpos dsa drlsssi
back upon sAis sspporss. As inSefsais
shreyghoas ths higbs sasiis were shfawn
Ifrohd resSal bssssriss.
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A bill for TIE sulargs % che Illinois
ansMiehigan cenal, Tor she paasageof gan
bpeis and pnnisieps Of var, and also she
enlargement of The Erie and 0ssego csnal
fof sImilartppspesss vas considered ID shs
House, 10 ,dsy,. a motion 10 lay On the 10
bic, sas disagreed 10, ~ 81 os: s5.a !. II Il
IL, the sspass, 4 bin maliag sppfppFia-
sienss for deaeispeiss . ths essil seryiies os
she Governnsps vss gatssd, ......44- s5.isI II
..z634 ~ a5ss4a sq1os Mes Yort, pJan4 l6.
The following particulars IN. regard to
the land attack ass sGalvessop, has jgss bssn
.recsived. fldHsif-44 -2aI;f 1ptf A. xtl;s4 suf1
90 Ga the night Of, the 8lskai Dec q To-
csasOlsanes, waa made By Capt. ShFeeTe,
With Is msa. Khieb rsahltedthin.sbs diseos-
cry oF!a large rebel eavalry force IN the
%esssru paRt OF the eisye h will he bprgs
.iu mipd that The srFsdsEsL force il, the
city Has dssaGhmsns pi tha y42ds Masaa.
chusetts regiment, which Was stationed On
the wharf, 10 thegastern end Of the city,
This Information was Sent 'sSf' ooi@ BdniIl,
the ofScer ia command; and about the same
time The Harriet Lane sent sp hsignaP an.
bouncing the approach ii tbs sbsDy, S6ih
BY water sapd laDd. Col. B6Eriii immiedi-
alslY tufpea Ous his BsisalisB, sSrmBsfiss
less than three bandfea Amneb, SsdnstFabtihg
barbados ont of barrels, hOgs6edds and
whatever sIsssbey csuid find, across the
wharf. They. islso5tore up part Of tho
wharf, lsaVipg saty . naSsoR psssasa for
the retreat OF the pickstss ,4Esssas.,s -r,c.o.s
Daring the day sbe rebels brought thsie
lighs pieces Of artillery into the eiEy, eoE-
cred With laaas Of shaySas planted them
10 wsrsbonsesibOut "a quarter of . mile
afFom tho1whasf; and when she Harriet Lane,
gOs fairly spgagsd, theyused .&hsss pieces
on OuFiaUd foFses. These gaus had been
80 placed as TO obtain an eDHladipg range
on our men, but by = skillful change of po-
posisiOS Of oar forces, We defeated their
design; !. = .. 5.....,,.,.
advanced from their frss posisiOu. aud
crossed the bridge, aud took possession Of
the rear OF the town. Our soldiesss fought
bravely, and for four hours refused TO-
yield to the Ovsrpowetipg fOre$ Of the rsb-,
els. The enemy were twice fafrf Ssepalsed,,
Notwithstanding his artillery while oar men
had none. The ebemy had ct least ten to
our one, yet our forces kept them at bay
the whole .days .-+ }-- <7--.."
When*St vas discovered that she white
flag was aoatiDg from the Harriet Lane, and
soon after from the gun-boat 0Wssco, Col.
Bnrrill Immediately dispatched His Adjasans
to ascertain the state Of affairs, aud TO eon-
suit as to the best course TO pursue. The
Adjutant proceeded Ia . smah boat, and
having completed bic business, was about
soreturn, when our troops on The wharf
we're seen marching Of. He saw them go
30. he street, where they were, Immediately
surrounded and taken prisoners by the.
rebels. 3, ,,t....- ..s, g..
10 addition to their prisoners, they cap
sursd 10000 ride cartridges, $4,000 picks,
and 500 shovels. =. I'd
: @.. - - a.il Sc. EoHis, Jan. IT.
y A dispatch fram GeDeEAk Warren, dated