New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-24
~. VICTORY oF ARKANSAS POST.
n n,,,, Reports of ,hc Nnv"i Con'nadd'rs'
REPORT OF EEAR-ADNlRAL PORTER.
Uyl.,p STATES NissrsffrI serGs'te9S

SIR / have the honor - 49, - V' ,,@I 5.A to s
W 49, - ~, tbs ,veT non she Posi- o. A'kssas ana p
Ssorsstff 4 roy c,a,eiatioD, tUlei thfre ieh
- he townsville Baron Dc KID, Gud CA,'l1- a
Seti--wtb al tie lg tor IL AaO'N'' ~ - "''U' G
laL 10 tu lowed ny tFe rlter 49,. p;. ~ "
HI as Arkansas Pot, when the army landed il
within abon, foar Cies q" th' iYrt' &c ouoin. )
had tL.oun no heavy eaphwoT1' '.Na eAIVuFNr
.,its ii, aIorg the evae. v IIe ,he army were {
LIMO a. o1r 10 surround the ,ort, sent uP the
lrn.e6ds % try the OF th,c 1Unf aud u ef- u
ward sent up tse Ealier LlenL-C laua.duy al d
eou Smith, 10 q ar out tie Iiie-rits ahd the "sh
i.hpd an extensive breas.Vog> Il front OF cur
500. TheBlack /! lwk also opened GA lhem with
her led guns aid after a feS SHOTS the enemy iet
Ne works, and our tlOogs marched IL. at CLOCK
ten. bic UleT8uu told ne re lGO1. womb % IL
poSiio1 70 assault c n,ail for 4 very formodoIo
Eork-and HELD all tae vessels in resduts' TO
suack when The tTOopa were IA pOeu n. ~ hNi-
Tsst u the aftsrnoou, Gen. Net ernara sent ne
message stating that cVeIyiuitS ms ready quo 'I
louisville Baron lie Aalb and ClH, nh"I ~jVahce4
20 within AGO yards oil IA forf, which then opened
frs from their heavy gus G,t 81. AZ ri guns ana
rnu- kerry. The sGreT'o.i'! 81 oar lire was soon
lhaui.e.5ed. The battorioa wtie s'i,r>Hj, qua We
Cea SD Rripg but NJ a., ADD t0cE a q ava u telF
TOO dark 10 do GuylMHg. al tne vessels dropped |
down and tied M 20 tbs h'uk t0r n pisbt.
The Baron De K4l1, Lieutenant C9mmanding !
Walker; BONNEVILLE. I4lsuieDaDbC '"uanc-HS owen,
end tls Cincinnati, LieGtegSnt CoWn'aaoil & b".he,
led the attack and wleu ro.iy engaged hroug0t |
~ the heht draft " stle, W Lexington aid
81. ekhawR 70 throw II e. a,Lel aud niis theh. lac
fle was very destructive bllirg nearly all toe az
tilsrv horses in and aa0u. TIE tort.
Wien the Lattery wis pIeti! vel sleRecd or
rereG Lieutenant CpIaasLdins Smith 10 pass The tort
H. the Ii. h draft iFo1.cl4d Rat!r ana enhade II,
witch be did in very e .iAut snd hondscae man
neT, but soisied good o-sl Ia hls hal! DONG So
All bis cabin works were knocked 10 pieces, ana
heavy shell I@ked him fsom stem 10 OF, RI IN Ils
bull. Strange 81 say, two heavy shehs s,rncA his
irou NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. iuc.--on the DIV ana
Seyer injured it. lie got pert the tort, but became
fEaugled among the sGag placed N tAe II 'eT to ll'
seie our progress, aod had 10 rein'n. .
In he evening" attack the vessels ~ all the COM
nandtrS were well handled, particularly the iron
10 was close quarters all the time, and not gun
was Gred from our side until The guAboaIs were
within four hundred yards OF tue fori. The conGi-
1on Of the fott Sttess the accuracy Of IRE, ana me
Dersous inside give the Baron &c kalb, Lieutenapt
Comm 4nder Walker, the credit Of dong the most
execution.
was informed again this morning by Gen. Nc
ClernGnd that the army Was waiting Tor the navy
70 attack, when they would sssAeI TIE works i
ordered Up the from ais, Win dfe-uo9s Tor TIE
lexington 10 join III when the io'tnsr beeame eu-
paOed and for the Trailer vessels 10 haul up In tie
smoke and do The best IL, Y could. lie hattler,
sient Coui. Smith, aud the Gaii-, Lieut. Com.
Woodwork, cid good executi u with their shrap-
mel, and when an opportunity occurred made them
push through by the fort AGAIN. a-o, tne ram Mon
arch Col. Charles III e.; 1ticy prcee led ri l1iy
90 tbs river 10 cut of the eneulys reAea; by the
only way he bad TO LOT oil
Fy this tune all the cuns in the fort were COM
plstey silenced by the L01lsvl.le Lieut.. Com. L.
h. Owen, Baron Dc haio, aud C.ucionati aud or
dered tho Black Hawk ~ 20. the pVpoya Of 0ol d.
ing ii ia front. Bling unTerspe4Dle she has 10 be
kent np tie narrow stream, aud tOok III a regl-
from the opIoat sdo 10 try aud take 1t oy as
talh
Ash rounded to TO 40 20, and the rrnbolts com
menced fnug rapidly, knocking everything to
nieces the enemy held out d wh &c fA1, aud or
dared the igiog to cease. Inc amy then entered
and took possession. Col. Da uinston, tie com
uander of the fort, sc0t fUf I'D surrendered 10
ne 10 person Gen. Churchill Of tho Rebel Army
surrendered to the mil tary cominafaer
Dor army hsi almost enrroaGc Ell tie fort and
would NO doubt have carried /, with enEe They
enGl led l. with rife1 feld pieces which did much
damage TO tbs houses and light work, having tier
mari Ia all directions.
l do not know yet hat were the operations
The lapd eide. was too pVh interested IN my own
affair, and in placing The vessels a. circumstances
required. In I'll this 0stir there ,ne greatest
zeal on the part Of the oticefs commanci carry
out my ORDERS and a Uiist4be 0 any kild occur
red. No fort ever received worse batterinI, aud
the highest compliment ! can pay Those enrayed ia
10 repeat wi at the Rebels SAID: You can
psct men to stand up against the fire Of those gun
boats"
large number of persons were captured in the
fort, dor't know how many, aud o. sundown tie
arm Y were huTrying in tho c.v@lry Gnl artillery.
Herewith inc0se tie report Of tue comma ding
officers and lis5 OF killed and wOau3ed, All take
auother occasion 10 mention 70 ibt department the
names fthose officer who udve e;.tjucuished hem
selves particularly, though nard 70 discriminate
waea all did their duty well
IAAye the boEer 70 be- very p@c'frly. your obedsIt
seSslt DAVID y PORTER
A.siny Rear Admiral Coma aDdig Aisis'i pi Squadron
Beb. GIDEON WELLEs, SecIsiary G. tlr navy.
REPORT OF LIEUT.. COMMANDING OWEN.
u. ). MIssssIPPI SQUADRON
L. =. GUNBOAT IOulssILLL. or AEEANoAs lost,
AVLAEs4s LIvRK H.. u. 1903. )
SIR; ave the honor to transmit the report Of
killed ard wounded on board tis vessel, the 6ata-
ages sustained from the eneHys euns, and The
Amount o. enmuoitou expended Cnnug ne engage
meuts Of Yesterday aud 10 day with the enemy's
batteries at Arkansas Post. The damage sustained
Ia the hull, shown by the Carpenfe,'s report,
though serious has not n Vie art uaGled her for
duty can only add that every Officer and nan Gid
his dgty
Very respectfully your Obedent ser.sn.
LIEUT.. COuIulndlg U. S. Navy.
10 ACTING NearAdmiral DAVID ID. PORrLN. CoauISnae,
Ehdssippi sqasefon
L. 8 Mississippi SQUADRON. I
ARKANsls RIVER ak Jsu. u. 1853
S,R: The following 10 a lie, Of tie killed and
wounded Oh board the y. s guubost Louisville: