The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1863, Page 1

‘eeenewmsenss. OEE WHOLE NO. 9609. H doctor - THE WURFREDSBORO STRUGGLE. » Yiore Particulars of the ‘Tremendous Fighting Between Generals Rose- crans and Johnston. CASUALTIES. Eee ane Less in Killed, Wounded and Prisoners About Seven Thousand. THE 1 Our ~ The Rebels Estimate Their Less at Five or Six Thousand. THE® BATTLE ON FRIDAY. The Fight Renewed on Sat~ urday. “REBEL AGCOURTS OF THE ae, ee, —_— THE BgALR OF FUIDAY. ‘Basvis Frey 1m Frowr oy MuRrRamesono, Jen. 2—P. M. } he battle on Stones river is not yet decided, although continued for three days, with intermissions yester™ and to-day. # after the severe struggle of Wednesday thie enemy ‘Y persisted in massing upon our right, to cut um off from ‘Wesbvilic. To foil this avtempt our right was thrown ‘@ut to Stewart's crock, and the enemy, finding us too ‘@trong en that portion of oer line, euddenly fell upon oar ~- entre on Thursday morning, but were severely repulsed Shy the left of Thomas’ aud the right of Crittenden’s grand divisions. Later in the day they fiercely assailed ‘@he right of our centre and were again repulsed.* Both ~ “ gtdes spent the remainder of the day in sharp skirmish (Qag end manceuveriug for position. On Thursday night the enemy appeared again to bo y (@etcentrating upoa ear right. Their commands were « (Mtativetiy heard in our camps; but suspecting ¢ ruse, ‘@eneral Rosecrans threw Beatty's brigade of Van Clave’s actogs Stones river on our left, with 3 they rested at about ten o'clock this mqrning- ‘Between three and four o'clock this afternoon tbe/enemy ‘@eatre, Dut wore ‘handsomely repulsed. At the same ‘tie an imnense.mase-of infantry was precipitated upon ~ {fpebty’s Drignde and Grove 1, after gallant resistance, ‘Dack across the viver. Negiey’s fine division, which took so distinguished a in the preceding aptions,and that of Jefferson C, snccessively came to its support, when a most struggle ensued. Both sides seemed determined win victory, and beth brought all their available ar- to play, until nensdy all the batteries in the two ‘were .2t work. ‘The uproar-of musketry and was of the wegt ferious description,) and the field was s0on shsapded by clouds.of smoke. Our suilered .eoverely by the enemy's fro, but they ad- (Qeoced with unfinching determination. Negiey at lest Ordered his divicion to charge. It pushed forward with- @ut faltering, when the enemy sullenly gave way. The a Seventy-eighth Pemosylvania charged home on ‘Twenty-sixth Tennessee and capturea its colors. 4 regiment rusbed upon battery, drove away s guctera and seised the guns. A great shout of victe” rose.along the.whole line, aad was carried in magnii- volusses from left to right and back again. Perceiving this suceses General Rosecrans new ordered advance ef the whole line just befere dark. The line forwané with great eathpsiasm, but darkness econ Jt impossible to press our advantage to a conclusion. the left was fairly established on the east Of the river; the centre advanced to a position here. “ beld by the enemy, aad the right again occupied Be portion of our original line from which it had been |] % > @riven on Wednesday. Thus, i will be perceived, the Gocided advantage ie with us. “{ ‘Tomorrow morning, however, the battle will be re. BATTUE, &e. a? Our lenses since Wednesday morning amount to about __@owr (housand Killed and wounded, of which Ore killed. Our loss of prisoners is several Whe enemy on the first day eaptared twenty-stx gun® Captains Penny and Carpenter, Fifth and Kighth Wis “@ensin batteries. ’ ‘WOUNDED. | Colone) P. T, Owais, Ninety.ninth Obio, threugh right Gower! Scott, Nisetesath Illinois, badly. __ Colonel Andersen, Sixth Ohio, im thigh, Co one! Blake, Fortieth Indiana, paroled and preceeded. ‘* Lieutenant Colotiel of same regiment, wounded and cap” M@ured while beicg moved to Nashville; paroled end pro- @erded. = Captain RB. H. Neleou, Twenty-eecond Ohjo\artillery. Colonel Wolke, of Obic, and Colonel Carlin, \ot Mliacis ‘eommanding brigades, and Lieutenant Colonel :“bepherd, Bighteonth reguiars, reported killed, were not burt® Geveral Willich wae captured uninjured. “Among bapdreds who have conspicuously distinguinited are General Negiey, General Stanley, CotoneS {Waiters, of the Eighty-ightb illinois; Captains Threnaton cd Fisher, of MoCook’s staff; Captain Otis, of the regular cavalry, and Colonel Von Schrader. ‘Whe daring valor and self-possession of General Rose (rane, NOder (be most trying circumatances, excite the Siastic admiration Of the army, The field ere adnjirably condveiad by Medical Director e Sloe we NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1863. RALD. PR ICETHREE CENTS. aid ™ iv THE BATTLE ON SATURDAY, | eee eee Rien, aaah THE BATTLE AT VICKSBURG. THE VICKSBURG STRUGGLE, jor csr usu —_ communication ts asi: Vatween bere me and bey Preto ch yw wn eer neve tat Gumi Rycg'ngismewey, | MSP Showing Vicksburg, the Mississippi and the Yasoo.| Ten Days Hard Fighting on the Banas | ming don tom ne ma enews __ Devnet tem Gy, eno ptm ae of the Mississippi. See ona anenane, wr aes cqeteice De thiiks Mines ou eile se uk Dect iaiemarames, eneraetans a back across Stone rivy:, ‘The following offce’rs are wounded slightly:— Colonel Miller. Colonel Blach, ¢/, the Fortieth Indbena, ‘Licatenant Cy’,one) Neff. Colonel Buly, Captain P/te, Oolowe! VicKee is reported killed, 1s has ¥een reining heavily all 44y fh the vieinity of bo battle Fela. The .e-wae heavy canzoudiag to-day until noon, when the 1 dele atlacked our left wing, amd wore terridly re Pu sea, ‘ The rebels attacked and destroyed our hospital building 4on Thursday. |” ‘The rebels are Delng strongly reinforced from the reber army at Richmond, ee. al} contrabands captured By the rebels op tae Unies wagon trains are imn y shot. Twenty, thus killed, are lying on the pike. Major Slemmer and (Waptain King, who were being conveyed away wound.ed from the battle field in am am- ‘Dulance, were captured by the rebels, taken feur miles @way and then paroYed and throwa out on the road. Captain Maok, Onief of artillery, and on General Tho- mas’ staff, is morty lly wounded. Our forces do wot yet ocoupy Murfreesboro; but a de- ‘spatch from Colo? se] Anderson to headquarters here saya:— We have whif ped the rebels decidedly, and are at Christiana, nity » miles south of Murfreesboro, on tbe rail- road. / ‘The fightiy g closed last evening with terrible slaughter of the 'y. ‘The first day's fighting was all our own way, but the Tight wing. of our army fought iteelf into a bad position. ‘Ithe Feeling in Washington. Intend ,e excitement bas been manifested here all day Jong im reference to the eopdition of affairs at Murfrecs- boro. A despatch wag commenced to be received which woul¥. probably have given the result, but the wires gave Out 7 efore it was announced. 10 is belicved, however, at the War Department that Ro§ ecrans has been successful. After four days’ des- Pe? -ate Oghting, this opinion is strepgsheped by the fact ‘Qyat be had not called to his assistance the reserves at Washville. Sketches of the Killed, Wounded and LIRUTENANT ©. L. SHEPWERD. ‘This officer was s graduate of West Point, and ‘vice in the field, anti! at the close of Tank Of brevet major. Sines (het time be has been is constemt and hard service ip sickly Goutbera latitudes or on the-extreme Indien frontier. For some years before V-brigade, consisting of ‘about four bundred and fifty {men, and placed them @t Fort Hamilton, im the Rarbi wr of Now York. It was ne light task, for the other halt be igade was caught, and the mea ent as prisoners of Hew Orleans. He Mocnrnanssono, Dec. 31, 9662. | prison awaiting exchenge. then, on being raised to the bal Heutenent colonel, | , TM bloottiest dayor the war has closed. McCown's | ‘The rebel Cengresemeets on the 12tb. p riemtntprem patios can aoeane compres Aeny was ordered to Columbus, Obie, y there, under Calne! | “vision alfacked tho enemy's right, driving them back pocorn e , however, now appears that Gen Carrington, be assisted in organizing ‘and putting into the | “i> greet slaughter. By three o'clock P. M. tke enemy Falschood and Duplicity of the Rebels, field that, Dew corpe of regé ‘ars, known as the bad been driven back six miles from our left and entre Sravvonn Cover Hours, Jan. 4, 1568. ‘Ohio infantry, and which ', to the battle at Our bose 1s heavy. A soldier, belonging to this corps, having been shot from Murfreesboro, 19 said to have & cen about 2.90 | FP: Raine, Col. MoNair, and Gol. Anthony, of Twenty. the house of a maa named Herndon, about four miles this | Saturday, December 20, on the left or seutheru bank etrong. Tt ecome to have been or the command eoventh Mississippi, and Lieut. Thiest, ef First Louisiana, side of Dumfries, » gorperai aud three men of the Firs, of tas LinwtonaahOniee! fering the Ol ‘tle, and, to judge Kgilhed. Col. Black, Pifth Georgia, and Col. Fisk, Twenty. | Connecticut cavalry eere yenierday sent to the piace, | city of Vicksburg om ile fd Loulsiens, mortally wounded. ‘They wore told by Héradon, who is @ pareled Southera | formed in line of battle and then moved coward toward from the brief and slightly confused telq graphie sccourite be and Major Townsend, of Albany, » the.only officers of the regiment present. Major 1) ’waeend ie tobe wounded, anid Lieutenant Colonel Attack on the Rebel In- trenchments. Qur Success im Turning the Right Flank of the Enemy. THE REBEL ACCOUNTS ONE WEEK LATER. THE FIGHT STILL GOING ON. Is Murfreesboro to be Outdone in Obstinacy ? WHAT THE REBELS CLAIM TO HAVE DONB, Sketches of Geperal Sherman and Commander Gwin. THE VARY LATBST, &., &., a. ‘The pews from Vicksburg, ss well as that from Mur- | gene i@ of ny exciting and important character. @ gave yesterday seme brief tolegraphic details of Gonorel ’s attack on the rebel intronchmeats in the reag @ hit city, which works are reported to have MAP SHOWING VICKSBURG AND THE REBEL BATTERIES. been sd by storm. We to-day publish some addi- | ia joulars of the struggle. | a iis terrible combat and deadly struggle is now going ge in the Southwest, Genoral Rosecrans is fully en, 1h bjs department of the Cumberland, embrncin’ | cup gr@atet part of the State of Tennessee, and Gengral | What, ie bis Department of the Tennessee, embracing | the ippi valley, 18 and has been for some timo operating against the rebels. In facty in the West cortainjy promises to be an | actiyg if Wet a desperate one, A few bold moves had | give) ga Reatyoky,, Tetinossoo ana North Mississippi. This jal Davis, aud beng, foreseding that Ricbmond }, he hgdtened to the West, acootpanied by Josoph is. Pobnston, Bragg and ethgr emipent rebel generals, He gw capital of bjs native State—just as not reached Vieksburg this battlo was: fought by “he forces under Major Genera! Sherman alone. The Rebel Accounts. Advices bave been received through rebel sources bringing the dates from Vicksburg dewn to tho 30in o ¢ December. The aceount has been previously published, but we republish it for the purpose of giving our readers ‘as cloar an insight into the state of afaire in that vicinity as possivle, The following ia the account: Vicxnvra, Dec. 80, 1862, On Saturday the made four cesperate attempts to force our lines on the Chickasaw ish Benge lone ‘The Seventeent: Couisiana greatly ished repulsing, unaided, the assault of three ful ‘ankoes. On Bunday morning the enemy agei@ advanced lines, and were pees ery with pra loss, All the troops bebaved tiy; Dut special mention f# made of the yventy-e ighth — font jhe peg moyen me former r u al two wounded; Eighth wounded, Captain ©, A. Gently among the kil teenth Teunesser, two killed and two regiments of Tennessee, feur killed and six oy ebey- Lee's couriers had bis lost ene sergeant killed im othor regiments. ‘On Monday afternoon 8,000 of the enemy advanced upon our regiments on the st wing of the Chickusaw Bayou, to storm the works, but were mowed down ip largo nunibere, and upward of 490 prisoners taken, wilb five stands of colors. The enemy were driven back to their boats, and afterwards sent in o flag of truce for permission to bury their dead, under which some of prisoners cocaped, Fighting atti! continues, with no im- portant rerulte, The fighting of our troops was splendid. be Twenty-eighth Loaisiana again immortuized inelf for the gallant manner in which itacted during the battie Too Yankee prisoners say that Morgan \# their Genera! commanding. Bevere fighting ie going on now. Tho _enem: ve de- stroyed the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Reliroad na ce of thirty-three miles. They are burned the town of Delhi, which iw re ported to be Cotally destroyed, ‘Our casualties 1b yerterday’n fight were small. This mortfing firing t# heard in the samo direc!ion, and it is -_ od the enemy aro again advancing to storm our works. The soldiers are eager to mect the enemy, and are determined to conquer or die. Ky ation of the Above, It will thas be seon that the rebel accounts state that a Dattlo is also progressing on the Opposite side of the MiF- Sissippl; Delhi being on the Vicksbarg and Shreveport Raliroad, near tho border of Madison county, La , which fs on the west side of the river and thirty-(bree mii from Vicksburg. The dates iso show that this Might took place on the 27th, 28th and 20th days of December: and was still progressing on the 90ib, There is but Little doubt that an independent force that was to have {oft Helena on the 21st, supposed to have beea for Kicb mond, La.—which is near Vicksburg and on the rame railroad as Delni—was part of the force engaged. It was stated in our private dexpatches that Genoral Steele was Pembetton’s @rmy was stampeging it through Grenada, ‘and be dant word for God's salky to stop them, and make a siaud these, as there was 0 @lag for them to gp to. | Yhe result was that, ipal urging onward towar | Canton and Jackson, the body of the rebel army wa* arrested ip ite flight at a, where, it is known, hey were making pr to Aight, not the vig battle Of the war, but only until fhe fortifications pow golug yp on Big Bigck river, and are said to be qaite formid Able, are tompleted. It was no ordinary oceasion that drought Jolt, Davis from Michmon@ to Jagkeon, and the result of his personal ingpoction of the grouna will doubt Jean bo apeedily seen inj the improved condition of the rebel situation. the = bach off of Grant's supplica at Holly Springs, and the desi ion of the line of bis communication, is 4, bold maye for the enemy, and far (00 easily accomplish, iG Missitsipp! must take his fa- oven if secure axyjsure, We thay Grant and Sherman will dol) ; bot ehitwe begin to bave appreben- sions mbethef the work before them can be accomplished thin winter. At Vickgburg, which it will devolve upom Sherman to captere, tho rebels have the most perfect for- tiOrations, which extend from the river for eight miles Phok, nad which are sald to be oqnally etrong, whether * . Tepneasee Railvoad, | /SeAiled from the front or rear. That Vicksberg may be se Tipe ~ icmeopehs ayn erly mig taken wo aii believe; Dut when It ie done it wil be by re 200 ninety miles, through Pound Gap, wurning the bridge — siege, and never by direct amault alone. Unly « At Dollicoffer, near Brinto}, and that at Whtuge, vine miler ciccacsuie it ie piled: vin hea eres ‘Tollicotier " guna mounted, ups are sad to Depend, ho Nees Te NT | ne cele 16 penetrate avy iron-elad gavBoat in the world; and, as all the brush bas Been cleared away an the river above Vicksburg, we may expect more damage to the ’, indy in Baltimore has prosented Major Generel @us. | Sunbosts to follow the prevent than the pest attaett on tavoe W. Smith with-s beautiful silk battle fing, that place Richard Yeadon, of Charleston, offers $10,000 ler the | poe wat Hae Beem Dement Vicksburg? captare ef General Butler. eit vane “oae. Over 1,600 Union prisovers are now in the Jébby wt $0. —>B prALSOr Les one which bas alrealy ed. Besides, the Ware progress qu! all have con: teat men can THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ‘FimapquaRvans Tas ARMY oF Tus Poromac, iy ‘ian. 4, 1863. Everything remains qoiet apd unebanged. Wo bave Southern papers ve the $d inst. + Mtwobject, The railroads are brokea A large “ arte captared, af id paroled. Dave been destroyed, many two Rcndred prieccers Géveral Morgy 1 bas dene his work, but the full effect is not town. ) chomy tp Tennessee and Mississippi are varnn or telegraphic communication with their ots wa hee ‘his strong point and is reack. ‘We cacupp field, and shall follow. General Whi otler Made a compicte cirouit of their army em the 96th a7 d S1e¢ ult. with his cavalry, He destroyed 200 wagons lf aded with baggage and commissary ctores, ‘ap paroled 160 priscpers. He is again behind them, and * an ordnance trais. To-day he secure:! seve- sand of emall arms. God has granted happy New Year. e BA deepatch of tbe same date says the Moorefield and Williamaport for Romney. rebel, that there were uo rebels there. Going up stairey | the object of their mission. After passing beyond th® they were fired upon by two rebels concealed there. | retch of the rebel gunboats General Sheraqan's forees Corporal Craven was {cited The soldier and Herndon | were met by a large body of rebels, who gave battic, and escaped. Cal. Scimmef fening went to the place witha & terrible confiiet ensued, which lasted for about five ‘Whitney's cavalry coptored two hundred priemers,o large supply of wagons and four hundred beeves. The New Comaciimanic Board. ae Seen eentes pe ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL REBEL RAID. | force and varced the horse of Merodon, with the sanction | houre. The rebels resisted our advance with great de. oes flees “eared * Por Geveral Burnside. Ade took fifteen prisoners, cue # | termination and bravery, but were compelied at last to his name the remembrance and the honor “wogeady Dewfrics Ageim Eatered by Stdart’s | pepe) quartermaster. yield, They were driven back beyond two bayous that struggled for. He was no mere “carpet “ "0 mere Cavalry—Captere of Pablie Stores and arene Girt the rear of the city of Vicksburg, cach step being ornamental soldier, but bis life has been Bis friends ‘i Sore otis death be premature, many torn out that be te wounded or a> s SEBTCH OF GENRRAL WILLICH. Brigadier General August Wiliich, who was \ ‘lled at Murfresevore, was © resident of Cincinnati, German extraction. He entered the servies of States in this prevent war as colovel of the Thirty + regiment of Indiana Volunteers, or First German IA Tegiment, and received bis commission ss such os | the 24th of August, 1861, The regiment io bac! Of the United States during the moath of August, 14 ‘1, ‘and was sent into Kentucky, where it was attached\ Gen. MoCook’s division. It will be remembered thatapa * thon of this regiment fought bravely at Munfordsville, it Kentucky, during the firet advance of ibe Army of the Ohio, and gallantly defended the pass to and bridge over the Green river at that point. During the march through Tennessee” Golone! Willich behaved with gallantry, and at the battle of Pittsburg Laading, or Shilob, his name was honorably mentioned im connection therewith. About the middie of 1092, @olonel Willich was appointed to @ brigadior generaiship, amd his regiment was placed woder bim im that command in connection with other regiments which formed the Sixth brigade of tbe Army of the Ohio, formerly under General Johuston, of Kentucky, who was promoted to@ bigher command, It does not appear that the brigade took any pert in the battles in Kentucky, although \t formed a portion of General Buell’s grand ermy in the pursuit of Bragg. When ‘vioe ¥ nde (the Sixth) wae attached to the Second division, antes He Sesrcoet ton ight wip, Cae and fur ‘# portion r wi Kien, Heb. Stetook. To this cabeciy Ne wavenee Marfreesboro, and in the battle near that Pareabrerely fell at the bead of bis command. (senerai leaves debind him ao honorable for bravery, amd hie ex. 8 ple wilipo doubt be every member of hie late command. General by 1 Waa always proud of ‘wally fighting Dutchmen.” sibs - REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE. tod ‘Waited wutiers’ Wagons, dic., dc. Wasmpaton, Jan, 4, 1868. On Friday © large detachment of Senart’s cavalry, com- manded by Major Herring, made s dash into Dumfries, apd captured some public stores and ten sullers’ wagons, for she greater part belonging to Maine and New York regiment#. Two drivers only escaped by cutting the traces and riding off of their horses. The movement on the part Of the rebels was accomplished with extraord) contested for before it was given up. They thes fied t their intrenched postion on the bili but were soon driven therefrom by our shells. Doring the fight the Fifty eighth Ohio, Bighth Missouri and Second Kentorky Volnuteers sustained considerable ios ‘The struggle lasted til) night, when the two armies gunk down to reat, lying on » with nothing bat the taro bayous between thew, But such @ state of things could not lopg remain quiet, therefore daring the sight the Union treope began and succeeded in constructing pontoon bridges, although the repele 4i4 all in their ‘The first meeting of the Board of Councilmen for tue year 1863 will be held at ty velve o'clock to-day, The in formation given in Saturday ® Hznato in reference to the choice of President was con ettand Morgan Jomes, Eaq., of the Sixth Councilmanic district, will, we hear, be unanizooumly elected to Gl) Uthat position. Afier orpanis ing and recelving the mesnage of the Mayor the reguiar order of business will be comma tt ed. City Intetlig ene. AvomvERaany oF THE Barris or Naw One mame —The ann) versary of the battle of New Orie me, fought by General Andrew Jackson on the 8th of Janua ry, will be celebrated | trriie fire bext Tharyday evening with vnnsual « Ta by the high chiefs Order Expelling th Padecah, Ky. bd +4 GENERAL ORDER—NO. 11. Bgavgra Triererety a} Conve, ‘cr te Fas 7 Miae. Dee. 1, ART MENT ‘ meme, Oxrond, Mine. , Dec. 17, 182. *RCOND Dar. ‘The Jews, an a class, violating every of Of the detseeracy, ‘There will be a ndagnificous banquet at Long Detore day|gat the vext morning the troope were establiehed by the neeey Department alse department | the ‘oid wigewant ‘at which tbe feng tof reason and the | aroused and as foun te day began to broek # coneerted orders, are hereby expeiled from the department within | the flow of soul will take and, afler the diveuselon | advance wee made under cover of the vodergrewth hy twenty-four hours from the receipt of this order by post commanders. They will reo that all this class of people are furniahed with passes and required to leave, and any \\ ohe rétarming after euch notification will be arrested aud of the edibles and drinkables, the (Mtertainment will wind up in @ Dall, in which the fair dame the brave sons of St. Tamunany will partic! it expected that gofhe of our wort popular demooratic ora the whole 6f the force vader the command of Major Cou. eral Sherman, The troop tad been divided yeto three wings, the lef) being pimesd ander the charge uf Gevera! ’ ld in confinement until an opportunity occurs of send | 1! deli the banqdet. The Colum . te, <ataon out aa prissuery nis forniabed with permite | ing Seiya to mae tie evenwe wt Toureauy hat | “Ww, of Minus and Arkacnye fame, the entry ander Oe the to vin Bendauer’ o pears will be given these | perfect ail the necessary arransememte, a8 well. 10 | Generals Morgaa snd Wiair, sud the right yoder Geversix \ ‘onal application for wade permi 7 OE ae transact other importaut business. A J.and ML. Suvith 1h woukd be ieapalitie at prajeent Major Genersi GRANT. | _ AX Exanciramow Pow. Wow will come off at the Qvoper | to mention the »ireogih of the feroe, an the work it bas to —_—_——— Tnetitute this evening, when the President's late procia. | perform har nol yet bea secomptiahed. Bales it to Western Telegraph Lines. | mation will be discvased by the ecstatic edlogizers of | +0 * 4 ow , Borravo—fvaning. | Sambo. All thd great rat Pine african Tadhg, nn, | Jt ae euilicheat for tie purpowe, The Union left wader Gem: ‘The ¢ sb py th ont Poe down but ft sex. | cluding byl ow Se ‘and Lows Tap | Bisele noo beoRmme engaged Im earnoat and succeeded ia ted opar: morrow merp\: i or renaae Annoan: ement declares: ther tof the rebels, Th wi ae erciaes will be. (alerspersed with music, sc: | covert) « spel jet eaten tan ae ‘The wire # of the telegraph lines to the Weel are disar- with @ fall brass band.” The whole of afriea | O° perale with General Morgan, and ly b; consequently we have 1 Of Karope and Aimerica are oxpected w at- | #80 0 Opens commenication with bim, which comme storms po om har Yom Murtrers! @he Law Courts. ‘The January etn of the Coart of General aagghal commence thid morning, Hon. Jobe H. an, City nication bas Deew broken by fwamps rumming at right augies to the walu fromt, baving separated the two di vinous one frow (he other, This fect slome shows thet the rebele hed well chosen thelr position. So rapid had A sitoiiar exhibition will be beld by the colored foike at | Monart Hall, 660 Broadway. Tue Late Vine ty Broanway Ip reference to (be report Of the fre at No. 401 Broadway on Saturday aftersoen | lapt, we are Pequested by Mr James Ardie, w 6x pick ( tie movements been made ou both aiden that by wun i? Judge, on the » The term, it it expected, will be a | the fifth story, to state thet there in uo \oeurance what. | ; ol gages Jong and bary ond, 88 & large Gumber of anaes wilt y* | ever on bin business ae ee » ad the Sight raged wih tried, no ee oo thst ° brake bo) oe action rauakelry and ariiliery fring wee very severe. The rebel which may be taken'y)) ‘ oe et right sod contre bad nplendid poritions, being in- the alleged arbiirary Arrests. The Court will open at tronoped om high fining, ground, bat the Colon forces eleven o'clock. A sitendance 00 the part of | ian oder Generale Mor : | und san ond enith, after beary ant jurors apd witnomsor is partic larly requested, |b severe Gghting, Suaiiy carried the position by storm. CALERDAR FOR\THIS Day. Sick wae he Aetermmativn UM the mon under Ueoers por -porteto a Covet —C Pah’ 1~Nos 17.37, | \ A Victory Claimed=—The Forces Re, | 7; , 136, 143, 306, 213, 27, 200, olf ‘01, 266, | ba Heermam Viet wetting Could renin their verisught and, nl ried Without Ra ed, 3h, 2B, $07, 838, Part 2—Now. Bé, 4p, 06, 17, #4, 149, | although mieaiiee fell around tiem like be.) they pushed po i or TeG~ | 156, 108, 214, 224, 292, 144, 200, Wimp 6, 24, ea uit? | ooward and carried the works with « 4 a‘raphic Comm 288, 300, ~ ~ weperaiined galt ‘a |S Be Covwr.—Part 1—Ni | inniry. ak buen of move F ene Prisen- | ay, "043, Sie7, iva) basi, & ] OPERATIONS OF THE GONBOATS. BI ” heed Ft y Ys 1880, 4 The Valted Sales gunboats cid not lake any active part Hae lessod Them with a PY New | 1000 no7e. 2 s Year, &c., de, | © H1 HAE | im the nasi, De the Bevion Yoonme srangtd min tye | Richmond papers of the 94 inet. contain despatches Fs G | rede! crubcations a Nis und @ sever ” fram Wurfreseboro ve : ford, Daring the tt ileal » bites io} Bile? « Gwin, the ver 7 © > ‘The telegraphic despatches that had been pseceived at | ' Join General Grant. power to proven! them, and poorea opom them amrst | to have gone with this column; bat we find that Gevera! ‘Bherman reports that he had charge of hie left wing on the 20th and Zist near Vicksburg, snd therefore there must be an error one way or (he other as to the com” tudider. Tho rebels report thet Morgan had charge of the forces operating on the west side of the river. M por this would show a change of tactics if not of strategy ‘The fight was still golug on up to the 30th, Gketch of General W. T. Sherman. Major General William Tecumseh Sherman is a native of Ohio, aud entered the Military Academy at West Point in 1836, He graduated in June, 1840, standing No. 6 ip hie clans, in which were Geuerale Van Vicit, George Thomas sod others of the Union army, and General McCown, of the rebels, who commanded at Island No, 10 Ou the 1st of Joly, 1840, be war promoved te & second Meutenancy in the Third artillery, and on the 90th of No vember, 1841, was further promoted to & first lieutes- ancy. He was acting ae Asstistant Adjotant Geperal in the Tenth Military Department, in 1847, aod was brevet- @4 captain for meritorious services ju Califor nia during the war with Moxicn, His brevet was awarded im March, 1861, and dated from May 90,° 1848, He was next appointed Commissary of Bubsinence with rank of captain, dating from Beptember, 1850. He Tewigned the nervice on the 6th of September, 1860. On the 11th of May, 1861, he was appointed coleme! of the Thirteenth United Mtates infantry, @ new fey +, ana with that rank commanded « brigade at Ball run. He was aftorwarda appointed a brigadier general of volun. 1007s; with » commission dating from May 17, 1861, and when General Anderson requesied Wo be relieved, was ap Pointed to the command of bis department—via., the De- partinent of Obi, He was subsequently removed to the command of the force at Sedalia, and wee again removed and placed on the nou-setive fist. General Halleck sub- sequently recalled him iuio active life, and ordered him At the battle of Snilob he ts ere ited with having @aved the fortanes of the day, and there wen his major generalship. He was sfierwarde Sherman's forces, having passed down the Missimipp! | Placed in command of the Filth division of the army, an river from Memphis, entered the Yesoo river, end having | 4¢f General Grant, and had charge of (he district of Mem traversed about ten miler of ite waters, debarked on | Pits, with headquarters im that city. He bas hed charge of | Of thia district for several months, and has but recently the river, and there prepared for an advagce upon tho (aken (he fleid et the bead of hisarmy. General Bhermar land side, The troop" us the brother of Hoa. Jobs Bhermas. Gheteh of Commander Gwinn. Lieetenant Commander Wiltiam Owion, of the United Statee Navy, reported mortally wounded, @ 8 native and citizen of Imdiana, from which Bate he wae appointed to the navy. He entered the tervice as @ midshipman co the 7th day of April, 1847, and was ordered tw the frigat® Brandy wise, forty four guns, then fagsbip of the Brazi squedros, under Commodore G. W. Morer. He however, not pet received bis warrant, and wae sam seting midahipman. Neat year be received warrant, but remained om the same ship and onder Captain Boardman, watil December, 1860, the frigate returued to New York, and he was allowed leave of sbeence for six menths. Me then went one woounl eroine, and retarned on the 24 of January, 1862, whee be was sent to the Naval Arademy to prepare for Ab exarnination, in view of « promotion, Om the 10th of | Jase, 1808, be panend the board sod went on a short | ernine, from which be returned tn October, Isha. He wan next ordered to the brig Datubridge, ein gums, Liew tenant Commanding ©. G, Hunter, then on the Nreefian satin, coder the chief command of Commodore WD Halter, The pert year be wae bead midshipman of ihe Rainbritge, under Lieutenant Commanding J. H. Rowen on the mame nquadrow. On the 15th Of Keptomber, 1kss, be was promoted to a jieutenaney of the name veane! op | the same ptation, In Beytember, 1866, the Nainbridge | wae ordered home, end laid ap in ordinary ot Mortoik, Virginia Liewteonmt Gwinn was now reported aweiting orders, He was wext ordered 1 the steam frigate Marenec, sit guns, capt J. Kelly, then on the Pacific aquedron, under Flag Oficer John © Lang, aud neat to the Aloop-cf-war Vandalia, twenty gune, on the seme station. He retorted from thie pout in Novem yr, 1864, nod wen granted leave of ateence, afer the 0M of which be was ordered (0 the st@&m sloop Busque | nmsne, fiftewo gunk, Cavin George MN. Hotline, stat med in the Med erraneen, lo Flag Oftcer a Holt’, eynadros. Tle wes DARL ordered to the Ktenmer | Camb Pelee, from which be wee detaches and ordered vo the Mi beiteippt Gotta Th whl be remembered that he opernie 1 on the Tennewes river, sed mate the daring naval meonmoianames to Florence, Alabama Se also took part th the Battle of Kbiich, or Pitteburg Landing, at Eat at mnexampled fury up 0 tam o'clock, at which hour the } ibe time @2ee the gunbosts playe! such haves asmong the rebela.\ He was sfterwards attached to the Beowon ae om mam @ IDE OT cer, and, before Haines’ Blof, has nt uk what iO, peppered to be bit death wound He hae been © gallant efbeer, 204 if be wortives and gains bu health will yetWo owe Of thee brightest ornaments of hie Protrenion Stirring News Expected from Suffoin. Bavrmons, Jen. 4 1869 ‘The » Wader date Of the $4, a0, ownee tbe retorn of Major General Peck, and the review of Geweral Corcorsa's The eoemy bave tbe wn {hemoetver strong im frogt lately, and it ie tbomghs ther ig. TS Manlety Wo get into © ght will oun be gravices ov vampe deni (yremgen Wye hope of Woving able 6 6 to give mirring foym thas Sear amy