The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1863, Page 1

of the Yazoc. Tarrific Struzgle for the Control ; of the Mississippi. _UAMENSE STRENGTH OE THE REBEL BATTERIES. SHARP HAND TO HAND CONFLICTS. PAVTERIES TAKEN AND RETAWEN. Tous Far Over Your Thousand, &., The Unies Accounts, Casmo, 1l1,, Jan. 7, 1863. We have one day’s later intelligence from Vicksburg which !s bighly imtereating and exciting. ‘Tho rebel intrenchments and foriidcations extend back from the city a distance of,six miles. General Sherman's jorces had fought to within two miles of the city, when Le was altucked by thy suje:ior force of the rebels, ‘ The dgnhtiog on Sunday, the 28th uit., is reprosenied az deayerate iu the extreme. Batteries and fortifications were taken and retaken, Whele regiments aud even brigades, (ouch? nand w ‘Sant, ever guns and for po-session of the de/euc The Fourth lows regiment lost svt bondred mon, Kiled, wounded and missing. . Geverul Hovey, with Giteen bundred men, was sent ont W execite a specialorder, but xiuce then has not veew ‘card from. Fears are entertained fur bis safely. Wt ie reported that rebel steamers are crosting from the Louisiana shore to Vickeburg, and 11 i& supposed they are earry ing reinfurcemenis the revels. fhe inst uccounts stated that thy rebel General Holmer was musvching Iu the diree'ton of Vieksbug and it ts no, fusprobadle that he has arrived inere Ge.ecai Morgan L. Smith gs wounded m the breast. ‘The rebels have coverntruied att their forces from deckvon and Grenada and along the lingof the roads @uiounting to sixty five thousand men, at Vicksburg. ‘Vhis overwhelming force attacked General Sherman on ) Monday, the 29th ult., and caused bias to salt buck to big Gres itue of defence. 4 Toore was some fighting on Tuesday morning. the Suth alt. after General Sherman bad falien back, but it wan bought that be could maintain bin porition Gevere! Shermao's las is estimated at from four thou ead (0 five thousand men. Mevbing bas yet been heard from the Wuion fo ce eelow, nor cau we leara that our guubvats have taken Our Loxas ‘ &., &. Ae (qe part im the action, Geoeral Joseph E. Johnston commands the rebel forces at Vick~burg. f is reperted that General Gorman ts evacuating Bate qua, Atk, with tho intention of occupying Napoleon ‘The report that General Sherman was reinforced by Goverui Grant w inco: rect. Goveral Grant's army is yet at Holly Springs. Trains are ruuning on the Mewphis Kai!rosd to Lagrange. Bewewa, Ark., Jan. 2, via Camo, Jan 7, 1563, ‘Phe battle is till raging at Vicksburg, with no dci-ive fesults, Our forces tok the main buttery aud the ritie 'S pits of the enemy on Monday, bet were afterwards re Quived and jst their ground, Five cannon were taken, apiked, and Jost again General Morgan and Coluvel J.B. Wymon are killed. Genera’ Smith and Captain Gwia are wounded, Put Cot m rtally. Both armies rested on’ Monday night, the 29th, after » bard fought day. Our troops are 4 Price aud Van Dorn command the rebels. It wig run.ored that General Sherman was being large y Femforced uy the arrival of General Grant's cavalry, The quubvate were vot doing much. Ovr army is wel posted, and protected in flank and © fident of victory fear, aud will not yield the eontest til Vicksourg is w their possession, Gar loss imkilled and wounéed, so far, is estimated at sow A The Rebel Accounts, Wo have alroaly published the following rebel despatch; Out to minke (he matter clear to oar readers we repablist 42, «6 DOLD accounts refer Wo Lhe mume encagemente:— Viewsuena, Dec, 30, 1862, On Sat irday the enemy made foor dexperate attempts Ae torce our lines-on the Chickasaw Blufs, with beupy lors, The Seventeenth Louisiana groatly diatinguistod sel fepuising, wumided, tbe axgauit of Uk/ee full regiments of Yankees. , Ou Sunday inornlig the enemy agaio \ Mowe, and were topeined with heavy lors. Setaved gallentiy; Wet special mention is made Twenty-ewbth ana teenth Louievana regimen former regiment waiotaining the ground all day euperiom forms. Our joe on Sunday was one killed and vanced on our All the troops f the two avounded; Kighel Tennessee, four killed and vit Pounded, Captain ©. A. Geotiy among the killed. Seveo. terath Tennessee, two kilied end two wounded: Fighty Gret Tonnes: one keled, none wornded. One of Gen. Tao novuriers tad nis log shot off. Worfurd’s artillery | Sunt wwe sergeant Wied. No perticulars of the casualties te olLer resi mente Ow sons cy atien@ady ought thousand of the enemy ad anced npen regiments on the right wing of the Checkasaw Sayou, to storm the work but were mowed | own ie larce Bombers, end upward of jour hundred prisoners token ands of | wore di wy back outs, and | Cay 24 trace for pertmierinw wo bury their dead wader | onere ecw) Fightivg stil con: which eomedh the pr Raaues Yl HO Hinpartene % ‘The Nehiing of wur 80 po was aplendid, Tho Tweuss-olnth Louisiana agam | Prusmostalizen Heel for the gallant yoanwer im wiiely ae | arved during the battle. The Vaskee prisouers say af wan Lele Generil commandug. Sewere ighting J golng ‘The enemy Lave eertruy 0 <b the Vickeb 7 vepory nd Teor KaticOw we far as Delbi, & distance of uy three wailed, They are alao said wo bave burned the tun © Delhi, whicls 16 reported to be towlly destroyed Our cavdaltiog a Perterday’s fight were email, The) ewrrning Sring ie Beard iu tho wume dives oa, cad itm Sepymed the evewy are agaly aivancing to wor our | Wuks. ihe sOliiere are eager Lo mult the womy, aod Are tortured 10 comguer oF die, : } Powter Viwsaeve, Deo 0, 1962 A courier has jst arrived who etuos tht te enemy Rion ted 0 Storm oor Home aeria thi morning Stier Caavete combat were repsieet with bry Be fur tior porsoulage at preseos The Ls os we eovmy or ” - ° " THE NEW YORK HERALD. ae = es ee eee ne eee —— - — em anu ema ar = —— -— ees WHOLE NO. 9612. : _NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1863, PRICE THREE CENT a A nt a SS = = a oo - = - enemas # _ —— Se ahs ; Desperate Fighting. 3 Pat : r gets: a | Seace tn July, 180: pat hs hia retas i. ‘a ah the MED. as Scene of the Desperate Fighting on the Ranks of the Yazoo and in the Vicinity of Vicksburges- Nis D aor “ue war con a Five Pays Battle on the Banks née The Battle for the Mississippi. ; |Sesgarmstn, aor at te pon bar Department of the Murs nd poached Tennessee late Loher dart, poreng thence loWckeburg, Mickie whore, Mappeare, he. io chet commabd of uw CAVALRY RAID IN MISSISSIPPI. ant aud Succomtul Kapedition jonel Maich Geturned—shame apoio, Okalons Ke Quantities ary Sores Dentroyededtetde road Bridges Burn d and Avea Sere CUNDOAT ACTIO DEC 27 1962" - N. FONDENCR. A (Mds9.) co SC oMY, NRA VOCRiMA. Mies. 20, Usa, Ov Uae Lib ot aber Colonel Talel, Secoud lowe cemeniry ce tiaris, Miu, at the howl of eight aundied } pleked my tou the feventh ff wt second tow® airy. ‘The diveetwon ot de march wae foutheast, through the town o' fa, Given imtie® from Paria, ant there enc tt forming 6 fore daylight the expedition w sin taothn, resent Ing | otc eventeen t «reno leek AM. Major Coon, with ¢ ws of (he Second tows cavairy, Was hi dee " baheon's devot and Fail ad bridge, weven of Tupelo, on the Mae he and bie a trond, whi 1 NCC4 was to attack “Opelo with tor of the fore the cavalry rewel y of Tuy a veuing The found 1 wooed Prine, with (owe companies of th ib Winton cevalry, en \f tered the & i 4 thea fet bh the H Of Bie comin atid \ Wiese, ta ORder to be within wy ppArtine proxi (jor Coon in exe he | shenid be tare pr ' Major Coop proceeded 4 fepot, where be ar riveu ot three oto the afternoon, aud eharged trough town tue fa wha eoond a train of thirty care, E twos made to throw . 3 | fick but they Were Gusuceessful, owlig proach to toe 1 A nutaber of shots LANDING —S JOHNS ONS_ p tired at (ue tram; but wole ut ara ieg the purpome, TROOPS LAMWEL HERE DEC. 267 146.2, himvett, saw ~ iptinr aay, r s. ind woe Reord bo direct Oh wm abd ‘ dod. Lh KY of propulsion wih KOM mykies, Fend raiitoad trick wan dent Nb Ot ery ie oat paroled, oumbrasing bem PSR three comuimetiied wiBcie, Haesng aan) Sine te micdon (ae de Te ee SRT the mi vw Sai 1) Prince, ou rewctiny: dipole ¥ 1 ob Com iMmary slOreR aad a > #25 ad are, aud (be i bets Ba WO aud Tupelo alo eulroad " tan bar avd tear a ‘ ol Saf Counel fumes ero, destroyed the bid, tewtle rh ale below Ce tenn bt prt e- wo. Aha of fan ry aud cavalry = eyuimeuts and 96 “ and uew we alsy burned Colonel vay ith Dim jualin Of ¢ oot marked obmet FM ty? ome hundred ‘ail four now WAM tents ard sies, watertatiy tine n their conten ty sures and va QUARAWTIN ir destroyed by cone hae aver if jo SAT IER 7 uamba river, two ben HAA feet Ww longthe and twelve ham red varia Oo resrork, was ther AN & e). Wher i n Wit a) the onomy @ i (@) UY Wa | rie for 41i from the eras \Y RAGE CQURSE thelepersak aa rayne my mie fond. ie joing (he eptite @xpeditem Gwe th out pads af & trewleweork aod fi Freed OF vee Canty of Ciminiaerry storm and eiabing dentrsyed. The a marched we two bundoed mies, submeting em y upon the country THE RAID INTO EAST TENNESSEE, Safe Returm of G neral Ca v's Pores to Ss K utay—Inportant Mesuits of the t O U ! bh ‘ee Capedituan, de k ete) Curmsan, Jon 1, 1808. anansasetie arter's expesition reached Mateheater, Ky., aa Bi nce a eee + = — yenterday, 00 ite # Fm * feeant tu be aout three baodred killed and woondid | Wie msinfront, By minrina wounded; Righty frat Too | caxenatmueny's eine rmr, @ sone. yorer'e examen | We publish toutay nm exoeiieat map of thn w It left Landon, Ky, tie Ziet oh, 1 comprised 1690 dove baudre wuert ur lee about Bily Killed | the whole force was en- pemer, one killed, Doee bearah operations. drawn by 4 —_ fan eff clent draughts cay try. The remain of tte ¢ Hen are the dete pea raoasg ee a | gaged. and up to tenv'elock wounded, Ove of Geveral General Hovey, with Of Te @nomy have dee | h.ionging to the United States Court Survey. whict loo Of two Inportant bridges, the killing, woum yg and = the muaketry and artiiery Lee's couriers ad hia leg | te*R hondred meu, wae ¢ e Vicks will explain much of the movements above recorded captor rebels, the taking of tand of ame, THE BATTLE FIELD, fi-ing.was very wevere. The sot off, Wofford artillery fent ont ee pee tand Lossy Kai mika Ueiken Cimeunabbad: 04 0 ammint of fone, malt and other rebel stores rebels in front of General lost one rergeant killed, No | @iA! order, Dut #iner thew eo Plnsdlaend euacntthrang Seedsnideniess Weliaas Vaouainads tiie brother of | A Henm Live und (wo care were alsa destroyed. A brit Lg a Mirgun’s and Gee. Smith « particulare of tarcacuaition | D8 Det been beard from, tanes of thirty ‘bree mies, ee ee eesyell oF OF | phirrnind Wonks place at the Wautage b and another the Hon. Joba Sherman, and commander of the Union | The Union Accoants and the Rebel Ace | g visions were intrenched iu other regiments, Fears aro entertained fur They are also sald to Bave | | 1. ae > aatees * Pg at June-ville coante. on bigh risiog ground. hus sasety. burned the town of Deibi, peated ces patsy Paste wrieg igen x poe ‘Vha | THI aNd wan ome of the meet one of the war, and We bave here compited all the despatches we have re | patteries and fortifirationn whieh to repeehad: NEG | pees ath, aacasing Dc wie al attended wilh great hardabipe wid private We toad ceived from our army at Vicksburg up to the preseot | were taken and retixen * tally a ed showy aun va ; wees - es snd 7 bey bet tee shen time, wad all the accounts gathered from rebel sour Whole regiments and even But what ie the powition of General Hovey, aceording ca band paptraylenigioes pt fis . soph —_ - ‘aud heve placed them side by side, day vy day, in paral: | prigados fought band to to our advives? Our own reports state that be had been, | (Samell,G. W. 6 unk there of the Union army, a0 7 ¥ . Jo! columas, 40 tbat oar realers can see beni ovst pita afd let pen smith Biteem hundred mon, sent out to excente aapeciat 4 Vetere! Metin if the eebele. On the It of July, Y840e IMPORTANT FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. they aurec one with the other, whic! sexsion of the detences. The order, but since then had wt been beard from,and thet | 110 Sig on the goth of November, 186, wasturther | Briel: Pighting at Meoreicit—Reperted bird's eve view of the battle feld:— Fustty lows reximent test fears were entertained fur bis eatety The rebel nc. | Oey eto ee enn nema wen ectug at aa esate rhe mein te UNION ACCOUNTS. REBEL ACCOUNTS. six bundred men, killed, erupts, however, ptate thet a force of Unionists had been | en tt im the Tenth stiuary feper The Whee nde ihe tit Sao, ona SATURDAY'S PLUltT. SacORDAT's HGnT. wounded abd missing. Gen engaged in destroying the tack of the Vicksburg ana |“ eins ere aaa ae a ae ‘ cyegen Genere! Sberman debark- On Saturday (Hecember | yorvay b, smith i wonnd Satevsyert Ratietntinettinh ‘atersente tiaseah seaity,,| “A, % IME, cad wes: broveies captain for merheriuns | | Sventer Crepelil: Ce Oe eater denies ea bis forces on the left 27) the enemy mate four | os in the breast, The poed- Jaane far as Debi, which wm thirty-three miles from | “vices 1@ Caltornie ah Or I ES | COR, reer Se eee eee back of tbe Yazoo river, desperate attempts t» force | tion wag tually carried by Vickaburg. The object of thie movement was to prevens | OTevet wad Gtrerded in March, 1861, and dated froim May | Culonel Washbure.at Mevronel svray morning tev miles above its mouth our lines om the Chickawaw | ion eral Holmes ond hi forces, who were expected by | 20:18 He was next appointed qxmmieanry of eubort- | snd that fighting wae going on during Yaturday au How (ou the 260 of December), Bluffs, with heavy loss. The wompar'e nent. MONDAY's rion. fron rerching Vicksburg avd reiatoremg 1, | °e: Wh rank Of ca:tain. dating from Semowber | a : le resigued the setvion on the Ath of Sepamber, 1853 Om | luring (he wholeof Saturday cappemading wae d aiinot™ wod forming ih line of bat- Seveateenth Louwiava The revels hawe concene Op Monday « afternoon patepen last evening we Mud that “it is re 4 : te, nacanced towards greatly dwtinguisbed itevlf, | trated ali their forces (rom (Dee. 28) 8,000 of theenemy | ported that rebel steamers aie crowing frou the Lowist- | Ht Hb of May, 161. he pennies Gennes of the seals seg hon od ee sella handing Vicksburg. alter passing repulsing, unaided, the as | Jeekeon and Grenda and advanced upon our regi. | ana suore \o Vieksburg pond thay abe anergy. | Ne Cates eater sateniry, 8 new Mammen, ENE | a6 Polerebery. SONY & Mi STeN. ee Pre Oe beyond tbe reach of the fire sanit of three full regiments | along the tine of the roud, ments on the right wing of | ing reinforcements to the rebels, The last accounts h that rank enmmanied @ br ot Mali rog He | the later 4 Athe b : by ony & +f the rebel geuboats, Gen. of Yankees amounting "to sixty-five the Chickasaw Bayou, to that the rebel Genera! Holmes was merebing s the | Ta! Sferwarde appoinied © brigadier geperal of velen~ | 8 mynminin wat. aad renthe gia 3 rherman encountered the thousand men, at Vicks: storm the works, but were | direct on of Vickwburg, and it ® vot Hnprobabie that he sd sortabappemtamitctocctten.berpenehse Mend gral dlp On Betutaay night . prodagt-g04 enemy (on the 27th) im burg. This overmhetming mowed dows im large num. | bus arrived there.” M this Be. s0, there ie vut nue | “We Venere Antorsm requested 10 Be releved, was ap | wk for Me reaching that free. & terrific qpntlict en force attacked Gen. Sher» vers, and upwards of four | doubt bet bat Hovey's band hae been cut off aud per | Pine! to ase rin castor ted ced sued, lusting five bocrs may op Monday, the 2%b bundred prisoners taken, | bays all cayiured partmanere heoqnestiy Pemnved to (be the Union ferent hed Griven (RS the enemy were devon ult, and caused him Ww (all with five stands of colors, ee pee een eat eet ypthenmtbiens cag: ma gr back beyond two biyous hack to bie first line of de The enemy were driven THE SITUATION AT LAST ADVICES, temas acl robpt as sormedvdy | wrest» cerns arate that girt the rear of Vieks. fence. The rebel intreveb- back to their boats, and ne one | stay ateonsn otaresepsclonn di ntecmctl mhompertged sarees Dury, and from their in ments and fortifications afterwards rent to a ting of | It will be neem by the above compilation that both | | Jol¥ General Gre t feedrenade dee pedly 4 eal peerage retmiterores ‘ trenched works on the hill tend back from the city © troce for permission to bury | Calm and rebet accounts are brought down to Tienduy, | Td HB Bariog ox pallies riage diPbagrten dont Wibaentidte typ: mansion Biryesccns noon by rhells, On Saturday Gistanceof wix miles. Gen, their dead, ander which | Dec. 9, 182, ab which date Gen, Sherman had “fatten | maakt facsip. We eas aerwards'| Sunday wight. The evidiens there slept op night the two armies tay 1) Soerman’sforces badfought some of ti prisoners | back ' or’ bees repuieed.”” The Rickmond Keaminer of | : oman he and otirmichers a ot. 5 ow ther arma, with the fo within two milee of the escaped. Fighting still con. | Jan. t axserta thas the rebel forces up to their latest aq | %) had cbaras of tive bother cravetingimes samen ghee om two bayous intervening. city, whew be wae atiacked tinues, with no important | vice bad still been ta Full possession of Vickehurg. Gen. condenlgsconcting ol iccnahery ree taken the bei sas Seas i aden shee oar Joring the night pootoons by the puperior force of the results, The fighting of our 4 # official denpatch of Jan. 4, 1863, however, states | “70M rorwttn, a01 las © Mig tabom (he Cond as | bad been par ™ by # large body were const rvete revels tropa was eploudid. The rom rebel sourees he learne that the Grenada 4p. | sa ctw atc 5 oan eaveny nat standing Twouty-eghth Louisiana 1 of the 31«t"—published in Jackeon, Mier. only forty. | The Nebel Comme . "a seted sree the batte : " * # ‘ ing Farther Meard from the Bae Missouri ond the 4 The Yawkeo preovers bardiy beve Beem the fecte of the cone, ae cor nowe |) your Ht 1 oe come Couey, des Rertwky east con. that Morgan ie their General | from (he wort arees te brought down to the and the i Pena Mere fan 6, 19% | enlerabie ten. ontowroding and tbe news ip the Appeal coal, ai the latest, voly have | ant y. tor theo a errivel itd tek ove mgenty ot, expay’s mont PUNBAY'S Mom, rempay® new. beco the might Of the 2uth. Ur careful Cusiders | young , te me cote Sith, Gaihein aad, wae Fichting ‘om Sunday (the Om Sunday morning (De There was sume fighting Severe Sylting a | h bon rep A the tate of wltairs at en|e Aenien cape sed Soa 25¢h wit.) In represented cenber 24) theenemya yuin | on Tuesday ino’ the pow. that dare it would oppear that Sbermen b t i o Poin ‘~ sods teperte thet the Sut sent ont Oy Gin ke desperate io theoxtreme, advanced on our Hines, aoa | B0th GML, alter Gen, Sher> ‘ember 20) fring te heard | W bold his own position. 1 he bad thy one ' , : Tate te myfrctt S| Ther the cover of the were repulved with heey | emam Dad fatten back, Dut Su the rame direction, wud | a Hated guts depparets, io bie fount, we would om ' ¥ 2 he B thal > aaa undergrowth, nt daylight on loss. All the troops behaved | waa thought ve Me enpponed the every | Grcet likely have hd to fall back to the oover of the ¢ mwisary A -_ whet ‘ lmtp ten pen ee Sovday Aeonesrted advauce gallantly, bot ryecith wea. | Osuld anaimeain is porte, Bre sgeio advaucing to | t the Vase river, mo as ty be abla tos Mem u May 1, 1897, wy war mevde by General Sher. ton is made of the Twontys = storm our works, Ie tart | bis pew pnd, there i badly 1 0 eh wu ean man's whole force, Ger cuhth and Seventeenth | * & courier has Just arrived nihe * ” “ ee Fal Steel held the Jolt, Gen- Louisiane regiments. he wh stator that (he eneuny abelemay ’ or, © nh Sh era! Morgan and General % regiment malntal attempted Ww storm our ’ . . ' 14 Bae ie a War the centre, aud Gene. the ground all day lines sarin thie morning . af ev (ne FO eon the wer | Pal ALL. Smith and General aeninet eupertor forces. Our | but after @ aavere combat t . with & regimeed of noha M.L. Sith the rigbt. Geo tose on Sunday war one wale capyend eth tuny li ’ we : eral Steel Gurned the killed aud two wour } boas. Tae han cf the eremy | ® wing iw ir . sepeee Ty's right 60 ae to CoM ri Tenuessie, our | ia 101d Wo he ohunt three | ° be Mmunicate with General Mor- Killed and aie & > , t vitted aed wount. | . om Vie Gave of gon's division which bar be. ae #4, 4 © cuvtred pee | ' ' ‘ : 4 e! ¢ ‘ © Her arated by Awanip® tbe Killed, § : , Oued ehvat | toa ot avertlir esl tks rebet , eu it ‘ ‘ . ) Tanning 4b FigBt angles WW tumeee, two kV wdiwe ‘ dw auded, ‘ act oom Aw ee ee ”