Posted on 02/12/2023 6:55:15 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
CHICAGO, Wednesday, Feb. 11.
A special dispatch from Cairo to-day, says that news has been received from Vicksburgh to Saturday.
The ram Queen has returned from below. Her trip down the river was most successful. She met three steamers with provisions for the rebels at Vicksburgh, and succeeded in sinking them. She took 56 prisoners, one of whom was a Colonel. The Queen went near enough Port Hudson to draw the fire from their upper battery.
CAIRO, Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Vicksburgh letters say the brilliant achievements of the Queen running the gauntlet of the rebel batteries has had a most beneficial effect on the spirits of our troops before Vicksburgh.
A correspondent of the Jackson Appeal says that it is possible Gen. GRANT will make the canal a success, and suggests that Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, and other points between Vicksburgh and Port Hudson, be fortified.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Acting Rear-Admiral PORTER, in terms of commendation, communicates to the Navy Department the report of Col. ELLET, commanding the United States steam ram Queen of the West, giving an account of her passage of the batteries at Vicksburgh. The following is the report:
U.S. STEAM RAM QUERN OF THE WEST. BELOW VICKSBURGH, Feb. 2, 1863.
ADMIRAL. In compliance with your instructions, I started on the Queen of the West, at 4 1/2 o'clock this morning, to pass the rebel batteries at Vicksburgh, and sink the rebel steamer lying before that city. I discovered immediately on starting that the change of the wheel from its former position to the narrow space behind the Queen's bulwarks did not permit the boat to be handled with sufficient accuracy. An hour or more was spent in rearranging the apparatus,
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Important from Vicksburgh: Return of the Ram Queen of the West from her Trip Down the Mississippi– 2-3
The Privateer Florida: Her Arrival at and Departure from Nassau – 3
Affairs on the Texas Coast: Admiral Farragut’s Official Reports of the Reverses at Galveston and Sabine Pass – 3-4
Letter from Secretary Seward: His Alleged Communications with the Rebel Authorities – 4
News from Washington: The Bank Bill Considered in the Senate – 4-5
Mr. Seward and the Senate – 5
How Did the Rebels Get the News? – 5
Restoration of an Officer – 5
How Did the Rebels Get the News? – 5
The NYT sure has nerve. They loudly proclaim the Union strategies and publish information useful to the enemy like strength and casualty lists. Captain Rhodes was recently mentioning the trade of coffee, tobacco, and newspapers with the Rebel pickets. The authorities in Richmond are getting the papers only a few days after publication.
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