29. Gen. McClernand’s troops landed 5 miles from the mouth of the Yazoo river, in view of Vicksburg.
30. U. S. gunboat Isaac Smith captured in Stono river, S. C.
30. A reb. camp at Trenton, Tenn., in charge of Capt. Dawson, was attacked by 22d Ohio, Col. Wood, and 34 rebels captured, or killed.
30. 300 rebel conscript soldiers surrendered at Murfreesboro’, Tenn., and took the oath of allegiance to the U. S. government.
30. A fight at Deserted House, 9 miles from Suffolk, Va., between Feds. under Gen. Corcoran, and Gen. Pryor’s troops. Loss in killed and wounded about 60 on each side.
31. Two rebel gunboats and rams, and 3 steamers, under Com. Ingraham, came down the Charleston, S. C., harbor, and attacked 3 vessels of the blockading squadron, the Mercedita, the Keystone State, and the Quaker City, damaging them severely, and capturing and paroling the crew of the Mercedita. 30 Feds. killed and 50 wounded.
31. Kennett’s National cavalry attacked Wheeler’s brigade, near Nashville, Tenn. Reb. loss 12 killed and 12 wounded, and 300 prisoners. 5 Feds, wounded.
31. Attack on Fed. soldiers by deserters and mob in Morgan Co., Ind. The mob dispersed, and 8 of them captured.
31. Shelbyville, Ky., entered by Fed. troops under Gen. J. C. Davis.
Feb. 1. Second attack on Fort McAllister, Ga. Reb. commander Maj. Galbè, killed. Fed. vessels retire without loss.