, 1862-05-28
FROM FORT PILLOW.
The Land Expedition Against the
Fort How it Failed.



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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
McGAs1c's LANDING. AH54,s.s
May u, 1862.
Learning that an important demonstration
,,~os nho,,t - ta raaaa r. +ha s;soa4;o- -.
Pillow, movement separate and distinct, but
designed to cooperate with the fleet demon
Ct 4r,f;on ~ a cart.fn avtont ov,;1aa nn-sa1e
-,
ot .he hlno 1n'ltatlon o1 col' Hogg OF Inc
End Illinois Cavalry, stationed at Hickman,
uo,'n,;n~ ona ar,o7no ,n1eo7f .f,o- ~ .ao..
h1o1'es 0oa a'nUs 10y 0eu "4se' tne Aost
approved cavalry style, On Monday last EN-
barked with the regiment On the good steamer
G. ". Graham. and after little ae1av was oni-
.+,, sto,,nin~ dorrr, +ha M;se;es,1,1;
TIE EXPEDITION.
The rendezvous Was appointed at Tipton-
Vile and alter pleasant tourney Of four hours
from Hickman, We arrived without accident
or incident deserving mention, excepting, per-
haps, the appearance upon the river bank lust
q
numbering about sixty, making no hostile
demonstration towards m. and The preetinps
ne received at Island No. 10. and New Madrfd
Arriving ut Tiptonvi}le We shared the Iaospi-
tality OF Col. Slack tent, and in the evening
visited the family of Mrs. MerriWeatAera a noted
rebel matron thereabout Mrs. Merriweathcr
eng a her III, 1anay. attaougn re9els and glorylng
II tne !1tie, treated US W!tl distinguished con-
sloe1al1o1: IL vas Just IN front OF her house
ut point 6noWn to Hrer men as
hle51lHealners .Lanong, that Inc febel5
1ocateo the oaltery commanding our guns at
Riddles Point When accompanied Gen.
falne IN bis march from New Madrid to lip
..onville, previous to the surrender Of Island
No; Ten, this battery vas IN position, but
spiked. recolect rode to the house, curl
uus ~ ieoh ~ +3i 't leGal tann{: 1ae ti Hqaes
heard the pleasant fiction ahoWt 1heantY md
booty.D and natura]lv awaited resu1ts WITH
considerable anxiety. On tI1is occasion thev
were full Of f1itl in the honor of Federal sol-
dicrs. and exerted themselyes to please, de-
brl1iop are not incompstihle viii gennine and
refined hospftaIity-
Duripg lie nieht. the exoccted forces ar
rived. and by nina o'clock in the ,norniug Of
Tuesday, re were unicr way. eailing mefrIly
down 1he Father Of Waters. The day
rlad 1o ken within fhS cshin to % NICE tie 1nri.
zane 1rrk i, seaTc1, of inc;aents wi Whcn w;th.
IN ten ,n;1cs n M nresent location tho stnam.
er Di,acnt passed 11s ioaded IN tte 9nar1s
With f:nion rtafi,rces from rcnnrssee foSced to
AZ ~, statc ~ o,-o;d ;n,-raasIna,'+ ;ytn tho
In hei u 1nv MN n,dor tbo rrops;ona of fhe on em
| ecri17i,m }aw F0''A013 - ''-~ o0'A
9Ah HLochAp1so fAEsE'
Just bttore VIC reached the Landing the rain
ccassJ. ,he clouds rolled oil AMY, and burst OF
| sunshine converted what before WIS drearg
| waste, into lovely bit Of landscape. The
| turbid Mississippi, the gunboats ranged ath-
WaFt The 1iser-the rans above the hend-the
Mo!ssFs Mong tae alkansas snose aug tne an.
h},rE with lir;uss freiahtSthe 9Vho1e h,ti'nd n
/ an orean 1f da1;cio1,s snn1;uhtN Nfn1oed ~ ~
iecf worthy he nsncil IF 3!Iandc Torrs;ne ~
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"A'le LANDING
at night-fal1 our horses cabfned and con
fined and stiff from want OF exercise, vert
i taken ashore aud picketcd for the night unde
| asstroDg guard This precaution was deemed
tho more necessary, as during the day ou
pickets had been driven in, and the $50 horsel
was tempting prize for Mckinney and hi
gueTil1as. At the same time the General ant
the commanders Of the several regiment
| visited Commodore Davis on the Benton, and
| made night Of it in concerning plans for til
! events which are now in the process of cu]
rise, / wandered about the Landing. The onl
| collection Of houses in this region c1aimiu
the name Of t'town,' is the little Village q
Osceola, two miles above on the Arkansa
shore. This landing ia not to 9n, but derive
/ its name from IN extensive cotton plantatio
owned By the widow Of McGayic, now occl
PIED as camp by the 43d and 18th Indian
g1n, !eg!ne1ht,s; I'D, S9s +f oNneu iarge number
III ~ cat uhc 1ne she TX E y. sne Mte' ,
~ tuc ItS.s "nsu su1 Ae1e ~ oEloH, takln
T,.a 1"nsn ia fna st-na,7,ra LII
tr most annroved n1antatia1 stuIa Ga i'st -,
hu;5;,,n I * hna;4ai pAa.om ,,;o 3eS !as. "a
~ a, ,epsea,,t ~ nac,,a:oS WHICH, Po'pose
- ~ p1eesas "e~"paeo'
, FLAG OF TRUCE.
Abont o'clock, rebel flag Of truce can
steamipg saucily around Craighead Poin
E borne BY the jaunty craft whose presence Lii
70 uresaac a storm. It has hacnn,e a d.,
sayfng when she heayes in sight. .sabonr tbe,
: days fook-out for suuajls.'' As she ronnde
q tie Point she steamed straight for the Rentn
= but shot from the Fig ship bow gun taugl
!. ler better manners. She stopped Ter enri61
L and Federal tender vas ssnt TO knnS i,
+ | rrrand
y # wns fnurd IL },rnnpbt n hund,ed Fcdar
; nr;soncrz in evehcnon fnr az TnanV Gnn a fs5a
e a,ts sent from Altoa few days since and i
+ 1:verrd hs1oW to the rehn1 ir,nsnnrt ~ ),
Il n.as .ha 6etone;hle ob;cct cf ha~ c;t;t H,,t =
rso1 oh;ect vTas i7onhtIsss to i1;scorcr}be 80
C sion ~ nnr rs;nfnrcemente and ~ laa-n 80 .
o .,,ds ~ n,7,nnsed tn accomn';sb n ~. eg1 +
Is f.iied' of co4rse' Her business ended a a
1,a;1s ns wratefnl 9ood n,nrn;ng and ~,
shnwad ~ the cn16r NJ her heefi a. % sha * 4
?, o,neare1 arornd ne Pnint none ~ 1;oar 1%
te SerF transnarant .,,aS A910 >4s " A'SA
"A oe' eN' ~
|" ARKAhsAs SWAMP
n At ten o'clock 1t Has evident that some il
er portant Increment WIS on the tapis. FL
h came the "so1itary horseman" along
- leyee from headquarters. Then an order frc
L. Col Hogg for the mounting Of tHo companl
ID | Of cavalry. One Of these subsequently d
III mounted, and the other turned IN the directi
- Of the setting sun On the alert for adyentu
u speedily followed.
al Before the Federal occupation Of this be1
It, the rich bottom lands were protected fri
~ overflow by strong. eabankmeuts or leve
eT extending along the river for a gr;
le distance In either direction. During I
late extraordinary rise in the Miss
IN eipp1, the rebel cavalry we're numerous O
=. annoying Not having cavalry at hand to p
d sue them e1ectually, Col. Fitch, Of the 46
E, Indiana, conceived the plan uf dronuiag tn
er | out. No sooner planned than executed,
Id causCd the leyee to be cut, and soon a t
IS mendous current Was setting in from the riy
n and in few~days the bottom lands, for SEQ
n Of miles, were covered to the dep:h Of six fr
be and this whole region rendered dcaol:
he waste Of waters. Occasional mounds and c
yaiions were the only points Of land visil
ia in the whole section. TIE rebels were efftc
ii, ally dispersed, but HOW the river has subsid
OF below the level Of the creyasse, the country
a.: converted into vast swamp, filed With ho
ve and bayous, In which the water rauges fri
he one TO twelve feet deep Over q roadway
II Nh1cn tncse top9gfapaical peculnrlt1es NJ
y unusually abundant, It vas our fortune
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