The New York herald., 1862-11-30

thought no more of II that night resolved though, to
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expscted. - found that had not yet started most sf
the boats being anchored out 10 the stream. hastily
gathering and borrowing few articles OF need jumped
aboard the nrst boat came 70, and. most unex.
pectedly found myself among old friends. In few
here at the mouth Of white river. have bot
few moments 10 write and must f0Y another time
any extended account Of the expedition brief outline
The expedition is under the command Of Brigadier
General Alvin ?; Hoyey, who commands this district.
ing just returned from his home in wisconsin The
FORMER has bis headquarters on the steamer City Belle
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takes the advance. The troops board number just
about eleven thousand-nfantry, cavalry and artillery,
but yearly every Western state represented As have
already said, we pushed out from Helena on sunday,
about noon. II was 6ne sight, one rarely witnessed ID
these waters the long line Of boats boldly heading TOR the
south galanty led BY the Carcndelst and literally black
sns Sra hs and o ~ M coud not
but ask how many OF these now joyous hopeful ones will
rsurn unharmed with hearts and minds elated nowY
That day nty miles down the river nothing
Of interest occurring Mud banks sand bars and snags
with and then house. surrounded by its small wiz
sissppi from Memphis TO bayou Sara The only anxiety
was as 10 our destination. Each had his guess bat
none S1sw ns as Te as s
Travelling on the Mississippi is just liile dangerous at
night under any circumstances, especially 50 whom boats
Sunday night We lay to- on the Mississippi shore some
fifty miles below Helena
Monday morning broke upon us cloudy and lowering.
which sson ripened into arizzling rain. The
notonous scenery characterized the journey OF the day.
until about five o'clock when we reached the mouth OF
White river Here the feet halted and all went 10 bed
without thought knowledge Of what would be the next
The more observing, however noticed that yawi
had been sent up White river, whence it was shrewdy
suspected that after all we were to try that II
hardly seemed possible that anything could 90 up FAR as
one Of the soldiers remarked in my bearing, A skin
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mouth II certainly cannot be hundred yards
in width and does seem mere creek. Al two
O'Clock on Tuesday morning orders came to move BACK
up the three miles, Montgomery Point at which
place the cavalry would dissmbark and 90 overland
70 Prairie Landing, on White rIver Ihe boats anus
change, together with the tune consuaed n transferring
troops from -four OF the larger boats, which were to be
left behind TO smaller ones, consumed nearly all Of Tues
day forenoon.
At last everything was ready and we're shortly OF
White river again. Two boats preceded that upon wncn
was your correspondent. The Carondeet remained be-
hind 10 gun the entrance TO the river Entering the
river we uud deep hut very narrow, scarcely thrice
the width OF an ordinary steamer crookeder stream
made The tortuosity OF pumpkin vine IL the
only thing to which eau compare It's windings. Ash
watched the pilot at the wheel with his ringing
et bells and shiiinss Of the rudder wondered that one
should ever attempt 10 navigate such stream. And
es s ss a. ar vs. s Spss mile.
against swift currents when, or turning sharp corner
cannot truly say bcsd) we found the advance boats
Tied mp 10 the sh0re On nquirpg what was the matter
met with the decisive answer, NO water; only
two feet and hsls on the bari AS that was about two
less than boat followed me example set
US, and lay TO FOR further orders, Tue stoppngv one
boat stopped ALL for in this part OF the river you can
neither pass turn around After further sounding
il was reluctantly conceded that fur her ascent
simply impossible n nearly night. and there
was nothing be done but remain where we were until
morning, and then back oft into the Mississippi This
we have now done and are now ing out Ia the stream
awaiting further developments.
Where we were gong could not tel. f knew, aud
what shall do canno, say. The report s that
OF boats viii return for stores, and that are
ging down the Mississippi but echo the universal
wish when hope that IL will prove true. As write
changes being made in the disp son Of troops and
something evidently 10 be done. Some ttns win sapsc
before start for In addition 10 the changes spoken
Of the cavalry which marched overland must be hunted
up and re-cmbarkcd send this BY the return boat and
20 with the expedition
may be wondered that any attempt should have been
made to ascend White iiver but IL H easier 10 b anne
than Cpu'd we have crossed that bar--which is
mad. b, what is Cslle6 tie ',cut 0a we should have
ngd uotbe: FOR The river wiaens and deelens lrom
that point We Information that al Clarendon there
are twelve feet Of water The bar. II
pectcd dicaity tnat encountered and which has
Dl!cd all with bitter disappointment We hope, how
ever, that shall yet drown II all in great and glo
rous success fhe troops al eager for work ana
they certainly strong enough in numbers to do seme