New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-23

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Acknowledgements Of the Enemy
in Force-A Secession Mill in Opera
tion-TLe Ganbsat Expedition "P the
Yazoo Again.
From Osr Special Core pendent ,,..
| NArIoSAL fLoIILLA. FLAGSHIP Hlk1foRp,
| DRY VrcRsBURo, Mondsy Noon, Jnly "a, 1851! }
| The temperature continues, II possible, 70 angmeh'
in altitude, and every day seems to be more burning
AID melting than was ito predecessor. More uDcom'
Portable and eneIvating weather have never e1'
perienced even further South and il would be difficult
for mslignity to devise severer punishment for foe
than residence on the aota at the present zwelter-
ing season.
| TERRORS OF A SUMMER IN sECEssIA.
"Tbe soi'l air of our native South is converted
into the furnace-like atmosphere of Hadean seces'
ala and instead of the breath Of orange-groves every
square inch Of oxygen is crowded with musketoee OF
the mos, persevering and poisonous character.
The excessive heat and sutrinefs have their effect
upon the sailors Of the feet, as may be supposed,
and the sick-list s still steadily swelling Though
few Of the caaes are dangerous, large portion OF
the crew are incapaciaed from duty, and no change
for the better can be expected while the present
period Of torridity continues.
| EXPEDITION Up THE YhZo0.
| The s.eam.rsm Switzerland Capt. NiLaTd, was
ordered by Lieut.. Col Ellet on Saturday morning,
10 prepare for another reconnaissance up the Yazoo,
for the purpose Of discovering whether there was or
WAS no. g battery some twenty miles up the rlVer, &c
we nave frequently been informed. Some Thirty
.harp shooters under the command OF Lieut.. hun
ter Of the cd Illinois, were Pnt on board, ana me
switzerland, with her two l2pounders loaded,
steamed away on her expedition. accompanied by
two Of the Bohemans in quest Of breeze and Gen
eaton.
RECONNAISSANCE OF A UNION RAM.
Nothing worthy of nteres. occurred % ue until we
had passed out Of Old River INTO the fazoo' wren
we were warned by a refugee ON board 20 be on the
alert rs a large number II Rebel cavaiTymen were
constantly securing the country along the river BE-
fore we bad gone SIX miles from the Old River, we
perceived squad Of cavalry OIL the right BANK, ti'
not 20 soon as they had seen us for they were run
ming their horses Ike Camanches in "A hunt.
sKIR,nsIuNG WITH THE REBELS.
| In few seconds we OBJ ained the range CT Cur
fgacious foes, and discharged a round OF canister
after them; bl, the gun, beng TOO mneh depressed,
merely threw up the dirt behind them, and gave In
creased velocity 70 their refinement The Rebels
soon dippearedi in contiguous forest, and we faw no
more hostile signs until we had gone mile or Two
further when a number of the enemy, concealed be-
hind levee that entirely protected their BODIES,
fred with their muskes and rifles upon us al lls-
lance Of less than thirty yards, while number OF us
were s,andng exposed in the front part Of the boiler
deck.
That they did not kill OF wound few Of We is at
tribuabe to their bad shooting for they had leisure
aud position for the deadliest AIM We answered
their IRE with an irregular discharge Of carbines,
though with wha, effect we colld no. determine.
The enemy rose from bis position and ran az coon as
lie had fred and thus, very imprldenty on hs par,
gave ne an opportunity TO do him injury which we
should not Otherwise have had.
/ The Ram proceeded more cautiously after this,
! bu, when she had assembled the stream abon. two
miles further, Il body Of mounted Secessionsts who
had drawn themselves up behind deserted frame
tenement On the bank Of the river, suddenly darted
GU. and fred q, least ~ or 80 shots. One of our
l2-pounders was almost instantly fired a. them q
number Of the cannister.shot passing through the
house. while four or five OF the Rebels seen 20
fall from their horses. The sharpshoo,ers and ANA
,eurs gave them volley also, but the remainder of
| the foe room ont OF sight.
| THE HOSTILE BATTERY NON-EYISTENT.
! The Switzerland ran in few miles further until
she arrived az the bluff which the hostile battery
| had been reported 10 be. An earthwork had been
constructed there. but 10 guns or men were visible
showing that the Rebels had been unable 70 mount
H. or had already abandoned their position the for
mef being altogether the more probable. The OBJ
iect Of our expedition having been accomplished, we
turned onr bow down stream, and when We were
RAISING the epo, where we had been rs, fired upon,
our enemiee were again concealed there, and again
sought 10 decrease our little band Win Inc moe mrr-
derous attempts.
None Of the Unionsts were hurt, bur returned the
enemy fire promptly, and il il thought not without
considerable effect upon the Mississippi Vagaoonos.
| APPEARANCE or THE ENEMY IN FORCE.
Ieut.-C Col Ellet thought il advisable if the en-
emv were 20 anxious 70 fight, 10 give him an 0ppor.
unity, and ordered the handful of SharpohO ;ers
70 go ashore and engage The Rebels as soon az the
boat landed. While che was rounding TO- however,
the Colonel perceived a large body OF insurgen, cav
airy three four hundred IN all, about hall mile
distant, and knowing hls thirty or forty men would
he by A mich elDer1Or. he
rev oked hie order.
The enemy KEEP, away from tie river, fearing,
perbape, the Switzerland was @ gnnbOai, and we
wocld have endeayored TO throw them into confu-
sion, and hurt some Of them, If we could have
trained our gums properly before they passed into
dense wood. We supposed on our return that the
Rebels would place some ield-pieces on The bank,
aud FIRE upon at some sudden bend OF the river
but we experienced no obstruction, and returned 70
the fleet with all bands Oh board safe, and in the
bes, OF .pir.s after the little variation from the
mono;ony Of our life on the lower Mississippi.
REBEL MILL.
NeGr the bluff where the breastworks had been
constructed was quite u large steam mill, which fox
weeks has besn grinding corn dny and night for he
use of the Rebels We ought TO have destroyed the
mill which was still running, though no ono was
visible in or about the place. bn, for some reason or
other the idee did not occlr 10 he commander, and
70 we left the mill upscathet The destruction Of
the mill will be one Of the OBJ ec.s Of the next expe
| diion, and VIII cause me enemy 10 Ht'ie lhcon-
yeDience.
| TIE GUNBoAT EXPEDITION Up THE yAZoo,
IT is 20 be hoped that the talked Of expedition up
the Yazoo by some OF our gunboats which Will be
enabled to destroy the blockade, take the batteries
u, Liverpool Landing, and capture OF destroy the
formidable Arkansas, and the fifty or sixty fne
steamers above the raft will not be much longer de-
ferred for the water is steadily falling, and 1t viii
roon be too late. Com. Farragu,s gunboa,s can not
be used adyantageously up the fazoo, but Com.
Davis has promised to give his earliest leisure 10 the