The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-27
Our Army Corrcspondenc~.

II.,pousH rtRs Mar ycasm M, Rob. o, 1853.
Ia Sauatoa S,dr pikburs-Arv'uaI Of beserirrsDdn'
az, a. tie Retl Stam,ss o,ty of vttsbyp-Aa,rt'Q@
ia k,.eSy--Co,dition Of tie Canai-A Ne" Rsbi Be-.
Try Fiytns tn Ram Qleen Of the Wst-fhe Great
Demand hr Cgnot--Ora>r A1nin,t Trading ~ "a. ~
tcie-+ Bdrgs Of Cott Ran~ino TIE BLockade At Ttfi@
b.rg--A Coeaanpt,n- ttoa ~ II opea.a1 Of t.s NJ
ssssspyp Rsosr &c, &c.
The situation in ths vicinity rcnainr unchanged The
improvement, in weather has caued corresponding
Improvement in the spirits 4 the men. The surgeons IA
this department ab,rns faithfully to prevent pre-.
vaIencs Of diseases induced by tn" character of the
country and other unavoidable dcraons which
adversely to the health OF the unnccl,matcd.
Three desertors, who left v,cksbnrg on saturday,
crossed tho evasvey and came within our liGos
They tina, tho exploit Of the Queen VI the
West which passed all the Vcksburg baeres Ia saety.
has caused the greatest excitement thronshopt tho
city. Nobody imagined that one of our boats would
attempt 70 rsa tbs gauntlet. They say thai 'hc
rebel steamboat City Of vicksbnrg, which she
ram into, vas really injured much more
than at nrst Supposed From their Statements Il
appears that her hull considerably damaged, aud that
tho rebels, despairng Of beng adj, To make her useful
hsnceeward had concluded thai the machinery must W.
removed and tho steamboat abandoned. iie aid
were already At work removing the machinery AMI
white this being done she partly supported by
bsrsos From this shore. however, she dcs appear
70 be greatly damaged.
The rebels about yickssurg continue very active.
when the atmosphere IL clear AZ present, the city
looms ny In prominent proportions. and the
s'onaly DO seen WORKING on Their oAtcrss They are
tho policy VI tte rebels. and policy iAa, ithcy have
always Isrsistcn,ly pursued. 10 spare 10 labor m
rendering seemingiy impresnable whatever p<r,tt'n
| they may have assumed. such is the
vcksburg knowing what vital point IT y, they
using all their energies 4, make II uDapproachab PROM
this neck Of land wo them working thor bat
tsries the bluffs Mt vcksbug just from Falmouth
We COULD .sc the rebels working on the baiiereron the
The water b. SIX feet deep In the canal. At
present runs through only sasgishly II ~ presumed
however that something VIII b. done to render The
idea Of passing Vieksours safely with our army rfeoy
practicable
since tho ram returned 10 her present anchorage below
the canal the rebels b.-n etd~avor
ing u hit Der From the new battery which they have
erected they fired several shots nj her >atuday.
They were all splendid inc shot. some strYet
the water near her, within half dozcn e,, 81 her,
spashng the water her deck but none o theta hi her
Tho Queen replied with her riieI guns and PIT hole
nrough OF the budings tie city. The rebels
- throwing up large mound earth the ngh
est hill below virEsburs II presumed that they
eeyatng q their largest ins, IA order q
the range and sweep the river between Ncssbarg and
WarrentoB.
Il wonderful and hear the efforts AMI ssbtao-
Of various per~ns 70 procure cotton aud smugglc q up
the river. bale II cotton has hscnrne least
foundation for fortune SPECTATORS have come do.n
here with their pockets full 4 money, an,icmtls
arm@v, ana that they ~oaId Sieeliiy b.
very wealthy men " consc usge'. bale 81 colt ~
II II great Temptation. And the temptation
with the uumber u bales 70 " ALLOW Cd
here except that belonging 10 government Every
bat n thoroughly searched by tho Provost Mar hal b.
fore leaving here. TN. 81 the BEATS that loft here Few
had balrs secfetcs the isold ard
up with coal. General Grant has ust rstoi
special order ihss ia. despat boats running t~~.sn
here ard en.kis must STOP other lrnts tnsn
Two, ~hcn mentrn ned the order unlta~
tive Hccesgty requires u. and that they viii
take o,ton On board, ~inou, orders % pcnson IRON
these ead uuesr such N consigned 20
Eddy the Ilif gnaftsfnsicr q the LEI arifsrut
Memphis under penalty Ut the oreitsre Of 10" cotton
and the boat.
After III. ram Queen Of the West returned from her
excursion u matter u much that
she should he Supplied sith coal Al hrst u sas
picking question ho~ the Admir- c1ald Ct dosn q her
II At length resos Cd that the mot drcti And most
feasible rognl by the river. Cone Ueuty
large be rye contain NJ eight nne III sand bbe wsH
orde ed b. rosted round ~ er. On SATURDAY eyensE
u tosrd down toward. toe foiut ana "a tose
IN the middle oi tue sue4m - tie b0Te thst o world
Goat fouuI with tue current patt AIcstbNrE.
where the Queen could catch Il y -. lrqu1
past Many persons ba.ieved TINT IL would reach -f
Tbe experiment Was attempted on d v.atufo, and lt
worked lts. lily. 1t sht clock the bafvs,
with the coal lyslef m IL. MON, Whom roc,
was generally ohscnred b. Tia cle1s An6.tLe r,bss. II
did perceive tie oalge for nj
the carret, and the Queen csgsst u before midnight
Gcstsrdsy was aysft COS 8aday Ia camp. ~ rwh*
bril- ant " ~ va seer roar tn upr@r ac-i "a
feared that - tie senmuois .ht be- ore .pr
Tho whole heavens nfI.81f.d a Messenger 49,
up 90 inquire Tho fDE the gs4i 4 ~
perceived that iarss shiu mouse sne u i~ psai.
tos IN fame. II a. been ient4y 80 % 4fe.
and was burned q tn ground
Everything gGct nere ~ naming a. the dftfrtfA
boat Iss Tor MewplR. u No defue q every nHe a
this veaity that the d. 81 to ffype {" ne
wh3i. country shsI b. fe.Ss8 ~ tng roIsnbg ~ tar
hissla,.fi river darias - = 30 ~'n'ef