Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-15
FEDERAL REPORFs ERoMi FHK
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Gen. STEELE has Ssirriisk back Of Grsenvilis,
Mss RichssOnd, La, Occupied By Force
uRder Gen. eCisrnaRd-Rep0rted Retnrn 81
The Yazoo Pass EIpsdifi0R- Death Of Captain
KstekHn. Of the Steamer Chessmaa.
From the Memphis Argus, April TO-
TIE steamer Magnolia arrived at the landing
Yesterday forenoon. Soc lefs Young's point on
Tuesday evening, and her news IS later than has
been received from any other source. The full
qnota Of runaors-improbable IS well as prob
able-Heach US by this arrival Few Of them
are worthy Of repetition, and We shall not so far
presume upon the intelligence of our readers by
their iEi5ction upon them. From various sour
ees entitled 10 credit we obtain the following;
A short time ago it WAS stated that for the
parpose, as was generally believed, Of prevent
ing the occupation of Greeuy ille, Miss, "a point
on the river upward Of q hundred miles above
Vieksburg) by Confederate forces, an expedi-
ton was sent thither from Gen. GrsHt's head
quarters. 1t consisted Of force under General
Steele, who occupied the place without difdcslty.
Small bodies of CoBfederate cavalry have
been lowering about in the rear of the town, snd
the other day an expedition was dispatched to
engage them. Thirty-two miles out skirmish
occurred, with what result had not been ascer-
tanned. It was not regarded at headquarters as
having amounted to much one Wsy or the other.
Further than this all was quiet in the vicinity.
The troops dispatched one day last week to
Richmond, Louisiana, a point considered Of
sufficient Importance for occupation, succeeded
in entering the place on Sunday or Monday,
having FIRST dispersed q small Confederate force
which gave them running fight A few Con-
federste prisoners were captured. but the casual
ties on either side were uncomfortable. Rich
mond, according to our information, is ten or
twelve miles back Of the river
A well known steamboat csptain who has
been with the lower feet for several weeks and
whose facilities for obtaining information regard
ing the matter are good, arrived on the Mag
nolis he informs as that the majority of the
transports forming that portion Of the YsEoo
pass expedition had left that labyrinth of logs
and stumps, and arrived a. Helena on Tuesday.
As may be readily anticipated they Jared badly
ia their exploration Of the windings Of that re-
nowned passage. Nearly every steamer was
injured by coming in contact with the stnmps,
trees and logs, with which the pass abounds.
They more nearly resemble huge floating
piles of dilapidated lumber than the snug
and tidy steamboats, which, but a few
weeks ago entered the pass The steam
boasmen hsve had q hard time Of it. While the
steamer J w. Cheesmsn was coming up the
pass, the other day, the boat was fred on by
party of gueTillas who had concealed them
selves on the shore. Her commander, Captain
hebclQu1, VINO was SbauolhB Oh tLo urCh b tnb
time, received one of the shots, and fell NOR
tally wounded He died a short time afterwsrd.
His body arrived on the Magnolia, and was
sent North on that boat last night Gaptain
Ketcbum was well and favorsbly known on the
river
A few days ago Rev G. D. Pillisbury, chap
lain of the 22d Wisconsin, aud Rev. COgshall,
of the 18Th Michigan. arrived at headquarters
from Vicksburg on the flag of trace boat, sent
hither for them by Gen. Grant They had been
captured in Middle Tennessee, and were uncon-
ditionAIly released by Gen. Bragg.
One day last week a meeting Of officers high
in command, having for its object the insugu-
ration Of preliminary to organizing a negro
brigade, was held at Helena Speeches were
by Generals Prentiss, Hovey aud
others, who, we learn, took strong grounds in
favor Of the policy During the meeting officers
were appointed for one regiment, toward raising
which, considerable progress had been made
Nothing seems to be doing down below in the
way of completing the canals.