Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-14
THE SIEGE OF yICKsBuR0
Naval Movements Of the ReheIs-D<.,rpe.
teu of the aEra'--Sucee.. of The Free
dttion Up the Celd~ater River

NeNei Movements OF the eReheis-D<stfee-
Geu of the oEra',-Sacce.s Of The Expe.
dttion Up the Cold ater River
The Queen OF the West, The Webb aud a
Hsntpcrt, nave bces hovsring In the vicinity
az Nieksnurg for two days We esn enly en-
lecture whist their ohjac; is Some OF our ON.
GERS appear 10 think thst 81 attack upon our
transport er gunboat neet Ia contemplated:
oh' rs are OF an opinion that their mission !. 20
7usck ary OF Our epnboats that may attempt
10 us the blockade. Several h iAissippi rlysr
toaIs are Icing converted into rams and gum
hosts Ht Alexandria and Shreveport among
item the Louisville aad Grand Duke Tha
Hedges has already undergone the prccee& Of
srst2sformatcE. and mounts three heavy fns.
ne st"aMb boat Era, captured by Doi. Ellft,
" u- hen River, on the lith ult, ana used a.
means of escape for a portion "a the offieers
sEd crew OF the - uren, WAS dasrroyed a day
or tNo ego, by order Of Admiral Port,r SOC
WIS lyinr below EIeksburg unprotectd .,-
S.pt ty our infantry, and at was thought the
Cu,rn. To rre.en; her fsliisniGi IL me aenha
OF tie n, my, a. she unioD bt~dly would hzve
dorr, she wac scuttied and sunk IN deep wstrr,
near Warrrn:nn
Con- WATER RIVER, Miss, March 4. via
taiIo MsJ' lC.-An sAp-diiion left Neon
Lake W nnescay morning reaching the end
OF he Pass yesterday noon; twei We milee ia
u Tee Ga, and y halE The boas were muen
iT'krE m tii.!r light upper works, bat not oaa
damage IN he hull or IN schIpery. The mo.s
Clt tIH riion oi the trap ls overcome Il is
lie fI3nCssi u hitys nent OF ihe war. Any one
H TO hGc seen TIE IRss before the eNpao.ti.bb
fEterfd ~, could ns'V'r hREs supposed that a
Feet of So, am'bs could possibly pas. through
II. soioleTs 6nd Sc amen occupied every turn.
cp;iiDg DOWN trees, clearing away RATS OF
t;ri'f wocc, nnC otherwise lla king the channel
Ncry deep With a twIft current and eour-e
terribly crooked, there Was a liahiii-y of fha
toais being dashed 10 pieces a. sinst trr~- ~
every Turn. bnt all are SAT-. Thry move for
v arc a. aiu tomorrow morning.
The health OF rhr expedition il excellent All
a.. IN hnc spirIts and confident
Lieut.. Ccnns sne-r Smith and Gen Ec-e s-s
making sIra;rPrE, nts 10 Keep communion ION
or"n Nfh the army. Smith prcmis-. % pa rci
me streams with gUnbcats. aS high up a. ~.
Pass, an6 rs low down as VIZ GO, II the army
VIII cBls furnish trane ports. to r-turu betwr-.l
us ard III lena There arrangements viii pro-
tatly te made
FURTHER FROM THE EExPEDITr0S-TBG TAXI A.
RtTCB1E SfARLT REACHED.
toLrwkTrR RIVER, March S, via UAIaa,
March lG.-Tha expedition has advanced 10
milef since The last report. TIE country ~ en-
urely ces'ltute. Nothing o. The .lighse ,ns-
rorrance has occurred with US yet.
We receive nothing in the way Of new,
either from the front or rear. We hope 20 rpz~1
;he Taiiahs;chie tomorrow, when shai:
ee9in 10 make better progress
The rams Lionese and Fulton have lpiaed -.
Indications are that the enemy has Glie "a.
riyCr with timber. mostly sycamore. ~ni,T,
sinking, only obsiructs the bottom Of ths ahsn-
nri.
The great rise in The ri yer has been caused by
cutting The Mississippi ievee. ftenasses eous
io rass over these distractions without the
slightest ttrsnbl-.-Ctsosaa6 Cowsercsal