Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-03
The Yazoo Expedition.

ihc NVit1 lpuuthee % Nic -ftW 1oIh 4IeF-
I'D Of the 25th, gives a narrative Of the
progress Of the Yazoo Expedition, to the
evening Of the 18th, including the attack on
Fort Pembertou
On the 10th. the fleet was slowly making
its way down the Tallahatchie, delayed by
the narrowness and intricacy Of the channel
Many Of the boats which had been chartered
for this special service at high rate, were
found 10 be old broken, wlter-logged tubs,
and this caused further delay As the expc-
dition proceeded down the river. however,
and the channel widened, better progress
was made. After passing through dense
wilderness OF some forty miles in extent.
which still remains unbroken on the head
waters Of the Tallahatchie cotton farms be-
gan to appear on either hank, and on almost
every one Of she plantations, smouldering
pile, Of what had little while before been
cotton worth dollar pound, was Observed
1t was evident that the enemy were retreat
ing short distance IN advance. soon the
rebel steamers, Ben. Mccullough and g. W.
sharp, under convoy of LITTLE black gun
boat We're seen, industriousy employed in
picking up cotton at the plantations along
the river, the gunboat keeping little above
the steamers to give notice Of the approach
Of the expedition. The narrator says
The gunboat discovered Us and commenced
rspid retreat down the river, screechinc at ev-
cry turn Of her wheels a warning TO her CON-
panions to get out Of the Vsy The Mccullough
was the uppermost Of the two transports, and
was delayed IN getting away from the bank and
getting her head down streen. So that the federal
ram Lioness, was close az her heels before size
fairly got under headWay, but once under vsy,
she made good time, and rar Of at an exceed
ingiy rapid rate But the ram crowded. her
hard. and as she vss so heavily loaded with cot
ton and corn she failed 70 make so good time as
seemed desirable A gang ofnegroes vas, there
fore, ,st 70 work 70 Tighten hey Ut, and large
amount q cotton was quickly tumblsi over
hoarl. With this relief, she was abe q widen
the distance between herself and the ram So rap
idly. that the rursrit vas finally abandoned
The rebel steamer Parallel which bad pick
Cd W an immense load Of cotton, was pur
sued. and in her haste TO escape. ran foul Of
large tree, and was set on FIRE and aban-
doncl by her crew. Before she could he
rssoba5 sb,, WI. IN l,r,.. and r-.,,.1,t,
tal loss
In the forenoon Of the llth, the czpcji-
ton arrived at point within two and half
miles Of the Ic'el works. Fort Penn 1erton
~ s;,,,s,..J o., ,b, b,.i 90 o. t,-.. .f-. l.,-,1
o. the Iaiiahaichlo rl'cr, ana the WORKS cN-
tend quite across the neck Of the peninsula
""''" the '''e' ''H' '"'i l' quo '''I
OF the shoe, The Naliahu-la has i,- c'ullou',
,,;,t -b. T,lr.b,.oi-, ,,,l +L. r-.-.
l'citei as t' .iifl t'' entrance To- me I''-
rer rive
i"' '''i'F -''''''"' ~
Ir..,l, ii, f,,pt ,r tl.., i...,. .f b-....,...-.-
,t.,,, q; min, g., L.. .l,,,,- ,t.,...,,- ,- tI
re,t AMI ,imir,I.i, ..y,I,s, ,r,.. ,,r,,-. ~ tg.
d;tcb usually duo srounl f.5t.i.,t,,,.
I, 4, go l-a;s,,I, T., l...,
INTELLIGENT e.firnaf. ,t tb. .tranoib tba rshel.
b,ve If, rb,.-s works rho ,,.urt. s, -, ,.ro,s
orl ,Tn.ii,,;,., r,,,',,,., an t,, ~. ., H.. D..
saeen tbonseyj men I v,r, n,u..b ..,,hr # tbr-
bs,c NOR, tl,- e;,bt tl,,,s,,l b..,. and r~oi.t-
II,. M, :. .,,,, rs ,I,,, IT,, ,. .,.f-- ~, I'M,
,,,s.l;,,o ,o,,,,,,.,l ~ Con ,-,,., .t, Me-.
-, g ,b XII I-,,;.,i So. - ,,t, ,,,,
- - ,l;s,;r-,,. ~, ,l' i.,,r. ~ ,,,.,.,,.
j., NJ
Ir,r,oi;,,,i,- ..,, ..-,,,;,. o., ,i-. ,,,.., tt;s
morning Two reconnaissance. ,-er, .tsr,el ont
One was made down the river by the Sunboet