, 1863-02-17
FROM HlcKSBuRe.
Warm Work Speedily Promised,
OUR FORCE CONFIDENT OF
SUCCESS.
Down the River Matters.

tspccia{ Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuuc,l
MEMPHIS. Feb. 1s-1o ?. m.
Adyiccs from Vicksburg to Friday, says the
Queen Of the West has been supplied with
coal, and had gone on another expedition
down the river. 1t is believed that grand
movement is to he commenced shortly,
Observation-Disclosures ourpossession. The
movement is 80 formidable in character that
It is certain Of success. It is feared the cue.
NY may eyacuate before 1t Is fully brought to
bear. The nature Of the movement is con-
truband.
The steamers Ed. Walsh and Empress were
fired upon ly the enemy ut Bolivar Landing
on Saturday. The rebels fired iifty-thrcc
rounds Of shell and solid shot, OF which six
took effect. Vim. Burk, dcck-ilanl on the
Ed. Walsh, was killed. Both the Walsh
and the Empress were injured, but not
seriously. The gunbvat Bragg left Datavia
only two hours before. There wore no signs
Of The enemy there. The Concstosn was
sent to look after them. The enemy is sup.
posed 10 be Stark's regiment. The usagcs Of
wa5fare were entirely dsregardcd in Ibis in
btancc-no summons was made to surrender,
and no blank shot was fired. The officers
commanding tho boats behaved gallant1y,
stca1nlng through the raining missiles, and
reaching here with little damage
Burke leaves d wife and fansily at st. Louis.
Roncy Hutchinson, from Danyil1c, Ken.
tucky, was arrested by the Confedcrates at
ncrnando, Mississippi, last week, with belt
around his body containing $4,000 in coun.
tcrfcit Confederate notes. He was tied up
and hanged till dead.
The steamer White Cloud was arrested fol
contraband trading. The reported mortality
iii the army Of the rebels at Vicksburg is very
great. It is thought the finding Of the court
martial in tho case of TAos. ". Knox will be
lcnicnt.
MEMPHIS. Feb. 10, via CAIRO, Feb. 1G
The BuIletin's news from Vicksl,1rg is ia
Monday. The sickness Of our troops is con.
fined principally to those Of the former expe,
dition to the Yazoo. Their health is much i'm.
proving. Affairs arc wearing better aspect.
The transports are still ut Young's Point
Work On the canal is progressing slowly.
It is understood that another will be cut
from Lake Providence, ria Tcnsas and Red
rivers, to the Mississippi river.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1G.-Thc 1Forl1 says 0.
operations at Ficksburg: "It is reported
| that McAr:hur's division has moved up 10
| Lake Providence. Here, it appears, the Mis-
| sissippi is not far removed from two streams
| the bayous Macon and Tcuses--which, al
| high water, are nearly Joined by the parent
| strrlm, thence they continue down In tor
| tuors path, until they reach the Red river Il
is deemed possible tint, with little cxcaration
and clearing, TO turn 60 much Of the river into
| the new channel as to make it nayigable, 1eav.
ing Eicksburg 100 miles to the left. Should
this succeed, VIC might expect to sec h:llf OH,
army advancing in a fleet Of transports to
| assist Banks Mt Port Hudson, preparatory tc
a grand attack upon Vicksburg by the com
biacd armies.
An officer from Grants army. who 1las ar
rived here, reports that cur forces in full
strength arc around Vickburg, The work OF
the canal is making satisfactory headway. The
new channel is six feet, and the water curten
is rapidly increasing.