Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-02-19
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THE PkOSPECT All ttthsBUho.
The object of Gen. Grant is to circum-
vent the rebels at yicksburg, and compel
the surrender of the position without the
hazard of direct attack on the works.
If the cutoff in front Of Vicksburg sue
ceeds, the feet can pass below the city and
cut off the rebels supplies which come
chiefly from the West, and Gen. Grant
can take his army to that side and attempt
to get in the rear of the city and get con-
troll of its eastern connections. With the
fleet in front and the army in its rear, the
place would be literally under siege He
is also trying another mode of getting In
the rear Of the place by cutting the levees
opposite Lake Providence, hundred miles
above, hoping in that way to raise the wa
ter of the Yazoo river so that the gunboats
and transports can pass to the rear Of
Vicksburg. The levee on the Louisiana
side have also been cut, with fair pros
pect, il is believed, of creating connec-
tion by two bayous with the Red river near
its mouth, some so miles above Port Hud-
son. If this succeeds, Gen. Grant can
move his feet and part of the army down
to assist Gen. Banks in the capture of
Port Hudson, preparatory to a grand at
tack on Vicksburg by the combined ar
mics.
If neither of these plans succeeded, by
the time they have been tried, the big cut
off opposite Vicksburg wilfhave been CON-
pleted, and even if it does not work, Gen.
Grant can take his army and land them
at Warrenton, ten miles below Vicksburg,
and march on the place from that direc-
ton. Heavy guns are being shipped
down to Gen. Grant, with which he is to
line the shores in such numbers that by
dint of more rapid fire and more liberal
expenditure of ordnance and the aid of the
gunboats, the batteries there can be seized
with comparatively trihing loss. At pres.
ent the balk of the hostile guns are at the
upper part of the chain, at and above the
city. 1t is unlikely that the rebels will
be permitted to fortify at their leisure be-
low. If therefore, an army can be ferried
over. on RATS or gunboats, Judgment
might safely be made at one end, and once
begun our superiority of means and appli
ances would insure the rest.
Meanwhile the ram Queen of the West
union steamer which ran the. blockade
at Vicksburgh short time since, and il
now playing smash" with confederate
property, may repeat her raids on the riv
err below Vicksburg, and explore the Rec
River, and so destroy the enemy's boat
and cut off their supplies. The followin!
account of her successful raid, after pass
ing the Vicksburg batteries, is given by
correspondent of the New York Herald:
1t was after shutdown when the ran
passed the mouth of the Big Black River
She passed Natchea in the night withou
creating any excitement whatever. He
fame had not preceded her. Those VIII
saw her on the river Of course concludes
that she was confederate steamer. OF
serving q. light, however, on the opposit
shore, Col. Elicit rounded to and lande
at Vadalia. That is a small town on tn
Louisiana shore. He threw out half
dozen pickcts and went ashore himsel
accompanied by Lieut. Tuthill of the ran
1t was now midnight. There was no sig
, of life at Natchez, but there was consider
, CONSERVATION at Vadalia. Twenty y
or thirty men had apparently just arrive
r from the interior of the county. Vad;
: liza was quite trading point. As fast ;
seven or eight citizens were collected b
our men they would he placed in roon
locked up and directed not to leave the
upon peril of their lives. In this wa
f seven or eight persons took complete pc
' session of the place. In common pa
f lance they "gobbled up" the town. Tv
' horsemen were seen riding past. The gre
e uniform of one and the scabbard of h
: sword glittering in the moonlight revealt
n the fact that he was a rebel officer CO
6 Elicit ordered Lieut.. Tuthilll to halt hir
AS he did so the rebel officer caught
q plimpse of the union unirorm, and adroi