Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-03
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TIE :NfAT'S DESIGNS AGAINST
FOaT PENB : HT,iE~FiGRTINGf
THE COHFEhshA%ES 81 4 DIS
TAFGf-
Yankee arGou"ts stats la. sroryth:Ie was
quiet =: Gc;,. Rass' headquarters. in :soEs If
Fort Psmberlon, Oh the 18th inst. Tho prcs-
ptc,s were that nothing further would co
Gc.s Ell present in that di.scti2u. cha &C.
count iC5ths: STATS:
Our army occupies god camping georud
~ shell Mound Place, on iDe plantation Of Dr..
Cucus two and half niles above the rebel
furiiH;at,cas, End would probably rs"sin
there unit. ;siuluroo llsn:" srd suPplisa shou.d
reach theGi 10 On .bs them % pslae The
rff,ns.y~. Thsra is - dlns.r of ticir beiue
! ns,.,ck.d, Us III. same obstacles that esi:t TO
proven. thoir operations a,aissttns ensny Vii
p:eTtnt tho ecaa:y ffnG operating against
tbem
Lisat. Gel. wilson, the Eusioeer Of tho ex',
p=iliiur, hiss isr!ssd :. Ecaerae which may
rrs1l: in the capture Of tie Rebel position
! without sno,be- shugsi. The rcas,ne was
submitted 20 Gan. Russ, and approved By
hin. ard f:TpaId d to Gcner e. Pfent;ss, cor:-
! n.lsns ct TINS pssi, wbo has at olce sst =
IL pfosraEs. Tns sch.n,s il simply 10 drown
/ the Rebels cut by letting yest body q! VS.
! ter into the Y,aoo Pass, and thus swc: TIA
Gold Sater End Tll.=hatcais '.vers SC &c to
J oveif' nc a! tho i.nds in tic bottoms. The
! FIJI &c wa.c7 through he psss is cow about
ci;hs jee, i; 'thet ID, the Mississippi river is
| hishy fret higher At tho mead ef the Pess .hsI
! tns Coilwa;cg ri-.r at tbs fat ri the Pasa
| Tie ga.er new flows through the raas win
s"c!. violence :kN j; is almost Impossible fer
a., oidnery sce.E.5oa. 10 STEM the cr-:er,t.
~ Also tho great mississippi ,evee wss only
ca, FIR Is width Ct tbout eighty f ss-;us.
sificisn. 10 les q steamboat through into the
! Pass. This gru has h4en 1i3ened 81 tho
wearing Of taa water. a3d IL Low shout two
hundred fee: ia extent; s.d ye; tho pressure
Of water aeskiDs an outlet through causes a
torrent II tbs particular spot chat nearly
resembles tina violent flood la;:a or two
above tho Falls CT MASCARA. proposition
now is to tear this l,yee away for distance
If several yards, Vi psIhaps mule, mad 10:
TIE wst.f haSo ..eo course thI0u- q. Gen.
| Pr.m.lss kas already sent a detachaent OF
| tronva down 20 perform this work, and
il will bs iu!ly accomplished in II very few
days.
by referring to the charts of Fort Grsen-
VI ood that have been ssnt you, you will OBJ
se.Y. TIA. @ potion of rho Iebsl works are
a.rcaiy submerged. Tbey Occupy very
narrow Iidgs Of dry laid, which is IT present
not over three aEd hxif feet At say pcint
above tie water. 4 rise OF four fee: in the
water at thst point must inevitably dro~a
| them all Gut. Long before this can Iesch
sirabIo obj ct will havo been done We
have thea only to await tho results. 1t the
Mississippi river retains it, present altitude -
s'd it is not yet 60 high within trr foet IS
II "a LAST spling-thsfa is 40 G:,uAt Gf the
SUCCESS Ct the scheme. But it ill require
a.ne TINA -psrnsps two or tares EaeSi--
for the food 10 reach Fo!t G.e erwoc6, owing
t. the width OF tho bottom lands throughout
all this extent Of t~T.' bundrsG and afy miles
Of IiSer, taas must -, i:,!ei up according 20
natural lars. The whole valley OF Cold
! rn.7r .rd :ha 'iajlehetchis mug. he fno! by
the 07sAow bafvIe Il csn Tori is results
at Eart Gr.srwood. Rnt tie ssiui: seem
sure - ccms.
The writer complains that the suerIiilas
annoy the transports very much on tbs Tai
Iiahatcbie, concssliDg themselves ia the cane-
breaks md firing on tns Yankees without q
moments warning. They expec: to drown
them cu. by the oSera ow of tbs valley
Gen. Ross was bang reinforced by Gao
Qujn5y's division, embarked on seven of the
largest transports that have yet passed
through Tie Tszoo Pass: Other troops, il i:
stated. are in rcndin' ~ and sE.i.!cs i:aps
portn.ion to tho scene Of operations - TIN
Yay-a Valley