New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-14

heeo CIV AZ VicenVllle hol on lie LOUISIANA sde
opposite Lake Providence.
Gen. Grnnf Ensc2yorirs 10 Reorsluixe
The Army Of Sire 1Ii-aissjppi-ais SIela-
| sisz, VIII. Sherman nns VcCtcrraad-
| E-yr.:-s Of the Disrr!scn - Peeps
| Vi~5shnr@ hpDe.rsacc or Things
| Thcre-Th. Queen 81 The tves: Isun-
rf,g Sac G,Ioe,Ir6c Purpose OF tAs
! Ac..icrcucrr-Ths Gisries ubouf aoush-
ern Hau,, md Gu.aoats-Thc Canal
md "Earvasurs Ditch '--TrooPs Still
Going Iclow-.Van Dorm md PcsnheT-
fcr sZc.p0vei-Frice nj AarenId1'
Froa. Onr 81 ecs Correspondent.
! Vr,parAprrPs rnrgrryyrH AMT CoHrs,!
| MRapBis. Tenn. Thursday. Noon, feo. ., is5S
| or Memphis | still sreax as the Headqu IieTs CT
tie Army OF the sIjs.sr.pp, presuming that Gen.
Grant viii room return Aere, though be will estab-
lish himself Permanently near vcha burg before the
sece is reanlsrly r.sunei. lie has been making an
sfot 10 place tie army below 10 better sLepe, and
tom what car earn considerable reform is needed.
There q ions between ID and Bic Cl.rnanf and SheT-
man, il ~ wispere az not OF tue most harmonious
character; AMI Ihs, if true, may interfere with tho
proper organization aud discipline OF tie different
brg4des nrd Giyls.ons occupying positions around
the Il ss.s.ppi 81 galtar.
Tire srny Of the Mississippi is generally en-
carnped on the Ioni.ani shore from Millikens
Bend rs far down as opposite Warrenton, twelve
miles below Y,cksbnrQ. Sells and shot are still
exchanged sccii occsoBaiiy bat no Casualties tnas
for have occarred.
! Ac.onnts OF sickness, especially II dlarrhes
among Grants troops conlnae TO reach here, and
TIE lumber OF tc,t', dali Is large. / learn from
wha. ought to he good authority that as many ~
| OI0sliiers have deceased m the neighborbooc OF
Vicksbnrg since -hlSm9D let her about the middle
OF DecaiAber. Tbs change IN the water, exposing.
and the d-bra,,og elect OF the ell rate do mich
10 de.arge th' toFeIa, aud any itresninnty Al
habit ordift is very apt 10 be follow by darsbes,
which in the SoGih 10 likely ~ assume chroni'
!orn.
Our oificer End soldiers frequently 90 10 the pc.
oneus opposit- FicksiGTg as they did last Sam.
mer, aud take PEGS Al and into the beea9nered
city. Tre town seems deserted ey NE ca Iens, uu'
sols OF 'he hDUses are occupied by solnlrrs, VINO
can be plainly moving 20 aud fro. I've Rebels
nro visi, e. working ~ the different iog;iications
aad batteries aboys aid teow The esty, anc once 10
a while they throw q sso, At group OF lahkees
vLo sthld starinZ TT them f3m the Ofl ostc shore
OWN TO tho situation OF tie town, cue IAN see
from ID. peninsula I'd the streets leading from the
rive qnits hi well il g WAS on tie ,vee OF tbe
cry. The principal thoronghiares seeni u We pro-
tccied by cannon ara baIri AIDES, se II Tue enemy
, iegfel an itttSh ffuhl ''rS""isi-5 %SAN~
. city proper
The eiiizens generally have removed 10 The ress
o, the iowr, oil ths rsrge OF our enas. The city
looks a. ioaelr. uniers' ADD a. II did iaat July
Many OF the poor class OF inhsbitsns have died from
ex.o gre and want Of proper supplies; willie the
wtal,by have gone 10 other pts u tie Contederacy
70 resce long tie invading lAnkees VIII permi.
them to Say.
won d bot be ,ioa led slter tAe Flotiila went away
last Angus and were in eons4q lence " eatly dsap-
pointed sud chsg7red waen shcIn,io ard Porter
iIaoe teir appearances tnoIe less than TWO Eaontls
AGO. -, =, ,
We have ing, learned Of the running q TIC block
ese by tie Union ram Queen Of tie West, which
llas done tome OF the dGring thDgs OF te war.
She it Wa Tat euae.Voged ~ Ouit ne al kansas,
ling unuer the Keoel guys Of tbs toWh iaes uly,
ana nearly snot 10 pieces w!shoI' 'osih.
sDg g uIn. So,
TIC las. achievement OF the Qaeeu was brilliant
and ,satle.s in ,Ae extreme. SIC ran gauntlet of
eight o. ten miles OF batteries, tnd wac trei upon
Nv 81 les st hundred guns. le, strange TO ssy,
not one "a H. officers OF crew was hri. COi E!iet,
mn audcr o, the ram feet, Gnd Capt. Sutherland,
conl.can ar of the Qgecn, deserve great credit for
their coOlnts., .our.ye, ,nd determination. They
did heir worA uobiy, aud proved themselves heroes
indeed.
Tao object OF ruaniag tie blockade wss 70 cut of
con. uuniealion between POt, Hudson ana Vicks-
burr. thus preventing Que place from re e. forcing
toe oluer. Tho Qoeani IL mere wooden boat with
wo or tLJeo orai, any guDs ard IL &c can run tho
Llockaie IN sat-g json-ciad guDhoa', can Ger.
lIa;l Is receive little barn. O'htr Union vessss Will
= d0rIt low the Pie ol tie gallant ram, ana
0s st in tie he. GJlo work OF cutting of the liebels
at Vick curg from their communications with tho
So ID and East.
A il mas been stated That Farrsgu:'s heet 10 too
much dinmlshe.! to operate upon H1aryn, We
may le-enforce hin with part OF P'rtet i.1 sno
o.z,s in reducing that point, before we direct our
slieutiou TO Vicksblrg. All OF our euntoats could
nm lie blockade II necessary; and, rs the enemy
- f., lys no vessel. Of formidable character 70
oppoee our feet, We need have 10 apprehension OF
eayiss tao ,Ts' ai n b. sacent for tic defeuss
OF r Mi.sssiIp until Admiral Porter could return.
Eoy months we have heard thai the Rebels lad
-, ar c,shr gurbosts AID ratns up the Yazoo, all ~
,troug AS tue ArAa sas; snd, rs We kho" lbS! they
had tSte forty or fifty OF their best steamers up
thar strear aud mad had abundance IF time 10 con.
yert ,bco into vessels vi war, the story did not
seem improbable.
Now, however, l can see little reason for belisv-
iDg the statement, for the Rebels would surely have
brou ut their gunboats OF the Yszoo II they had
guy there before this tulo, ami at east have made
an attempt TO des roy lne Union vessels.
The latest Secession rat ort Is tint the c. nfeder.
ates' have "a powerful ineiior-marine navy up the
Red RIVER; but his evidently Is Rebel sensationism
that TO oce viii believe. Ii the SOut6eruers have
rot aud gupboa.. up the Xazoo, they have none
Oh The Mississippi or ~ its tributaries.
| Regarding tbs canals near Vicksbnrg learn
nothing. Efforts ale sli being made to render
L" karragurs oitch" effective; but they will prove
futile, Am convinced. however much time and
labor may be expended.
Troops are still moving downward from this Pctpe.
Eight OF ten regiments have departed yictsnure'
ward during the past week, and Others VIII follow:
When GrsLt returns he wiz probably send u msnX
of The troops of M hs thinks he can sparci tnouI
I presums large force will be ien 70 ~ v'c,sZ