The New York herald., 1863-02-05

have arrived front Of vicksbarg except I0gans vhch
- expected coon.
Our Mississippi River Correspondence.
iots.'s rorNr, Ia. Jan. 20. 1850
MISSISSIPPI
The Essisippl river expedition has reached tbs
place, whence operations against vcksbnrg viii bo ro-
n.vcd again. MAJOR General M.C.erLand had issued or
dcrs that tho whole armada be ready TO lca,o
Napoleon sunday, the lsih At IL tho meantime
" the transports had by Permission sroppsd down
the river 70 wood NJ for the voyage Tho ncs thus
considerably scattered for bnt an the ateamboats
we're soon brought together again. While Yera nns
at the levce soldiers houscs
IN Napoleon The steamboat Kellogg, which had COMO -
Memphis with dispatches, brought General Grant
dp.n on ny'ns sst o the Hcci. Reaching tho mouth
Of White riveron Saturday evening" the Kellogg remained
thorc dsrug the night, and early sunday morning
took tho GcneI up the White DIVER u tho catoT Into tho
Arkansas where h. had a brief Interview with .snhIl
lor,er, commanding the Mississippi squadron. Ii,en bo
went to napoleon ana board ths etosnpaat
ligress, wlrro he had intsvea with Gcn Nc6cnnd,
commanding the Army o the Miesissippi, and .in
tle corrs sommandcrs, Goaerals Sherman aut Nor
gar. Daring the afternoon Geuefai Grant rcIutnei
To Memphis II impossible 10 got the arnian -
sunday noon, aud tho time for the departure wae v.u
rsqnontly postponed I'll early Monday morning y 49,
provided that the transports would sail 10 regular
according u the programme previously arranged, ana
that steamboat stop u the feet arrived Il h,n
kens lead, e,c"p, Tor wood ior other imperative
sons Al eight o'clock Mpnday mnninr ,hc ssuai gus
nred from the Gagboat TigfcsS, nud abprtiy
wards all the transports their way down tho
Atsisa.ppi The dclghtfu weather os the sabb,th va
succeeded by storm - Monday The sky overcast
and the wind blew Driskb. Tte steamboats, roc.na
,he bosom Of the Mss-ppi Ike ships a, ibs Gsst
was soon scstsers over many miles, aud transports eud
BE- blown about, FAR tho eye could streh,
by the windings Of tho river They TO for ~hlo
AT the foot OF ozark Island until III, strm hal ally
subsidcd. During tho Afternoon when tho wind had
lulcd, they started Oh again. aud proceeded miles
further tho Al nigh, the principal portion =
ths feet moored at Chicot Bend Tho plantation at
which stopped is owned by Judge Grinn of tho
weahiest in tho State of Mississippi aud 90 y 10
largest planters 10 tho South. lie seven citht
large plantations different points tho Bc'oro
the outbreak of the rebellion he raised regularly csey
year aud eigh' thoustnd baer of .olto
AZ that place aimed that .evera negroes Slo
had visited boat at another pprt three bcforo
had been executed by the neghbors fact.
ing The the cs--Oa New Years lay when tho
st nmboat igfcss bound down the river ttop.ea
to gel wood Mr Moore plantation. scon fe,e. al
negroes apretfoJ the bank mo lned mules. II
when NJ. Moore had
In h. had tho negroes Oh 20 the woods but instead
of going the tney rode round tie
steamboat. The servants on Judge Grr.n- rlaoe sald
,h,t these negroes oaes had laursa
by tue neishbors. They ao said day before,
when one q our steamboats, v,s passing ne nsgsos
the bank aud hpei her. bu, the slas,Dat
passed without taking them board Se1t day
planters who had them from III. other sidc
The river and hung tbsui
harry Tuesday mornitg resumed or sah dosn IN
tho vicinity u yicksbury Ths ragba' srcss pot sa
lead followed by tho other slsalDo4.s IN tb. 4te EL
pear Island No s3 we came several n tho ylnD.als
Nneh had been cruising About ihn mcu,h q be Yano.
some u them oonvoysd " furtAar dosa la rive,
III We arrived At Our present ,anaing place.
Two u uanss ors-sho iAvns logan ard Tho
4tGf atic-~oDe laden slss ani.gni'loa s'i tho
other ~nh csmmkary siorcs, passed beyond The saa-
boat, fherc wcro rangfy q feb. ram hay.ng couie
o.. .. the Yaxop. The steamboat Pct sy fsn aftrr
thr other There ssysf.l hours x sgsf-ny,
laiing shich sa- feared ~ Tess over Apgroh.nsro
srs-aia that the three ssaDs.s might bAss t~sn eap
uItd b. the rsbes but carry tnYlhin. TIE ag,sar
a she ssng boau assured a. al t.s u. 81
10 nd.
We spoyfed o. the aglt Al Ai..A rlant,lEp o. tho
AfkaAsas sis and eary on N.dnsaav nofstns rssumsi
#trsin, Isciicnt, Altogether haze bad stser0i
IA lfafL ,ha line ~ defagtufc ifufa Saa-t tiar
afryai here. tK"st.ng tie te- houis 4 ilof@t -
egfhor NHs 1shsAt. \. lAe fss 49, rls4n- fnpiyt
bearing its bDsn lnusesse amount y dsbns airs
toe. aai hf0.sn Drencbe.-.~cpt aIppg - n 0srf
shalurg hs ros.sficss current rstefu fp'~a
ala views tts nsst wrff rhiarsd - 4 49, faaau.
di',eni poiat 20 he ritef A. hFs"a r''snl iane
Dad twenty miles NVHta nAftD. nrfA ~ lsI4 Bat
tiare thsH hall nltp B#f0tf-tAs grad sftu.ta pc
ntef nife ntapl fefD, . lfltte 80. esle s.s
t.as 81 for rRe 4 Nln4sn hsn8 a..as 81 ~ !.
vaHts fa.i iha ~ tne rfey4.ut "vephS MIre tsrls
betr III 10 tsrls th4t 49, fei w. ttt Il a,sa Ur
rYor o.en n.rfo 80 that aboatA vsgk afa 49, ms..
bsa ~ f.ias tine coaso.ied o. Lt t4aD.. na tN-
hegl. Il - e. sfiaiurd ihsi there ~ = tale if.