The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-01
NElN3R0M VlcKSBURa.
Progresaf the Expedition
Thigh Yazoo Pass.
The Obsuction or Coldwater
Riv by the Enemy.
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Brisk Sfxnish on the Banks
the River.
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Passage O TransHsN Through the
lksburg Cut Oh,
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spssAJ 6sisn frsm Hemphe says
The sxpeditshroagb ya4oo Pass reached Noon Iahe
On ,hs 22d inst
Beyond th1ks, leading 70 CoidwateT river, The enc
my sought ttbstruct Tho channel BY telling trees,
stumps ana I0
the Uason sps have been at work three weeks 70
clear ons tho ..
battalion <be Firm Illinois cavalry, sent out 70
soour tho han had brisk shumish on Friday last
with csmpapf saty mounted robeis, dlspcrsng Thorn
aud killing sisounding several and capturing twenty
Elk our lossls avc wounded.
The Cspse OF the Quseh OF tho West.
CAIRO, Feb %, 1863
Full despat regard to the capture Of tho Queen OF
the West by rebels have been received The day be-
fore her eanro she vent down below ChafaIaya
o few miles ID captured rebel tram Of seventeen
wagons Upsreturniug, those who captured she wagon
train were I'D upon by gaerias near Semnsport On
the next moipg a force landed who destroyed all
the buildings the vicinity Tho Queen Of tho West IL
said to have I'm considerably damaged by the rebel re
Tho steamers hich accompanied her were blown up 70
prevent thenalling into tho hands Of the rebels.
ne Vicksburg Cut ON.
THE CANAL NAvIGABIE-PAssAGE OF TRAfs-
PoBT, ETC.
We have Indulgence by the way Of Caro- that tho cut
on AZ vichsrg has far completed as 10 form
channel ss fet deco.
u is rcporsd that the steam transport Lebanon No.
had gone though canal and that thc most OF the
feet Is ing abye cksburg would follow IN q few days.
Tho Icbapn is a sido wheel steamer belonging to Cn
o,nuat and commanded by Captain Frank pay olson.
REsEr OPINION or THE SUCCESS OE THE ESJTRrRIsE.
firm the Richmond Enquirer Feb. "a.
We find q etter from eminent engineer officer which
at this nonent wiz 20 for 70 aay anxiety tho sub
OF tho YANKEE project Of turning Veksourg INTO 40 10
land town The writer is Colonel Angamar OF the On
federate service AND At present In charge Of me
cations OF Mobile We take the letter from the hob'
Ia presence OF tho general feeling Of produce,
by tho cutting Of tho canal opposite yicksburg by th
Yankees, il might be relief 70 our frbonds 70 know
that far ,ter purpose q turning The MISSISSIPPI
w1ieA S,.sss = 5sasdsd o. ~ fol ossw isss-
IN APrn 1859. a. A.s s,ppi river req = hsisn,
70: q ~ .e :ss.s K. nay "a: " y. S
away strange feature x tbs case was ihat the rvs
ran through that part nf the country N had bern
canal course or cut OF OF which tho crevAsss VA
the bead and point below the mouth for thu
water that had Inland through the ran
again from the river about ono milo below ve1
burg ,-,
the rdi,sd q bsd a0as~ ard osu t< preS~
canal d.
This singular pheDomenon was owing u tho fa1t tina
below slnv,a soil lay layer 81 stT blue clay whsi
cannot washed away by the action 81 water. Below
that ayer q clay which IL about seven 70 ten iee deep
and lies 70 feet below tic surface Of tn
sol GENES the qaicksaBd-aad !, only Uhsn ne Uab
eosao with uat guicxsasd tAat fAers = da"0
Of atyasssn ~ tAs action ~ tho eurresf on v.
Had tho YANKEES cut their canal 10 depth saic en
reach tho OF quicksand, the Mississippi would cor
tanly cut It's way through the channel offered an
left vicssburg AN inland city bat they won't 70 wor
prompted their malice only and never thought OF ~
quanting themselves with tho geongy Of our Mmsfsipt
lands They only snw ono thing they wanted To pas
their transports down the river in order " quiet n
trouble II the West, and ~ Vickshwg was m tho way
and ihoy could not take IT, they thought OF making cut
on bat .y ye ignorant 81 ~ mature Of tAe sol day ~
10 sni WITT and faiici IN dcomDitskisg MsG 1lyed-
show ing once tho world that science and know
ledge are necessary N every suterpriss even W egen
. canal