The New York herald., 1863-03-28
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HuKSA, Ark, March ~, 1853.
Iapcrfc,a DeyatcAe@-Ceusfon Of Actis Opcdtions-Re
iafsyrem>ns Erpec,ca-7hs r. bells 10 b. Droo~sa Ost
Ro,e THIS Is 10 Be AccogsplisAed- Guerilla AaaelGea
rsghmons Fsrces-Lsss Of q noaspor, Uih Rotioas
oad Apsn,soitiop, Ae 4M
The despatch steamer wenona has just arrived from
General Ross headquarters the TAIahstchs river,
near Fort Greenwood Tor Fort Pemberton the rebels
at nrst designated the plsoe having LETT thers the
morning Of Thursday the 10Th inst She brings important
dispatches and also interesting news gathered
on The trip The substance Of her news relating V the
operations prospects Of the expedition doubtless
given the letters your specia sapsditcuary CORES
popdent, which brought up by the wenoua Evsry
thing quiet ~ For, Greenwood when the wenona
left and the prospects that nothing further would
be aoue pfcnt that direction. Our army occupies
good csmtsg ..nsa she'll Mound Piacsson the psns
ton Of Dr. curtis ard hsf miles above the rebel
fornc slons ani wuUit a. baby remain there until
Inducements Drp.c. sboild reach them 10 enable
them ae oac here is no danger of then
being attacked a. the ob@acles that exist pre-
their operating against the enemy will prevent The
enemy from operating against them.
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, the engineer Of the exped
ton devised scheme ~hch may result 10 the cap
lure II the rebel position without another struggle The
scheme submitted General Ross and approved by
hm and forwarded General Prentiss commanding at
pest bo has al set " progress The shcne
- simply 70 drown the rebels by letting body
~ IN. Ysyos ra-s and thus swai the Cold.
water and Taahatehe rsscrs 10 overnow all the
lanrs the bottoms The fall Of water through TN.
pass about eight Feet that is the Mississippi
rvet u eight feet higher al the bead Of the pass
than the Colawster river At the foot q the Pass
The water flows throagh the Pass With
such violence thai u v almost impossible for an
ordinary sieambca, 70 stem the current Al srst the
great Mssisspp ieyee only cut for width of about
eighty feeust sufficient Vet steamboat through INTO
the Pass This GAP been wiacnsd by ihs wearing of
the water and nov about hundred feet In extent.
and yet the pressure .eckng outlet through
caase~ TINS particular that nearly
bles sbe volcnt aood mile c two above The Pals ~
Niagara The proposition now y W tear ths evee away
for distance II revsral yafds or perhaps mile and
let the have free through. ecu Prentiss
has already seat descrnsnt ~ uocS~ down 70 perform
this work and " VIII - tuhy accomplished IN very
nv rs,errmg 10 The charts og Fort cresswocd ,ha,
hay. been voc yon viii observe that por.
i Ih~v occupy q vsry nsrrvw ridge o. dry land
which Al present not over three aud half fees st any
Iosnt above water o feuf feet Ia the water
al that point most inevitably drown Them All out Long
before ,hls Gao reach you a that DO accom- ph
th desirable object vii have been Dome We have then
only the results II the hsslsspp river retains
s present aitadc-aDd y = not YET . igh within two
sf the scheme But u will require some tneper
nay~ two or three weks-ior the asod 70 reach Fort
Green~cod. owing TO the width of the bottom lands
throughout all this cxtsat ~ tive hundred and bty mI~
river that he filled NJ according natural laws
1he whole valley of the CodWat~r and the Tssbsfchls
be llen W the overflow before " work ts
suits a. Fort Greenwood But The results
Al he present tine gpsrIls are giving rood deal q
,rcrbe % ouf despatch and supply eosss Is fAA