, 1863-11-23
TIE GUERILLA WARFARE OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
Location of HAndh-H0w EuerIiIAa
eau be Dtzpefsed-E4ral Regulations
Prominent Guerilla HAuQts-TLe
Programme for the Winner,
from Our Own Co7etpoudeut,1

t1o'n ~o' o~n nSos3enpoaaeuIl
The navigation Of the Mississippi. thourh
| vfrtua;lv onened n st,l, coosfa< "a =. 80.
h....s. 49, ~ - eA''a'
1aa1aoas Oh account OF Inc numerous bands
Of guertlas which infest the banks between
m his NV 49,, :. a.t,aa.sa .-a-fa@ Faseeuei
W Luz way oo~n as artsac1eo every few miles
BY the WrecFs Of recently burned or sunkep
boats destroyed by these ruthless Invaders
M nne fae1e 40 sfa n,,,, ,a+,-;.,. ~ 49, -
tbs certainty Of awakening u1 s1ivs on ~ the he
following morning, and many Of Tx passen.
pe1s +ake 4he3r rest =, +ha A., 80 -.
F. ..-~.ss - ~ ~Ay ''ue eo a' ~
pe ePt.psteo ao1 any emergency which may
@t4ne - Aus a'eo4~ Nof 1s toe oanger confined
ent.1ely 70 tae goetauas on snore, as emnis-
eaf1ee of The 30 called confederacy may be
found on almost every boat, and 1ncendIarism
49, rs.s. N.,sa @ 49, Aap4uo' "iaa 'ne
.ae' lour aoentns' seventeen elegant boAts
have been totally DESTROYED By the euerfllas
involving the logs of orer a,rtv lives ,,d
pIoperty to the amount al orer - m n M ~
ard besides, over thirty bouts have fi hsen fsrei
irto Iy lie rebels hui frtnnatsiv @ ooea aae
With bnt trifine ioss. 'e+s s9eapea
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LOCATION OF GUERILLA BANDS.
From cloee observation made on recent
u1P EoN1 Inc Atsslss1pp1, the prominent
po'a1e o1 tocsta9n OF these rasealiy hordes
.eem 70 pe ~ follows :-1hland No. u, about
snS ~ aa..xst otSm t NeT aa1!o, 1slA4a %
River, on both the Arkansas and Mississippi
Noutt, If ReS R;ver ma 81. co,,nteu ~, Iun, ~,
west sfde ~ fhe M;.siss;nnI P;ga! Sa,1 ~ sae
Baton Rnnre ana nnnajGsorv;11a -
have bten 7ouId betxeen Fnrt Pil1ov md
ls1and No. 10, but the former places men
standing The moyemente Of The pnnho.te T.
these iocalities. the rueriIlas watch their
changes and murape 10 eIude them INIT VOC
to Tie t,ansient boat which nav hannen t.
oe out Of reach Of Cur uaTal yesse1s. far thev
are pounced upon withnnt merry. AVA ~'A''
- r.- :. "s @s4-s.
~" oo1aA4aAs cAS he DISTRESSED
Admiral Porter, with CHARACTERISTIC energy,
foretee1ng this mcde OF rebel warfare, has
PLACED chain Of ganboats, Of various Glasses.
watch the chores very close, and capture
every stroulng party they may come across.
AZ BOATS and sktfts are captured which may
be seen along shore, and every available
method Is taken to break up and dispense the |
gue1uss. there should, however, be more
active movements on the different beats Of /
ahe gunboats, and fen more at the most |
dangerous points, such as Island G5, Mill |
ken's Bend and Lake Proyidence, would per-
haps be advisable. AL transient steamers,
mol II doFe1nmenI employ, should by all |
ne'ps carry Light brass hoT1szer and rack
u mr5kets, with plenty Of ammunition For.
merly, our gnnboats, In attacking these par
III, aheled the woods, but the guerlllas have
learned q new LICE They watch the /
transient ooat, going down perhaps With |
. Iich and valuable freight, and
to the shore, letting the boat paas By unuo. |
Tested; but should the chance be favorable,
ore Or more Of tnem. ana sometimes one nc
comp,nted by womhn, wave handkerchief,
o. aIna msks "a sgn Of some END for the boat
sthore, the gueri11as rush out, and the boat |
becomes an easy capture Should gunboat |
be near, they avoid, # possible. firing, max |
;eg u e. only a show ~ OF resistance The g9nooat,