Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-09
rHE. Ysxeo rksa EXPEDITION


Falling Baek II ihe Feayois from Fort Grssa
ioood- GasTstle 0Psatigas AioHg DE Talia
haicbie.
The correspondent Of tie Chicago Tines
+ writing from tbe Yszoo pass expedition, state.
TINT after ghelling re farii6ealions st Green
/ wood for trO daYs, the gunhoats have closed
their portho es, moved 40 The stream ous IF III
range Of Lsdy Fgaukiin "--the enemy.
/ heaviesf gun--an8 ace nov quietly anchored IL
The Tallahaiehe IiveF, and, imagine, nos ovel
an1ious g engage the eaemy's batteries under
I present Circumstances. The Tesistanca that the
enemy bad made 70 impede cur progress down
/ ths Taliahaiehie, 81 GTeaawo05 has taken tbe
whole feet by surprise, log it vas not expected
/ that the enemy would engage rs bsfora oar
arrival a. 1azoo Cityi and che distsnce tha
aaet advanced into the enemy Country without
/ enc9unseTlng eny obstacle only e0nfrmed in
manysmiads tho epiHioa that they had formed
when the expedition entered the fssoo pass.
Alas, for the uncertainty Of ell human calcula-
tons lnasead Of making Ysz0o City, we are
stopped as the entrance Of the Yazoo by superb
or force. that hss defed the feet TO pass their
batteries ct Fort Greenwood. We have accepted
OF their ehallenge. fought them two DAYS, and
| they still hold sheig position. Having ascer-
famed tie TACT tbat we are too weak to cope
with so formidable su enemy the general
commanding issued SIC order this evening to
masters Of transports % hsvs their boats in
readiness 60 move up the Talahatchie ct
o'clock tomorrow msrniBg. Although / have
not been informed as 70 Cha destination of
the heat, jet it Is easily % be guessed tbst
the naval boats aud transports viii sail for
the mouth Of the Coidwaiar, there await the
arrival Of Qlimby's division, which Is now on
its way to i7in tie Yaz9o expedition aad, after
discussing ihs ''Whys and wbsre'or5s" that toe
original fsz0o expedition Wss not successful,
will determine WHISTLER thay viii msss their
forces and commence anew the campaign, OF
abandon is entirely on account Of impEaciica-
0iitY. Judging from tbe pass nsgine that
the latter coarse viii be pufued, foI it certainly
Is an impossibihty 70 take Greenwood with the
force that ths respeetiYa divisions can thToT
againsi the enemy.
Tho principle up0n which The original Yazoo
expedition was bsgad. 1ausiv. that tho forces
sent are weak by necessity. and therefore must
move With such activity IS 30 in1 the enemy
uDprepsTed-vos principle ihai would hsve
applied saversi weeks aTo, bus csTt5inlT WlGl1,
if application be madeat the present time, prove
a failure.
That lbs campaign win moi be resumed, 1
Judge from the fact lhGt the ilfautF sTa unsbl5
to take any part in the contest flr tie re3uetisa
of the enemy's forces ct GEasnwaod, on account
Of the high water, thas completely surro~7ls
pregnabie against lend forces. u Greenwood
is ever rednes5 af the present stage of toe water
il must be done by tbs iron-ciads. As We have
use for the aforesaid boats at other points, it IS
not probable chat they win Do sent TO deiac5-
mert service. If, after consu8a6On, She gener-
ais eOnelude to abandon the ''Yazoo pass exps-
ditiou." il viii only add one more grand failure
to the many that have already been made siDcs
the committeeman OF th' rebellion, sad es
usUel, the planRor,, not those who are charged
with the execution OF the plan; must shoulder
the responsibility.
Forests band Of guaTillas, the commandsr Of
whom is a brother of the famous Tennessee
guerilla. are committing serious d pTsdsiiOns in
this vicinity and seriously worrying our dis
patch boats BY firing at them from the banks Of
the TaliahGtc0ie GsGerals Ross and Fisk
while making q reconnaissance a few days since
on the steamer Weu0na, we're fra1 into by this
band of guerillas. Although no one was iu
iuTed, vet several barely escaped with their
lives Oas Of cur soldiers shot aud wounded
ore Of them as they were fleeing TO tire woods.
We have since learned rOm tCTest's cook, VINO
made his way into orr lines this morning, that
the wound VIII prohahl7 pr57~ 8.aL IN retali-
alton for the conduct Of Che gu1riilas, General
Ross stopped the boat as 5na a6j1iuing p.aQ,a-
ton, and ordered his men to Gre every buiidiag
on the place The Eunboat Rsttlsr, On her way
MP the river today, was also fred into, tie Ere
killing one and w0Un5iuE another. If ever we
are fortunate enough 70 catch one Of these que
rillas, too severe e puBishmeHt eannot be in
acted. This bsFbsF0us mode ol warfare sh1u'd
never be tolerated n s civilized cOunsry.
LieutenaBt Commander Smith, Of the feet,
who resigned several DAYS since on account of
I'll health, has since had relapse From the
nature of the dise6seit is not expected that he
viii recover Captain Foster, Of the ChiilicOthe,
succeeds in command.
The water is falling rapidly in the Talla-
hstchie, which fear viii cause a great deal Of
sickness among our soldiers. At pTesen there
is but very little sickness IN the camp.