, 1863-03-04
FROM VlcKSBuRe.
Progress of Federal
Operations.
THE LOSS OF THE
INDIANOLA.
Exciting Rumors from
Rebel Sources.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1

The gunboat 1ndianola Vas attacked Tues
day afternoon, thirty.fiye miles below Vicks-
burg, BY the Queen Of the West and two rebel
rams. The fight was desperate, and lasted
nearly an hour. The Inli1nola believed to
be in a sinking condition, surrendered to the
enemy, and went ashore. One Of the crew
escaped and made his way to the feet, and
brought the news. Tic Iutlianola had not
sunk when he left
On Friday morning the Queen Of the West
ran under the Warrenton batteries. 4 flag Of
truce reported on Friday that the Indiauo}a
had been captured and sunk. It is probable
she was sunk, Int not certain. No doubt ex-
lists Of the capture Of the Indiano!a, the oa1y
doubt being whether she sunk. Her officers
and crew were taken prisoners. The river Is
rising fast.
Toung's Point levee broke at Christma's s
plantation. The steamer Empire City is half
over the bank, in the field. Tie dredging
boats safely arrived at the canal. All is quiet
along the river.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAIRO, March 2, 1868.
Iazoo Pass is supposed to be SUCCESS. By
it boats would be enabled to reach the rear Of
VicksbuIg, by the TallahatcLic, and perform
4 most important work in reducing the
place. Another rulnor had it that the Con-
fcdcrates, finding their supplies Gu. OF and
rendered fearful Of something worse, had
FED their stronghold; but none Of these
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iufther performances o1 Tue And. Gen- Dec
is Inc nc" reocl commander OF artillery.
intelligent parties from Memphis express
entire confidence III TIC snccess OF the fazoo
fass seSpeditaon. SICKNESS IS apparently not
20 general at 1oungs Folnt' Many soldiers
are dying, however, daily.
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'lcksoufg some flrlng WIS gong on, the cause
OF winch was not known. The Memphis B"t-
ft''a OF saturday says: we nave report
connoenlly oehe'ea IN "en informed circles
ocio", 1hat the fepe's arc eSacnatlng VicKs-
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IA o1oat bcro t},,+ orr f,rc.e nav, ,,oa7, a.
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1eneo al slcksou's "ltn loss OF :o'ooo, OF
whom 7,0O0 were drowned. No credit is at
tachcd to it,
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erehaoa tlR""'' IRONY 1eksohfg, @oth' writes:
An enormous lect appeared this morning.
EVERYTHING looks rs though the euonv wos
80 - 80.
npou' 'e'os ~ eo1nlei'ec WI "1'''cA- ietaons
acquainted With the country bordering on the
Yazoo Pass and the CnldIater River say If
I'm ,no,n, s,,e,eo1 IN oct,;ro thar rr,r1,o,ts
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