The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-01
THE GATE CITY.
KEOK U K:
WEDNESDAY,, APRM l..
YAzoo Pass, March ~ se8.

dor the Aeet On t1seFo00WHed3 uYUUf1
or as far beyond, tho Pass. rs our troops
had reached. After leaving the Missis-
sippi (ten miles below Helena q few mia
utes ride throuah the cut of brought us
to Moon Lake, 50 Called on account of its
resemblance to i new moon. From the
east side Of this Lake we entered one of
the narrowest, i'll shaped, irregular
streams that was ever the fate of bosts-
men to navigate =. winding around plsn.
tations, canebrakes and cotton fields, run
ming throper heavy timber aud ioS nm,
dsrbrush first east and south. then north
and west. ia fact, turning SO suddenly that
birds in attempting to fy over are as apt
to alight on the same side from whence
they started as thew are on the onno.i.s' !.
and the sun, that invariably sets in The
west at home. yoes down in the sam. Il.
cality from whence It srose TIT. NAV
only appear SO. rs ue make somap, twists
and torns during the d.y, or i NAV bc ,
aprepo.se-iox. ,lis,;or ), upIe., N. mich.
tv leader Of traitor. has ch.noea The Ia.
Of nature since tha reha,l;or oo,n manoaa
The second dav out "a ant.,ed Co,d~.
ter. This river ha;ns e.;d.a;-n..va-
ment on the pass "a ;nc......d o,~
speed. TIN. ovsr,.L;r., a., ae ~
ate.re.,- uader e,uams,,.a - Ga n.;..
by. These boat. had been o,,t from He.
lena over . veel Af.e, .o,,. ,;r.i, 81
trouble. interm;no,ea With f.v !, , o.,,h. hv
way Of variety. wa sueceeaed il soett;nr
past these boat, and eon,;nu;no On onr
course We made tn. T.l,.h.,ch;. .ho,.
midday Welrro ceeaea I'm, shor, a..
lance on this river vban4 "a mo, =. ~,
tie disnatch hoat w;non. cd q. Mr..
queto Gun boat R.ttl.r Thu oonm.nd
ING officer Of the R.ttlar c,n,;onaa /. =
be nm the Ioolan. e. =, I'm.
had been .,uov;oo hin, i, a. tn
captain Of tho Whom. b.,;c. -. ..m.
story 10 ;mD.rt vs t6ouoh, .sd;.or.,;on
the better mart Of valor !, 80 Va l.,dsd !,
the FIRST plantation and took q, forty h.,..
Of co,,on.,o protac, onr m,c.;,er, ".
had no nae for i, bo~svsr a. - g.
hours We met the whole ase, .hout tortv
or sfty mile.. from the mouth ~ tho IT.
lshatchi.. retn,nino q ths n;.,;..;nn;
Ar dsliver;D0 onr d;.,..oh.. "a :.
tions "a ratnr..d .;,h =. a.. ,..;,-.l
met ou;mhv,. niv;s;on ~ ~. a.
Both f,eets them cast .nobor .nj [. oon
snl.,t;oc -, ao;rr ~ ~, -
Wh,. conc,r,;or ,hev : i, - h..a
At. I know mot. wh.,hsr n. D.. LII
be given mn !. . f.;Inra ar-h..h.. a.
will s,,d for NOR. dur. bo,,, am n,.h,s
to saw. The prev,;l;no on;n;o, .mo.s
omos.s .na n.;u.,.. !.
.,o~. !. -. ao,e..... 80 !. NJ, ''.0
!. "a y,,oo Pie .,.Ar.
-. ~. o' ~ "'"
I'd .s1elv ~ ;vcr.c,.a. r.. &c
tioos are built ~ h;,h arouna. "a
I, e.e o,o,,,a. =. - .as,-,...,..'-..
ed by sxamps tia. ;nhn.rv c.nno, 49,;
bly, approach them. In addition 70 n.
fortifcatiou., and within r,py,. n. v.
zoo seems to be strongly blochad,d.
Only two iron-elads. u ChilHoo,he
and Baron Dsoalh. ars With she Acct: and |
as yst thsss Two boats are al that have |
heen engaged.
The rebels osrtaialy have expsr;snosal
gunasn. fsf the Chillicothe, darias the
two r three day's engagement, Va hit
withsshot aad she'll sixty-foas tines. At
81 y Il