, 1863-04-02

LATER FROM VICKSBURG,
Rumors frenl Haines' Bluff and
Greenwood.
A Pair Of Contradictory Reports
l. DISASTER 70 The RAM
LANCASTER.

tGpeClAl ulBp4LCn 10 tlE
MEAru1s, March 81. via CAIno., April 1.
Our merchants are excited to-day, It having
been reported that the Custom House officers
refuse to allow goods TO pass Cairosa route
for Memphis 1t is believed that tbs order OF
the Treasury Department is nlsapprehen1ed.
Our officers have telegraphed to Washington
for Instructions. The probable effect Of this
will be heavy advance in prices ie.e:
Ten families having relations in the South
crn army, will be sent South on account Of
tie raid orythe railroad on Saturday.:
Advicce from Vicksbprg are one daylater.
The rams Switzerland and Monarch were be-
low vicksburg. Their; damages arc slight,
md they arc nov repaired ready for action
Two b:sges Of coal, amounting to 1000
bushels, have been sent down to Farrasut
The canal opposite Vtcksburg is deemed
failure, and the dredging boats have been re-
moved, the fire Of tie rebel batteries opposite
the mouth being too hot.
It Is reported that Gen. Sherman is in pos.
session Of Haincsr Bluff tits slid that the
rebels hare cyacuated. Dcsertcrs cay the
rebels knew Of the Steele'B Bayou expedition,
but thought 1t impossible that It would be
successful.
tits reported that the water is foot deep
| behind the rebel works at Greenwood, on the
| Yazoo. 4 few inches more will drown them
| out.
The reported evacuation Of Vick5burg by
tue rebels is all bosn.
I Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne.l
| i CAIRO, April /, 1853
By the arrival Of tic steamer Nebraska I
have Memphis papers hnd dispatches to Tues
day morning. The most important portion
of the information y, unfortunately, sadly
mixed By one paper o{ the other. While the
Bu1ltis most e1nphaHoally states that it has
reliable information That General Sherman
and Admiral Porter'{ expedition to uaine5'
Bluff WAS not faslpre, the 4iry"s, on the
other hand, pretending to have ncws direct
from correspondent at 1oung's Point, rs
strenuously 7rges th3t it has f1ilcd, and that
both fleets had rcturHed to the place Of start
ing without accomplishing anything.
In this dilemma ean only give these state
1nents, let the readets draw differences. Ths
Euneliu says news fdm Haincs Bluff, confirm,
atory to that published Sunday, reports Gen
Sherman now in possession of th,t place, ant
from present infor4 alton he will give tn
Confederltes more t;oub1e than they had ez
, rectcd. DcserteTa lay that the army knes
: when tho expedition ;;wcut up Stecle's Bayou
J but officers acquaintt1 with the country 1el
. confident that the g 4pcdition would amour
: to nothing. They 9ay the Bluff is strongl
0 fortified. Dc5crters from the CONFIDENT
army at Vicksbnrg say that news was receive
of the evacuation q; 1laincs' Bluff, and the 0
t1ccrs in command were denounced Us GOV
ards.
It was admitted at Vicksburg that this Il
| Vintage Of the Fetlerals made 1t hazardous +,
their army to remain in their fortiacation
:" The same paper ndds, since the above VI
written intelligence has becn received In OF
cial circles confirming these statements
is understood that the authorities conyersa
with all that can be known on the subject, c
NJ press updoubtisg belief that Gen Shcrm
n Las Haines' Bluff in his possession.
le PER CONTRA.
ac Tue Memphis lTgus Of the same date, Tut
I'd day, has the following on the subject Of t
expedition unler Gen. Sherman: Admit
rs Porter attempted to get into the Upper
ZOO RlTcr, via steele's and Black Bayous, i
Mt | the expedition has proven failure. Our c.
nc respondent accompanied the expedition, a
,el | informs lis that Porter succeeded In getti
ne through both bayous with Ills gunboats, q
,er proceeded some thirty miles further, il
Deer and Rolling Fork, where lie eneouute'
to Il small force Of Confederates, who fired NJ
ed | tho gunboats with sharpshooters, and p1at
.n- distractions In the channel, impeding t1
an progress.
The feet remained day or two, until
u, infantry forces arrived, the Confederatcs
be the while actively engaged in telling trees
to the channel, and firing upon the gunbe
from ambush.
| Our infantry arrived OIL Sunday to assist
gunboa.s. Porter was then completely h
med in By distractions, both In the rear
end end in front, and would have fallen IN easy
ida; speedy prey to the Coniederates unless
ueh destroyed his boats. The land forces c:
hcr up,and skiTmishing commenced ard contin
Fo'' all dag. The Confederate force vas estim1
and at ,0C0, with heary artillery. Porter cut his
~. back, and succeeded in getting out witt
aud | the loss Of boat. The infantry forces marc
Oh back to the head Of Black Bayou, where
vies re-embarked In transports, arriving at Ton
o.. Or, Point on the eth. The Federal loss Is
tic OF twelve 1,riyates killed and wounded.
,qss; .a; Sullivan, an engineer on tug, was Hlle'
aty, a shell, The Confederate loss is unkno
zen a1, but is thought to be Us large rs that Of
e OF Federals The expedition was comma1
lied respectively by Admiral Porter and Ger
v;ue Sherman.
hess The jackson tppsal Of the cd, says
twenty leserters had arrived ut Vicksl
from our forces, within a few days ]
They report, Of course, great demoraliza
in Banks army. It claims that the rebel
teriee al Port Hudson sustained no injur
Farragrt's tombardment Of the 18th, aut
same result at Grind Gulf.
The Natchez Courier says that when A
ire.'s raj FaYrasut arrived there with the Har'
tate .nd Albatross. he sent a boat on shore r
ca1ly communication to the Mayor, as follows
but | USs7xp STATES FLAG sH1r HANTroR1
~. OF Natchez. Miss, March II, 1858.
the | To His Honor. the Mafo1 Of Natchtz:
It by SRI trust 1t is unnecessary to remind ;
m. desire to avoid the necessity Of pun;shin
put Innocent for the guilty. Ind express to yo1
,ype- hope that the fTlus upon United Stntcs boat
49, not he repeated hy the law1css people OF Nat
"as OF guerilla forces. Otherwise shall be conf
cries 10 DO an net most rcpuEnant to mE feeling
firing on your to7n III defense of my peOplt
" " for the honor Of mJ Gag.
shall be most happ5 to sec his Honor
n the Mayor On o'a.n, NJ rcsnc,tfn,1v
from j. G. FARnAcr
1t at | Rcar Admiral Commanding ". G. Block
ht Of | Squadron
that 4 dispatch to the Appeal from Fort
1,lua. ha1. berton, gives full accounts Of the fg
liver. Greenwood the first day. The rebels ella
airing have lost only one killed aud eight WON
I the On Thursday no injury was sustained.
r. #. The yicksbn1g Citizen has informatit
:ivate the burning OF q. R. ". Hills plantatio
Mis- Deer Greek, by the Federals-
We'll ~e,lt PHILADELPHIA, April Ia special dis
tsSue from Cincinnati to the Bnllttin says that
] x-:nf fr3ft has ,,n1