, 1863-04-13
THEYAZOO PASS EXPEDITION
THE MOST REMARKABLE AFFAIR
on RECORD.

N4sursorns. Nednesdar a,,;,o ,ec,
Rear+Admiral Porter's reDoft Of his y rccent e
expedition through Steels BAYOU. Deer Crtet
and the other bayous md creeks. Tith i inten}
to reach the Big suntower ryer and ~ f,aots net
that stream into the Yazon Th;ch 49, w
ceived At the Nayy DenaTt ,n..nt ~ "aa y.
like a romance. viii h;s frnI' ~sa tsssa.
mas eight davs In the lc"rt ~ ~ % ao..eF
nayigaiirn. a series ~ I;troas =. ens Guntotty,
even faf.boat ever tIoateJ bofana 80 "1lca not
he worked Ills way nn1x s3,roatu u s,;s suolls'
back ara;n. onc t:rantr se'fn.5 maes ana
gumed IN acnn,nn,;. b;ni oat & nours WIS Con-
channels in hoti orcai.s S,d ~, ha.n t.Acs. luz
c.od;nri. ,.n..e.- ea As auo oa{ous were e&-
The hoa15 arn masfnw 80 narFoW in places That
were choked with fallen trees @ Thich Which had dnfo y
be rmoyed or viii c1n,nns - "nen ra,en nea ~
lows which had tn he n,ied u W iHHT h ~ y, III! W.
For while the feet crcnt o1onp, ~ Gyrnha"5 ths
the leren whinb of,au ~. "4uS unutsc.seu, ~
tic erns' assisti,tr tn screen T. 4ss' 1oo'o
When The inhahifonts who had honad IN
eseane tie hn,rors of wnr nv nercavaJ @ WIZ +ho t
dreaded cpuboats il the midst ot their MIN
tations. 1hrv r,tn down ia tret n nearer Iicw
and The hacks crowded tie banEs of the
strcam. and showed rratification at the arri-
val Of ihr Yankees. t1 whom they rave every
assistance in their noxer
a rebel goyernmeut aren't nrcsently began
putting the torch to ali Ihe cotton he conld
fav bands upon. and incited the planters to as
sist him IN fIn wnrl- ~ destrnrftnn twenty
t1,onson,1 M @ 1,aies nccorI;oc to thc rom nntatio1
If Admiral Porter. were Enrnei1 hy this nncnt,a
orders beside that marked q. 4 A.. which
Porter i,imseij iu7n"d and a con.iderahle
auantity-enoueh, he saws, 20 buy a runboat.
Which he carried nfT With him.
Some Of the planters, however, declined to
burn their cotton, and abused the Confsde-
rate government roundly. for its nurnosc to
make them do SO, contrasting it with The nc.
ton Of Porter, who DESTROYED no private cot
ton. A considerable proportion Of The n)ant-
ers manifested their affection for the old tlar.
and the negroes we're unanimous in their de-.
votion to it.
The fleet had accomplished a good part of
Its voyage before any efforts Tere made tn
stop it. News finally came that a rebel force
Of infantry, with artillery, was preparing to
dispute Tie passage; that larger force WIS
on its way from Haines' Bluff. On the Yazoo
and that The negroes were being forced at thc
point of tIe baynnet to fiji trcos ~ ohstruat
which Admiral Porter received. vas hroncht t
him By the African residents Of that narf If
the State. BE sent one Of his smaller f,s hnsts -
armed with q hovitzrr in advance - ohn"L'
mate the rebels. and thus tnurht h;s 1r,v sro-
ceesful]y, for time. pntt;nT thr Tchei' ennc
to flight, scattering The shar1shooters an;i q IN.
E,ntry who begun TO line lie banks and ra. M
moving The trees almost os fsst Ne tbo. Ntu xas
ftlled nc7oss the st1ea,m 10 A's' ~ aueS we're
The rrh,.is Lowa1ar f,,1,r .5aoa
ousiv tn IL" nIstrs,ct;nn ,} ~ ~ aaasu 1 ~ stll
It vas with frreat difficu1tr ~ dta;.ai tna1
nrnccpi ATtha ea,,." t;..s .uo Aumitat eouiu
lin int +o rcbo;s ~ sse eas % aexs ~ was Drought
rios ocrass +ha stso",. "ae aiiG u. VOTE 1eiuns
irsr rims WITH = v;r,r r. 81. ,o-,t,,- o R!eia..
aff;.S th;s naws was ,.s1 1xat ~ ts aP'9te. Even
On awhile hnf Gna,,~ I '1na !Sn. u. .i; ne pusnso
Of Rol;nT Eart fr,;,, h;n,, "!t.n ov9 }aIus
hcen 1,1a;5 saiinr 3 u,n t1.n u H.; "Sn!u nase
Rirer intn the Yszoo WIN ,n,,aa .a ny 3hnoneF t .
fra rlacrs n the ~ 1,i9 ~ V,snh aub,. .nG lors
nhl;,tnd ~ t,,rn haei. VI '4eh7oa1s' ne "as
"ea IisJ ca,, :" ~ nna''I uaeh'
aao 9en' cnelntal, Win Ills soldiers, who
nau snor;er foaa than the gunboats to trayel
eaeea al,s p9'n. PM; ~ cary as 5hcy should,
patteasS eou1o . Aase oeen lofced and the iazoo
shaereu; shu.; pnt, RECEIVING no Intelligence Of
,.l.5 1aa9 ~, enels, WHICH were necessarily
!anI'suen ~, M W want Q! transportation MS well
Us " otaer causcs' admiral forter deemed it
prTnenI T,e ~ 10 t!1 seaufn:
~. INC ooa1Tuctlons thrown by tue rebels in