Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-17
From ,As Lower uIi-.i.sippi.

! Special Dispatch 70 the Chicago Timss.l
CAIRO. April 7.--Advices from Helena, Ar.
kansas. to the lst say that the canal at Yicks
I burg is st0pendcus failure. The dredging
machines ara TO let.
There are indications OfimpoFtRnt movements
I bat particulars are contTabaRd.
Z An stack was made by gusrillss last week
/ on the steamers Empire City, Cheeseman, and
( Ad Hine. while those boats were passing down
/ the Coldwaser riveT. The guerillas fred from
canebrales and bushes, MORALLY wounding the
e ptain Of the Ad Hine Several deekhsnds
and an engineer on one Of the bOsts were killed.
The steamer Citizen broke a wheele IN the
| Coldwater last week, and was compelled to lay
/ By for repairs. A squad Of soldiers was sent to
protect the boat from falling into the enemy
hands.
/ Special Dispatch to the Chicago TimeEl
MEMPHIs, April 6, Via Cairo, April z. The
steamer Alton, Captain Barnes arrived to-day
from Younsis point, La, having left there on
army movements, except that General Steele's
corPs had bseu sent up to Greenville, Miss,
Whara there was considerable force reported to
be- A rebel force had been seen in the vicinity
of Greenville, and, lest they should endesvor to
blockade the river there, General Grant deter
mined to put fOrea there and prevent IL.
All was quiet in the vicinity Of Young's point
up to Saturday afternoon.
Special to the Chicago Thnss.l
HELENA, ARK April (vis CAIRO, April y.
The hospital boat City of Louisiana, passed up
this A. II. She vas crowded with sick soldiers
from Gen. Grants army, en- ronte TO Northern
hospitals. Everything was quiet at Vicksburg.
No lsteT advices from Fort Greenwood have
been received. Gen. Ross is expected to arrive
hero, with bis division, tomorrow.
Several regiments st this post are under
marching orders
Special Dispsteh to the Chicago Times-l
YoUEa's POINT, April 2-4PMl
Yis Caro-, April 7.
The rumors of the resignation of Colonel
Dickey, General Grants chief of cavalry, were
confirmed, to-day, by The notification of its ac'
ceptanee by the War Department at Washing
ton. General Wsshburne ranks ali the cavalry
officers ia the department. A chief Of cavalry
may not be appointed in place Of Col. Dickey
Colonel Noble, Of the 81 Illinois cavalry, so
fond of hanging around Springfield and abusing
Democrats, has been mustered out of the ser
vice for iuefieiency.
On Tuesday the 69sh Indiana regiment
marched from Milliken's bend to Willow Bay
lsRe, three or four miles from the river, and
thence through connecting bsyous to Richmond,
twenty miles from here, on the Vieksburg and
Shreveport railroad, where they are now en-
eamped. A small company Of Eebels, occupied
the place, but retTested, skiTmishing, IS our
troops approached. Two were reported killed
aud one or two captured. We sustained no
loss. Richmond commands the bsyoa through
which our transports will pass if the new canal
be mpleted hence its Importance. All the
skiffs aud yawls al Mihiksn's bend were taken
to the bayou to assist in lransportstien. The
occupation will be permanent it is thought, and
win break up a Troublesome community Of rebel
spies and informers.
The Federal forces at Greenwood are under
stood to have been reinforced in troops and ord
nance, and the movement seems more hopeful
thsn a week ago.
Nothing hes been heard from Pert Hudson.
The weather is warmer, and the river keeps
up fully.
has arrived from Memphis with Sunday morn
ing's papers. From passengers We hear Of two
impoT amt expeditions from Milliken's bend bat
particulars may not be given. We shall Ger
tsinly hear from them in q few days.
We are assured that the health of the army is
good and getting better; that its spirits are
good, sud that no one thinks Of falling in the
capture of VicksbuFg
We have conflicting reports again rom Yaz0O
pass, but the pTepondeTRnoe Of evidence is, that
il is not yet abandoned
NEW York, April THE Worlds correspOn-
dent, writing aboard the flag ship Hartford,
March 25ih three miles above Grand Gulf, says:
sThe wheel-house Of ssssmbost painted lead
color was discovered abreast Of Hurricane
island, twenty miles below Wanenton. From
the description it aecOrds perfectly with the In
dianola, and leaves no doubt 81 to her fate-thst
she Is sunk IN deep water, and bears, 80 tar as
can be seen, the appearance Of having been
blown up Just where she sunk"