, 1863-03-19
Important from the
Yazoo Expedition.
ITS WHEREABOUTS on
SATURDAY LAST.
A Cunboat Fight with a
Rebel Battery.
Highly Interesting from Before
Vicksburg.
Progress Of 0perations--Reoent
Events Of Interest.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc]
MExGH1s, March 1s, 1853.
We hare intelligence from the Yazoo Pass
expedition to Saturday morning. The feet
consisted of the Ch1llicothe, Baron DcKalb,
five small gunboats, the Musquito fleet, aud
eighteen transports.
The Chillicothe, three miles in advance, at
the town Of Greenwood, at the confluence Of
the Ta1lahatchic and Yal1abusha Rivers, on
Thursday evening, met with check. The
enemy's battery Of five large guns opened on
her. The fight ceased at dark, the battery and
| Chillicothe fighting all day Friday. One Of
the cnemy's guns was dismounted. The
Chillicothc received in all sixty.four
shots, one Of which entered the port hole,
! killing three and wounding fourteen, and On
| Saturday morning, up to ten O'Clock, only a
few shots had been fired.
Very little spirit vas shown. The Chilli
cothe is said to be short Of ammunition.
The final result of the fight VIC have Jet to
learn.
Besides the Greenwood battery, the enemy
is said to be strongly fortified at Tazoo City
and Manchester.
Our fleet, at last accounts, WAS three miles
above the junction Of the Tallalatchie and
| Yallabusha Rivers, Two hundred miles from
Helena, and one hundred and fifty from Ia
zoo City. There is nothing later from Vicks-
| burg.
| Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
| In SIGHT OF V1cKsBCRG, March II, 1
| Via CAIRO, March 18, 1s63.
There are rumors in the fleet this morning,
that the expedition which entered Yazoo Pass
tew weeks since have passed the ob5truc-
tions In the Iallahatchle and Yallabusha Rivers,
| and now have possession Of Yazoo City. If
this is true, yon may expect stirring events
in this region shortly.
The canal Ut Lake Providence is completed,
ard only requires two hours labor in cut
ting the lcvec to turn o column of
water from the Mississippi into Bayou Ma
con, Tcnsas, Black and Red Rivers. The
water will not be let in for week. 1t Is said
that yesterday Col. Ferguson Of the Confedc-
rate army sent a flag of truce to Capt. Pritc1-
ard Of the gunboat Tyler, now lying oil
Greenrille, 11issiseissippi, demanding the
reneon Of the capture Of two men
bearing 4 flag Of truce the preceding
day. Captain pritchard replied that the
men were taken as spies, and requested Col.
| Ferguson to send no more flags, except on
important matters. Col. Ferguson's com
mand comprises J, 500 men, and is now sta
!. toned on Deer Creek, six miles in the rear o1
; | Greenyil}e.
From all accounts, Gen. Burbridge WI:
badly whipped near Grcenyi1le 4 fortnight
I since. have not asccr:ained tho extent o
our losses, but they will probably reach flft,
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
The water in this neigLborhood is rising a
rapid rate, and unless We soon get ready II
| assume active offensive operations, which vii
= cause us to remove to some drier quarters
= the army will be drowned out.
!, lam glad to be able to announce IN in
u proyement in the military condition Of til
:. troops,
The excavation of the canal across the r
= ninsu]a is being carried on as rapidly as po
> sible.
Nothing new In this direction has occurre
b. for several days.
tg The Confederate gunboat Webb, is lyir
tc close into the Mississippi shore, evident
:, sinking Her late encounter with the India
p ola proved too much for her.
IS. LATER.
IL S1onr or V1cKsBuna, March 49, |
VIA. CAIRO, March IS, 1858. !
Night before last twenty-five rebel soldie
Of crossed the River from Vicksburg, in sm:
skitTs, and attempted to cut the State Lev
below the mouth Of the Canal. They we
~ discovered, and every man Of them take
nd For time We were apprcAensive Of an
on attack. The long roll WAS beaten in t
ss - camps, alarm bells rung, on the rams and ire
Of clads, and all hands piped to quarters as If
nd repe1 boarders.
tai The captured men with prisoners taken
;ts Col. Ellet, were sent up the river this mo-
,er ing.
Nothingof interest except as abore, has
~, CURED in this section since the date of {
ta- last dispatch.
Last night bright rcd light was dipla,
CIV in Vicksburg, evidently signallight. 1t,
a. withdrawn about e1cyen O'Clock, and follow
bis ! By no demonstration whatever, so far
,m- We could determine.
ing 0f conrse vonr readers know hy this I,
d es .'". 49," ' -
cnt that there is no truth in the ridiculous ru1
ado from rebel sources Of the defeat and disa:
ued to the feet before Vicllsburg.
~, ~, The officers captured On the Indianola,
in Vicksburg.
Several dummies sent down the Canal, d
fire from the rebel batteries.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
ira} CAIRO, March 1s, 1st
ling By the arrival of the steamer Belle II
art phis, NC have adyices from below Of
vt date, and Memphis papers of the 18th.
n Of news is not particularly important. Ths
de- ported capture Of Yazoo City is not conf
mcn an ed, and is supposed to be premature.
ssel signals agreed upon, showing that the
five had passed uaines' Bluff, and believed to I
zpe- been heard By Commodore Porter, and
,a9s ported to Gen. Grant, but, rs nothing
lie since been heard from the fleet, are thougl
king hnyc been the sound Of thunder or some
bor- ,n.., o,-,,,,.,,n s+;11 +bcra ;. no do,t
the success Of that expedition.
An expedition of Illinois troops went
from Memphis TO Hernando, Friday
lon. Several buildings were destroyed en- ro"t'
number Of Confederatcs captured, Wc
let two skirmishcs-one Oh Saturday, the c
), re- on sunaay-in which we lost two com
men, et,,od off1ccrs No narticulars we're In
Oden | '