, 1863-03-23
FROM VICKSBURe.
Gunboat Lafayette Gone Up the
Yazoo.
The Chillicothe Somewhat DAM
aged in Her Encounter.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1 |
CAIRO, March II, 1853.
By the arrival Of the&tcamcr Mary Forsyth /
from below, nc hare Memphis papers Of the |
10Th. The steamer Bon Accord had ar
rived from Young's Point Sundny morn
ing, The 1eGees had broken III several places
along the River.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuuc.l |
MEMPHIS, March TO- via CA1Ro, March Fl. |
Alvices are received from the Tazoo Pass
expedition to Monday. The Chillicothe and
the rebel fort are still cannonading slowly. |
Sunday night large force landed and bnilt
a battery 800 yards in tho rear Of the rebel
fort, with cotton breastworks. The guns
from the gunboat DeKalb hare been mounted.
The rebels have !, 900 men inside Of ort Bel
wood. The fort can be easily captured, and
nll their force.
Matters at Yonng's Point are going ahead
backwards. The dam at the mouth Of the ca-
nal, and the leyecs at the side, hare given
aray, and torrent Of water from the Missis-
sirpi Is flooding the low lands on the point,
towards Vicksburg. Gangs Of men are busily
| engaged in closing the breaks, md the work
| will tonight resume satisfactory condition.
! The health Of the army at the Point is i'm
! proving. Here, it is excellent.
The gunboat Lafayette on Saturday evening
| passed up the mouth of the Yazoo river.
Nothing is known as to the future inten-
tious Of the commander. The opinion was
that he would approach Hsines' Bluff, to be
in readiness to cooperate with the boats on
tcring By the my Of Tazoo Pass.
The steamer Luella, from the Tazoo Pass
expedition, was lying at and above Green
wood, the head of tho Yaxoo river It is be-
ueycd to be&aitlng reinforcements to besent
up soon. nEonfederate gunners 1t Green.
| wood arc in good practice, nnd in the late Gu
counter the Chillicothc WAS somcwhat dam-
aged by their conical shot.
Gen. n. B. Buford assumes command Of
Cairo Tomorrow, Gen. J. II. Tuttle haTing
been released At his own request and to go
into active duty with Gen. Grants army. Gen.
I Buford's staff is not Jet organized.
Especial Dispatch to tho chieago Tribane.1
CA1no, March a, 1858,
Ahalrs at Greenwood are improving. The
Chillicothc Was not injured 90 badly as has
been reported. The extent Of her damages
being some hattcring other easement.
The Forest Rose was not sunk Thclargest
gun in the rebel battery was dismounted.
Languid firing was kept up on Saturday and
Sunday, between the Chillcothe and the bat
tery, with but little effect. The battery il
surrounded By water in the rear, so that any
assault BY the infantry is impossible. During
Sunday night, the Federal force landed, and
planted battery ofguns taken from the Dc
| Kalb, about 4. hundred yards in the rear oi
the rebels, making use Of cotton bales fol-
| breastworks. With this, it is believed, the
r rebel battery will be quickly dismounted, and
their entire force Of FROM four to SIX thousand
captured. The rebels hare built their battery
G with direct reference to an attack from the
a river, and arc not prepared for fire in tht
rear.
T. The vieksburg canal Is reported to bt
n washing out very fast. Our informant sayi
e that whole acres Of land on each side art
n tumb1ing in, and It had dccpened somF
!. twenty feet. Our largest boats can now pas:
n through. 49,.
q ST. Lou1s, March ca.-The Republican,
a Memphis dispatch Of the 10th says advice
n from Greenwood to Monday last are to the ct
=, feet that the gunboat Chillicothe bomhardet
Fort Fcmbcrton on Saturday and sunday
~ bnt without decisive results.
Tue rebel force is estimated ut 6,000, undo
- General Loring. Relnforcements arc beinl
rapidly sent to the scat Of operations, and
10 Is expected that our feet will soon be able tt
~ reduce Ill the rebel Notifications on th
! Yazno