The New York herald., 1863-02-19
Rebel Accounts.


Tho scksburg wAe of tns 3o,h al, has the following
in erencs TO come ~ the movements OF the Uuion
forces ID that vicinity
The enemy have a. last got boat into the canai de-
sroyns he prasnticatans of tho "wis"acres" Who isst
GUNNER Declared tho ctnni couLi be ga
bic, aud that II Was useless u n u up steamer, sup
POSED To be dredgc boat, yesterday plying up
aud down the canal, and suppose that few days
more VIII suLcc t. make VI nav gable for the enemy
xnnboatr.
Ta Unonss ATTEMPTED to run the ferry boat down tho
river cariy yesterday morning but few shots from
e Il our guns Warrington satisfied them TINT
the, could not 30 past fhe boat returned g her moor
ngs bat kept 40 steam, and was moving about al inter
yais duriDg the iay.
re Cu,ooss visited DE soto yesterday In large
bcfs squads ~ them we're waking about the river hank
al dy We onired tn bank opposite the bayou.
with book "a hand taxing sketches tor some illustrated
ncasiapef, We presumr Three Others appeared 10 bo
mhkinR survey. but we're disturbed W shot which
shattcfei large tree where they aere AZ work. one
man appeafe at tho OH maehoc shop the Shreveport
Railroad and rode down to -eales where he dlsmoancd
ana examined our city with glass alter whkh ho got
on bis s,cci again aud rode ~ toward nc whites.
Ia the meantime a mnn dressed m u brown suit (all
We have heretofore dressed Ia biuc) Up
from seiIcs house ~hctc rome twenty eve blue coa,s
were onDgng, VAN smn White lag attached ~ polo.
u. cam. A. lar AZ the house formerly occupied by Nr
QngR aud STUCK hs oe ~. ground the cvec oppo-
st. the door ~h,reupn two men, one carrying knd ol
tablo With TIRE. legs, and the other Surveyors
pass came ~ the ie,ee from Scales house. As
they 10 .uiggs the Nag taken down the thrco
legged cement set down the irvce com
PISS placed top Of u. "buc co worked with the
nsrunent about M hour when h. took ~ stakes and
started back through the woods towards the enemy
camas
Ciunot We prevent these ,coundres from coming to
The b,ns ~ the and making surveys some
ng may expect Ia be awakened hy the bech,ng
Of csnoon from The opposite side Of The fver unlos
rfeyri ibe enemy from making surveys ani selecting
eligible posmlons fof batteries
Aeorresponoent q tho Jackson NIs,J aprsai writes
from V,cssbufa NJ follows
tar'y 'mes 70 'nc cny are daily resaiei vrh tho
morning revcnir u III. cuemy witch can be
disunctly beard Thcu ,eois are aiso visible and
u H SAD that The Whole OF cstcnsiv. ~ucamp.
ment-uDo Oi tha hfcc near the ctis be
vnksbur. presents bot niue evidence of the proximity of
The nsiefa sucb deadly sts'e ~ anic patci la busi
ness matters there TO be artsy except about
tbe deserted andne on the streets obssts ~ sayy
dressed iadics and hsppy faced chdfeo tner
the various houses a worship Of them be,ray ng
thew conotenapccs ~ the ~ou sup
posed must be ir Tho oniy departure from the aear
ap.s ~ oi dinsry sabbath day waa tbs svkify
imle' atise admcoiilou'' f~memt.r the SsDtath day
and kssr q boy Every ob.erva,ioa were sbe Co
seD"a boe of rather Increased faith that
tbe Ataek upon the bold would Yssult In
more signal fspuse than administered We are cor
nient fsibcf thAD bopcfui
vIcKmcsu, Niss, Feb. n, 1903.
Tho enemy u reported a. bs actively eogsgsd Va throw
ING 40 batteries the Louisiana shore With the sippos
81 porposs OF protecting their when they Commence
infos,ng .Jntooo bridges the river Ts fsgar,
b0~essr mot believed here Our au,hor,os apyssr /.
anticipate early ai,Aes, and troops arc prepared
for ihe sGemy night OF day Al quiet now.
yrK.srso Miss ,Tsb. II, LED,
One ~ tho sncmys sunboats rss.ei batteries last
ngbi under of dsransss ssyer. shot- we're
None ,s believed 10 have ia.ea sncc, Al qale,
tbs mJfrln,t