The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-14

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nDlstlsn ~ ~ Trip Amid Many
81 70 s Dangers
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he Coldwater River and Its
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DR UpIDlTI0N STILL ADVANCING,
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.ee.r y CncTxHAr, March -, 1858.
special aespAtcb from Memphis gives report Of .
a ~ Yasoo river. in which seven thousand prison
nj eight transports we're oapsared. No particulars
Asss = nothing new from vicksburs.
FAN WAMuaIoN,, March 10, 1858.
- report frsm Memphis Of the SIGHT on the Yazoo
80 ths taking Of Transports il consistent with the
wlsdge that exist here thai demonstration Of our
beats IVES u hand In that direction with view Of
~ - rsbsl supplies. This II doubtless the signal Of
lbinsd operations.
pur Csldwatsr River Correspondenee.
UNITED erAT.s GuSsoAr AARnoRA,
80 CclDwArza Rvn, Miss, Feb. 40, 1853.
- Rubieoa ID crossed. Three and half days Of most
oss, vsxasious, boshsrsoms, troublesome ana damag
stsambossns hAs brought this expedition twenty
~ way snd disclosed 70 ~ view the end Of the
famous Yaxoo Pass. moro execrabe place was
pr known. Should one propose 70 run steamboat to
nec. - would be considered equally sane by those
o had seen the Yazoo Pass before this expedition
ed passage through Il ~ the person who proposed
novemens. ! would like 70 describe
g. NE yAxoo PA8s b
woud lin 70 compare II 70 somsehing that would be
nigssss 70 year readers. Bas fknqr Of soshing in
vssr earth, Or in the waters uPd& - earth. that
compare with II. had The IMMORTAL Bard desired
,eos from which to anx = pictAe Of the way
loads 70 The realms Of darkness and
pair he had only 70 picture Shs yazoos Pass. Let ne
IN The feeble language can COMMAND y describe u.
haps the reader hes passed through the DISMAL swamp
virssaIa or, II mot, be has read the accounts Of
ssss whs havs enjoyed that privilege. Then he has
sd Of shs famous junglss u India. He has seen or
- ths uabsoksn silence that psrvadss the boundsss
forests u the John Brown tract In Western New
n. Coaosivs ths 0slisst features Of thsss three
~ q territory, and hs viii be able, BY combining
n, 70 Iorm . tolsrabiy correct idea OF the region
bosls which the Yazoo Pass runs Those who have
ehsa The Of snake he trails his way along
ground, winding this way and that, hher and yondsr
e n all directions Al the Same time, and yet main
htng something ef regular course In the average,
~ exaggsFating che picture 10 their own minds,
erand something Of tho tortuous OF tho Yazpo
. ] have passed through II from one end
~ .Olhsr, and l assert canddly that there
sos throughout its entire length piece two hun
~ long Of perfectly straight river. The
b under which this expedition moved required
boass should keep three hundred yards apart; but
place 70 be found In the whole stream where
cosld oosthird Of this distance ahead behind
bn Once, indeed, We did catch glimpse OF the Rat
y flagship She was just abreast OF Ms, and about
Nred yards away. gong in opposite direction 10 us
fancicd We were close on TO her, and, as 1t
ht concluded 70 tie up, to let her get away from
The next morning. we got under weigh at daylight,
just AZ tue sun WAS II the meridian passed the
= where We had seen our file leader eighteen hours
oss.
UGH has been said aud written Of the efforts put forth
the rebels TO obstruct this pass Their labor all
owu away. Nature had placed greater distractions In
way than any an enemy could place there
ster how powerful he might have been how long
had been emrieyed. Cypress and sycamore trees
- The banks In great profusioD, ntermixed with
antc cotton woods bearing the widest ENHANCEMENT
wild grape vines Tho stream itself is never 10
heed hundred feet In breadth, and FIRE nenty
~ nfty or seventy i've. Over this the timber forms
st perfect arch frequently good fortune would have
high a. 10 admit the easy passage Of the tall smoke
oks beneath II, but Sometimes grazing their tops and
Yin angry topping the inirnders But Prov idencs
dcntly did not intend this pass for military highway
Rv'aesss oppcsed ths movement, no. 50 mnch oy this
w, as by ehe long, agged limbs II thrust out from the
- directly ACROSS the channel and the numerous
poksd and leaning trees that formed most effective
cksde-
. may be possible, from what have written, TO get
idea Of the fszoe Pass. short account Of tho
p through u will be more profitable for this
rpose. The total length Of the pass from
h,ssiseppi 10 Mo Co'dwater river IL twenty milee.
sn the Mississippi the east side Of Moon lake where
pass proper commences Ia called eight miles, leaving
, distance from Moon lake 70 the Codwater twelve
YES We left the lake Wednesday morning the 25th
b. and coached the roldwaer this afternoon lust after
IDer, making the trip in exactly three days and half
n,s ana, 4 more Than &c NEED oo pu ns,
- sure did not travel nights, but made usually
Dut twelve hours time each day. This gives the
psd progress OF one mile in three and half hours.
~ tbs progress made express anything OF the chsrac
Of The rouse II Il does not I hardly know wha,
~ nv uprxR Ksp or THE rAss
stream h sueaped, and rushes along with great
Hdny through iss narrow channel the rate being
strips Of ssstom Land along the sides which are
overno wn, giving greater width, and consequent
icfs rapidly 70 the current. But In no place
we A'.e cvcn 20 drift with the current That would
svitaoly have dsshsd into timber and our
4 70 Atoms. From the time we entered the pas until
% 80 ~. We could only keep our wheels back
ana even tns was not enough small bat was
Iuisnc on cither side by when lines we're oonsiantly
sed out and made fast u the trees 10 check our head
~
been facetonsly called "the stern wheel expedition
the circumstances 81 thrc being no,e bat seru Wheel
IN (Which narrower than side wheel s,e.rersl -
,cd In u hut fnigf with equal proprctv he called
We back water expedition" or sth~ ko,d bacs .,r.d,
~ - because a our advancing only by holding bsrt
pAssets DccArI1pAIY.
Bot with all sit labor u has been imn..s.ls 80
our bsats from rnlsh damage. Fre,y,entlv i, !. :.
possible check the bead way u vessel In time y,
pc liz sm,kcstacks and awav would 20 these t.II
cylindets crashing throaxh the hurricane deck apS
Wing complete wreck o. the cabin and lxnt upper
sks. Again q huge limb would come crashing ami
ashsng along the side tearing away stanchens and
lces, and some limos tbs light buikhe around
upper works The flagship was thus visited, and
'ng Cvsumander smiths cabis turned into complete
eck 10 TACT, al the vessels lock AZ thougb they hid
n IN bard fousht battle and bad been BADLY worsed,
that n,ne of thew are dana ed m machinery - hull
as bcen most exciting trip: but believe or hear all
r survived u save ons pour old niggera contraband
ongiDg Ia this vessel lie was lying IN his hammock,
he sick bay beins on H. sick si, when huge limb,
ken on by the pefsistcnoe Of smokcstacks. came
vn endwse upon the deck and passing through, ad.
nistcred Tho death blow TO Ts0r Cunee. n Q
er ,ncpaion PROCLAMATION 20 that poor aikcy
Father Ab aham has issued yet.
rHx RrHrros II rAsswp.
70 ne through this last ~ all psc~~ through which
AUsr sofht to atampt " pass. aud tlSss ~ return
{. We have Dcw dly - fsll cur way oct by