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


Ths hosts hsvs al arrived In ths Codwaser, anA "
are ready 70 push forward again N Ne morning accord
ns " orders already issued Come Of he vessels soI
pretty rl TAe sunboat Romeo has bosh her chimney
carried away The tender Ayasd has hols 10 her hu.
Al = them hsvs their upper works say torn 70 pieces
and their wheels Isss damaged but nsus are -
badly isjrsd 70 aet shsr ~osktsg saalsiss asssa
~. We shal start forward q daylight n The morning
with high hopes and desires - meet the sney
- - he can conveuiently show himself We hear
Of him ss4hs mouth Of shs Cosdwster, which now
ported to b oaly twelve miles from here II IL sad that
from shsrs before ss arrive He certainly has nothise
II that point that hold ont against our force.
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We have boon greatly graned 70 day By the arrival Of
rsihforcements that were NOT looked for. Tie light
draught gunboats Ourew and Cricket and the Lion
Tho river will psrmh The viii DO sent 70 the 'front.'
Acting Volunteer Heutenant Brown, OF the Fcr-
len. and sent dowa e The ~n %amr sc charged
with wnking u the operations Of contraban1 traders
and Oosson buyer: along The Mississippi river has been
mand Of his vessel. me charges preferred by .
person DESTROYS Of hins the vacancy that would be
upon mere technical violations OF duty all OF which
Lieutenant Brown produced written orders from the
Admiral. 1seaa MtNs8 4#MF
We have not yea seen enough Of civilization and popu
ht0n eince emerged from the Yazoo Pass asccr.
tain what the condition Of things below We expect
the more glory shall win. have doubt whatever
you viii have good reports from this movement.
CoIDwAru Rvxn, March 5, 1858.
We are progressing towards our destinatiou, though
slowly. To-day have made about six miles down
stream and catching our breath after this rapid
locomoton,' preparatory 10 early start TO morrow
morning
THE coLDwATER RIVER
10 but slight Improvement the Yazoo Pase. II is Z
tribe wider s wide in fact that the branches
seldom meet above it-but other respects We have
gained nothing 30 far Of navigation s concerned
Rather we have lost much have gained, since
the Increased width Of the stream quite
by the ssggshness Of the current The course OF shs
stream is nearly toruous that Of the pass tina,
cannot yet venture steam ahead floating
backing up continues to be the order the progress made
is provokngly slow.
Since my last date We laid quiet at the mouth OF the
US until this morning, wfen we started for
ward,
In my last made slight mistake in meutioning she
seinl9rconenss we had rscslve ! mentioned two gun
Petrol aud Loness ana Fulton Joined US and
SesD placed at the bad q thslno-tne Petrol an ad
additional barricadss for the light draught snboats
plan has been devised Of - dsposng Of cotton bales
these vessels as to render them nearly as pregnsb -
into the heart OF the most productive cotton region 81
South, and before reaching any point whore we antc-
pate finding any formidable batteries shall have
difficulty 10 binding AL the cotton want.
sN4 FURTHER INCREASE roRoE.
Our force has also been By the arrival VI
mortar boats The huge 200 pound shells thrown by
these monsters, added TO the heavy metal pre-
pared 70 throw in unlimited quantities from sundry nine,
ten and eleven inch guns, will have startling effect
tho nerves Of the quiet people OF Yazoo City. These
mortar boats, with the rams bring little expedition
up TO formidable Dimensions II any anxious antcpa-
patons previously INDUCED In growing out OF the
they have been entirely dspeIlcd BY these
Inducements. and all In excellent
spirts and have the slightest doubt Of ability
through the Yazoo river despite any obstacles tho
enemy may oppose 10 us
gxrEr.
As yet are In utter ignorance OF what
have been made for below when shall meet
reception COMMITTEES from the rebels Some accounts
others tell that Van Dorm, with his entire army
lying In wait Tor at the junction OF the Talahatchie
river with the Yazoo, and improving his leisure time
in throwing up eartnworks mounting guns and generally
shall probably come across him within week when
somebody will be hurt unless there shall previously be
grand skedaddle
PREPARATIONS.
A force OF military have been detached aud are now
detailed for duty the gunboats OF this expedition
They are scattered through the fleet number Of
being placed each boat 10 shsrpshootcrs
AID in working the guns where the regular
light. They are fine body Of men, and into he
spirit OF the which they detailed
infinite credit TO themselves their services the boats
invaluable, most OF the crews far below the
regular allotment, and there exists most deplorable
scarcity OF scaDen, which prevents their being filed up.
Indeed all the boats in the squadron light ded
and II Ia almost impossible up crews Tor the new
Doais az they come out.