Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-07

There are three distn Ct projects for s0mpa.s.
ing the def-at Of ths resel army at viekseurs.
Firtt there IL the canal across ths ,sthmus on.
posiie the city. which is expected 20 change th>
channel Of che Mississippi, l~avine Sos stsv
several miles inland, and enabling our hees "a
pass below the stronghold, and eprrs.s asxissS
from quarter lsast able to r-sist attaek.
Secondly, there is the project sf Yasoc Pass,
above vicksbnre, on the east eide Of the Hi.-
sissippi. This pass ie already reported 70 be
sueeessfuls Its object II 70 psss boats saso shs
fa1oe river, 80 ss 20 attack the rebel foruaca-
lions at Haines's Bluff, few miles above the
mouth OF the Yazoo, both in front by the esn.
boats and in the rear by land forces The
works 81 this point are the principal dsfohees
OF N1cktburg sgainst inland assault; and n N
confidently believed that they N nat fall before
q com hined assault. A Meet laden win trocp0
was reported several days ago 70 have called On
ths destination; and 1t is BY no means improb-
able that we sfail hear, very soon. Of an en-
fagemeni, and possibly of the reduction Of that
important point
development is the Lake Providence Canal,
This lake Is on the west teide OF The Mississippi.
si1ty miles above Vicksburs, he bed Of the
lake being twelve feet below the channel Of
the Hvsr. "A canal four hundred feet iu leneth>
which Memphis dispatches OF the I'd ANNOUNCES
TO be finished, connects the two waters. The
importance of this communication consists In
in the fact that Lake Providence smptyps Into
Tensas river, which, running south eixty mslee
west Of Vicksbure, In turn emptiee into tho
Washfa rlver, and the latter into Red river,
forty miles above the mouth OF the latter Tho
Ifnsas river Is nagigable for more than one
hundred and nifty milrs; vessels can therefore
pass from Loke Providence to Red river. de-
stroying all the Red River and Louisiana con-
neciioDs OF the rebels, and cutting OF entirely
the supplies upon which they absolutely
depend for subsistence.
But still greater advantage than these we
have named will accrue from the success OF
this Lake Providence enterprise. IL will ins mr..
by means Of Atchafaiaya bayou, which viii
forces Of Generals Grant and Banks. and mus
not only compel the redu ton Of Port ri I'D son.
which in this way can be readily nsnked, but
expose TO our occupancy the entire RANGE ol
plantation lands lying bctwee the strong holds
of Nicksburg and Hudson.
u, as reported, this Lake Providence canal 10
actually completed, and there is no reason 70
doubt the report, we may regard the reduction
OF Nicksburg as already practically accom-
plsped; and IL THE strong hold falls. the spine
OF the reb+llion in the Mississippi Valley will
be hope leesly breken.
LATER FROM LAKE PRovipHycr
The 81 Louis Dsnscrat OF Tuesday puolsshee
the following:
Prom private sources welearn OF important
movements Gown the river, the news Of which
has not been permitted to come % rs through
cur teleeraphlc correspondence. The canal
fIom the Mississippi river 70 Lake Providence
has been completed, and on Tuesdsy last rfsss
steamer Continental passed through. A larre
division Of the army, including the Seventh
Missouri, Eighth, Twenueth, Thirtiefh aad
Eighty-first Illinois, and >one Others, und r
transportation through the Lake, and before
This time is doubtess on its way 20 Red River,
the destir cation probably being Port Hndeon,
where the com m and win CO operate with Gem
eral Parks for the reduction OF that rebel
stronghold. Great and good news may coon
he expected from this ex xpeditlon.