Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-07
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u, .fn. fhaf feell'ly Tbs WAS dona 10 llH l9s
ssi usannef rassiels, in an eogagen7i- o.
qrd tlfs 1923 ICES, 81 less than hpi.qi 81
-1rr irf-v who otsecked and drove 2
ba. sfaa of s1s 3f L1uisiana eaqalfyi FeIleu ~
asffr,isa a rm sHe b four hang1el. Ois
bova rsn i,45 thsiF linss. bslore kuoFang y, a5
tBs extreme flasher end Of the Ike ana were
fari5u asssfa3 before lhey could prepare lot
tie on They, nevertheless, mailia.nsa tAi5
aueqas contest several hours, uE-l sll5 le'ii
f5rcSrrs sent for came ~, when the enemy
sulany wr new "a good order e.'ll5l -
their l.iled and wounded, bat leaving 10 our
hands tgga1sr i've prisoners teken in she ngat.
H 3 i5 not b7sn sog sae timely agflvai @ Eegl-
nant o i4f4ltry and secs-0a OF aftliety, We
fear ID would have gone Hardiy Nith the brave
fellows TIE l7sh ana 95 h Illinois and let
Esrse "a sa.-f Is su red most I sent YOU
5.i t1e ano 1y lei-gupl.
No further .rapb'e nsed be spprsaenfod IN
fhat Quarlar a'1sr This sa.ularg la5soa basil9ss
tie wboio division bas since been removed
there. b f0Is tiis reaches you, Gen l1eE iisf-
sons ea5ira army corps VII 7o enea5apsa tiisfsi
II II So rot at the present writing. Ih3 PAGES
the Lake Pow lenes district a. wholly N cur
power IS cann0ns end bayOiets can ever 20.
The seaua laVsf' has broken cut sIes1
among army Cfice-s at ihis place EzglneeIs
s4a busy completing Plaas and surveys aad
5rovee 81 eantaDafds and soldiers ere eogag7d
asilv 81 the we z 0f turning the Mlssis5lppl
into tho lake. E4nre has done 50 much la
this particular sbat hing IS lett Tor Ian out
% remove tie artificial barriers inst llnp5-s Lae
spreading 0f tho Waser tt high ude, When an
fmzaea suraBls qusn.i.y VIII ind rs Wsy 1880
the lake. Sons ides may BE- toun5d OF tno mat
tsr bq tfs 3 when le learns that At no re-
naofe period taa present Jake has been the bed
of Tie river: that a5 It's lower extremity, the
water iu tho lake reaches 90 within less than 9
BALI mile of .h5 river hat tho old bed Of the
river S. stl deep hollow between the two,
through waeh tho river is prevented 1om now
ing a5 high water by two immense levees across
It's mouth on the river bank and, huallyi tnat
the surface of the lake Is fifteen feet below tie
present level of the river In short, ny only
emitting the lsv3a, boats Of nearly any cspsclty
could ran into the lake today. But mere Is
something beyond this. the bayous isadlng
out off Lake Providence toward Black river
nuz4 first be cleared of distinctions and made
ready for tie passage O. irans ports, else Is
yv0njd b3 cloves labor los5" This is The pres-
ent work IL haud. On this iorce - engaged
constantly, aud, in-tF0 or thIeo weeks al iaTt1-
est. chslneI is expected TO BE- complete
through Bsyou Baxter into Bayou Macon, and
from tHis which is navigable to large boats)
do5=n fhe Ouaehita an5 Rad rIve-s so lle con
fusuee of the later WIKI the Mississippi. Inc
plan is q slupendous one, but appears ieasiols'
/ have not bean through either Of the payols
and rely on the engineers l5E tna pIact'eaoliiiy
Of The route
TIE village Of Lake Providence lies directly
Y..fs-ss- ~ 7i,sr nj Ial-s and contains about
~, l,,-7 7-s7 Ia7.as ~ alI kinds; and may have
f.,i = go ,o1-,ialion Of one thousand persons
5.--., ~ n bsests q few fine residences;
- ,7---,-e,1s ber,l.gara. grocery and drug
e..-.s sf-re5 ~ two. q pri1tiny Office and
77-5,5;,. i-,ls-. lys.rIv an of the amilies
~ 3--.-ls4 81, -ls.., Those Of wealth 1yaso
-, ,1-,-,-lss7 fo the rsbel cause that
~, .S'scor- f5arzsivss to the interior on the
-,,- fs,,.r,, f5sir-b5rr,as a..,d
y ~ t1I,;-5 lb,o sw
-..,.i,lq7 s, tsts tbs chances of
e .7.--, [-,-s l,bersrs or.gin7li u
60 ,-5 stsi7 behind an u7r-
nom $500 = ~. f.ss z4,tsea .rsin
- r- t7e,,efis o7 Cairo IS
10y - .l.,;-- -1,..r,seboIl 5o-.5s.
~ ~, ~ T-s-h
.-,. ,r 7-,,-s-7- +hera bsipo an
- e,,css 7 6-ltrotie PEGASUS Of
's-1 ~ s-,7,ils.-r.s 5nt ssd -
5-,,-i...;,,.. ,ouo-s of Ioconoti0n. AID
--4-7 =, 49,, 5ha c;-euit ~ the lake 1t Is
s,-,+ sIe-s5 y-itb he copeavs next the river;
I 4, --si.l,. -s-5 frer, AK 10 eight
er- Ian @
=. ~ ;si,5,-l,,5 ~ f-7,r raiIss from theriga-.
ll- - t ~ T-ka a1d tbs river IS
-, 5e5ss f-rss+ and arouad and across
.i--,5,- e.,4 b.,,5us sfrsr fairly lesv-
5r7l, ,-,i,- III aviation of rnua nota
- e.. y-as tbst9F tbe rebel General
r - 8 u r,~sss,,t q r'e-7bsr of the Con-
3-.-, ,5,.,,.-ges Tr's risqs "a an uncoun0nlT
1,,ie+;-1 r., -.-,5,,-tions and oripceiv "a
20 -, n ,.o-as - ba tbe old family
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y 80 ,Is. 5i,-iIires IA il tbe CEN
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.s- g' . ol.a --.--t --.5e-5 sb7ve srs iloi.
- ~ y, 49, - ~ ~ fs-,eas sr5 ort-houses
l51 si.l ..;- '- L.e-s ~ demands FOR frs
are as-py e a. fbs q.snifoi7
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