New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-04
Tho Expedition up the Ynzoo.

Near VICS'PuRG. May a 1863
Sir: have the honor TO inform yoi that the ex-
pedou cent up the Yazoo River the Gay after
took possession of the forts on Snyder's Bluff has
returned, having met with perfect success. AZ the
steamers approached Yazoo City, the Rebel property
was fred by Lieut.. Blown Of the ram Arkansas
and what he beg,n, Cur forces finished.
Three powerful rams were burned, viz; The Mo-
bile, a screw yess, ready for plating The Republic,
icing fitted for "a ram, with raiirond.iron plating;
ana a vessel on The stock--a monster $40 feet long,
aud IS feet beam. This vessel was to have been
covered with iI-iuch iron plating, and was to have
lad Elk en- sines four sids wheels, and propeLep.
SIZE would have given us much trouble.
TIE Rebels had under construction a fine navy
yard containing fine saving and planning machines
aud an extensive machine shop carpenter and black
smith SLOPE and al the necessary appliances for Il
large building and repairing yard. Lieut Com
msnder Walker burned all these with a large guam
tity Of valuable building timber. lie also burned
large raw mill tha, bad been used 10 constructing
the mon,ter ram. The material destroyed, at a
moderate estimate, would coz, more than g. GOO coo.
We bad one m8u killed and seven wounded, by
feld-reces from the euemys batteries, going mp the
river bot tic wounded are doing Well l nclose
Lieut. Commanding Walkers report in relation to
this affair. lie de,eryes mach credit for tie band
some manner in which lie performed the duty as
sgDed bin. If be could have obtained pilots, he
would have succeeded in ges'ing possession Of oil
tie Rebel rams, instead Of having them burned.
am very repeatedly your oGcdiePi ', rG@ire
Ar. 4. Commsndns Mi..,sip,i sqasaion.
Hon. GIDEON WI LiE, Secretary OF the Navy.
4 IL - tyFI a.Na
Walker, addressed to Resr-Aiairl Porter, and
accompanying the latter's report to the Department;
Ms 5. B.Eov Do KAlB
Mourn oy Tug fAIOO klyEH, Asy g. l1'A y
SIR: have the honor TO report that IN ohedieuee
70 your order started from Luyder Is uf on tbe
20th inst, with the De halb Cboohta~, Fuireti
Roe, Linden and Reisel, Oh expedition to iaz0o
City. Arriving at Hauess Bluh landed Il force
end spiked S-iDch guu Oh the works there, aud
burned the carriage. j also banned some ~ lehIa
left standing, ana a steam ssw-miL
Arriving 1T lazoo Ciy bt ] y. m. on The ljth
met, was met 10y Committee Of Cii.zens Who IN
formed me that tie pace hAd been evacuated by the
military authorities, aud a king proteo' ion. The
n.vy-yaId aud yersels bad been tired by The enemy
aud cent working party 20 insure tie destruction
Of everything valuable 10 the Rebels The vessels
burnyd were tine Mobile. n screw-vestel ready tor
Ilsnking; the Republic, which was being fitted out
Tor q ram; and vetsel on The stocks, monster so
feet loug, and 20 feet beau.
The Navy-Ysrd contained fine sw and Iluiniug
mills, an exlensiye machine chop, carpenter and
blacksmith shops and ai the necessary fixtures for
"A large building I'D repairing yard, which, with n
very large quantity Of lumber, were burned. also
burned a large saw-mill above the town. Mos, VI
the ru5lic ,tores bad been removed. Such as }
loundIn town were taken on board the vessels OF
destroyed.
Enclosed | ,end lis.s Of articles removed or de-
stro, ed by Acting Volunteer Lieut.. Brown, the
officer detailed for that purpose. Ia the hospital
found and paroled SO soldiers, llst Of whom
InClote.
Returning, efi Yazoo City this morning, arriv-
iug here at ) p. II. At Liverpool Landing, N "A
sharp bend Of tie river we were attacked 10y some
ueid guns aud about 200 riiiomen concealed in tie
hushes, and Tor d few moments the hnnS WIS very
sharp.
Tie enemy refreshed as soon as the vessels got
into position 10 use their guns with effect. he
Petrol LINDEN and ChOctaw were struck by shot,
but with 10 particular injury 70 either. Sergt
stocknger, Of tits vessel killed by rife shot.
The Linden had five wounded, the Petrol Two, snd
the Choctaw one. Most OF the wounds, am happy
to say, are slight.