The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-16
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.l
NEWS FROM VICKSBURG.
IL Sight OF VICKsBURG, !
VIA CAIRO, Feb. Is. (


this morning, having crossed the river in
skifs last evening They say the de-
struction of their steamers by the ram
Queen of the West is exciting apprehen-
sions of starvation in the rebel army.
There are but $4,000 men in Vicksburg,
the rest of the army being at Grenada
and other points within supporting dis
lance, to guard against the anticipated
flank movement Gems. Price and Smith
are said to be in command of the place
No reliance is placed upon this story, but
l give it for what it is worth.
There was q eliGh+ oa-.,e--1:-e III
rne month of the canal yesterday. the
ram Queen of the West trying the range
other heavy PARROTS upon the batteries
just above Warrenton.
The levees at Yazoo Pass, 60 miles
above on the Mississippi shore, have
been cut by order of General Grant, the
object being os.drown out the guerrilas
who infest that section and fire on pass
ing steamers. The levees at Granville
and Lake Providence, on the west side
of the river, will also be cut The army
is suffering from diarrhea. The small
pox is also prevalent The Both Iowa
left Helena six weeks ago with 100 men.
and how numbers $50 effective men.
The rest are killed, wounded, died from
disease, or laid up with sickness; "a are
sick with small pox
- - 4. tss from Mississippi and Alaba-
ma 10 last Friday nIvc -aaaiyed
The news is interesting. Van Dorm,
with cavalry force Of $500, crossed.
the Tennessee river at Eastport about
week ago, and was supposed to be NOV
ing on to get convenient position to
cut .Roseerans' communications. The
precise destination is unknown, but it is
not improbable that the movements will
be closely watched, and that he will not
find another Murphy asleep at his post
Gen. Forrest was not in the recent
f fllght at toEt penftlsnP Hnr has r1hY he been
| Sullivan, the Union hero in command at
jackson, gave him such a fogging near
the Tennessee river. Forrest came to
Tennessee with 1000 men and Is pieces
| Of cannon, but after circulating around
between Columbus and jackson, Sulli-
van fell upon him and thrashed him
well, driving him before him with much
slaughter, taking prisoners and captur-
ing eight of his guns This misadven-
ture brought Forrest down with the reb-
els, who denounced him for remaining
Ill Tennessee long enough 20 get whip
ped. Hence, he has been ordered to
Richmond in disgrace, to answer for his
failure. The information comes BY way
of Tuseumbia, Alabama, and may be
relied upon
Dawson s guerrillas, persistent band
who have had their headquarters at Dy-
ersburg for some time past, on last
Thursday made demonstration toward
our railroad. Capt Mofett's small force
was sent to meet them, and that right
came upon them near a stream, and af.
ter BRIEF contest, in which seven were
killed and fifteen wounded, captured the
remainder, with arms, equipments, &c.
Dawson, who is Lieutenant Colonel.
managed to escape. He was in charge
of the entire rebel force in that part of
Tennessee.
Roddy, another rebel operator, in Tus-
cumbla, with a command estimated at
nine hundred, the remainder having been
sent to reinforce Bragg, is committing
an equal amount of depredations.
Great outrages are now experienced
by the unfortunate residents of North
Alabama and Mississippi In the latter
State the Legislature recently enacted
law embracing as conscripts all men not
included in the Confederate act. The
act of JEFF. Davis includes all from eigh-
sixty years Of age. fife f ferritorv of
Mississippi has been laid off in districts |
OF twenty miles, and recruiting colonaIs |
appointed for each district. A thousand |
colonies have been appointed to enforce |
the conscript act, and the militia act in
North Alabama Is even worse. MANY |
Union men. In that section, state that VIC.
lent efforts are made to force them into
the Confederate ranks. The Union men
have long hid in the woods and caves
rather than be taken as conscripts. This
induced novel hunt for them. Guer.
rllias and bloodhounds have been put
upon their track, and many poor victims
have been smelt out in this way.
Not long since young girl, CARRYING
food to her father, who was hiding in q
cave, was attacked by one of these
bloodhounds and torn to pieces.
1t Is estimated that not less than 900
Union men from Mississippi and Ala
hama have made their way to Coripth
where Gen. Dodge made all possible pro.
vision for them. Gen. Dodge sent out
and brought in the families of the perse-
cuted and downtrodden Union men, and
has established sort of encampment or
home for all these families at Purdy.
where they are likely to be freed from
prosecutions.
At Corinth regiment is forming of
Union men from Alabama and Missis-
sippi. 1t already numbers six full COM
panies. Capt j. c. Cameron, Provost
MARSHAL of the District of Corinth, is to
be Colonel This regiment is made up
from among those who have already sui :
Tered prosecutions
Among those who have recently suf
tered persecution are Abraham Kennedy