, 1863-04-27
4 RUN0R FR0nI HOLLY SPRINGS.

Ihc hattc!y on tic icEec opposite the city
Of Nicksburg is i'll full operation and working
sllcndidly. Fur several days the guns have
been trained upon the depot and public
buildings. Yesterday Il huge shell entered
the large depot building and exploded, level
ing the grcater portion Of it to the ground.
Tie enemy have fired several shots in return.
most Of which struck the iron casematcs but
glanced off without doing any injury.
They deem their position impregnablc,
and for the last two days have maintained be.
coming reticence. Guns arc now being
placed 10 command the Courthouse. There
are reports that division has been sent to
Davis Plantation, opposite Carthage to op-
pose the landing Of our troops.
4 steamer goes into the canal at Duck
port to-day, intending to reach New Car
thage tomorrow. The canal is voted snc-
cess. Nothing las been heard from the fleet
which ran the blockade few days since.
Gen. Tuttlc's division is at the entrance Of
the canal.
The Generals health is, l regret to learn,
not improving, and there are we'll grounded
fears that he may be compelled to leave the
field. He is still suffering from injuries rc-
received at Fort Donelson.-
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bunc.1
WASHINGTON april 20, 1868.
Official dispatches announce another pass
age Of the Vicksbu!g batteries by ten Of our
transports and nunrbcr Of coal bargcs, Ono
transport was sunk. The barges we're unin-
jurcd. Five hundred shots were fired aud
almost all The vessels hit at least once.
Several more gun boats also went down.
The feet below Vicksburg and Port Hudson
is thus supplied with coal and provisions, and
made strong enough to sweep all rebel craft
of and maintain our armed control Of the
whole length Of the Mississippi.
C,Nc1SsA71, April 225-Ady1ccs from below
ing on the Coldwatcr. During the fighting
thus far the Federal loss is reported small.
Ono Colonel is reported killed, but his name
is unascertaiued.
Rebel reports sly that Gen. Loring has ar-
rived from Fort Pe,nbezton wish seyer.ll thou
sand men anu Reinforced Gen. Chxl,nura.
Some hard fighting was anticipated. It is rc-
ported that Holly Springs has bcca re.occu-
}.ic1 by the Fedcra}s.
The steamer prima Donna, from ylcks-
burg, ar1ivcdnt Memphis Oh thn Esd. When
our E1tnboats and transports ran the blockade
at V1eksbnrg, ali went past the Warrcnton
batteries, bul the Forest Queen. which being
disabled, put into the lower mouth Of The
canal for repairs OH Tuesday. She Eln by the
Narrenton batteries, and joined the aect.
Not gun was fired Mt her. The Chattanooga
RtJtl If the Esd, reports light at Tuscumbia,
and claims 4 victory.
THE NEW SITUATION BELOW yICKsBURG.
It is now no secret to tic rebels, and recent
references, permitted in the dispatches, have
made it more than matter Of mere surnisc
at the North, that Gen. Grant is now opcrn.
nting, and doubtless, ere this, has operated
against Vicksburg from 4 new base, below thc
city. Our small map sufficiently well repre-
sents the main features Of the new locality.
The canal spoken Of in our dispatches else
| where In This issue, as 4 success, Is short
channel cut from the Mississippi at Duck
Like, Just above aIilliken's Bend, into tue
bayou shown in the cut, whose debouch
urc into the Mississippi is at Carthage
| as represented above. At this latter point
Gen. Grant has now his headquarters, having
chosen to bring down his army and gunboats
by bold dash past tue batteries, u feat he ha'
inst gallantly achieved. He hns been still
prosecuting the caual, to have two strings t.
his bow, and an independent water route fol
supplies, to guard against contingencies.
From Carthage, what is next to be done
the map shows. The Warrcnton and Grant
Gulf rebel batteries have already been knock
ed into pi, By Farraeut, and Federa
landing has been effected there, whic]
! a rebel division, our dispatch says
had been sent down to oppose
Once landed At Narrenton, the army move
on the enemy's works." in conjunction will
naval force up the Big Black River, whic]
is crossed By the Vicksburg and jackson
Railroad, about ten miles west Of the forme
city. This is the new route to Vlcksbure
OF the obstacles that oppose the movement
VIC know nothing, but it is certain that thi
has, from the first, been deemed by mllita1
men the most feasible and least defensibl
side Of the enemy's position. Importa1
news from that locality must be already 0
the way hithcr.
NEW YORK, april oG.-A dispatch frol
Memphis, dated tie Esd, says six more tran
ports have recently successfully run tt
blockade. They arc the Tigress, Anglo SaXol
Empire CITY, Mods;1atoF, chsessman IN