, 1863-04-04
FROM ViCKSpURG.
II ne Steele's Bayou
Expedition
FEATURES OF THE MOVEMENT
AND REGION,
4 New Plan Of Operations.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribrne1
MEMPHIS, April !, win CAIRO 3, 1873
News from Steelc's Gayou, up to the .s.'tn Of
March, one day later, has been received. Your
correspondent, who was with the Stcelc's
Bayou expedition, has just arrived at Young's
Point. He describes the passage as much
more hazardous tlan the one up the Yazoo
Pass. Most Of the transports were moro or
less injured, and some had tl!cir pilot houses
entirely carried away. Their chimneys suf-
tered some By coming in contact with limbs
projecting over the banks Of Deer Creek.
There was plenty Of water, however, aud your
will be but little danger in navigating that
rlyer III future, as must Of the obstructions
to the upper works Of boats were removed.
The dams arc nov the only obstacles in the
way, ard with little hard work they can be
remoTed-so officers say.
Most of our Transports llad come out Of
Stcelc's Bayou when your correspondent
w1otc. 4 reconnaissance Of the Notifications
at Vicksburg, few days since, brought to
light large number Of Quaker guns, said to
be of Immense ca!ibrc. Up to the 2Jth Of
March they had done no mischief to our
fleet.
Tic batteries at the mouth Of the canal
were doing good business.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuhc.1
CAIRO, April 3, 1861
Passengers and officers, well informed upon
the moyem crts in that vicinity, late from
Yorng's Point, state inpartia!ly that the late
movement upon Haines Bluff WAS q failure,
| and that our feet and transports have re-
| turned.
| They state that heavy flats, having S4-pound-
er Parrott guns mounted upon them, have
| been towed down to the point opposite the
city, " thin plain range, and having full view
ofa signal station Ct the rebels and Vicksburs
Court House. They were to have opened fire
carly thc present week. From this 1t would
appear that new scheme Of operations has
been inaugurated.
| CA1Eo, April >.-The dispatch boat lam.
met, from The mouth Of the Yazoo Tuesday
| morning, arrived here this morning.
Porter's expedition, though unsuccessful
in the main, did succeed in destroying about
| one thousand bales Of cotton, marked c. 8. 4
It also captured considerable quantities o.
| corn.
When the Uammet left, all the gunboat:
| were t111HE on O0a90 tNlItt uA3s Isit4oHs. AI0
! there we're other indications Of another move
but in what direction is not known.
The Federals, by careful night work, have
| euccecdcd In planting two eiglty.four pound
cr Parrot guns behind the levec, which is sale
! to be.ight feet high, ut point directly oppo
site Vickeburg. Besides the protection Of tht
Ieyce, railroad iron from the Shreveport r Ill
road has been placed ut an angle Oh the out
| side Of the lcyee, SO as to turn balls from ths
rebel batteries up into the mir. These guns
| it is said, completely command the cour
house, signal station, and other important
buildings in the city. Their efficiency vii
! soon be tried.
We have conflicting reports from Yazot
:. Pass. The Bultti7t Of "Wednesday says tha
on Friday morning tue battle was renewed i
Greenwood, between tue Chi'licothc and D
Kalb, and . rebel battery. Firing was brisk
but with what effect was not known, as tn
dispatch boat came AWAY while the eontes
On the Contrary, Gen. G. L. Hamilton, VIII
is here, says It was his impression that til
expedition had been abandoned, and one q
: his staff reports meeting three transport
loaded with troops, which he understood ha
: come from the 9azoo Pass.