Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-03-21
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE
SUCCESS OF THE YAZOO
EXPEDITION.
Capture of Twenty-six Rebel
Steamboats, and Eighteen
of Them Destroyed.
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Property Sub
merged in louisiana
CINcINNATI, March IS.

CINCINNATI, March IS.
The Gosette's yicksburg despatch says
that the Yazoo Pass Expedition captured
twenty-six steamboats,, eighteen of which
had been destroyed.
The United States gunboats had arrived
above Haines' Bluff and would soon COM
mence the attack.
Rumors are rife of the evacuation of Vicks-
burg. 1t is supposed that the greater por-
tion of the force would go to Chattanooga
and endeavor to overwhelm General Rose
Grams.
General McClernand's troops have been
compelled to embark for Milliken's Bend,
sixteen miles above Yicksburg, owing TO
the high water.
The recent operations on Lake Providence
and elsewhere have resulted in inundating
more than 800 miles of Louisiana territory
destroying millions of property. The
guerrillas have been completely drowned
out.
A refugee from Georgia, arrived at Muir
freesboro' yesterday, reports most terrible
dcstitution in Northern Alabama and Geor-
gia.
Ellct's Marine brigade arrived at Cairo on
Saturday.
CHICAGO, March 16.
The Yazoo Pass project is a complete sue
cess. Our gun-boats have arrived above
Haines' Bluff, which is poorly fortified
against an attack from that quarter. Our
fleet captured twenty-six transports up the
Yazoo.
CINcINSATI, March 1G
A special despatch from near Vicksburg
March 9th, says -
Tha e. II,
nand's troops have been compelled to en-
bark for Millden's Bend. The levee is
broken in several places. Recent operations
at Lake Providence and elsewhere have
resulted in inundating more than three
hundred miles of Louisiana territory. The
guerrillas are completely drowned out from
several points at which they used to trouble
our steamboats,.
The dredge-boats are still working on the
canal at Nicksburg. The high water inter
feres with their operations.
The mortar-boats will commence firing
to-day. The Rebels are reported to be
preparing several vessels as rams and gun
boats, TO fight anything that may attempt to
run the blockade in future.
The Indianola was so badly wrecked that
she cannot be raised by the Rebels.
The Union Fleet i'm the YazoO.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE SUCCESS OF
THE EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, March 16
A despatch from Admiral Porter, before
Vicksburg, dated the 9TH inst, says that he
has just heard the signal agreed upon be-
tween himself and Commander Smith, who
commands the naval portion of the Yazoo
Expedition, to be fired by the latter as soon
as he should succeed in getting into the
iazoo Ryer-nine minute guns, and three
guns afterwards in quick succession.
THE ARMY AND ITS WORK.
A correspondent writing from the fleet
near Nicksburg, on the ed, says
Deserters from the Southern service say
the Coniederates attempted in vain to turn
three or four Of the boats up the Yazoo into
iron-clad rams like the Arkansas, and failed
in the same purpose with steamers near
Shreveport. They obtained the metal but
they lacked the mechanical skill, and, after
various experiments, were compelled TO give
up the enterprise in despair
This Is very probable for the Rebels
would certainly have shown their war yes
sells before this, II they had succeeded in
their construction, as they hoped aud labor
ed zealously 10 do.
Apprehensons are felt that the army will
ere long have 10 be removed up the river,
and II the Mississippi continues To swell,
fear such measure will Oe necessary, The
first high ground above here Il Helena, aud
20 that point the troops will be transferred
in all probability, should the elements DO
clare themselves In favor Of the seoessionisls
by hooding Us out. Hyglenic considerations
would prevent us tfon putting the soldiers
on board of the transports, iof there, As eH
peFlsnce has proved, the lat OF mortality
w0uld bo ieariully Increased,