The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-03-05
FROM VICKSBURG.

Cairo, Feb. 27.-The steamer Cont.
mental arrived to-day, only 25 hours
from Memphis, and direct from, Lskn
Providence, but the information brought
from the former place is not late. The
Continental left Lake Providence on
Monday last. The pilot of the boat,
river man of twenty years experience,
says The Lake Providence canal must,
from the very nature Of the country, when
properly opened have a complete sue.
cess.
The steamers Rose Hamilton and Ev.
ansvile seized, near Napoleon Ark,
for trading for cotton and selling goods
under Gen, Germans permits, arrived
this morning. The arrests were made
by Capt, Selfridge, of the gunboat Cen
eslOga. The boats will be held here,
awaiting the decision Of the authorities.
Col. Birge, of Berge's Sh0rpshootsrs,
who is here to day, has asked and OBJ.
tanned an honorable dicharge, on &C.
count Of i'll health. His regiment is near
COrinth, has thousand men and is in
good condition.
By telOgraphic disRatcb from Albert
H Bodman, one ofyour sp,cial CORES.
pondentS, dated Memphis, Feb. &c, /
learn that the ram Queen Of the West
was certainly captured, as stated by the
rebel papers. Mr.. Bodman was upon
her when the disaster occurred, and es.
capped with difficulty, losing everything
but his life. What became of the
remainder of the officers oflh Queen of
the West, your correspondent does not
say. Il is reasonable to suppose that sli
who were reported as escaped reached
Memphis in safety.
Cairo, Feb. s7.--Ths steamer Cont.
mental, from Lake Providence, has arri.
we'd. The canal is almost completed, the
work now extending from the Lake TO
within few rods Of the river. The ca.
nal is one hundred and fifty feet wide,
dug down 10 within one foot Of the levo!
Of the Lake. Besides giving US a pas.
sage way into Red river, it will carry off
the surplus water aud thus relieve our
camps below. Van Dorm is reported TO
have crossed the Tennessee river at Flo.
renee with 5000 thousand cavalry 10
re.enforce Bragg.
An expedition from Corinlh isrpor,-
to have captured 200 rebels at Tustum-
bia, on the 22l, with large ammunition
and provision train.
Cairo, February % BY the arrival Of
the steamer Marie Forsyth from below,
We have the Memphis Bulletin Of tho
Goth, from which we extract the follow
ing: On Friday afternoon last, an in
portsnt expedition started up Yazoo
Pass. Boats which have been rrconnci-
tering for weeks, found the Pass perfect.
ly nayigable.
A large deet of transports accompanied
BY gppboa,S, moved up on the day state
aud doubtless ere tll4 has reached its
destination. It will not be contraband
at this late day to star the supposed
destination to be II ines B'uT--Por'er
attacking in front, the army fl mixing by
laid
Three newspaper CORES pondeuts-.
MCCULLOUGH of the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial, Mr.. Rolmap Of The Chicago Trib.
unc, and Anderson OF the New York
Herald-were on the Queen of the West
and escaped with Colonel Elicit.
The prospects below are brighten NJ
up considerably.
A fiat boat was discovered in Cor Is
Land chute, between Helena and Mem.
phis, on the morning of the 25lh, loaded
with stores, bouts and dry goods, for tho
enemy. The gunboal Cricket was sent
after her.
Chicago, Feb, ga special Mem
phis dispatch says tho expedition thro'
Yazoo Pass reached Moon Lake on the
2ad. Ina stretch beyond this lake, lea
ding to Coldwater river, the enemy
sought to obstruct tho channel by telling
trees, stumps and logs.
Troops have been at work for three
weeks to clear out the Pass,
A battalion Of the oh Illinois have.
been sent to scour the banks and drive.
back tho enemy. They had a brisk
skirmish on Friday with company of
60 mounted rebels; dispensing them, xii
ling G., woundng soversl and capturing
26 Onr loss Z wounded