The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-28
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE

Ep1roRs JoURNAL:-We warm wea-
Their has come at last Yesterday and
to-day Old Sol favored us with some of
his warm rays, giving US slight fore
taste of what is in store for US this sum-
mer as we invade his sunny domain.
Already his power is shown and felt in
the rapid drying up of the mud and water
which have so long reigned uninterrupt-
ed and at ease In Helena and vicinity
we have had mud which, for depth, thick
ness, width, and breadth (and l had al
most said height never was excelled-
hardly equalled.
The army here is making the most of
the good weather, and the Generals are
putting US through in drill, regimental
and brigade The Oath and 43d In
diana are camped on one side of the lst
Indiana, and the both Wisconsin and lth
Indiana Oh the other The L th Indiana
takes the shine off any other regiment in
drill, and is the pride of all Indianans.
The oath, Gen. Hovey's old regiment,
also stands "A No. l"
The river is rising fast and will soon
have the town completely submerged
The lowest places through the town are
already under water, and the end is not
yet. A corduroy road has been thrown
up from the fort to the levee. which is
four or FIVE feet higher than the level of
the town. The fort is just back of the
town, and commands the river, and also
the hills in the rear of the town; and the
heavy siege pieces bristling all over its
top make it look as if it would be an
ugly job to storm it.
Rumor has it that Gen. Hindman, with
quite force, is this side of White River.
| If such be the case, he probably in
tends to make feint on this place for
the purpose of calling the attention of as
many troops away from Vicksburg as
possible. If he really intends to make
an attack, let him come, he certainly
could not choose a place that would suit
us any better. l, yesterday conversed
with young man who had just come up
from the Yazoo Pass expedition, and
from him | gather the following facts:
| Our fleet had got as far as the mouth of
Tallahatchie or within few miles of it,
and there encountered obstruction in the
shape of Notifications, at little place
called Greenwood, which proved to be of
a formidable character. Our two gun
boats, the Baron DeKalb and Chillicothe,
battered away at them all day on the
18th, without making any decided i'm
preston. They intended to commence
the next morning again but in the mean
time they received orders to desist from
any further attempt until certain ar
engagements were perfected elsewhere.
The rebels had large fleet lying below
the Notifications which could be distinct
ly seen. Much hustle and activity pre-
vailed among them as ifthey were bring
ing forward reinforcements Two of
their transports, the Edward Gay and
33d Parallel, were several miles above
Fort Greenwood, gathering up cotton on
The Tallahatchie when our feet first
hove in sight The Gay escaped, but
the other one was so holly pursued that
the rebels set fire to her to prevent her
falling into our hands. She had on
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which she had gathered up to build forti-
fications with, that apparently being the
principle material used.
Cotton seemed to be used in very
wasteful manner The river was full of
the King both loose and in bales, and
scattered around in every direction.
Huge columns of dark, black smoke
could be seen shooting up all around,
being so many funeral piles of the de-
thrOned monarch.
One incident [ must relate which took
place while the bombardment was going
on at Fort Greenwood. A shell from the
Fort entered the port hole of the Chilli
cothe while the gunners on that boat were
in the act of loading one of her pieces.
One of the men had I. she'll in his hands
which he was in the act of putting in the
gun, when screeching and kissing
through the open port hole came the
| fiery missile, explodingjust as it got in
side the boat causing our own shell to
explode, and nothing could be found of
the unfortunate man that was holding it
but his head and one hand. Three 9TH
ers were also killed and fifteen wounded.
Stirring times may be looked for in that
quarter, yet it perhaps would not be
policy to state how many troops are now
on the way up or through the Pass, but
| think no fears need be entertained but
what they will come out all right
But my letter has got too long already.
Give the Butterduts in old HoJsier no
peace or rCst until thoy rApen4-af their
evil doings The soldiers in the field
are ready to back any measures for their
suppression, and if need be punishment.
Ii they doubt it let them put our loyalty
to the test. SPENCER COUNTY.