New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-17
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Practice Of the Rebel II A;irrics-Rcpiy OF
am Hcyv,y-nounsrd e.uus-AnXjciy OF
sae Enemy-ync, cascd Activity on thc
CnnoI-'The Na2eo-VG-s Expedition
Explosion of siege Guus nt yiciIsbITg-
Arrival 81 Additional A'aynasters--l;e-
form, /, the rlrdicai Depart'nsnt-Extcu-
siye Accommodations for the Sick and
Voundct!-i.ibcrni Supplies ior shc
Army.
From Ou- special Corre'ponlent
ARMY or rhs IkNSEssrE wiTas sieHr OF VlcE'FGh''
Thursday Evenilg, Maon .. ltsA
The Rebels favored yesterday with a number
Of shots, throwing shells over the peninsula ana near
the mouth Of the canal, but doing no injury. We
replied with guns recently ironoted on the ior'!
fcations IN, Louisiana shore below the to"p-
with what effect 10 unknown. The enemy no
doubt was prscicing 10 obtain All a''u"'e
rauce Since be has felled all the trees on the neck
opposite the city, be has an excellent Wow zen OF
twelve miles up the river, and can consequently see
ali the l0ats which arrive OF depart rom cur present.
location He seems Ouile aDAIous az TO our opera
tons and the prog ess make In them. lie SIN
keers bis vIgil,it sentin,ls in tie uIola OF tie
Conr .Uonse and contuues TO send up t5gs OF truce
on ey-,y possbie preteX. Whether he obtains any
valuable Information or not | avn ignorant; but II
be fsis to 60 so, il is not from lack Oi pese'Sios
effort on bis pat. at,
lie worl. o. the canal is progressing more rapidly
az pres r: an it Las been for weeks, ana the oi'cu
begins o assume very Dsi.Ara1lc proportions As
many 80 FIX or az i, ptrhhIs ten 'ho"s"no n' ~;
must have cen engaged 40 the iauor yes'truay' az"
annrarances indicate G. at We shaii, ere many oayt
have some postive result for tl2 tedious enterprise
The dred iES-machlne still renders ns ana anu ID
yerforlaing el.ccuve service III olSgbg uhuef 'ue
water. , 49,. - -.
no frssher Intelligence than have ready giveA,
That they gone through ne fass INTO "e
river there seems 10 be 40 qres,ion; Out We nave
no idea whql tney lave zone sirce Their entrance
Into the srrenm Most OF orr Iron Ciads are a, the
month of tie Yazoo bat the expected engagement
at Hahn. - BiaI LIS not occurred. Adn)rai foIler
has bt On 10 10 The mouth vita his nag ship, we
Uncle SAui several Ines. aud IS hourly looking Tor
TIL cropnir p-out eveue in the "r.vrr OF death
He is v~ry active. ana entirely sanSulne OF our
early sncc-s- te r. Nick burg.
lie los Of he Qut~p OF he West ard lndianola,
the Admiral saw can L be repaired and he GdGs
shat altboush thlr CAPTURE notifying, il Will
be OF lite advantage 10 the enemy. lie attributes
thu nshals that beiell h" AID guubcat to DIS
obedience of soroere, which scIe l. keep together,
10 run no unnecessary ilsk, 20 attempt noiblng
beyoud ere cap ure OF hostile transports, and 10 cu
off lhe receipt o. supplies from Red River.
TIE Rebels, il il lIu-iwOrdlly stated. have burst
several Of tier lafge -i-ge'euns Lately: three OF
III IN having eX Oded from The heavy hiring upon
III. Osres wien she ran he blockade. line Con-
tedera'es boast vi Layll. Ramoec Of Engi'sh can
non of very suleriOr manufacture ana nave DO
reason 10 doubt tie sts'. met as the Various foreign
ve,~.Is thai havs stolen lhto the southern ports
could very easily have conveyed al KINGS OF arms 10
tie lnsgreeits. g,
The guns made II Memphis New Ofleana, and
otu-r cities III s,ecess;a OF poor metal, and very
snt tn burst alter being discharged a few times.
Ibey di at l,laud NJ. 10 aud Fort Pillow, ana
also al tie forts alonS the Son hEis'en sea coat
A barge nIniler OF additional psynasters arrived
bsre this morning, bringing with them the iuuds
that zen. UuIlbuf lod ordered them 10 leave Al
Menphis wien he heard of the loss of the Queen
and Irfiarula, fearing the men and the money
would be captured by guerriliss on the way down
the river. The Army OF tie Iennessee VIII now DC
pad of speedily posi- Die 10 the oIst OF octo'
Fer. The various ~ iuIs and erks are as busy a.
they can re- examining rods ado giving out treasury
notes to the ne, dy I'll ,err aud soldiers.
WhIe in Mississl ..pi will Gen. Graht. had rea-
eon io fnd fnuli win the medical department; but
sim Tie re lcvI of DIR. Wiliz from the director
EMP aud We have core down the river, better
e'aie Of Things has been established. We now have
ext silent i, -pia 30str: Ia" -. a. January, under
charge OF Dr. a. III. uOf, with accommodations Tor
AID the y vile. win 900, Deeide one or Two
boat, Ii ted ny Tor the same purpose.
have ben GU BOARD tue January, and found
everything IL tDe test OF osdei--itc departments
well arc.n-e and c. slctr, and cxceI, provision
for he com ut OF sek ana wOuEded scldlcrs, Tie
boat WI veutlst-d, extremely clean, aud every
VI, ad I'd ~ ir- ead in view.
IRE IA vi.;s wa especi.Ny built for q hospital,
al il coAipeie III itr appointments. GndeisIand.
IL ta- } MAR.
Itc.e.i.r I our forces in tins vicinity continues
10 III r,.v- rgpdy, AID The Surgeons now assure
IL. t. army }. healthier than ttir H. " lie Sber-
iD-n's jn.,au cOihDed 10 '.e transports there
was i .,eat Crai OF eckbe.s, win maIy Deaths
bl Fl. c. Gre tIoop- have sOae mo cg.-p their by
gieaic 90, ai'iui npg vas'iv anelior4e'.
Very '"w reu are sic! az or about foung's Point
pr.sci. IA The twO field los, als there are lJO
~ 2l0 vacant bede while the January there are
but fficcn patients 20 day. Arrangements have
been ira c end al Tie sUldiefo wno can not be
Jropeiiy jrel'cd here TO Meapai, and Mound City
Mjt,nU' DrlIy, on CON oraa q huata.
Tic r4.aZ,r Of The smaii-yoX lave been greatly
cSaol H. In he pe.t-Lonscs near Milkken's
Benz t.ur, are than ~ cases If that Gle
o1.e and Of yarioio,d. Vaccination has been very
genera - tie army, and tie deaths from coniagivn
~ s,y !ofr ave been very lew, ros Ole il hGnd
lei q, the i;.,ieiils 0yiDg.
lie De- Mones = employed rs "A Hospital for
cnAtrab!.fs some los OF whom oc, uly II Present,
tis vts-, having acO0uHOd lilOus iUr 800 negroes.
T.~J uG.ry cit 81. Loui- pril H. 1862, aud from
tn. tie u 10 me lst OF tie past year She bad bad
o. .o~ii ~ rick and l,4G9 wounded from hniloh,
~, 81 t.Daer. snc tOnulb. Oh the humber, - Of
ti.s voD -C-d died and "a Of tie tick; 6Ojl lAvng
ioon eli 20 the General Hosp 'al. OF the 40
Woua cG At Arkansas Post, So deceased,
d. Char c. II. LbnD ID hOw Medical Director, in
we u O. - DE-. WIZ VITO Las teen trsnierred TO
1"ie oelar ieIt III the No:tH-West. DIR. James
a. >'r""biidSe ~ Medical PuryeyOr, and DIR.
n5r"ef Oh th- De- Are las all de supplies suf
AUe"' P" "".VOJ ten for three months, embracing
heu'i"e'' T.. hlaikes. sheets. vegetables, wiues,
liquor ""te hsh codish, pickles, picked cabbage,
corr Ecu ot5i and mix, coffee and tea ale and
porter, u Of which promptly erppl,ed bv ,ba
cO!nD Y veuuisiign Ma cf - -, -,