New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-29

-Prospect Of Activity.
From Our Special Correspondent
Alsr OF rHE TkSSRs,Ez, Ezw.CARrHAsE,)
Madison Parish, La, - miles Below VcksburT ,
Monday Afternoon, April 20, 1868.
The guuboats and transports which ran the block.
ade last TIL rsday night, are still here and it is I'M
derstood more transports will soon defy the batter
lee Of vichburg and join this feet. The Forest
Queen 10 undergoing repairs, and the damages re-
ceived from the Rebel guns will be remedied within
a few days
Several additional regiments have marched over
here from Richmond, and we now have consider
able fierce II this point 1t is supposed Gen. Grant
will remove bis headquarters from Hilliken's Bend
to this poit during the present week or week fol-
lowing at The latest. Admiral Porter remains here
with the aola, and seems busily occupied with
plans f0 the future.
| WIS those plans are cannot positively say, as
they an closely guarded within official breasts, but
that AN ,Ipedton is contemplated up the Big Black
River lsill eont,nus TO believe. 10 expressing this
opinion violate DO confidence, snd give the enemy
| no waInhl or information, as Il Is we'll known he
| has beer prepared for and expecting rs up shat
stream fr Ma past two months.
| The so,thssa papers have announced again and
again thatws were moving in that direction, and
have M. ard Us the Confederacy" was we'll pre-
pared to encounter the "lnyading Yankees" That
che Rebels have strongly intrenched themselves all
along the river there is little question: nor Is there
that they will make desperate effort 10 prevent our
investing Vessburg completely, and so cutting of
their communication with other parts oil the South
| The Confederates AZ Vicksburg said TO have
been exceedingly cbagrined and rate at the success
of the blockade runners last Thursday night, aud on
the following morning declared they had sunk all
tbs trarportp three or four Of the gunboats, aud
\ Iaaa Naukpps
the journals in the city made some such statements
hut soon after partially corrected the error, and said
the Henry Clay the only vessel lost. Alter pub
hshiur tie article il reflected severely upon the ar
tlerss declaring that they were either asleep, in-
toxcated or absent from their posts, and demanding
thar they be dismissed in disgrace from tue service
| for allowing a dozen Yankee ships to run by the
| batteries aud escape with the loss Of only one.
| The anilersls were incensed against the editor
and IL il reported he has been challenged by hall
dozen Of the ehlyalry, wearing red trimmings 10
tber uniforms. Public opinion III the town, how
ever I'm, act against them, aud they are 80 deeply
under cloud that they have begun TO quarrel
among themselves, and any number oil duels ana
streot-lghts are expected from the peculiar imDrog
Lo. =, a.. ,1,h
Gens. Logan and Quimby divisions OF The lIth
Corps are now encamped at and near hlhken
B-nd. and MeArthur's division is expected there
IRON Providence in day or two;
The Duekport Canal, live miles above Young
pon, of which we have heard little Of late, seems
Ia nave sub.ded into minor Importance, though
he engineers say it will be success, 30 far as they
in,ended--merely a channel through which TO take
hsrge, and small steamers 10 this place. Ihey de-
clare they did not design 1t for the passage oil gun
n.ts ar large transports, and since the successful
INNING of the blockade there gems to be little ne
cr.,,ty of the canal for that purpose.
Ih.,e canals, including that opposite Vieksourg,
,.s an. ON Lake Providence aud tue cutting iaZoo
pas,. have proved expensive experiments, as am
informed BY an attache of the Quartermsster De
r,meni that they will cost the Government fully
s., 0OO0UO. - .,.,, H.
In, weather here is still very pleasant, though be
coning oppresslvely warm again, and next month
.,, may look for tOrrid temperature, myrGds oil
"n,ketoes, clouds Of gnats flee and every variety
81 o1ooxlous insect, which, with the wretched nc
cou,noda ions and miserable fare OF the Army, VIII
.or render tins the most delightful Of places oil
sojOarD. 49,, r,--.-, rL po.
only thirteen wears old, OF Buffalo, New-f 0rk, VINO
san the blockade last week on the Henry Clay,
having cotton on board the boat surreptitousy, so
,oxloas was hc, as be phrases It, to see the iun
What he saw aud experienced gave him an Augmented
nretite for danger and he In anxious to go on the
~ expedition OF the same kind, but VIII hot We
sI,1ued 10 do So lie lost all bis clothes, and was
nearly naked until provided with raiment by the
otcsys He is juvenile heroait disregard OF danger
o,d death constitute heIoism and according 10
~nnul,r belief il does in times like these
W. have had straw berries and green peas here Tor
,,o weeks. but they are by no means abundant,
and when sold, bring almost their own weight ia
Treasury Notes.
Prospects slIll appear encouraging; but look ior
NO action Of import ince for two weeks 10 come;