Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-28
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From the Memphis Bulletin, March %
The steamer Bon Accord which left Young
point. above Vieksburg, on Sunday morning
at three O'Clock, has arrived here. She OBJ
served. as she came up, that the levee wa
broken IN several places along the river Gen
Logan's division was at Lake Providence, bU
no movement WIS going on there--there Yves toC
much, water for active operations. The dredgC
boats are still at work on the canal opposite
/ Yieksburg. The only recent event Of any in.
terest that had occurred was movement of the
gunbo2t and ram Laiaystte, q beat which has
recently gone down the river, and which is built
With the very latest improvements. On Sstur-
day evening the Lafayette had steam up and
passed up tbs mouth Of YezoQ river. About her
intended movements, of course, nothing vas
known, but the opinion was that she would ap-
/ proneh Haines' bluff and be il readiness to CO.
operate Witt the bosts of ths expedition that
hsve entered By way Of the Yazoo pass.
/ By the arrival Of the Cnrlew, from Helena,
/ We learn that the Luells had come mp from
/ Yszco pass. When the Curlew left Halens last
1 evening no further particulars wsrs known OF
/ tllo state of things among the boats Of the
Yazoo expedition, lying at and above Green
wood, at she head Of the Ysz9e river, than those
we published yesterday The belief prevailed
tbRt the feet was awaiting the arrival of rein
foTcamerts which were to be sent up without
delay il was understood that the Confederate
g1nneTs &C Greenwood were superior in their
practice to those who were opposed to them, and
1t is asserted that the Cbillic0the has been pene-
trated in several places BY the euenay's shot.
From the Memphis Bulletin, March 2lI
We have advices from the Yazoo pass expedi-
ton, opposite Greenwood, to Monday morning,
10 o'cloek-the latest arrival from that point
During Saturday and Sunday the gunboat
g. H. Il q Z
kept up cannOnade, but it was not so vig0r-
Gus AS it had been. The largest gun in the fort
hsd been dismounted, and the efficiency of the
rebel service had been apparently very much
impaired
The report brought up by an excited lieuten-
ant 70 the effect that the Chillicothe had been Sc
Iiously injured, snd ihB gunbeat tShusquito
heet) Forest Rose, sunk, is entirely unfounded
The Chliicothe had not been harmed materially
NOT as much, ia fact IS Was at FIRST supposed.
Her csseuenng had been somewhat battered by
the force Of the enemy's powerful guns, aud the
handles Of the pilot wheels had been lessened,
but beyond this, she had sustained no serious
injury. One Of the enemy's shells went into g
port hole and struck a sheIl that was Just being
Put into one Of the guns on the Chillicothe.
The explosion Wh Which followed killed three and
wounded fourteen. Phe gun had a piece Of the
mouth shattered eff, but it was soon after re-
paired
The enemy's fort is SO situated that It cannot
be commanded by infantry the water in rear of
itPreventing an assault in that direction. The
enemys force inside the fort is estimated at four
to six thousand
Daring Sunday night. 8 iEryc feroo svas lesa--
ded at q point which commands the rear Of the
rebel tort, and by Monday morning 2 large bat
terry was fouRd 10 be frowning on Che rebels in
their stronghold. Tee breastworks were
made Of cotton, and the guns mounted In
the battery were taken from the gunboat
DeKslb. It was confidently believed up to
the time Of the leaving Of the dispatch boat,
that when the combined attack by land and
water is oTdeLed, the works at Greenwood viii
nos only fall, easily aud certainly, but that the
whole rebel force viii be captured. The situa-
ton Of the battery raised By the Federals with
the help Of The guns Of the DeKelb, is three hum
dred yards in rear of the Confederate battery,
The latter battery, having baen arranged solely
with view 10 the river, of course rad her en-.
eny just at the point favorable for her when re-
eaivine tbs attack Of the Chillicothe, but the
fire in the rear from the land battery, added to
what she viii get from ths hset, viii reduce her
advantages and put q new face on things.
Tits now understood that, after passing Green
wood, Of which our forces were confident, there
are no distractions to be encountered until
Yazoo City is reached, where the rebels are
making their most formidable preparations for
defense.
At last accounts occasional firing was heard
from the Chillicothe and the rebel fort, bat no
order for the grand and final attack had been
given. Oar next news from Greenwood viii
doubtless be Of the most hsttering character.