Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-21
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPArCHES.l
FROM VICKSBURG.

MATTERS w it'll the Army a nd dEleet-Prepnrs-
t'ons for Movement Incr-asins-The
indisEcia Runs the Blockade.
MEEFHIs. Feb. l7.-FDi.patch TO the Chicago
Tribune. The gunboat 1ndanola followed
tnc tIanple of the = ueen Of the West and run
Inc hlockade at Eicksburg. The feat was pei
formed on Friday night. She started at IL
clock. 1t WAS a dark, 6rizziy, forgy night.
hut, MANN. d by unG uailing hearts, she started
Oh htr perilous voyage, with watchful eyes on
htr nrrs. The lndianola, in spite Of the pre-
battery 10 battery; then came the roar of artii-
Try and the iron rain. Every battery We'd
Win eat otSer in their efforts 70 sink TIE boat
which dciiantly foated, dark, sullen, aud de.
'trmIned down the Mississippi. The deem.
Gsa1t Eng reverberations told how great A.,
tncit tne ceit agured enemy were making So
nlchi! y" as The shock that steamboats, aui yer.d
IRON stem 10 stern five miles distant
The lndisnola safely passed the fiary orjeaI
and reach her cestination-the mouth of IA.
canal II Is great feat, aid promises ths best I
TWO MILES ABOVE VICKsBUEG. Feb a, xta
Caro-, Feb. Ito day there are many Indlca-
Tons IN lhe Heet of an immediate movement
"nIcn seems, however, independent OF the
amy. Perhaps Haine's Bluff battery, on the
1azoo river. is TO be attacked, and thus render
IL Pos i5ie FOR our vessels, during the present
hifh stage OF water, 10 ascend the stream and
Cts'roy large number of Rebel vessels lying
IN H. 1 here seems no reason why such move.
rnent should not have been inaugura,ed before
Win tie army all quiet and nothing bur Tho
canal ulRplug going on.
considerable sickness continues to exist a
great portion Of " hich is the sn,aIl. pox
The eourt. martial IN the case of Mr.. Knox.
OF the New lork Herald, is still sitrinr cen
ehefman constantly attending and dcc,Ipyinp
lHost OF me time In taking testimony (,on
slcerabie dissatisfaction is known tn eYi.,
among commaEd ders, who think the Govarrnant
money ana services are being used in purelv
personal matters.
The CoNsTgUCTIoN oF New CHANNELS ro,
OUR GUNBGATs.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Commerc;sI
from Cairo, 26th inst, saws:
"later intelligence from the fleet indicates
much sickness, bot it is belle yed there has been
gene raj Improvement of health The Oueen
OF he West re mains at the mouth of the canal
Inc battery Opposite has fred at her several
times. but without effect
"Ihe work OF cutting an entrance for boats
lhto Lake providence from the river is pro-
Gee dln2 win spirit. and Ready access is expected
To The Black, Cuacbita and Red rivers General
Gorman IS purs uing with energy the work of
clearing out the Old passage, so as TO make II
nayigable TO the Blackwater. There is deuth
OF water erough, but sIumps, trees and yepe-
talon choke mp The passage II the pass is
cleared, 1T gives admission 10 the Biackwater
hence 10 1aIlahatchie, whence boats car reach
TIE rear OF hIcksburg via Yazoo river
'9icneral German has strong picLet rorcs
hai1 4 lnli6 ahead of the working rarty. "a hich
has had several sklraishcs with the enemy and
some men Were killed on both sides The
enerny are p!3ntlng cannon ~ the import1ut Z
spot Whele the pass enters the Blackwater. and
aCCumulating a torCe there. They are en-ao oed
III nlling the channel with trees, TO deisy the
work Of the Fsderals. .
son "wednesday the clearing had Advanced
10 within two miles Of the point of iun.tiun
with the Blackwater."