New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-30

Tho Undertaking at Muddy Bayou Pro.
gressing-stuart,s Division Hard Work.
crs-Arrfvnl Of Admiral Farragut-I
Seven ships Pass the BIeckade-some
Of them Guarding Red River-The At
tack on Port Hudson COmmenccd-Our
Morturs Preserving tho Enemy from
Excess Of observation-disclosures Indicn-
tions Of EarIy Activity - Threatened
Riot at Providence, LATHE Disturb
ance QuelIcd- Casualties Among the
Private Soldiers.
From Our Special Correspondent
ARxr OF THE TENNESSEE, Young's Point }
Madison Parish, La, near vicnenrG
Friday Morning March DO. 1883
No mail has gone North from the army since Mon
day but as dispatch.boat s on the eve Of leaving
for Memphis profit by the opportunity TO send you
a brief epstle.
Convinced tbat there woald be no immediate ac-
tivity near Hsness Bluff, l returned here from
Muddy Bayou last evening. The process Of con-
structing roads and bridges over to Deer Creek and
Steele's Bayou from that point is going rapidly for
ward The scenes up there are quite novel, and
often picturesque. Soldiers wading through sloos
and lagoons. camberins over logs, carrying timber
through TIE water, building and pulling RATE, and
performing the most amphibious duties. STARTS
Division disembarksd yesterday morning, and
marched toward their destination without camp
equipage or blankets, intending to rough" it until
those things arrive. They and their General seem
hard vor keTs and have done moot effective service
curing @ue WAL @nio u''IS'o " - Wv -
the bert in Sherman's corps or In the army.
The principal feature OF interest to-day is tho ARR
va hello War-eutOn
New. Orleans in the flagship Hartford. i learn
from messenger from the Hartford that the Mss's'
sppi, Of the Golf Squadron was set on re In pass-
ing Port HudsOn and destroyed, and that another
the night, aud some OF them are guarding the mouth
of the Red River thus cutting on supplies from Port
Hudson and ylcksburg
Tue lndanola lice hall under water near CaruaRe,
aud a contract has Teen made with certain parties
f1r raising her, The success ia doubtful.
nave no leisure 10 do 30 before the mail Closes The
report is that the attack on Port Hudson has already
begun. The Admiral hes no doubt come up bere 10
communicate with Gran. and Porter, and TO arrange
his plans for the future. conference OF tue chiefs
Wilt be Of much advantage 10 our cause, aud en-
hance the operations now in prospect.
For two days past Que Of our mortars, towed TO
point near the mouth - the Canal, has been throw
ing shells into Nicksbu.g and the fortihcaons there
about; keeping up n huge roaring throughout the
sleeping too soundly an his stronghold lie returns
the compliment by wasting bis ammunition Ia hurl-
ing proectiles nj The d. edging machine, which, am
bound u say, mos. indifferent spectator OF martial
pyfotechnice. The insinuatons against tbs ooOlness
and courage OF the machine u Ter the trying crcum-
s,ances arc weak invent OF the foe. speak
cr cath1ara when say tie machine does not caro- Q
Bngadier.
Indications eootinus favorable ior cary activity
Gen. Grant Is ID very goou spirits, anu tn-
timaies some,h hing WIZ De done "'hih 'no neA' TWO
or thrco "ceA- w "n'o ~ 30. WIS al 'io ="
al preeht Designed 'o AceP 'ne enemy oh .ne note,
aud diiuso hs ioicc, emu nav hu,noef VI pans oy
which TO cirouinVeh' 'ie neoeI, in"s e'Ho one, IL
not Gil, OF tue uooisns us' GIG ionB p'oNo eHeC'e'
cannot doubt. Tue lines OF defeat appear TO be
drawing closer and oioser soout SlckrDnfg ana us
guarded outposs, ana lho uoo vi tue Guy Is iheV-
itaby wnteh-
serious demonstration occurred NJ rto'idence,
day or two ago, among ot,ion Oh uen. logan d.
VISION OF luo oesen.'en G;P., "ss. SINS.
negro who hh eyo-",suoe1 iiioi . INC "so '''s'
unustly set upon ano cruei'y oeA.en or aroecuh
crime OF oeiis All Hi, az. an. .'I'y .n "
hirous gentlemen up 'ot.i'on r,s s."to W
the CoInmissary Delar,neh. Oh the Cny Vi Mai,,
son. seeing an1 a sn,.rd ';s,o ~ ,sDd .rd
'ho his.L fo ,b.,r cJ,,cbe. ~ the nail
cued tne P"'a jan ~ ,.ad ., w. 80
Vi hi' me - 80 H. cao,s;n ,yho assurad L.,
'icH", 'a IN -, G., - ~" Ia n So ,,,
no "' - ts,,lj md ro.red and croycsd Ill
piu' ivy ~ -, 49,, ~, liz u - -;
ana inehhcingy W.. owsrds a, bear, aoI
ioWS, ''o Iine . - oons ,.n,;na 80 49,"
''V ~ r,; go nohIy ond 6sroicaIIv U,, 10,
o ailSs A.. would nave been tom limb from
Imb ~. GneIly retired 10 the transport when the
,hc Do anJ hsS not Vuard bssn or