The New York herald., 1863-03-28
Interesting from Lake Provide nee.
OUR LAKE PRovIDHNCE 0ORREsPosDEsok.


Cotton aud Cotton Dsairs-Sareod Dodge Of Dis.re SD
Rebels -saRi,cryJoiafn0 orMe xi1issipps to ne 0ss
chita aud Black Rrzs--,Sytsssage AZ Shirt Tad Bead
Gc., &c.
cotton dealers hereahonts really 20 be pted They
come here with visions OF wealth, and depart With
empty pockets Gen. Grant has issued orders that 90
cotton shall be purchased until after tho fan Of vcksburg
and long nosed gentry srates cotton buyers and other
vsgrants exceedingly wroth thereat The government
hss seized all the this region and contracted
the gathering Of all in the fields. Two gentlemen have
taken the job, pcking ginning and bsg hall Of
the crop, The government furnishes tne negroes the
contractors feeding clothing and paying them the
Of dollar hundred Tor a they pick The negroes are
thriving. Five hundred pounds Of cotton Ave dol
lars is uuusual yeld for a aold hands labos.
The disappointed dcaiors. say there is NE ordinary
amount Of stealing going and coiusions between of
contractors; but have evidence of It,,
and don't believe IL. There 10 dodge, which looks
might be successful, II officers known 10 be
ncorruptibe. For instance, citizen takes the OATH !"
fro tcwpore procres officer to certify his loyalty
and then obtains PERMISSION 70 ship the he has
grown On his account, and divides with that oiccr,
whose acqnisItiycncss opiruns his patriotism.
There several hundred bales N the lbre on the
eves whom arrived lt yesterday II all removed
bcipr intended u be used as protection for gun
1osts. M f #te rm l W
TIE health Of this poron Of the army win show fayo
Last night the water was lot into Lake Providence
Lsborers digging all day long, and jus sundown
the last shoveliu OF earth removed and the Misss
sipri began 20 seek the head waters u bayou Macon.
fnis mornins tho little slrealn has swollen INTO
mighty RIVER The break Is hundred feet
vide. and the water tumDlcs and foans like
Niagars u II impossible 10 indicate the end .I0w this
water. rolling over their vel cultivated plantations and
lifting from their foundations their splendid mansions,
must A6onsh the Rip Van Mnkles who live in the nte-
rior. This morning skiif, in which four ave
GAiors, went through tho c.cvasse creating
cltemeut 4 "A shDglb Wtl.d
the little entered the break whore hos
and RACES the heicest, she rceed like drunkoA man,
and expected every moment ~ hor eugnifed in
the trcschsrous FOR two hundred feet she
ahead like the surface OF the water nrst
depths below nniii, like spaniel emerging from the
stream she shook her sides aud sought sale haven In
ths still water. beiow. Il Interesting sight, not
unmixed with fear on the part OF the benol that
what intended for broad farce might become
ra0e tragedy. The testified their delight
the escape the ts by loud and repeated cheers
There sctinmage yesterday al Shirt Tail Bend /,
which o' Importance enough 70 warrant General
Mel son send couple 81 regiments 70 reinforce the
troops there. The Chancellor which brought the nte
gencs and the demand tor ronforcemens also brought
several prisoners There Ar. thousand bales OF cotton
there, which the enemy are try ing ~ burn
Exciting csrrept here, 10 the effect thai
Union troops have possession Of llanes' Bluff The pilot
the Penbina which arrived late last night from
vcksburg brings the Intelligence that the enemy have
evacuated thai well known position lie says that day
Defors yesterday the gunbnsts went the river 70 attack
that point, aud, failing reply, sent boat
ashore and learned The enemy had departed leaving
siED behind them. do not believe u true.
There thirty ypne steamers and gunb0sts IN til.
Iazoo up the snnhower all Of which should fall
hands Hsiucs Bluff is the KEY 70 Vicksburg, and
Il sho nd be abandoned u would Indicate Che abandon
Inent oi vicksburg
Heavy nrins was heard below last plight about sun