, 1864-03-25

FROM VlCKsDURG.
Description Of The Country Threush
De1iehi Of the Contra Bands -neserip.
turcd, and Methods OF Locomotlon.
From our Special Correspondent
- VIcksBuRo, Miss, March IA, 1854
Though some things in regard to the country
passed through by Shermnn's expedition hsvo been
| previously written, full description may prove
! interesting tothe readers Of tho TRIBUNE.
The country on the Big Black aud Pearl rivers Is
yery good md the best plantations In the State are
in this section. Since the war; however, the coun-
t1y presents but one scene OF dcsolatIon. Espe,
c1ay on the road from Vieksburg to Jackson there
Ia literally nothing left for tho support Of man OF
beast, requires but little stretch Of the imagi-
nation to picture the country as inhnb-
itcd By owls, and bats, Hike some OF
This country has been repeatedly tzaTefsed by
both armies, and hae suffered moro than any other
ps1t Of tho Confcdcrncy which VIC hare visited.
|. no dld rot see more than half dozen men and
| few women and children,
AZ one house We say AZ "a deaf ~ An ana dumb, dumb yo9ng
the war, and who ha! no means Of: returning
home. The people with whom che stayed inform.
Cd that 5 nsd n,ssp 55o1f5 n 81 as
her brother. No words can describe the meeting.
s Ss1 sn e. s9s
years. There arg many hearts At the South long
Ing to meet lored ones from whom they have been
separated for 80 1ong Tao1 a. eee r59a @
Mobile, sngar was worth four dollars per pound at
Jackson. and coareo domcsties the Hame price
nj nHmHnt0 a
once proud capital Of Mississippi Since the oceu-
patton Of Jackson by the Federal forces Last year.
Beyond jackson we passed through some very
fine plantations on tic road to Brandon. These
plantations were generally well stocked with corn
@ had made Seavy dIass On t6e len ioF
supplies. They Eaid there was very little differ
ence between their Icqufstions and that Of the
-coniede1ates condescendcd to ask tkem fos what
they wanted, bnt took it at all events, while the
,Fedesals took possession without askins., ;:
more barren and thinly settled. The Confsdsrates
said that We could find nothing to eat upon thus
route and must abandon r. .veFy title difficulty.
not our Intention to be so long IN passing through
the country as to consume great amount Of pro-
viaions. From the appearance OF the country
wond tsa ;aapnS III at al woaa
It was while passing through this country that
naa a. ,r hstar 81 VIZ H. iaSs n
he var Than people arc gcncrai,y at The South.
She pointed ont the errors that the Confedcratcs
could con hayn done, and ehe predicted the speedy
mn ~ The Cnnfsf,cracv Which / homo viii proya
sm eonaiir M trne. @ oN' ''0f9 "'1' f'''
eqFii1s Fiascn miles beyond Brandon VIC passed Marc
ton, emall Unlocking town Of dozen houses.
Dcyond Mofeton the route Lay northeast through
seoo Ia
bpt good. We passed through this swamp ntter
DARK, which made Il all the more gloomy and dis:
a' npt reach camp I - until nearly midnight, tired and
hungry. There was bnt little time to rest, for NC
started at daylight IN tho morning;
homes, little think Of tue :hardships our soldiers
f, a a 4a 70 s t or Ss1sd sSf ,ss
hosse snd IL ng % al them T into the he
house Killing tic woman. Tho Court House at
sSo5o va .9Ss'hsss ssgssa With s,s oh. @
heTsota of war but the noble epfrit exhibited by
or s1laIs1 aass ,et ao md
IL G Children This houee caught On the foof BY
tRe nsa1. Il
iess. M scme Of ths boys oi lie siat Missouri wen!
tImri eItInrpni,hed he flames. Beyond Hillsbono ths
c,,s,.s aca,,nyc5 The hri5oes ntross tho crcek
m -" -rcs{sa are enr,r rf them NJ ronafdernb1e
Ssze: ano nraao ~ tts Gonahota coknhotta i,t,is
- bi't ffSnnST The snntrahsnis were nTf,anizej
into @ pfonear Corps aud sent forwardto b9iid the
o1uess & thet XIV iitI,n SaIsv xv,s nvnn-Senc
MHs ha rosd nsased thronph soua s,rarnns berr
e. e. x.fer 1he .9as 9sa foot deep in The roaa notMh
IL ,r.aana 1shst s,i"ht rain 1snna have acco
1x xahny H. t,o m1s. -vin-4i.1c1cetinn
hs nc y IT, Lawn On the route was Decatur stu
aHe s,i - -ns1a ncrf II 1rns ~ th,a III ~
AZ 49, 81 the f.orfrder.te rnyn1rv mnTe fssF
~ ~ ~ ..3,u We srers infnrmei ~ onn az enera
81 shernan's en- stan thnt he enemy haa deeper objec
.rod =. nesr fhis niecs and hie yYherahouts xert
sae tnoTn 1g I to the @ enemy o1 certain justice
% he peace, md il va the intsndon 70 captn5e h!n
tao pSme' Sat fnr "' Them. thew refrrai
1ao nGe Gencr,i iof shcF1n.sn b,s hsi
several narrow escapes: Before arriving at JACK
him A. he al On bis cray horse bu the rancc VA!
not not nerfect and the Rail pssscd over and e;ruck
lHa sho1t dietanes IN lie reat From Decatur to Ne
.1res5v ~ dere11hed-an slternation OF hieh. sand,
Isn5. eIav bottoms and sWampsInot eery pIeas
Ing SeE for e. 1Is1fy ouS9 Meedsn dSGano
arriving at the town I Immediately pre-
sentei myself at The ofice az th'
he 1sst traip for IN Mobile, aud wouid not be baei
for some days. made dec use Of hia panef. bm
eoujd ind hone Of late date. There wcte q few
and qtef e 3a ~ 19e 5ea
that theT wfsbed to 70 bach with The amy. % n,
crrat iif1cnty vas to Get TRANSPORTATION for them
tfcre were no exfra WAGONS With tho trains M
them NJ ecded in fndinc somethine thsi answery
fheiT nnrnosa md ware srat1ed fn their iestra r.
iii aff,nai adIen Ia tha ConiederacT. Meridian Al
a fowns conaisted Of fitty houscs dropped dow
smonr tha trecs' In order to cct trre idea o
the sduihern eount, one muet fmasine it Is neazl!
tnwns tfis ia he csse shut in 20 comniet,y y Ii,
jnrest. il riyes ali thc pl,ccs sort Of cloomT an
pearance. In returning ifon Meridian the expedI
lion passed through Decatur. and then to III,
On MtHdian <'~'' -''''
The cnunfrv ia merely A rcpctition of what vat
| e1perienced On he Outward trip. We passed nd
Town affcr leayiuc DECATUR until we arTiyed IA
The TAIN presented rather siudicrous appearauce
Five thnussnd contrabands Of ali conplexions AMI
Fizee; refugees in every Imaginable soft Of vehcit
drawn by animals that could hardly stand alone
horaes and mulcs, come without saddle or bride
presented scene NJ i9s s aa @ artist TO- to posfF1y or
vated Considerable cotton wss tonnd in th,s SEC
tion. all Of which was burned. On one plantation
so 1,o1an 1o Ia 10 eG41eo si1 oays
tae 4isLanEe w 4es' r1o ttss1s ~ saato.
eesHniut eoanty snl sa4aon ri 1.se,1 tae mos
puta p pac ~ tno 2s1ie' s11e ~ n. au h All
oe4ht!ul EaIotne t a.o s .s1ls ;,..,
!Ms p'1tG uas snasnsu T. ~ " H. na @ =,
~ the state. Tne asy Ieasned irom go9d anihor nor
Ny maj eeSelal tnonsanu nnsaeH q Meal na0 peer
coneealGd y tna RASe 70 Keep u I5om lallng insf
lnE A4nun q III eNel0e. ~ CtueI Was llMgut
atelJ leoaeo eanS uppo tue @ - loIa!st
the given amount Wathn ce1saln nne o. pt1satt s
1 property WQu!u UH AcA IEspoHslsIt. !e!t Iol