, 1864-06-04
THE FAZQO EXPEDITION.
Interesting Resume OF Gen. mcAr,
thurs Recent Operations.

fAxoo Cr1T, HAY II, via T1cksnrna, May 81
1nink3nR -FOUR rtadccs r1ay bo Interested there
viii, send yon an account Of Gen. McArthuz's Z
Late expedition into the fazoo country. Th= for
ces q Which this little army are composed consist
Of about ooo Infantry SO cavalry and eight pieces
of a5tillss:: They LETT vtGksburs or the morning
for Ynzoo city. distant by the land route about
ecvcnty-nse miles The men were In excellent
eEltits md only too glad to exchange the march,
With fair prospect Of q fight for the irksome,
xnonntonous duties Of cnmr. The main object Of
this movement was to draw Ia this direction, the
attention Of tie detached bodies Of rebels IN the
north part Of the State, and prevent combination
which would htzarl onr armies IN Tennessee,
Part q the Marine brigade waa to cooperate
With the expedition by river, and on the arrival Of
our forcet at Eechantceburg on the 9Th, the Marine
cavalry poata were found al SRtartia. The former
IL small town nitustcd about four miles directly
nnd next GSY encountered tie enemy strongly
posted near Eer.on. The troops zsere speedily
brought up and placed in position, and brief sk!r
country II tutt, tia: retreattns force By the uso
xeg easily, and this they. wcre bold anonsl to d.
Or two In battery. they could eompe! delay to
deploy and adIa1ee IN line, and when closely
mud to be Col. Ma5beny''a brigade of mounted
niaatry. with four pieces ofnItnlesy.
The fight here vas principally with artillery. and
m''ce. when ths men were recsllcd, and encamped
rear Bcntop. Meanwhile, from dispatches capiur-
ed Gen: AcArthur learned that Gen Wit Adans
WAS On his way from Canton to CROSS the Big Black
and join AaybeEry with 1000 more men, that
night. Confident Of tis ability to contend with the
cnGrc rebel force thus concentrated, Gen. Near
thCF. With his Characteristic imperQrpahi1ity.
awaited to give Adamh the ehanec 10 cross II ho
chose ut the poirt be had dasiKnatco, nboat TWEEN
tJ-t1o miles hom Benton. Gen. Macarthur had
taken the very Tisr prccaution to senu into Yazoo
City-whicb the marine portion OF the expedition
were now occnpylng-A portion q his train. 80 ~
not 10 be eacumbcscd Herewith in his movements,
pttteu1Ds, unlike some commanders OF expedl.
TONS TO use infantry to support his advance cav.
IN the 18th, Gen. McArthnnr started his htlc
tAnt eighteen miles, determined ii the euemy WERE
there. aa reported, to make them fight or run. H<
Ind zone bur few miles when be came upon the
| chosen ground, and apparently determined to re
s. Immediately drew mp h.a man md offered
| battle. Foy short time the contest Ta. sharp
! bit = flank Increment s;ijlfully managed and 8
suecesa!al advance Of section OF artillery which
| opened on them m eufllade unexpectedly, threw
] Again they we're puFsnrd and u running dgat-i
t the tolIeome march Of infantry after mounted men
c:u be cilled running kept up all tbs way tt
Vaughan. Vaughan is . ststion on the Mississippi
Central railroad, cistant thirty miles from Yazoo
| Clty. The rairoad crossee the Big Black .: q
point four miles from Vaughan. Thai, night tbe
1
d1y engaged in the destruction Of the depot and @
portion Of the track and most Of the tecssel wo:s
1t the crossing. B1s. Gen. Eliet had meant11at
arrived Mt Yazoo City with somc more troops .nd
assumed direction OF aaalrs there: SkirmishlpG
WINS frequent, even near the city, lnd detachment
| Of marine cavalry on its way ont to communicate
over the route oi. the dehdne, from Benton tc
Vaughan, had nearly reached The latter place, late
ut ii tsht, when body o! re5r1s were found picket
E we're ct Compelled to return. Aite- csnsine Tie d.
srnc.ioI Of the railroad, and beig: satisfied Of TIT
fact that Adams would not light him, Con. Near
Railroad had been once destroyed bciore by oul
army. end was just rebnit at great cost and labor
plies ftom The rich region Ct the Yazoo, through
| 10 the interior, iol the use Of heir arG,y
This clty a. Suffered brs little from thc raTa:e:
By Federal troops tnres different times, and thtrf
h.s tcep EtyeFc ttreet tight, IEsEks OF shots be-
.ns pla,1ly visible in many places. Its citizens
T Or swr.tacrts Of reoe1 Officers and soldiers, and
hc1 C t1:cy arc tirouchly rebel Thcte Is E!e.l
,tbti nt:s.n throughout this whole rc-ioo. None
l1crscs Q! 'le most weasthy. Cora r,e:', and :
wrt1cbed enslty Of thai, With garden Vegetables
coen W aef ot M aisa
arr sold At fHLn!ous ptced aad the poor ere truly
| in . sere:clcd condition. EveEy Sind Of businrsa
apon tss
| grain, Int TIC negroes b.Eiug mostly ief., there
will not be caufe produced ttau Will be needed foi
! htmc .cnaEuInp:iun-
Las:e numbers OF refugees and desestcss from
tue rebel army have conc in. foune having thet
falnilire with Them, appealing for help cci away
In spne instances three deecfters have lived 10
1lteu nlGcths in the neareft fEaMpto to thelf houce
anfi have bern hunted 5o1 repeate1J By the scout
ard conscnpt parties with blooahoands. The
deeire 70 take the cath Of allegiance and 60 whct
they can lire as lora. citizens Of the United State
undistutbed. Said one who had been conscrip
Md c:cnped after three 1nonths: Str, have io1
looked Tor this Gsy; l will take the olth 0! 4llt
glance &nd once more becorne lo{al dtlzen Of th
United Etatee, TINT good old eovernmcut for ~aic
| Ioy grandfather fought seven yeara, and for who's
cnen1ea never did. and never Ein, TIRE qua.
| Several prisoners fell into our hands, and 8 fe
were LOST do.inE the marches and d:hts. 4 d1s
truce was seut cut TO the rebels In the hope OF q
| iecttng sa exchange, but Adams declined
II 1HEEE DATE LATER.
II The expedition has returned to VleIsburl
/ marching through In three days. No enemy al
! uc1,td during The Ia4rch. Adams has retired wit
] Gia wlo.e command ar1oss the Biz Black, eeekin
safer p1scc than the vicinity OF AcAr.har.to c1cr
! IN bin Iniiitarg. operations. This ACCOUNTS for h
| declining tic exchange. He wiebed to Eeep h]
! movements se:rct TIL bis command were aaIel
! .cross, ald The Big D!ack between himself IN
| McA1tbnr THE expedition ia m entire SUCCESS
| and rejects Great credit upon the officers VII
| PINNED End c-ccn'ed 1t. The men hold u2 dnz1u
| cine into CicksbaIg In the came high spirits 1
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