IMPORTANT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI: Reported Success of the New Expedition to the Yazoo; Rumors About the Force at Greenwood (3/28/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 3/28/1863

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CAIRO, Friday, March 27.

Last Saturday night another barge, containing one thousand bushels of coal, floated past the batteries at Vicksburgh safely, for the use of Admiral FARRAGUT's fleet.

The Memphis Bulletin, of Wednesday, says three of Admiral PORTER's gunboats have reached the Yazoo River by the Sunflower route, and reached Greenwood.

The Bulletin further says that our forces above Greenwood had abandoned undertaking to force a passage, and were returning when they met Gen. QUIMBY's division en route to reinforce them. A conference was had, the result of which is unknown, but it is thought in consequence of the success of the new route the whole force would return.

REBEL REPORTS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Friday, March 27.

Richmond papers, of the 25th and 26th, are to hand. They contain the following:

MOBILE, Monday, March 23, 1863.

The Appeal, of the 21st, says the steamer Natchez, with 1,300 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire on the 13th, on a trip up the Yazoo.

The Hartford and Monongahela were allowed to approach within four hundred yards of our batteries at Grand Gulf, when they opened fire upon them, the vessels replying with broadsides several times. A dozen shots struck the vessels. Parties were seen carrying the wounded below. No damage on our side.

The Natchez Courier says the Hartford, with Commodore FARRAGUT on board, anchored in front of that city on Tuesday afternoon, the 10th, and sent a small boat with a flag of truce ashore, with a note addressed to the Mayor, stating that it the United States gunboats were fired upon by the people of Natchez, or by guerrillas, he would bombard the City. The Hartford remained an night and left with the Monongahela in the morning.

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