| Show OPE operations RATIONS OX ON THE mississippi SIPPI I 1 I 1 at lagest lages t dates the navigation of tha the father of waters was yet somewhat obstruct ed byrbe by tie confederate de fences at V esburg and the canal designed to change the chann elof he file river so that boats might pass up and down without I 1 abing to pass by that strong hold bold ho d it was feared ouid for the present I 1 e a failure as on turning the water into the new cha channe anel i it di dil abl ark I no nou not t incline to leave is its k I 1 i wonted course so readily as was anticipated the scheme however had not been abin boned commodore farragut had by order i of gen But butler butier lef lei confiscated the negroes in 10 in excavating the canal for which 1 i i rece receipts fps aps to their owners had be been en so scrupt I 1 boualy given iven iren nhen hen they were cn engaged aged or impressed pressed fur fui the eer ser service bervice vice and th they e y were d g ang pi n 9 away that the ditch nih niu might t be in rea duces eo so that when another rie ri e in the river bhail shall occur the water may be br induced to aban du I 1 t the old chanuel chancel and take the artificial one oxe on 04 its way to the gulf i the reduction im irn of the bat erlei anad d fortifications at vi vicksburg ar by the gunboat I 1 fleets was evidently considered lot very practicable ti othe rule ruie the plan pian of changing the tho course of the river so as to make male that caty an y y 4 inland tov town n would not have been entertained arti the bombardment of the city by the two texo fleets one oue from above and the ibe other from b le low lowa iowa ai i progressing 7 on the tte ath and a bai 1 tery which had been erected on theowest the west bide side bide eide of the river 11 was wag doin doing considerable execution and ft was said that it could be easily taken but it could biot lot be leid held beld afterwards for the want of a sufficient of oe troops A attempts t had bad recently been made by the confederates to strengthen their ak buton having sheala thrown among themo thero thy th thy y ceased operations southern bouthern ou thern papers announced en cn the thi oth that van dorn had by a rapid march barp and recaptured baton rouge taking birtten hundred prisoners annera boners the repent was suase quenta admitted to be correct but alth aith although lug h van doi dot n had taken the place he be could lot tot possibly hold bold it |
