Mobile, March 23.
--The Appeal, of the 21st inst, says that the cachet steamer Natchez, with 1,300 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire on the 13th inst, on a trip up the Yazoo.
The Hartford and Monongahela were allowed to approach within 470 yards of our batteries at Grand Gulf, when they opened 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 that the Hartford, the Federal fit ship, with Commodore Farragut on board, an choired in front of that city on Tuesday afternoon, 16th inst., and rent a small boat with a flag of truce ashore with a note addressed to the Mayor, stating that if the United States boats were fired on by the people of Natchez, or by guerillas, he would bombard the city. The Hartford remained all night and left with the Monongahela next morning.
