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ral Grant to General Halleck.—(telegram.) Young's point, La., March 31, 1863. I have ordered the release of all boats that can be spared, for General Rosecrans. General Grant to General Halleck.—(Cipher telegram.) Young's point, La., April 2, 1863. In two weeks I expect to be able to collect all my forces and turn the enemy's left. With present high water the extent of ground upon which troops could land at Haine's bluff is so limited that the place is impregnable. I reconnoitred the place yesterday with Admiral Porter and General Sherman. General Halleck to General Grant.—(letter.) Washington, D. C., April 2, 1863. Your dispatch of March 17th, and also your telegrams of March 24th and 25th, were received yesterday. While working upon the canal, the division of your forces into several eccentric operations may have been very proper, for the purpose of reconnoitring the country; but it is very important that, when you strike any blow, you should have troops suf<