The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-23

river each vessel pouring broadside into tho ArKAnsas
as she passed them. A
The rebels acknowledge that sevennch steel point
cd shot went through the Arkansas but this
is the only damage she sustained Areconnossnncs tbs
morning showed that tho Arkansas was undergoing
REPAIRS but she did not appear 10 be In any danger o.
sinking st ssu aas8at IS ssIHshss
Rebel Accounts. ia st6
TIE sIEaE OF vIOKsBuRG--DEs FROM GRNRAL
set & stt .fes 4s4 VAN DORM. .t s 80
II Z Telegram TO the Richmond Enquirer, July 49,
The following despatch was received ct the War D
partment yesterday st,
vIcKsBrRo, July 10, 1861.
Enemy opened all thor guns and mortars last evening
and sheed the batteries until after dark who's
cigh. OF their vesselsowar passed down under IRE Of
batteries and Arkansas broadsides. What damage was
done to thom have not learned, though they were
peatedly pierced by shot Of heaviest cabro One heavy
shot passed through the side d the Arkansas killing two
men and wounding three. This was all the damage dons
w. with the exception OF house burned down in
the city Our troops hsre have contempt for fleet and
bombardmont, and await cooly for troops to land. Ths
Arkansas is the admiration Of ALL hnd her daring and
heroic has inspired all with the greatest enthuaasm
che is being repaired and will soon bs ready for
orders ma4l lo EARL VAN DORM, Major General
N3& t D21oHat aaeqTe JACKSON, July 10, 1854.
is rumored that last evening six Yankee gunboass
on the Arkansas they passed. and killing two men-
Tho Yankee works the bend ascoransd % -
araf1roaa instead Of canal Gers 81 ,.sn'rs :" =
tisRa $500 lldrdagQ ~
90 Our vtels sburg Correspondenee.
IL GfgH&u az lcs CoSnoDORn DAvDs' FLornLA,1
r. a9 81, BEFoRE yIcKsBrEG, Mis-, July 10, 1902. !
Prysras Of ne Siese-7ae Nasral Inpn,s=raoiay@ As
Cisy-Thc Military Characterization Of the Ris~A
rsrgh OF he Rebel Dcfences- Of Reosi Rfa
pres and P,isonrs-D9mcse to N. tay By ne Bwrs8,6
Of Union S1ens-Ts De.fntt;cn n Vi6sb1yy a1 ~
sired BIZ the Union CoRdtso az eks Rod
CONFERENCE.-The Com Crop sa he VaIey Of gs
Ayss"sipp.-Retd ConSyasc--Lfow they Ap1reius
7lsir Position Dssstios Fisqusns-Nsne ReLl faks
French Leaue, Cas9M and .SuHsnsarily 7fisd ss1
~ Krecused-How The Afair ,ras IConGuced-Aop
Of oar Mortar Fleet, d.. sftt.s
The siege Of yicksburg, like tia: Of Island No. Tss
and Fort Pillow, bids fair 70 continue long time n
could hardly be expected that place strong by nats
aud art, and guarded by nearly twenty thousand in
fantry could be forced into capitulstcn In two
weeks 1t svoxatious 70 have the passage of the Msss
sippi blocksded at single point while elsewhere
there are no obstructicns but we must suppress
wrath and make the beat Of bad matter. If the canal
tho peninsula proves success, may be aba
shortly to pass this point with steamboats, between New
and the upper cities But the country must mos
mako passage The neck OF land that
inoryenes between the location Of Commodore Davis
fotll ard that OF Pcrter's mortar cet Til then,
III ycksbzrg falls, the blockade 10 encctuai.
IDLExrss OF bEsrEeERs. iF3
The activity consequent upon arrival here was
Of long duration. We threw SHELLS yicksbrg and
Porter did tue Eight Of the steam vessels of
farragut's feet passed tie batteries during q warm
engagement, and since then they have been quiet
possible os vol behaved beats. Their commanders
wish themselves back again below the derences a
yicksburg and il l. qa.tc likely that they may run
the blockade on some dark night They have
found that IL IL impossible silence the upper biun
batteries By guns from tho boats and abandoned
all hope Of taking the city by attack from the navy
unsupported w o strong land force The storoships
being below the city, thsse sppsr vessels somewhat
Inconvenience. tt trs
srrAiTs THE RsnEls
Desor;ors and prisoners from vicEsburg repressns
affairs there as quite gloomy. All tho inhabitants
moved away several weeks ago and tbs falling shells
have caused considerable injury the town. Several
houses have bean torn pieces and in others
huge holes bear testimony 10 tho accuracy of IRE.
has not been the design TO destroy the place. aud
commanders have been reluctant 10 nlict any injury
tina, might fall upon innocent heads Had wo wished 70
ay vicksbsg in ashes could hvo done 50 long since
by tho OF neondlry SHELLS, or By planting battery
the point Of land opposite and less than Thousand
| l
works fail into our hands there will be but little Of tbs
city let. .t $500. 500
The deeerers from the rebel army say that they
badly OF for food and that unless they speedily
take Memphis other prominent supply point they
l have 10 give up the contest FOR want OF something
cet. !. il matter OF speculation what the rebel
army in the Mississippi valley viii do for supplies. Ths
ern boundary Mississippi and Alabama and cast OF tho
IN the southern States has hthsr,o 6ccn that portion
IN our NJ relO Mbi nn
rebel nag yet waves has beer devoted TO the cub
turo OF cotton and sugar. The large amount OF
pse1 vsry vsli 1pon psner: Int the climate wa. opna
unpropitious the cereal. and large portion Of haa
already died before arriving at maturity. "San
at that with any facility than he could eghtscn
hundred years ago. The rebo rulers, while they al
elected to give similar instrac,ions witt r.rsrsns. 20
pork. In consequence OF this neglect there is great
scarcity Of bacon and the planters ~ well the quar-
10 their DEFENDANTS Tie negroes now AZ work on the
canal say that for past have seen bus
weeks together Ths commodity at present rated
forty cents pound aud 10 deut 70 procure 1t
price.
Another Cause Of depression among the troops back o.
voksburg ID the recently enforced conscripton act Ss
.Sso he, ~ y. a. ss
imagined There constant desertione IRON the ranks
and the camp y almost continually ~ condition
o oSra', wa i hsS dessrssd from one Of the new
mcns were apprehended miles from vicksburg and
SsSk 70 y. v.s e tried T ..s
ton and speedily convicted. Sunset Of the same day
smo thav were taken outside Of the camp aud shot in
presence Of their and several other conscrpt rcg
nsuts The officers a. aras proposed 70 make drsft
onrt martiar but on such detail being made the mea
oositiyely refused shoot heir own comrades. n
commanders fcrcaaw trouble IN csae MAR shoaA sasne