New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07

The Union Expedition against yicksburg-
Prospect Of its sucecss -Di.satis IA "a ton
OF sleriing Price with the Rebel Army
His reported Intention 90 Retire 20 PTi-
,nIc Lifc-saisresiing Intelligence from
Arknn.as- Interview wiih n "Cobfsdsr-
nte" Mnjor-t., nerai-isi- Views Of the
Wnr, etc.
From Orr Special Corr.srorfsnt
81. Loci,, Mo. Tuesday An.rnoon. Nov. & iesa
The expedition fitting out at Cairo for the capture
Of vieksburg will DO ready, II - rsi1 in a couple Of
weeks, lad zach nleuuros have been taken by Com
modors Porter who is 20 condaci the enterprise, ~
viii insure it tucces. Tho expedition will be sup
ported by considerable and Efficient Land force
something which was lacking last Summer, and
which. with the extreme .ckl.ness OF tie eoldeIr
and sailors in thai then very unhealthy latitude, WIS
Tie cause Of the failure to take tie city ai tina, Tine
Commodore Poder is sGneuine Of success with his
pro,ent expedition, and 1t j, TO be hoped bis an,ic
pations will be realized, as the Rebels have been
permitted TO hold that lat posilion on the Nissis
spri far too long.
Sickfburg has been very gresty strengthened
during tie pact three months, and II now protected
il 10 stated Ly eighteen or twenty batteries, mount
ing lJ0 guns OF large csliher. extending some miles
above and below the city, and designed TO prevent
tie approach 0f onr funboGts within dangerous dis
tance. Sill, If "a rcsOlule attack wore made, stimuli
taneou.y by land and water, there is no rc@on to
doubt but that Niclburg will tall, and the nnviTa-
uon Of the .sea. uycr be opened from Cairo 10 The
Balize ~
burr. aud IL u believed Gen. NilhIigue, whore
diyi.ou was recently Meridian, Ii about TO march
to ibe former place to r,.iforcc ats gaiH,on. lle
pebels have great dread Of losirg control md POS
sesion Of tho 1.owr Mi-,isippi, and will make Il
0et.ririued eholt 10 hold Sicksbufg una regain
wbat they have lost between there and Memphis.
Their eaorions viii be Of no avail. The Diissis-
s,pi rrnst be ours whatever he result OF The war.
NE cannot afford 20 loee the incllculablc advan-
tages OF navigation upon that mighty stream, aud II
II cost Thousands of lives and millions OF treasure,
ail must we grasp and retain forever the full hands
Of the Father oi Naieu"
II il reported in Secession circles that Sierling
Pice contemI latcs Withdrawing from tie Confcde.
rate army altogether, and retiring TO private bis
until the pTesent struggle j. all over. For month.
he las been complaining " the neglect oi the RCl-
mond (Na.l authorities, and Of The Interference o.
Jcil. Davis witt his plans aud purpose.
number Of letters, as the umor Ia, lave resen0y
paeged between Dav. and Price, AID come oi them
have been OF bitter Gnd denuncatory char.cer on
the part of the latter parsonage who DID nor hesitate
10 sav lie was dig6ted with the struggle as pres
ent conducted, aud that, - long ~ men kept IN
power were ignorant Of their duties an Indifferent
10 the Interest of tnl SOu;h, long would the esab
slTncnt OF the Couiodcra,y be au idle and delunye
dream
Thee is no doubt Price j., and Las been Tor some
fine greatly dissatisfied with the adm nnis'a.I9h oI
aGairs 1T kieLmond aud feels tha. his ability ans
services are not properly appreciated. Prce i an
exceedingly vain man, and blow 10 bs sell-lOve
tie heaviert that could fail upon Inn HIS heart Is
with ito South, bat Biz soul il with lmSeli and,
Ike most Of tho Rcocls, biz plide IL r'ler yonine
than patriotic. \
1 have lust seen q report from Col. Cameron OF
the 49d Indiana 10 ton. Curtis, detailing the par
tculars Of "a Journey from Helena 10 i.tle Hock,
under 4 Z o. truce for the purpose oi delivering
letter. from Gems Curtin and sherman TO tbe Rebel
Gen. ilmdman.
Col. Cameron srrived at the Arkanfas capital on
the u 1th.ult.. and hal a long interview with the
4" Confederate Ms,Ortien. Holmes, who was very
anxious tle war should be conducted on bumnne
and civilized principles, Gnd VINO coml lalned ihs'
various outIages according 10 representation bad
been committed by our trOops; al he tane ume a.
.ptniup that the Rebels had been " very careful not
10 violate tho rules prescribed by enlightened IA
tons in the unhappy struggle
may here remark that bOmilies on civilized war
fare coming from Arkansas, where every second man
b. a savage and tho Tcd IRE Tuilans, are rather
nmusing and savor Of irony and EntiIe on The part
M tbe Rebel ohieitain, who asseyeraes, however
Tint be i, deeply in earnest, and painfully anxious
for .ll possble amelOratiOn of the oneiics OF war
Gen Holmes declgred-a very novel and original
utterance from the lips Of our foestbe South might
be externinated but that it could never be snbJn-
gated that lie had "Iepressed the patriotic dspori
ton of his felowcitzens 10 wage guerrilla warfare
in ArkaIsaf:" but that, II TIE SIRltb VI Lee W fD-