New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-05
TIN ,or,,,ardznent Of yiel,harx.


THE Hosssbardsnent or viehsbnrg.
Tie editor Of TIE Vioks5Hrg Wig. WHO has Soc
ceeded in reaching CLicsgo with bic WIFE, who bss
relatives residing in that city, has written accom-,
Of his experiences since taa rebellion. iie statement
Of Affairs Sonth agrees with those OF other who
have had he same oppogtunies for observation Fl.
ciyes very Interesting inside view Of the efsci Of
the bombardmenl Of Ncksburg, which we copy:
The bombardmeut Of Vicksburg was no iosignis-
cant ailur, although he Tesults We're meaaei. The
location Of the city. which Is dotted GT0'ai nnonz
Lil- proved its safety. On learning ih-' tae reet
hai started ont from New-Or!eans. Gud t11, 'be city
Wis 30 be defended large majority Of iss citizens
H. nediaiel. removed their Household ci.'cis 10 tie
io....or. Tie merchants aud traders dd lie saue
V4fIi their stocks, g.e 70 WAS curious an1 lively.
20. - see the siIcts aud roads lined w'h thesex
lQyabes. Fabulous prices were pad ior cans,
l.d tls planters adjoining the cty enjoyed Ice
b. vest BY assistiug In this general eyacnlion.
Tie country for miles around wa soon d0'ies
with camps Of every descrintiCn, from The camp
nade OF brush 70 the more pretcnii0us one erected
hy throwing carpets over siakes previously driven
in tie ground. The general expectation wac tha'
be city would be captured the irst DAY o. ihe bon.
barlment, the object IA moving being O. ave llie
AID await the hour wEeu the fatal blow sto.N be
struck The Tesul, vas, they were compelled 10
remain in this condition FOR tlree niol-ia dunns
which tine there was nore or less shell.ns every
DAY. The city itself presented a Gesl.ae appear
a. e. The sholling uOt being continuoi', ,'aye an
o,norunIty 20 those who Ienained-qu.e number
TO attend to Their domestic aiiairs, a.t.r wh;ea
they gave tner attention 10 the b)moarlmeni. ils
women aud children cODgreyatod IA tie Fca. O. the
hills aud quietly AZ .dlod the result.
On she opening OF IN engagement terrific report
aansed BY Grin. the m0rlars would be head, which
IL H. win 4e4
L. rattle, followed BY d. moment oi silence, wuen
the roar OF tue approaching she'll could be heard
Howing more and nore ~ iinct, until tAe sound re-
sc,nbled train Of railroad cars, wnep the shell
would suddenly dAsh iato a bm diag with The We
loeirv o. h,hluing, bury itself ten feet under The
surface OF tue earth, aud explode with hoise Ike
thunder, heaying Mp a large mass OF earth, tearing
ur he hcor, ana otherwise Touring t1e tillding,
Bat not totally destroying the house. Nse ths
ia roing on the SHELLS would be continually hissng
AID roaring erOsud soae bursting ia She AR, the
r.,ces striking roois sud breaking whdows, others
etuaing the hills, ana oousequ nliy falling larmless
tae whole preseLtlg terrible plotdre 20 behold
ani inposs:ble ~ describe.
Most of the shell. fon Cant POrter's feet Com.
rraQut's heetl fell vilAout exploding, vhe Ihoss
from tie upper feet Con- Dayls's almost invariably
exploded. or tie percussion shells ired, sircelY
CIV exploded. They we've opened, aud b powder
eAiu.cted-Qaite Al important lien, O. powder was
:. q pound Some of tae shots fired cy Ebe lower
feet were extraordicary, and quite astonishing ~
tho beholdera. Several couical shells fell III the
cemetery located tao niles northeast oil tns city.
and distant some ,c or tx niles FROM the boats .ba.
Gr,d them. A soldic-, lying under tree. e..aiag,
some lour miles east oi the city, m0raly
81, uEdcd by the falling Of limb cut ioin tle Ise
by "A cOncal she'll, wh.ch finally fell IL ifons Il .
rc,idrncc some hali-miie beyond.
GA the morning of Tie -cth OF June, & po-'io1 Of
Commodore Farrasut's ieti paced up tie river aDi
,oiued the upper heci. ils boats got under WAY
b ca, 0 clock, snd the combiaed fleets opaned 90
the city. The scene yvas teirIb.s and sublime. Ii
WIS estimated that l. shot and shell .eli IA ihe ely
10 he minute. The iroa hail poured in "a eoniiuuog,
sheet, and with such elect thst the hlitef.a ooud
riake but feeble resistance. Every hyiaS thing 10
hs city sought place u fheer. Soldiers and cil-
tcas dogs and catl.e, al covered beneath tie lils
DR. sought refuge IA stampede 10 t1e interior
a,rjiul of men could have landed and s3.ksd tho
gurs 60 universal Tas the panic This iisieI ior
Al lut Two hours auo half, when the firing ceased.
Tie city presented a curious spectacle, nearly
every house uad hole through If, while some houses
,yt.. quite DESTROYED. Que bedroom situated oS
tc END Of porcl had iiity three holes through u,
wade by grlpe shot. Ca The night OF the Iotn OF
jaly, Commodore tarAglt IeJolDef bis ncsi, wnea
rrlel.tion WAS giyeu "a the performance oi tDe
81 OF June with the added horror OF tue oomoATa-
,eut being AT night 10 the fash OF tue ciunoa
and me glare of tne bnsiiug shells, was addea tbe
B y, II Two large frame houses, set on hie oy Tue
.ill. making ',cpe oil horror difficult 10 imagine
The Lombarlneut VS. kept up with different de-
gters o. intensity, ~ intoFyals ei several ho'us"
lcven weeks. yct he damage 10 the city VIII ~"
paired .or les, than oo,OU0.