New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-26

Farragut and Davis held a consultation about noon
yesterday, and sgreed to make general and iormi'
able attack on Vicksburg last evenings and, II posi-
bic, sink and capture the Arkansas, even under the
protection of the enemy's guns. Doubtless the!
burned to wipe away the stain Of the morning, AID
rensta.e themselves in their favorable esteem That
their sef.love diminished somewhat after they saw
the Arkansas 90 around the bend apparently IN
scatbed there can be little question. No marvel they
desired 10 do something to forget their modification
The assurance Of victory greatly molliies the haunt
ing memory of defeat.
NIGHT ATTACK ON vICksBURG.
A little after six o'clock the vessels of both fleets
gave signs of moving down the river, and just be-
fore seven Daviss boats steamed toward the bend,
and opened the evenings entertainment by vlgor-
Gus attack on the upper batteries, which did not re-
ply for some time. The Hartford, Richmond Oneida,
and the gunboats OF the Cult Squadron coon descend
ed the stream, and nweed the roar Of battle to an
impressive volume.
TREMENDOUS BOIBARDMENT.
For over TWO hours the bCmhardment was very
heavy, the hlea ;e-; Z ,ancmber to have heard du-
ring the war. u was as if hundred tempess were
combined in one Ihubderbolts seemed falling mo-
mentarily at your feet. The atmosphere appeared
reel and the earth to s'agger beneath the tremen
dous crash. Your correspondent at one time be.
tween the fires and the conclusion overhead was
immense. The air wss lighted up with bursting
shells and the trees on the peninsula heard 10
crash before the heavy proectes that were bowling
like demons toward every point Of the compass.
To one unaccustomed to such scenes, the effect
would have been terrific. Earthquakes and torna-
does would have seemed struggling for the mastery,
and all the dscordant elements in Nature raging for
supremacy.
Tie various cslibers were perceptibe in the fierce
struggle. They all made up the horrid diapason of
war; and the shells sbreked over the city, and the
vessels, and tie peninsula, "a if each shot des-
sides of the Hartford and Richmond were percepti-
bio above the entire din. They drowned out the re-
maiDder Of tie ponde roar, and stood alone upon
the pinnacle Of the mighty 'umult.
ENGAGING THE BATTERIES.
Davies vessels engaged the upper batteries, while
Farragut's sbips passed below. The Rebels thur
dered from above the town at the gunooais, and
struck them number Of times, but did no material
injury; while the neither guns cut Farruguts rig.
ping, bu, usually shot too high to do harm. Shots
aimed at the passing Union boats often crossed the
peninsula and alyhted in the river, elevated and
harmless WAS tie aim of the enemy, who mnst have
been greatly excited or alarmed Whatever the
cause be did not fire with anything like the socu-
r.cy or coolnees he exhibited in the morning ut
any previous time since the commencement OF the
siege.
A round shot passed so near Capt. w. l.. Phelps,
Of the Benton, US 20 take the nap from his coat,
without doing him any injury. This is az narrow an
escape from propulsion from this planet NJ usually
occurs aud quite near as any one Lot enamoled OF
death Woods d,ssrs.
The enemy after twenty minutes fighting
driven from the upper batteries. but it is probable
be has since returned. Whether any OF his guns
were disnouRtod or not is unknown; though it is
reasonable to suppose they might have been, under
such a continuous and heavy fire as was poured
upon them from our gallant gunboa,s. During the
lat hour of the engagement, the upper batteries
were entirely silent; the action being confined to
Farragut's vessels far below the city.
SERIOUS INJURY TO THE CITY.
flames made great light. No doubt number of
dwellings and stores were burned; but the efforts OF
The soci-rs must have prevented the destruction OF
the entire town. The injury TO the place from shells
must have been extensive, for we saw scores of
them fall and burst in the midst of the city. Doubt
less houses that were tenanable and stores that
were renable yesterday morning. would not hold an
occupant at the present hour.
CONDITION OF THE ARKANSAS.
The Arkansas lay oil the town under the water
batteries Of the Rebels but DID not fire at all dur
ing the bomLardment. Though the Sumter WAS
sent down purporely to sink her, che did not sue
coed 10 doing 30; but il is sad she butted and Grip
Piled her during the action This noon the Arkansas
still lies, without steam, in her old position, and no
one, apparently, in or about her. She seems to be
good deal hurt and is reported there are several
large holes in her, and that her crew were indus
trousy engaged the greater part Of yesterday in
pumping her out. hope her last battle has been
fought, but greatly fear she will yet give us much
trouble. Until we capture or destroy Der, We can
not feel very secure; for she has demonstrated her
ability 10 set our fleet ut defiance. That, however
WAS under peculiar circumstances, and we trust and
think will be different when she meets vessels
under different auspices.
POSITION OF TIE FLEETS.
Tie vessels Of Com. FaIragut are all now below
the city, having second time run the blockade,
willie those of Com. Davis have returned, except
the SUMTER which remaius on the other side of the
pennsua. What the programme now is l will not
undertake to say. Vicksburg may fall this week;
but II il il ours at the close Of the month"; shall be