New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-30

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fore our forces occupied lie city. Ihose boats can
all can be accounted for as follows the Ivy ID W.
White River the Livingston and Lady Polk were
burned by the enemy III the Yaloo OF the time tue
Union rams a cended the stream, the 10Th uit.,
lad the PontchaItrain | learn through refugee
from Little Rock is hard aground IN the Aikantas
near that capital None of thoT boas were very
Formidable though able 10 do good service, being OF
about tie sane quality the vessels under Mont
gonery, destroyed and captured at Memphis.
THE LOUISIANA CANAL ONCE MORE.
The crowd of contrabands are still working after
their peculiar fashion on the peninellar canal thongh
10 nv mind the prospect Of It's grows lees ev-
cry dav, We bear of large rise above; but 1t VIII
not be large enough 10 benefit us III the way we de-
sire; and do not thin Nicksburg vii be cut on
from navigation by means Of our canal before the
close of Autumn, if even then.
This paragraph about the canal, from late num-
her Of The Vscksburg Citizen, 10 certainly non.
chalant:
THE officiating and rtdisring Yankees have gone TO
work to play Yankee trick upon tick'bTg by digging
able unite Their fleets without coming in Of our
batteries The distance quite short and tie Yankee expert
in working in dirt will enable them 10 ditch channel
through the swamp Ia a very short time They will gain
another advantage by this canal TO wit: they viii have the
open communication 81 tho whole ninssppI "'houI pass
ing by vicksburs"
| How mildly the editor states probable fact, or
what was then so regarded-that would destroy the
city forever, as IL il the most unimportant mat
ter in the world
| INCREASING SICKNESS on THE FLEET.
The sickness on the feet and in Gen. Nilliamss
command, | am sorry 10 tay, Is steadily increasing
and the deaths augmenting. The weather ia very
conducive to disease, being Of the hottest, most
sultry and eneryating character: 70 much so, thai
the complaining everywhere, and OH mary
# the vessels hall Of the crews are Frustrated The
land forces are suffering greatly, and day before
Yesterday seven died in one regiment. Some
asclbe the prevalence Of sickness largely TO
the water of the Nazoo, which has ITS sources IN a
multiplicity OF swamps. As the most fickly months
are yet to cono-August and SepieubeI-no little
uueasness s.tet the fleet touching The sanitary
condition Of our forces before the next sxiy days
have passed.
The surgeons in the navy aud army have exhausted
nearly all their stock Of medicines, and III numerous
instances are unable to prescribe what IS needed
On the whole, Therefore, the Immediate tdture,
hygenically speaking, looks very uniavorable. Our
gallant soldiers and sailors retain their cheeinlness
OF spirits, however and VIII reduce Ncksburc, they
declare II tho siege continues until TIE cue OF the
century. They have stout hearts as well rs stout
hands and long ago expnnsed tie word " iall
| from the lexicon Of their intent.
INTERESTING FROM yICKsBURC.
Dcsertcrs from Vicksburg say there are ~ 600 or
20 900 troops in and abou, the city, encamped over
space Of H. to % mies, and that folly tOUp or OlO
men are on the ric rt, and unfit for duiy, WHO are
suffering greatly irom want OF proper nouFislueni
Il
scarce, and not TO be had
| A great many OF the Nck-burgcrs, especially the
poorer classes, who still living as beet they can
in the rear OF the town. have "a very little 10 eat
that not few Of them ARE Oh the edge 81 iAmshinR
Much sickness prevails among them, aud the cond-
ton Of the civilians and military Is 20 deYlorahls
that IL does not probable the euenly can much
! Ion ger resist the sicge.
let us not be too sure Of this, however, The
Rebels have made tremendous sscriiices, md shown
extraordinary herosm--mOfe than the North VIII
ever known their very bad cause and hey are
prepared TO do and suffer much more, d)nbiless, be-
fore they surrender hope or cease TO strusge with
firm purpose ana unali ering tIust.
| Gen. John &. Brecknrdge is said TO be IN COM
mAnd Of "A division OF the Rebel forces In NickIturR
and have recently recovered from severe attack
Of Hines, caused by the overaAed energies be has
| disnlayed in excessive Inhibition.
| NIcksbufg has been very materially damaged by
our siels; the deseriers say, We have been often
info med before, that many OF the buildings have
been rendered worthless. The army under Van Dorm
declare they will not he troubled TO right the lan-
kees that all they need DO IL TO keep here through
the Summer and we will die rapidly that no one
will be left bury They ray the siege Of Nchs-
burg will only result in great Abolition funeral.
GENERAL CURTIS THREATENED.
| Gen. Curtis VIII not here with his forces
from Helena, it Is now ascerained, for lie himself
REQUIRES re-cnforcements from iiallecks army since
the Arkat sans threaten him III the reer, and Sterling
| Price ut the head Of large force crossed IA few
miles above here day before yesterday, TO attack
Curtis in front. Tbs enemy IL unusually active and
energetic at THIS time all over the South, and from
various movements in this region OF lale II lie be-
lieved he has hope Of .repossesing the Mississippi
The prospect OF his doing il not very good, but il
il more favorable than II few weeks ago, when
the great river seemed to be entirely our own.
| Tie cause OF tie Coniedcracy," dsagreeable "a
il is TO confess IT, has greatly Frightened within the
past month, and the end OF the war seems uch
! more remote now than have tried and been
taught 10 believe. No loyal soul del airs OF entire
success ultimately; but many loyal heart aches at
the toll and suffering yet 10 be undergone before
Peace dcecends with her white and radiant wings
| upon our distracted land.
| DOMESTIC TRAITORS.
| A most serious cause OF complaint IN the hO!ll,a
| 10 the wretoh.d manner ia winch work performed
by the Government ID executed. Our cause Is
abused and confidence violated by persons who
have 10 other desire than 10 make money even Mt
the expenfe of the lives of the brave men who have
rushed to the defense OF the country. Hardly wee
sci Las been repaired during the present year that
| has not been AS miserable botch, ss Commodore
Davis himself has declared, inveighIng most indlg'
nantly aud uDustly agsintt ruch eaeneIous Ices IN
| the midst of our own Loncs.
The Cincinnati, recently repaired, n iardly III ioi
service and the may be rand OF the Sumter ana
| the Essex. The Monarch, which WA purchased by
| Commissioners appointed by the Government, bad
| boilers that in danger Of exploding whenever
steam waB raised aud ~ now receiving new ones at
| New Albany, Ind. Wien will these hgh-handed
swindlss be discontinued When VIII domestic
traitors ccate TO rob Tie hhtohili treasury "ihou'
scruplo without etlnt
When the mucht0 be-desred hanging IL inaugu-
rated in this country, ] hope 1t viii begin at home
| The siege progresses slowly, beiog Principally
confined 10 mortar hring on both sues. me Cii'
cinnati was stuck this morning by the Rebels but
not hurt. The obsession bids fair TO continue al
least month longer.