New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-18

Evefvthing that bravery and science coud 90, seems
lio have betu done. Tie right Gank, the lejt flank,
the Ce8ter we're sncces.iVsIy Tie ann oi oe'eTu'hed
ana concertrs,ted sssaulis.
4 TIE Fcdsral lurs we're broken and driven repeat
ediy Baf mex hapstible ieseIves and pIsponder-
am artii cry auts-eolsly placed, saved them
f.c,n r.ut. Even when the attack was bbGndonei,
IN. Co, felera'e army could have held the conrtry
without ciiHonlty or Danger. IL moved slowly
down ~ the Potomac for evident reasons Is had
sn army Of lrisoners; Il had train OF captured
WAGONS f teen miles long. Gen. Lee took them 10
I NItnepOri 81 his leirIre, and put them esely on
tie eoii Oi Nirlinia where tasy now are. Hc him
sef and bis army are in Mary land. They hold tie
trOun ain pas es 90 one flank, the river defends he
OF er, aud thry ara in eu iwPregnsble POSITION,
where tho my is not likely 10 Interfere WIN
tho, md wLence they vail Issue at Will when they
arc ready
The Confederate loss at Gettysburg IN killed aud
wounded, il stated 80 ie under II 600. The }nn-
&scs declare that they have not been able to asce-
ao all Of t0iTs, but ihat tney know IL TO be over
l5,tg0 10 killed snd w0uDdsd-t0sy VIII not es'l-
MAZE their prisonsrs--tpd they claim to'hnve 5,OOO
of our neu, which Includes the wounded left on tue
eroGud IL some of Ite chHrSes. Such Joss Is very
Eroat Tor u,--uuequsii-d by aoy the Coniederais
army hss suffered tiuce the sangulusry DAYS OIL
! III hDond, twelve months since. Ihat tbe Coheo-
crates Naye gained material advantage eoahehHu-
rate with such a luts Goes not pow appear. From
the accounts before us !! ia OF apparent thHt IL
WAS compulsory combat; 81 ssast, bot III 'he
pl.ce and ime in whiea II wa, ionghti but when
hO fayts are more fully known tGai explanation oi
the eut.rpn.s n.sy be ju.tly made.
Even from toe eneny's account II IL evident that
! tie Confederate uoo9s never fought boier. Their
his,ofy OF our maneuvers contains nothing equal TO
j scksCn's flank movement ~ thanCciiOsyil!e,
Wien be csme through the Wilderness like whir-
wind vi mdnigt; but thore are seyeral points even
IN their br.eI relations that deserve gumllstVn-the
rIIility Tor instance, with which our huos were
pressed on the tanks aud the center sueeessively
Ii Vas q sple ndid battle, IN which the C0niederae
commanders and troops have Inflicted terrible
rulishnscn, on the enemy, aud gained much glory,
| but very little else.
TIE FALL, OF YICESBuRG.
ThonCh official dispatches have announced it,
the iscI rceus to be certain that NlcSsbuTg fell
/ by the Starvation OF It's garnson. The men nad
been Wi hou food for three dsys. After the surren
der IN marching To stack their arms, numbers OF
them iagyeIed like drunken men, IRON the elects
of starvaGOu aud fatigue. For t"o weekt, SAYS hn
officer no came I. ON the city, they hsd been hSing
on male meat and brsud MADE Of peas; ana yet he
au drd If II bad been kuow that relief woald have
coue, they would still have held ou.. The privates
who have arrived at Jscksoa, Miss, speik In the
hIgutst terms oil Gen Pemberton. 1h"y say thel
went ioto TIE forthCAIlOns preludiced against nun,
tut hst 10 man conid have cone more 10 defend the
cIty ,a.n he Jid II is stated by Officers that all the
GERS III the CITY ooncurfed IN advising Penberton
TO surrender About 30 Of ;he psroled prisOusfs,
including Brighten. Stephen ID. Lee, have arrived
AT Jackson. Ire Yankees were led TO believe That
il they took Nicktburg, the war was ended, ana
they could ell 40 home ana they would remark 10
our uoOps, "Nel boys. We cs.n all 70 home now.
THr FALL OF FORT HUDSON.
Til catastrophe taxes nobody bs turprss. II
was out coroLlry from the iaii OF |icAsDnrg oi
cCursu tie effect Is by 10 means TO stunning as was
rn,t rcduced by the iall The other fortress Tho
iaukets inagiue that they have oiened the nver TO
,lr trade. There are two words 10 that bargain.
There ar oihor places as strong Gs eisher OF ilcse
Two nnd !. viii DO our f-uli u adv sutaso be not
taken Of them.
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS BI JffF. DAViS-
REPORT or THE RESULT OF TnE MISSION
DY SrPHCNs.
The Richmond rspers Of the lith contain the fol-
lowing correspondence:
RIcnvosp. July ., 1853.
The Hon. 4. H. SrIrHEAs, Richmond, Na.-Srs
IiAyin accepted yOur yatIlOilc Cser 10 lTOccfc IN
" illinfy COnini,s Orer, under "A fsg OF uuce 10
Wash.n Iton. you vii receive herewith yolr letter
anth, rity tile Communder-in Ctiei OF tie Amy
and Navy OF the ULited Siates.
1his letter is tigBed by no as Coumnnder-in-
lief Of lie ConfeGemio Lsud and Naval torces.
Yau Will rsrceiVe floln The te!ins o. the letter,
ihat II - 10 WI ced 20 avoid any political Difficult.
l.. IN It's reception. Intended eAclunveiy rs Que oi
/ ,los, cCInu an Gallons between LeiiFereuif whic.
public law recognizes hs ne,ttSary and proper be
,weeu no.iie iCicer ihs been taken 10 ave no
prctsx xt iOi refusing 10 receive On the ground thai
It would involve tacit recognition oi The ihdeieh-
/ Gonce Of he Coniederaey.
Your ul,lou e simply one Of humanity, and has
/ 10 ,Chi' al aspect.
! IL objection "a made 10 receiving your letter, on
| Tho tYOuid that IL is not addressed TO AbRAH1A
/ LikCOLE, as Pt,Sidshi instead OF Coum 'nhof.iu-
Chief e.. then yOu VIII yre.ent The dup lchic le-
/ f.r which IL ad1refscd 10 him ~ PsesIieui, and
sgned by Ine as President 10 tins letter Objection
NAV lie made on the ground ta4t am not Te.O--
piz 10 Je Present Of The toui.demcy. In tA.
went you will decline sny further attempt 90 confer
On tie ,ubect Of yOuT mseion, ~ such cOliereuce
Admiseahu only Oh the i0oilDg OF perfect equality.
My recent interviews Nlth you have put you 70
/ ms ia possersUn Of NV views that II i tcaTccly
necessary - give you any detailed intruciIons, even
| were l. IT his moment, well enough 10 slteUpt n.
/ Sly whole irocetS -, IN Ole wCTd, TO place thi-
Wal On tho footing % sugh az are NGged b! CNlLi:a
e ole in modern Zines, and 10 oivott II of ire sv-
/ tQe a. .racier which has been Impressed on II by
our enemies, ia 81 Ito OF all Our Efforts ana protests
War is full enough OF unavoidable horofs under
all it aspects, 70 Justify ard even to demand Of any
Crisan ruler ho may be unhapnily engaged la car
WING it on 10 seek 10 restrict us calanlc- and To
/ oive-t it Of 8ll unnecessary seveiites You wiIl
ebdeavOr TO establish tie cartel for the exchange oil
| tTisontrs On such u bans e. 20 AVOID Ito constant
dihcullies and complaints which ari'o. and to Ire-
vent, for the future, what deem the unfair con
duct Of our enenles 10 eyadlng the delivery Of the
pris uers who fa into their hspds; IN re,arding !,
! by sending them cifcaiiOus r0utes, ana by de-
laiuing them, sometimes for mOuihs, IN camps and
Irisons, and in perssmg III taxing captive nom
20 4batauts
Your attention IL nso called to the unheard Of con-
duct Of Federal otfcers in driving from their homes
entire communities 0! women aud children, as well
20 Of men, whom they find in districts occupied by
their iroops for other reason than bscause there
unfortunate, sre faithful TO The allegiance due 10
tbtr States and refuse TO take al oath Of hdeiy to
| their enemies.
The putting to death 81 unsrmed prisoners ha,
been ground Of just complaut III more than one
Ittauce and tho Tecsnt execution 81 oihcefs OF our
Army In keninckv for the rnlr canhe tEnt They