The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-08-14
Tho Siege Of vicksburg Gen. Grants
OnlciaI Report.

The oficial report OF Gen. Grant TO tho War de-
partment, dated July 9th, has been Published, and
contains detailed account Of the various operations
for the capture Of vicksturs.
Gen. Grant states that from the time he assumed
command, he was satisfied victsburs could only be
taken from the South side Acting the principle Of
securing new base Of operations, he commenced the
canal digging operations, which were finally frus-
ated by the rising Of the the sth Of March,
which caused the dan to give way, and let through
torrent OF water that separated his camps on tho
North and South side Of the Peninsula The channels
cut from tho Mississippi Into Lake Providence.
and fro IL the Mississippi into Coldwater, by YsEoo
Pass, were chiefly with view Of communicating and
operating with General Banks, At Port Hudson.
While his troops we're operating on one end Of the
Pass the enemy vas busy at the other. Tho cxpedi-
tion through Stssles bayou to BLACK bayou made
with view Of destroying thirty rebs stesmers and,
nsucccssful, would have resulted In the capture Of
Fort Psmber,on. an important strategic position.
The expedition failed owing to Q want OF knowledes
on Until d,fhcaius. we're encountercd, and then il
would become necessary to send back TO Young's
1 ss' q 70 Th the
further P,eress, and the s,pedi,ion vas Withdrawn
y.S . Of m.1 ef h.1s "d
prudential II driving Us ultimstsly to lin: Of oper
Gan, s:h decided to op,n .ater sainu,c.
Ssi R,ai Rc. sA' o. i os's f M.dh
hcClernand's corp. was ordered TO march 20 New
Carthage, and the Fifteenth and s.venteenth corp.
N follow, moving NO faster than supplies and aumu-
though level. were intoerably bad, and the move
ment Vas therefore necessarily allow. Arriving t
smiths plsntstion, two mile. from New Csrthsse, It
WAS found that the level Of Bayou Vidal WAS broken
IN several places, thu, leaving New Csthsse an is
land Another route then became Necessary. This
wa done by max ng tnrhei march around Vidal to
f~k ms Plantation, dis snce Of twelve mile. more,
mat py the whole distance to be mafched from iii
kin Sond TO reA water communication on the or-
potte sde Of the pon. thir five miles. Over this
pies Of ordinance, storss and provisions had 10
b heulfd oy slsons, With shch TO commence
tas %n:q . sa as sgpSa ID: e he river
ordered, drcct ons were given to run the trau,ror
BY the wick bufg batteries With Admiral Porter's
| gunboAt heet.
! sUr,r,9 THE BArrsRlEs.
On the might OF the 10th Of April Admiral Porter,
| feet and tie iTsr'poTr Silver Wave, Forest Queen
I and Henry. Cay. ran the v.css,urs bate ie The
sible With lay aud cotton. More or les. c1mmis,ary
stores put each These sncceeted 40 we'll II At
siI more ssels wef. ordered run, Volunteers onor
] ed III AtundAnca, and b sod repaired the DAMAGE
d ne to such vsAes ~ we're IN ured. Says Gepsra al
Grant =" u. stTkns ieAtu ., 90 lar 40 my otser
S.a se o. ss Stns .hrS h.Sy 81 ,a
conpished sd.pts cannot 10 foand fvr the duty re-
Ssf army eS 'SsTy Sssy. :. ,niossh to sss "a
si,,ipp and the Seventeenth army corps well the
way, much Of the 18th could Be Soi boo d the
the ont Of Gtsnd Gulf on the asth Of April The
plan here vss that the navy should silence the guns Of
the eu,my, and the troops land under cover Of The
x. NJ the navy made ths attack. and kept II up for
! more than hve hours In the most gallant manner.
From tug out IN the stream witnessed the whole
toats we're within pistol hot Of the enemys batteries
II ssop became evident tbst the sppS q tas enspy