New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-08
Incidents OF the Siege.

A dispatch TO Tie Cincinnati Commercial. dated
in the rear Of Nicksburg May 20. says
Subsistence for The army comes 10 Lakes Land.
ing on the NGzoo River about ten miles from the
Mississippi, by Transports, and thence by teams TO
the different army corps.
We can AFFORD TO hwslt weeks or months Tor the
tloodle.s victory certainly within our grasp. Thirty
dave wi probably suffice. However, If Gen. Grant
were 10 march bis army on the fazoo and embark
tomorrow, enough has been done within the pnst
four weeks 10 characterize IT as the most succesul
and brilliant caIngaIgn OF this war, Eat or West.
lie conception was daring and grand, and ne execu-
ton mastery in every particular.
This morning the heaviest caunonadiog Of the
siege was kept up without iniermlssiOn nearly three
hours. New batteries have been lately put IN POSI-
ton and 80 guns wcro PLAYING the city at day
light. The firing was rapid beyond belief and re-
ports along the whole line averaged one Per tecond
ior min ntes together. Tue roar OF heavy Siege-guns
was awful, aud the earth was shaken by the concua-
sion At present, Ii. IN, there Is Il luii.
Reports have been circulated that members OF
Gen. Grants staff have resigned, as rata desert Il
sinking ship. wish TO correct them. In puisn-
ance OF long entertained intention, Col In her re-
signed eight weeks ago TO take elect on the 10Th OF
Nav, supporting that would cover the Nicksburg
car psig lie s there yet, and will remain TIL that
city is ours. No other member Of the stall nus re-
signe or wishes 10 resigD All have implicit conf
dence in tie General, and their personal feeling
toward him s akin 10 alteration. Col. hire Tas
transferred to Gen. Wool; Col Pride was never r
staff officer ia u strict sense, and returned when
there was no further need Of bic services as railroad
engineer. Only this, and nothing more.
a dispatch dated Cairo, juno 3, says:
The steamer Imperial came in this evening, bring
ing a uunber Of wounded soldiers.
The usws from b. low is uniIDI Oriant. There Is
no perce plible change in affairs ut Vickrburg
4 Rebel Major, named Humphrey Evans, came
within our liu>s 10 rather strange manner near
-. L l.. IL Iuh taIaA "a Mo
of truce sent in by Pemberion, aud while within
our lines be net Union Major, With whom be had
some conversation. The kekel WIS informed that
ercampei near by YVES bic bro,hernGw. lie
asked II he could him, wbereupOn the Union
Major offered 20 show him the place. aud dli 80.
The Rebel Major lett the flag Of truce and visited
bis relative and did not go back because he could
not Gen. Grant, when he heard Of the affair,
placed the Union Major nnder arrest, and sent MAJOR
Evans 10 Caro- upon parole, not " return 70 tue
Confederate service until the fall Of VicksJurg.
The Msjor IL now q resident OF Cairo. He Ia II
ua.iye OF Kentucky, and bas many friends here es
we'll AZ IN hls Dallve State.
Minor Herman Of the 9Th Missouri cavalry passed
through here to-day on tie steamer Hope en- route
for q ne woupdeJ. His story IL rather remarkable.
Soon after Gen. Grant reached the vicinity OF Vioks-
bury Major Herman was cent ont to recapture an
ambulance corps which tie Rebels had taken con-
,rary 10 the rules Of war lie eucceeded IN taking
IA Lossgsr fO safe return OF The ambulance corps,
near Buck Springs, DIR. BreckinndBe, Presldcnt OF
Oakland College aid uncle OF Gen. John &. Breck
il, ldge, with Lis son. lately editor OF one OF The
NeweOresn. newspapers. On his return, MAJOR
~ man me, about 500 Rebels and had severe
hst,l4' was himself wCuGCed, and The Captain and
His len cat their way out with difficulty, taking
Ge1. Grant sent DR.. Breckinrdge and fon to
Louisville. Major X erman finally made bis escape
and reached Gen. Grants hnes. having been gone
but our days. speaking part OF the tiHe near fo''
Gibson.