The New York herald., 1863-12-12

sV''hhatOu w mo MKSsrr1ppt uuup1ith, Souefh phbS
sent an expedition under General Fankn 20 occupy the
mouth oi Tho Sabine river m Texas II reached tho en-
,anee 70 tho haIoor on toe sth Of sepem ahd 'ne
them-tho Clinton and Saohem-being disabled and
forced 70 surrender the others retroaod and thc whole
expe'htoo returned 10 Brasbear City. The obccrs and
crews OF the guoDoats and about Dnoty
who were board captured and loss IN killed
and wounded was about thirty After long delay al
brashoar City the army moved forward by Franklin
and Vermiopvh hle and at last accounts occupied opo-
iousas. -
DwAnmEwr or rms msSsssKE
AZ ife daio Of my last annual report MAJOR General
ry OF Miss ssippi Tho object OF The campaign of this
army was the bg OF the Missssippi conIunc
'ion with the army Of General Banks
Generaf Grant instructed 10 drive the tbe
Interior FAR south possible and destroy their railroad
communications then 70 fall back TO Memphis and en-
assistance Of the fleet Of Admiral Porter reduce y,cks
ourg The rst part Of this plan was most successfully
yicksburg under MAJOR General Sherman tornd tha place
much stronger than was expected
Two attacks made, tho 2sth and 2oth Of Deem
ner, out failing N thor object our troops we're with
drawn and White waiting for reinorcemen,s from General
Grant, moved up the Arkansas river 10 Arkansas Post
which place was, with tho assistance OF the gunboats,
captured on the 11b OF January Our Yioksbrrg
was l9l allied os2 wonnde and 766 missing at Arkansas
Post 10 killed, S3i wounded and II missing. We cap
tured at the latter place pfsopes II p,ecee Of
non 5000 small arms ~ COO roonGs Of ammuniton and
5C3 an Imals.
General Grant assumed the Immediate com mmand
OF The army on the ssssipp which largely
forced. Being satisfied Ivy be result OF Genoral sher
man's operatons hat The north line Of the enemy 3
works too strong 20 DO carried without very heavy
oes, be directed his attention 10 opening The canal which
had been commenced tho year before by General VII
ians the peninsula the west bank o the
Ihis canal bad beon improperly locaed-ts upper ter
minus beng IN an eddy aod the iower terminus beng
exposed 10 the enonys guns nevertheless thought
that II could be completed sooner than could
Prince. Chief engineer Of that army were diligently
poyed upon this canal, General Grant directed his atten
oa 70 several % See, y p5Seds f.r H1n,as ee sGs%ys
he canal proving impract,cabe and his other plans
icing unsuccessful, he determined TO hs army by
land down the west bank Of tho river scmo seventy
les transports for OK ebould run past the
enerny's batteries Al Vicksburg.
Tho danger Of running the batteries ing very great
and the roads the west aide horrible condition., this
was dincu and hazardous expcdient but seemed 70
be the only possible solution OF the problem. Ihe
ION 81 tie piap, however was greatly facilitated by Ad
mra FaIragut who had two of has vessels past The
enemys batteries at Port Hudson and Grand Cult and
cleared The OF the e0emy boats below Vck bury
and finally, through tho ndomtablo energy Of tho
mapdng general and the admirable dispositions Of Ad
mra Porter for running the enemy batteries the opera
ton completely successful.
Tho army crossed lhe river at Brunsburg April so,
turned 6rand Gull and engaged the enemy near Port
OF Nay 1he enemy was defeated 10 both engagements
with peayy ioss. General Grant now moved his forces
by rapid marches tho north order separate The
garrison or vhksburg from tho covering army Of John
ron. This movement was followed oy the battles OF
Raymond /" May II, Of jackson" May IA OF ''Chnm
pop;Hm Nay TO- and OF Big Black River lir dee May
I'm all OF which troops v.ct0roas 6eperal
10 order facilitate GeOeral Grants oIsratcus by
destroying tho encnys Lines OF communication and pre-
vent tho early concentration Of any reinforcement
colonel tbow Brgad'er GeDcral) GrersoD sent with
a cavalry force IRON Ia Grange The I7tb ~ April to
Tho snlsro " the state Of h.ssssipp This
petition sacoessfully Conducted destroyed
many Of cnemyt railroad rJdaes, depels and much
rolling stock, and reached Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA ~
safety tho ID Of May. On reforming to ViossbIrg
General Grant found FOR, ,ns Dsoc 20 entfeiy
vest the sDcmys woru. There therefore dagger
that the two booss of the enemy under pemberou and
Johnston might yet effect JUNCTION, AK u wss known
,ha, the latter was beng largely reinforced from
Usgg. army Middle and Fast TeuIessse.
under these circumstances Geueral Grant deter
mined 20 attempt 10 carry the place by Wsani,.
Two rnsgccesrful siincns made May 10 and AZ
reaohed him few days after sum
scnty large 20 enable hun completely invest Tho ebel
dcencos ho rceorted the siower but ore
rstoue Of regular sege. by the sd u Jny he safs
lar adyaDc Dcsd render bss ceriAin
and on that day General Pemberton proposed arms
tice and capitnlaon, which were hGay accepte6 ans
VichsburR rendered tho sth JDy. 10 the
gusTe Of General Granite ccs report the resuIe ~
rbort campaign were;-
rhs defeat of ihe I've tnii'ss o.ae az Ncss
burg tho oscpapon ~ Jhrka0n, tho cAlf'nl
Msissipp, And the captufe - Vhstlrg sri ira
and munitions ~ ioss ~ tfs cn.ay Of TUU ptson
amons whom ricen general odcers least 10
sned and iBded aud among The Killed Generals Trsey.
u stfsesers, who esn never 10 collected Aud
Arms ned un0ns ~ wa or thousand
have fallen into baEda 4. d-s smoant o ohs
public properly, oonrrrg % railroads. loaou.o've-
s,amboais cotton, Ac nrd uc-L wss deroyed 3 sveIt
ou captIrngIL