The New York herald., 1863-02-05

HTesj Whcn bounded,
knowp Our police CONT is duh place, and tho ocas
columns OF our journals are poorly supplied with sensat
mo most startling reports daily reach outrases by
soldiers all along the line o tho Memphis and tbars-
ton kalroao Inc seventh Kansas regiment Of cavay
for which their officers ought be dismissed tho sercss
are pulled & DOWN ana burned hogs cattle and
aud rapne arc their common, every day pursuits. 2Nna
ladies have mad their clothes on Their persons tavsn.
thor persons which they would not give ageh desc
laton as has followed IN ther tachs IN West fenaesse
10 bo seen to be appreciated Oficers who ian
maDd thcr men arc guilty and should os Iaaoe y sref
Oar Cairo Correspondence.
CAIRO, Jan. 81, 1888
ActsUe 0perGtio,as-About Uo,emeih-Gu Army Corfss-
poaaenls-- When the Attack Wiu Coa,me,se-DsaA ej-
Colonel istelcar( (aaboats Versus 3at,riesIhs Ficas-
tay0 Canal, dc.
Affairs down tho river, though quiet, wear an Msresti
appearance augur active operations within shors
time. Below give you the present iormationo General
Grants army by corps. from which some idea of shs'
strength to be hurled against vcsburs tho appraoh
Ing assault may be Gathered.
have receive The plan Of organization but snprFes
its publication for military reasons -ED. HNRArp.l
The last corps comprise the present Army 81
Tennessee and with the exception Of the forces the
several districts performing garrison duty, viii mainly
proceed vicksburg tho campaign seaslss.
that stronghold.
Correspondents have written and telegraphed from .ht
point and from Memphis all manner Of statements regard
ing the anticipated movement and these
various and conflicting that the public By ,hi
tinao be completely befogged Let me digress here tE
give my good friend the publioe single hint regard
tho reception OF When made BY
telegraph that movement will positively be made o.
certain Gay, make the heaviest kind Of bets ths, The
movement win not be made at the time specified
tAlaU from Tho NJ
ary censorship and would be sadly deficient n
the discharge OF his duty d4 he allow
W be teleaphed and published in the newsps gynGt
definite and reliable information os the future move
ments Of the army tine correspondent, Tie cent
tsary, attempts to telegraph statement nc
censor only laughs hhis sleeve aud permits 10 ass
consong himself witA the refscton that if the ensny
get hold Of that azuouncement and act II, lhsys
will be very sadly ssld Then. statements con-S
tanned In letters, be equally shary Of receiving
them. reliable army correspondent has not
only reputation TO sustain but has to be-
careful to abide By the rules governing the pubNcats
and he contraband news he will be banished
from the army. The announcement OF the future
army always considered tn plainess knda
OF contraband information and a,tnsreore under nos
circumstances TO be communicated tar publication Nows
intelligent professional correspondent has too high a.
regard for hs position and regulation 70 suffer himself To-
get into disgrace by violating ne pncs rules bed
for oe INC S %
Such announcements ronintnerant scribbers ana
ninety out OF thousand, know nothing ALA
about what they are writing
that hsSo ' a on
will DO made ION the 10th OF February, ;, "n ~
soon az Grants army gets down or At any olhox
body knows aside from the commanders in.chef whcr
the blow will be struck.
That the movement against Yicksburg Is now IN. proa
groRs Is fact that admits Of The enemy
knows as well that McCernand, with his army ,s
uA thAf han
site vcksburg, and that Grants army 10 beins raasy
ported from Memphis 70 tho seat Of opsrationsa
Lot the public be satisfied for short tme with this n
formaton and abide the progress Of They can
suffered to remain IL su o vsssDsrx IL n
Whom the blow struck all " details win be fully given
oy ne very large corps Of Correspondents the HnAD has
wniis Gsasrsi xo.srn.nd = waiting oppos.s v,ess.
constantly communicating With Pors Hudson, Ea.enesf
coscsivsd the idss Of cutting on shis line q
Ste ws uss %
the point position directly opposite vcksbure
brave Colonel Stewart lost his life. He discovered
By the enemy, who opened nre upon him rom their
latter striking him il she breast and killing him Instantly
His body was taken back TO camp BY tho dstachmeut hs
bad led and ths expedition was abandoned because Of s
During the day the rebel batteries opened on Ad-
for and S
adns was kept up from both sides Our boats however,,
maintained their positions. and came out Of The action
The high water Of the river At the present time has
meat i.y tne inprscscasly q The cala
the river 70 leave vcksburg several miles inland.
me canal Is apparently failure Water s nov running
Of the long points IN this curious river during tunes o
rsshet But this does nO change the course o. The river
by vicksburg. and the most that be
expected h that the small quantity Of water
that course Into what Is technically called =
shutethat s.rezm running behind island.,
and sometimes nsvigable in high water There prosv
pect q this kind. which will make island Of the pont
opposite vckrburg though the main chAnnsl Of the rve
defect in this canal sasir /. rsnedisd Tbs defecs
purely in the location OF IFS point Of intersection with ie
river at head. There have been ON
made in this river former years for the purpose Of
shortening s The soil OF the bottoms 10 shti
and sandy and the Of the river constantly.
shifting IT ditch ever small, dug a point
Of land, and Joins the river at its upper end at q
water through ditch washes out channel
sery rapidly. and In sone instances steanboats hava
time the first started into them. The tide
turned, carries everything before IT, The soil gives
way before IL like and the heaviest growth Of
Der apparently furnishes no inpedinent 70 IL.
But In the case AZ Vicksburg the engineers engaged
secuted the suggestions OF old and experienced river
this suojec and in order to gain triGng advan
tags in the less amount OF digging 10 be DONE brought The
upper end Of the canal TO The rivers bank at punt
Wncfo hote was w cut ~ uue '1uy-
When the water nearly up 10 the top Of the banks
little surface wstor will and is way hrouge this intended
channel, but beyond that nothing be looked for
The only remedy for this bunder s TO cut branch
from the the canal o,the proper point in the river r.
have knowledge whether this is intended 70 bs ooas
not.
The vfcksburg Canal.
From the vicksburs Wing, Jan 23.l
THE NEw ATTACK ON vIcKsBURG.
Yesterday exactly rescmbled the morning Of the f5in
OF last July.
All day transports bringing down troops aa6-
landing them about mile and half above the famous
canal Camp fires visible along the evee, and large
squads Of the enemy could DO observed with glaze
manruvering about the canal In the afternoon Whites
field was dotted with and troops pcrccptke
all along he n Yorngs 1.-THE strugA