New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-14
vicksbnrQ, ordered general assault at p M. on

this day.
The 18th Army Corps, from having arrived in
front OF tue enemy's works Va tine oo the the 10Th
70 yet a good position were enabled TO make 2
vigorous assault. Tie 18th and l7th Corps 1ac-
ceeded no further than to gan advanced positlons
covered from the fire Of tho enemy. TIE 2Jth aud
2'st We're spent ~ perfectIng c0mmnnlca ioIs WIN
onr supplies. Most OF tue troops mad been march,
ing aud citing battles for twenty DAYS On su aver
age OF about five days ration, drawn from The
Comnissaty Department. TDougn they had not
euif red from short ratous mp to this time, the want
o. bread 20 accompany tie other rat ois was be-
ginning 10 be muc1 ielt. On tue 2ist my arrange
ments Tor drawing supplies OF every descIlptio"
,iuz complete, | determined to make anotner
eloft to carry Vicksburg BY a5'auit. lheie were
many reasons to deternLue me sdopi TINS co1ie 4.
belle we'd an assault from the position gained by
this time could be made successfully. liz wasknown
tDat Johnston was Ut Canton win tue force taken
by ban from jackson, rccnfJlced by Other troops
from the East, and that more were daily Reaching
him. Win the force bad, short time must have
enabled HIM TO attack me III The rear, ana possibly
succeed ia raising the siege. Possession OF Nlcks-
burr dt that q mo would have enabled Inc 10 nave
turDsl upon Johnston and driven lin from the
State and possess my.eif OF all the railroads and
PRACTICAL military highways thus eiiectually secur-
iug to Ourselves all territory west u tic Iombisbee,
and this before tho season was too tar advanced Tor
campaigning IN his latitude. II would have saved
Government seBd ny large rtGnforcemen's. much
needed elsewhere; and, finally. the troops them
selves were impatient TO possess Nicksbnrg, and
woIid n,c have worked ia The trenches wltn the
sAne zeal, believing II nnleoeteary, that they did
alter their failure TO carry the enemy's works.
Accof iingly, on the 2ls, o.ders lssued for a
gene I. assault on tho whole Inc, TO COM
tuencc - 10 a. w.. on tie III. All the corps COM
uauders ret their time by uiLe thai there should DO
10 dill renee between tn m III movement Of assault.
Promptly at the hour designated tie three army
corps Chen in front of the enemys works CON-
meilcrd tho assault. had taken 4 CONTAINING 20.
elton pear McPnefson's front, aud from which
coaid ste all the ADVANCING columns from hs coflS,
ana "a part Of aeh Ut Sbernans and McCIetnand +.
portion OF the cOmmaLds oil each succeeded In
planting their flags on tie ouIer slopes of the
enemy's ba1ions, aud maintained them tDere until
night. Escn corps had many more men than could
uue-ib DO used IN tue absAul over such ground as
II. ervensd between them a.d toe cnemy. More
men could oGly avail In cse vi br,akng through the
.nemys iiue or in fepeIug "A sOrIe. lie assault
was gallant in The exIrenc on the part OF all the
troops, bat tue enemy's position was too strong,
both naturally arilhcIay, " te taken IN that way.
A, eyerv LoInt arna yleJ, and at all o. them AT the
,.tar tine tue enemy WAS able TO chow oil the
fore, bIs works conid cover the assaUl. failed, |
regr,I 10 saw wItn mncH loes our Side in killed
an wounded; bat without weak mug the conf.
deuce OF the troops ia their ability 10 Ultimately slc
coed.
euy's works with the exc, ptiOn VI Sergeant Grif.
fin IT a.. 2ls, Regiment Iowa Volunteers, AMI
some eleven priya.es OF the same regiment. OF
tless hone returned except the sergeaLt, and pos
slb,v QUO n,au. 1 Q work entered Dy him. from i,s
posu %, could give us 10 practical ~dvantage IN
ices others To IA. rght and Lew oi II were carried
ana Aeid AZ tue sans lime.
About ~ M. | received a Dispatch from NcC!er-
mad 10 Al be var hard prcs-ed several yoints in
reply 10 yUich 1 directed tim to r=-eOiorco the
points hard pressed from such iroops ne had that
were not .nA .ged. 1 then rode round TO Sherman
aud lad iust reached there, when 1 received q
,,ud lis alch IRON McCicTagid, stating positively
and uueq uivoc,lly that no WAS IN possession Of and
AMI held Two VI tho enc ~ Tore; th.t the Amefi-
en- ty hen way 4 over then; and ~ ns ne 70
raw SHERMAN un1 McPncrsou make a diversion in
bls favor. III. dsps,cb | showed to Sherman, VITO
Immediately ordered renewal OF The Assault on his
trout. aiso teIs an .nswvr to AcCieruanc, direct
inn hin u, order al, NcAftLnr 10 Lis stance. and
rtcd ilile lately 10 'ue siton had jest lst cn
NJ, Ph..sos lice 10 eoayey 10 him The lniorr alton
from DcClernsud ny THIS last dispatch, thai he
mi. ht msAs lDc aversion requested. Before reach
my McPhorrOu, ] met uesScDgcr with u "a ri dis
patch IRON McCicsuaud, OF whica tie following is
"a copy ,.
IL rHsFISLD MAN 'I,AsBrAs Mas
ozxxU.I. Ws have c.o.d the enemy nj. q
po,n,. ou, are troesh, s.td save sent wa
10 Macarthur r-sioee Il he can Would rot best
II eoao.austs wLe.. VI pat Of b.. command tbs
goiEti JOnN a ;hto LE hLASp,
h.joIosEeral g mu a. dig
M,jor Gep.rrl u $. GRAsr
ss.xsd al o.lloI withlIas Gsy 10 feercrce Others
McC
The POSITION occupied ~ me during most OF the
tue Of the assau!I gave me better opportunity OF
seclug what going "a IN front Of tie 18th Army
Corpl thsD believe It lossbe for tue commander
o. il to a.ye could not sc us possession OF iors,
nor uecrrsy tor reoDfOrcc ments ~ represented In
ms al, matches up 10 tbo Time | LEFT u, which was
betyy cen II 10. aud f. m, aud l expressed doubts
OF the.r correctness when d0lOts he facls tuOse-
ausitly, bur too late, confirmed. AZ the time
could not disregard his is trfaed sta.emsnts, for
they migit possIDi, lie true; snd thl. no possible
OPPORTUNITY OF Carrying abe rnery's strong .oM
rould To allowed 10 escape through i1ul OF mine,
ora.s,d Quia,bys division, which was all OF Nc
Passions Corps then pr sent, tut four bngades, 10
rrport TO eClo.nsnd aud notified him Of tho order.
4 showed has cIspaiches 10 Mcpherson, aa bad 20
sheruau 10 SATISFY him Of the ucoetsl.y oil an active
iy.fslol o. their part 10 hold force IN the 1T
front. ~ yos,lblc. lie diversion wa promptly and
vigorous made and resulted la tie iucreasc OF our
mortality hst fully 81 yer ccut, without advancing
our I,osilop or giving u Other advantages.
About $50 y. M, L received MeC,ernand's fourth
d syuteh, as follows;
hHADaUAsrARs TaIRrEKslH Assr coRPs
May 70 1903. :
OssEsAL have received ysar Dispatch regard Gen.
Outub,, d,yl.oI aAd 'tsn. McAuhufs divsou A. soon
4. the ase viii pros' To. rn-nv Win all Feasible speed
.nd aou,t VIII foics tn oUsh have iJ..
,touud My Ia to oi tho ru,ys .or. bat tL-y
a. .mmal-i ~ ma ps N tho Several gsi.snof.
n.y, been taAs. VITO nthAsf That no rear i''oug At
lAs moment ala nagd proceed
JOHN A. McCLEksASD
MaIoroeu- % T. ufnaniDg.
M,jor.U.u. u. s CHANT, Deparneat tho Ioar,,s,e
ave assault o: this day proved tie quality OF the
toluiers vi N army. W.Ihodt entire success, aud
" i'm heavy los. there WAS ho musmuriny Or COM
planning, no falllus back, nor other evidence VI de-
morillLatiOn.
IIiR SIEGE.
After tho failsrc OF The "a, determined upon a
res ular siege. Ihs troops now being July awake
10 tho necessity OF .his, worked diligently anu
cuoednlly. The work Progressed rapidly AM salts
l.,tonl, until tho III II July, when ali was about