Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-06
ssugue-' BiuG-tso~irr'. Omcial Report Of
les Gap ure



Hon. eou wells. Secretary Of the Navy;
Ga tio moraiag of the 18Th came over the
41zoo, to be- ready l cooperate with General
GraaL L5svnE two NJ tis iroasjiss At Red
river enc 80 G aaa Gulf ono at Carihaga, three
At Warfeu'7n a9i tvo op che Yazsa ieft no q
small togce stiA Fdsposei Of them 20 the besi
advantage.
On the 1870, at meridian, trirg wss heard 10
the Teer Of Vfcks5urg, which assured me hat
Gen Gupi was approaching the city The can
uonsding was kspt up fari0uslv for soma time.
when By IT, aid Of glasses discovered con-
pny Of -Four artillery advancing, taking position
and driving the enemy before them inme-
diateiy saw taRt Gen Shornsa's division had
come on 30 iae lets Of Suyder's bluff, and that
tia rsbsis ag thst place had bssa It eff from
joining ihe forces in the city I dspatcbad tho
ID kal5, Lieutenant Commanding Walker;
Choctaw. Liauicnsut u Immaoding Ramsey;
Romeo, Pd,rel sad Forest r0ss al under the
eOnmsud of Lieut. Bfeese, up tba Y1zoo, %
ooen commuuicatien il that way with Generals
Or 5ot AID Shereisn.
THIS I succeeded in doing and ia thres hours
received letters from Gems Grant. Sherman and
Sesl, informing mo of HIS vast suecass, and
asking me to send up provisions, which was at
once doue
In ihe meantime. Lieutenant Commanding
Walker, in tho DeKalb pushed GA to Hajne's
Bluff, which the enemy had eomnenced eY tcua-
ting ths day before, and party raaliaed be-
hind with the hope Of destroying or taking
awsv larse amount Of Ammunition on baod
Vlisa itsy sqie NJ gW.laats ,hey ran ont aud
left everything in COOL OTdar-guns fjlis, tents
aud eqnipage Of al kiads, which fsll iato our
hands
As soon as the capture oi Hsdos' bluff and
iaugtes f-rts were reported 10 me, [ showed up
ibs gunboats fe0m baiow Vicksburg 20 Ere n.
toe hill batteries. which IRE was kept mp for
two or th1eo hours. At miInigh. thay moved
no 30 th8 f0wn and oBaaai m & for about sa
hour sud continued at inteEvIi5 duTiug fhe
nigHt 90 snnoy fhe gsrrison.
on tho 1911 pls,si six mortars Ia position,
wish ordsTs to fire nigh. and dsT as rapidly as
thav could
The works as II ,iues' bluf ars very form'd-
eh'e yhsre are fourteen Of thl heaviest kind
ol mounted eight and ten i4cb and seven and q
hall ihch guns, wIrh ammunition enouyh 90
la,t long siegs IS ihe gan earrisgas might
again fan inlo the hssls If the enemy, Thad
them bHsuei, blsw up the lhs magazine aul de-
sfr yed tae works gsneyaliy. 7 also burned up
tho emeampments, which were permanently
and remarhably well constructed. looking as Il
tha rebels Intended 30 stay f1r somahims.
These wosks and encampnsnts covered imauy
sczes of ground, s0d tire fortifcslions aud
riffs pits proper Of Hsiues bluff extended about
3 fniie aaa gasrtor. Such a network Of de-
iences never Esw-
The rebels wsFs year ia c0sstTstiag thsm
and al were rendered useless IA an hour As
soon as I got through y Ga IA destruction Of
tlis raagr zhe and oihsr works, / starts5 Lieu
tanaa-Commsading Walker 40 the Yaz7o
river With su1isisas force % destroy an the
enemy s prope5ty ia that iirec6oa with orders
to rsturn wish an dtspa'eh ani only 20 pro-
coed as far - Ysz1o City whore the rebels
have g navy yard ani store houses.
il shA msaasins, Gan. Grsat has closely IN
vested Nieksbu,k, sui has possession Of the
best comm snli1g points Ia a very short time
a general assault viii take place. when hope
TO annoHnca thst Vi 'tsburz has fallen. af;rr
series o. the most brilliant successes that ever
atleudsa 40 army.
Tnsra has never bssn e csse during the war
whore tbs rebels havB b1sn 80 completely
haa,en ts al points, and ths patience aud og-
dguaend shove by onr army aud navy fot 40
many aanths ara sboa' beitg rswariet
Il is nere question Of a lew hours, ard
nl3n, with tia exception Of Port Hudson, wbich
viii fssnw Nic'ssbnfg, tho Mississippi viii Be
open 50 its aa.ire langh h
d d. PORTER. Rsar-Admiral,
Commanding Mississippi Squadron.