The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-02

river had No that the attacking parties could
not Do reached Nv the enemy = gunooals -.
Inc garrrons ~ Port Hudson aud NicksburR are o"sn
well provided and In nne spirits each uneasy about the
fs.e OF the other but entirely confident In their o~a
situation They have abundant supplies News 20
been received from Viokhburg up 10 saturday nwh1
Grant army Is undoubtedly suffering want ~ water
and suffering more from beng obliged to drink the water
OF the BIZ Black, which Il Very Nnwhocsolne A. our
informant says General Johnston hurry 10 move,
for tins among other that no does not like 10 IN
serfere ~nh the actin Of tho waters lie IN regular
communicate with the west ~ the Mississippi a. all
arc working TO n mmon end--thc starvation Of tho
enemy the raising q Ito siege, and the capture OF AZ
mnny "a possible whsn he begins 10 rn1vs on
Louisiana has been abandoned by the enemy, and
there Yanke. troop except about louad "nNlle
General houion With seven thousand ~ a. ', ankn, ~
hsrys Parish n their retreat tho Yankees carried on
mules ana destr yed many wagons. Hut most o. 10.
have been recapured and are being sent back
The Red river ia free Of Yankee vessels. Communics-
tion between the and west banks OF the hssssipp
at Natchez and many other places w@ constant ard
uninterrupted The enomys guDhoas are po~efless 10
prevent H. Ton thousand head Of cattle we're on IN "
way 70 this t,dc, and have probably passed by TINS
time. 1900
The Crescent regiment and the Eighteenth Louisiana
b tn of which were tSmerly stntoned near NOME are
gt bayou IAmouri, sfxtecn miles below Alexandria
Ten Nasrucsr ms his eyes fixed on vicksonrr, and
co operating with his fellow soldiers nearer the ace
OF Actrs.
Tho foregoing may be relied upon for their gene
" and tnuy tut iase ON the great cam
paign Ia the valley. Peberton and Gardner, shut up 10
their sropghods with plenty H. cat and drink ad am
pie powder and bail for tic entertainment = the enemy
deity laugh ~ the hosts no soowng and digging
outside Of their works. While Grant sits down quie'y
that ~, as quietly zig Black water and the sun and
mnsq Jtoos will pcrmitto starve out Pembcrton klfby
Smith. Price aud Taylor arranging nttl. details "
starve him out, and compel him 10 aband IN his IN.
healthy locality.
once again climate comes 10 our aid. The rivers
have fallen with un~unted rnpidty ard the eremy's
vesses anded sani banks beauty spots on the
picturesque the great river " Grant iorced
10 retire many OF the vessels " the Yankee ce between
vicksburg and hudson mast be lost Whn scarcity.
bad water, malaria and demor,za,on have done their
work upon Grants hosts, Johnstons opportunity win
have Arrived and have strong hopes that Combined
attack between him and Pemberton viii result In rcslz
ipg Of the spuverizng military operations Of which
We read much In Northern papers.
We think the situat n greatly relieved, and we cor
tsnly breathe fresr We can nov Afford 70 walt with
becoming patience
ACnArcE ron Active GEsvIcE.-Th1 Secretary Of War
enlist all the Indians east OF the hssis
sipp river the OF the sonecrats States ~
souta addition the Indians IN receive all wbiiS
male citizens who GOOD marksmen. To each member
MY dollars bounty clothes arms camp equipass, Ac fur
nished The shall be Enhed rifles for further
INF orm tion, Addrss@ ~ ut Mobile, Alabama
g. q. SPANN. Commanding Choc,aw Forces.
To MAHiSxss.-EsGisxEas OrvicK, Moaiix, Nay I
lS-Nocs hereby given that certain channels In aud
around Mobile Bay been rendered unsafe for nassa
ton small craft well ~ las Persons INTERESTED
sh00'' gu =" - w. "'''' = b. LEADBHTTER.