New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-14
Johnston, who was threatening us from tie iireo.
ton Of Jsckson, and our river transportation to 10
used for the movement Of tsOops to anV point the

Johnston, who was threatening us from tie iireo.
ton Of Jsekson and river transportation TO 10
used for the movement Of troops to any point the
ex.gency Of the service might require.
deem y propsr 10 state here, IN order that ths
correspondence may be folly understood end after
nv answer 10 Gen. Psutelton's letter of Tire morn
IN Of tie 81, we had n personal interview ou The
subject Of the caDiina,on. ihe partlcnialH'and IN.
ciGeuis Of The sieee WI DO contained in ~. repor.s
Of diyinon and corps commanders, which will DO
Forwarded soon IL received.
| brought forward during he siege, IN addition 10
Launan'5 division aud fOnr regiments pTeyiousy
ordered from Memphis Smiths AID hIu,JalP s.diyi.
sions Of the Sixteenth Army Corls, ard so gned
Major.General &. e. MsshbnrDe 10 command Of
same. On tie ilth Of J0te Malof-GcneTai +. j.
uerrOus division from tic - p4ftment Oi the
Missouri arrived; and On the I'm TWO DIVISIONS
OF the Ninth Army Corps, Najor-Gen. }. u. Parks
commanding, arrived Tbs IAcreise IN my Iorce enc
abed me to make the investment mos, complete, aoa
~ tho same tine let me a large reserve to watcA
the movements Of Johnston. UeTOns VISION was
put into position on the extreme lett sonth OF inc
city, and Lauman's division was placed between
Heron and McCiernand. Smiths and himbaiis
division and Purkc's corps were tent TO Haihes
Bluff. THIS place | had fortified to the
lard siio and every preparation made TO
resist heavy force. johnston crossed 1873 BLACK
river with portion Of bus force, and esefythipg
indicated that be wonld make an attack about IDS
2Jth of June. Our position in front OF Vicksbura
having been made as stIoog agairsr sorie ioh Wy
enemy as his VOL ks were ganst an asssnit, Pacea
II oI-eueral Sherman in conniaDG Of AL Tue 'roops
de,i grated to LOOK after Johnston. Tue isrce in-
tended to operate aganst Johnston, IN sccltion 70
that at Haine's Bluff, diylsion from each Oh
the 18th, 18Th, ana 18th Army Corps, ana Lauhans
division. Johnston, hJweyer not stte'hibB, ue-
L rnned TO attack him the moment Flch-DufS "as
in possession, and accordingly no'inr4 onoI asn
tina! 1 should again make en assault Oh 'ieksoof8
nj daylight on the 6,b, and for him 10 nave NJ
supplies If all descriptions, ready 10 move upon re-
ceipt orders II the assault saoud prove success:
His preparations were immediately made, and
when the place surrendered on the 4tn, two days
earlier than / had liked for the attack, sherman
was found ready and moved at once with forcs
increased by the remainder OF both ito 18Th and 10TH
Army Corps, and Is at present investing jackson,
where Johnston has made a stand.
Ia the march from Bruinsburg 10 Veksburg, GOV.
ering period Of twenty days before supplies could
10 obtained from Cove Dment stores, ouIy hye days
utions were issued, and three days Of these were
iakrn in hayersscAs at the start aid were soon e1-
hausied. al other Subsistence wss obtained from
the country through which we passed. The march
was commenced without wagons, except such -
could be picked up through t'e country. Tho eoun'
try was Gbandanty supplied with corH bacon' ossf'
aud mutton. The troops enjoyed oxceiieni health
aud array ever appeared IN DetIef sPiilt VI leis
more confident Of sue,
THE GRIEasON EXPEDITION.
Gen. ). A. HuIlbuI started Col. NOW bfls.-Ven.l
b. Il. 6rerson, with cavalry force IRON la
Grange, Tennessee To make Isld through the CEN
trail portion Of the State OF Mississippi, TO destroy
Railroads aud other public property, for the purpose
OF creating diversion in favor OF the amy nosln4
10 the attack Oh Vicksonrg. On the IIth OF Apru
thi, expe iIOn started, aud arrived az baton hougs
On tue "a OF Shay having suceessfully trayefsed the
wEole Safe OF Mississippi. Ihs expec ton WA
elluly conducted, aud rejects gIe4! credit on Col.
Grierson and all his command. Tie no,lce given
this RAID by the southern press confirms our estimate
OF sulI ortance II hGr been one OF the mosI oil:
Ian, cavalry exploits OF ne war anf VIII he handed
Gown "a history a. an example to Dc initiated Coa.
Ggiesaon report Is herewith transmitted.
canno, ose this report without an expression Of
hAnkil.u.ss for NY good fortune III being placed IN
cooperation with officer OF TIE navy " 40 aceor1
10 every move that eeems Tor the interest ana sue
GEE. vi our arms bis hearty and energetic snppors
A.m.f.l Porte. aad the very eticen. OtcsEs under
him nave syer shown ,Te greatest readiness and
operation, uo matter Whist was 10 be done or whas
lisk to be taken either by their men or their veseis
Nltaout hi, PROMPT aud cordial support my move
menls So 4ld have been much embarrassed, II NOS
wholly defeated.
Cspl. J. L. Sh'rk commanding the Tuscrmb'a,
W Al estecally active aud tese'vinJ OF the nishsst
commentator for his peracual attention 70 ths re-
pairing OF Tie damage done our transports oy me
Niokstrrg batteries
RESULTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Inc lcs.4I OF luL' eA'bl aieh Aas peSn .no ue'eAs
OF the enemy in five battles outside Vi VIeksbargi
the occupation OF jackson, the capital Of the state
OF Mississippi, aud tie capture OF fcksOuTg and 10
garrison and munitions Of waT; loss 10 TIE enemy
Of - 800 prisoners, among wdom were 10 general
oilic.rs; AZ least 10000 allied aud WOUNDED, and
among tie hiled, Gems Tracy, lilxhman AID Green,
aud hundreds and perhaps thousands OF strasgers,
who can never 10 collected anu reoi eaniIsd Arms
and munitions OF war Tor Srmy o. sixty thousand
men have fallen into our hands, beside large
amount Of o.her public property oonsistins OF rail-
roads. locomotives, cars, steamboats,, cotton &C.,
and much destroyed 20 prevent our esptaringt.
Our toss in the seIies OF battles uay DO summed up
"a follows:
R5n!a Killed. Wenrded- Missing
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