The New York herald., 1863-07-08
INTERESTING REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Failure Of Johnston to Aid Pember-
ton-The Impossibility Of Raising
Another Rebel Army,
From the jackson Appeal, June 22.l

Once more have cheering news from vicksbury
AZ two O'Clock A. w. On saturday last 10th inst, rays
the latest advices, hs en,ny a,saured he,r ,nre
iey'gth our ~0rts at Victanvp, and yc ersrychevc
puised g,h q rib los. ~ course prosmate state.
nsut q the encnys ioss can at prcsent be ascertain e
but as the assault kept for eight hours he very
nature q the works attempted 10 bo stoned
iates heavy loss anong the agsaing columns Common
fame sets u down over ten thousand killed and
wounded, and we may reasonably conclude that this
humber q rather below than above the loss Of the be
,egers.
Rack, between the railroad bridge and Baawinis
Ferry, near warrenton. This move may be IN.
tended ieint TO induce the belief ~ q
intended retreat and abandonment OF the siege, In
order 10 seduce General Johnston into general
cugag~nent before that wary old soldiers plans arc
tured or II may look 70 retreat IN fact IN the event
that Jonnstons army should pouncs upon the eed and
dscomhed bos'eger., and make an end Of tho work
glosnusiy commenced BY ssneraiPemberton.
Oh fos ten fifteen thousand 10 add 10 General
Johnstons army .Jurt at this Jhncture when dsnay
gins 10 spread ltsef through the eDeuys lines ana fe
srair begins over al ,belr ranss IN o. rssn
hosurd D. aid 70 has llik army, and n~n hurl
tasps. 'rih ts ipyStaosag ~ mn fehhng ra only fer
hsrv, bn Ifs, dcotsa 10 aiot hoyd. ofAGuS arH
snsnns bssgGsng I.csnbsg Win the admnisuaton al
Richmond send tbcm2
From the Mobile Regster o. Jane 2ll
Days roll and st vibraes the report over the wires
- No change Ia vichsburg" weeks have pasalsd since
Grant made hrs last assault and turned h aterton TO
digging up decacea or tho town and starving out
tho garrison The starving process viii be Stow bcauss
II " known that ylrkshurg ~ supplied wsh full and re-
gur raons for siSy days, W shicn q oauetsd .is
We have reason 10 believe that ecu wasrr holds tho
penusuia opposite tho city and there reason 70
believe that he has already driven cattle 10 PEN
bcrton. u 10 practicable operatpn, tor cen Fem
berton commands four rn.7 .. the river ~ hs lront
There u also q large stock of salt the city 20
the meat. VITA hee ne 0frruon oaa te
r.sdired all sHmmey--nay. tnfo ne fafi, Meantime
Grant 10 not easy n his mssarla gcnsrsl
walker the Louisiana shove, interrupted h. com
moneaion with his depois below yckybarg. by .hlch
he fed the Icfi wing hrs army To suppy ihs wing 10
psoylsDos from snyders biun distauce
of thirty miles. For this h,s rcsn. ~ yans,rston are
crsmped lie danger of another ffrculiy and ihss
y one n'crposed, - u would secm, by slccal rrov
deure.
Tbe M@Dslgpi river y unprecsdcnteily i0- 4, th,s
seas a ~ the year. There IN entire absonse N ths
"Juse fI-e. and prubatie. ~ n, for trf,rmatloa
from tbs mountainous tie seai river and s
Fibusarss TO The elect that there very lf,is ~
tho fs-svins " which W The swlng heats The caaso
of the June rsc 1hs prnbabn,y therefor lhAt lie
river s, rrsob ts o~est point n neprc-ion anf this
credibiy nfornea, viii luterrcro wsh nav .atsp
70 soch sdeirce that Grant viii end a Yery dlfenlt
N be supplied Ny uaosports from the upp.s uss
tlssipp Agntn " Srdat sotis ma ygeeaf rsfl8a asf4
Sr.t<v, all n that oovnfre ssae,tr ~ ~, n. -
tiegi Udi hli NY wsu aae6 aW1t e-l,y s eg8 N Ae
uaiarfr rr1 a nter n srt rross. M fogfrey ~
be ata u tho inhab ants 81 ~ hon hat ire sb
leave l~ county darng & nths n Juiy Aaf..t a1i
20 lenbef Ib-fe iho soarcss ~ hots o the tgre
dernte case from tho actual altuston We rost afd
H. them rsh ~ are 70 be derte H. N be ssnlgns n
ue ,snls1erAis l0ress bots ade~ a the Ms
which sassry ysisbug ani tret arz. " sssAe sho