The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-17
THE aEloND s.EaE OF

IA. SATURDAY MORN:
THE sxloND s.EaE or vICn pURl
The Jaeksen Aissfsiprsnr ei@es, n,a
ofRcer Of high position, an Interesting coour
Of the second sisss Of VicksburE ~ ne
worth rssding:
/ Oar commander acted vigor0udy cf4hs n
formation he brought, and, expecting l1uc
ing Of the combined forces Of the eay o,
the Yas0o, every edart poseibl9 - md
with our resources was resoTted TO. 70 wa
!. 1oFstod, In few days the Yankee bet o
!. eoms thirty -four gunboats and rams an ahou
signty transports appeared near the m3ath o
the Yezoo,in sight OF the City Of eh6s IIlA,'
The following day, 1t o'clock, the fssSoat
OF the enemy had cautiously felt theh nay te
the raft at Snyders Bluff, about Ted mile.
from the month of the Yaseo. Thsa3ssthe,
found a battery, which opened Ere, sd RHiek
lnS them that their further progress H28sd bs
contested with .vigor. The enemy sl1sew .
few shells and re'iTed In the meanfis the
transports had landed about 8, 600 txytsla on
sne Louisiana rhore, who proceeded d&ru "a
tue railroad, opposite the city, and de4lkvye ed
sae bridges and otherwise rendered th& rued
unavailable, cutting of our communication in
that channel with the salt mines Of Lakt B.s
,sneau. which were at tha. time sunayine
ssSs. sooas o,e9o bus''sis Of salt e:siy to saen'
:, Failing 10 re.ch any considerable fnrcs Ii
,ee,r operations, last Thu sday week they
lAhoed large body of troops, estimated st
Sv.V'p' on ths 1sgoo, st the plsntatlons q
Ars La-e Capt. johnson, and Cob BlakA--
These forces proceeded through the<osxofto
border Of the swamp from The poiu. st Sny.
der's 20 g distance OF two or three miles below
tics shuIe, vary ing in dis,an g from the Yazoo
river fcou two to i've miles. az the neauder-
ing Of the stream may erect is course The
bluffs are generally qnite regular, running
fEora nortlieas: 80 southwest, affording hear-
tiful view of the bottom, which is inserspersed
with lakes, and the smoke ascan ling through
aho tree tops from the Yankee camplires.
= -Four days III Succession the enemy, having
advanced TO tbs oIltski-:s OF the wocds, kept
up z continual ire On our lines under the biuiis
embracing most Of the dis: snce frym Snyder q
to the Indian mound, only four and halt
miles above Vicksburg; and on Monday last it
was eyiden& they had thrown lar,s forco
near the centre, with a view of breaking 1t
and coming in he rear of VickEba.g.
. "a hen Gen Lee discovered their supposed
intention. he ordered she light artillery 10 he
in readiness, and Withdrew the infantry from
the advance line OF rifle PITS to oihera 81 the
foot OF ti:e bluffs This lad the desired effect
of drawing 5ut the enemy from the cover oi
the woods. Most sdairably did the Illinois
ii jssouri, Indiana, and KentacAy troops
ia,Gu0 slrcngl advance upon our small
fcrce. Oar brave troops were sdmonished
70 mold their fire until the eremy wes II
shoTt mUskso range, but tcs:r ardor was sIoh
rsmea5 5oraug ths insults ard suffbriugs endur
ed IL their prisons, taat patience seemed &c
longer virtue, anf When within l75 yards the
80 and 3OtE Tennessee directsaa deadly FIRE o.
the foe. The artillery them sha-cd L: the ea
gsgemens On both sidss. Tae enemy advance
gailantly to within Atty yards oi cur rifle pits
VIXEN the well diracssa IRE Of or artillery be-
came So rapid, In connection vtih our infantry
that the ijnes Vt sre broken sna the enely be
gan 6 pfeei vltats Eetrea4 for II. woods, tbs
pits could contain oEr Infantry &c longer, anc
saey rusaad upon the enemy, killing and cap
tc,r.ns "a they advanced, until they were les,
sc tbs woods, where the Gshs ended. cur meZ
bringing out prisoners even there. Thus closed
the hsat at Chiesasaw Bayou, at Smiths Elug
On honday list, the siemy bsing completely
routed, C2aIy pT;sonsrs captured, and sCEe
200 killed, wounded and missing.
Al iasurD,ai ag q tEdce was sent by the enc
my on aicnday evening, and sur shsrpshootsrt
&rsd upon ths tiocps, who were cs:chsibi J
;:2on the field 20 ts.a eff the sosd and would
ed, hut " no undertook first - obey en- order
&c secure their artillery and sissaU arms pre-
vious 10 caring for their owu s;afersra- Il
wa While they We're tnus engaged IN pilisg
ing the field 3f our xightfti Inheritance, the
sEoiis oi war, tha. we fred on ne yanouisliec
o~.- s~-s<s alen aIvEu-0ds .--l-
care CT their wounded, and they were IN turI
hred upon by UIi"ir sharpshooEars, when they
withdrew with ths few wounded they hac
collected. Tne wounded Yankees brought Of
by us express the belief tiias we were justified
TtIh heIl vrrfr hoa --.,t,t ~, II.
terteFe with anything On ahe Lia!d.
The prisoners captured are good specimens
oE western troops, aiid viii compare fzyors
oly with oar own in se:dierly qualities. Tns
greater portion are yeuthtui in appearance, aue
= is 70 be regretted tba: those misguided West
ern men should bs sacrificed 0n the altar o
Abous:ondoIn, at the base OF ths hiils on the
Yazoo, Ia g vain andeayor to taae Vicssburg
The snsny moy Cd from the tniiau Mouns
ca MONDAY night TO the vicinity Of the ol.
rsoe-.rack, thus e1tsnCiug their lines TO tn
NJ mississippi, a nils and haiS further south =
Easiy .ueaiay morning force appeared IN tn'
fallen timber in front Of the old race.track, il
the bend a5cve the city. Our artillery On tn
h lis above opened en- them as the iniautr,
stationed OF the fiat along the edge on th
Il Iber that has been cut dc wn to obstruct thei
passays The enemy were, after couple 0
hours skirmishing. forced to retire into tn
WOODS. Our ordnance On the hius above IL
vored them with occasional shs;ls FL cay.
since Tuesday morning iG is evident the
1roIn the mighty clsmor of sxmen, the sneru,
are bridging lsSes and making roads 20 trans
port heavy pisces from the Yazoo to taispo:n
on the Mississippi, in order, doubtless, to &C
operate in general land and river attach
theis right being about mile aNs F. half abov
the city on the Mississipps, and their left ez
tending 10 Snyder on ths Yazoo.
IL \hn --
tack ON our lines viii be indsini:sig post
ponsd, as it win be Impossible for = hand fore
TO operate in ahe Yazoo bottom with arbilisT
when il shall have been saturated with wstel
q IL