New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-11
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
Progrcs. Of the sicgc-Gucrrilins ON the
Nlissis.ippi-IenSod Plantations mt
rriIlikcn's Bcnd-Gen. Pricc-1he
Fourth to Decide the Fate Of vieks-

DurX'
From Our Special Correspondent.
CHiok..,w B.ror Mis-. July !. 1864.
! have 30 write again that for several days past
nothing Of special startling interest has occurred
in this army Why the progress Of great events has
been retarded apparently it would be difficult, TO ex.
plsn. |, would not be fair to say that energy and
spnt for prompt movements comes to our Command
ing General in spasms .llhough the great sucoesses
achieved in bis Department have sanspred at such
times and witt such intervals Of seeming inactivity
SO TO csl 10 mild tie adsge "i never rains but i
pours.
TIE sIade aud the pick src doing their appointed
work. II progress does not keep pace With our
wishes and expectations presume The fault u Will
our corce tons 4 the magnitude Of the undertaking.
The sodiory ard people Of Vicksburg certainly can
not enjoy tue ,itu.t Oh" any better tLGn We. The
same scor hing shies upon both paitief, aud We
ar, pO,sbly more ,ub cct than they 10 The terrible
a--ituds witch IL Incident g. the soason and climate
Bat IN every Oher respect our Acvhniag'. Me H.
cal, ,uAblc. They IRE probably reduced by THIS Tine
10 a oIct e mule coup and rat Iie, with COW .eas
bread. Communication With The oal,ide army FROM
which they are EXPECTING dchverAucc i entirely cut
OIL ard hence they must he As much troubled ~ SUI
Ien,e aud deferred hOpes ne We potsibIy eau be by
the uncertainty ~ 10 when The cottesi VIII be De
teftniA oil. II they Ike The ~ '-.n, 'ct lf..''
tIsv ou and tli- army will Aot ~ zoe ~ .ei
iriend- up Norih grow re,tive because Cen "fah'
coss not fuh their predictions hs TO ne cary ,o'u
patiVn Of Niek.burg We can only Deg 'Leu " '''I
cool ana t. turn Their attention 10 'he i..'io,H".
cond,t,on Of army matters ia Virginia, Maryland
Aud Pcnnsylvnuis, while this army VIII pursuh :ae
/ even tenor of iis way
THE MISSISSIPPI RlvtR.
| 1t il with yerAtIon that We have 10 record that
our cou nunicatiOn with tie North, by way Of The
M.,i..ippi River, has been very much interrupted
l.. Al = Int .sfu tat 4
sine udment Ia tits particular. There are several
lands 4 gneiras between loungs Poins aud Hell
cna and all editions Heretofore sent out for Their
punishn and dispersion have proved utter iail-
urer. Que each expedition, uuder Col Nasnith, oi
the 9th Niscousln, yesterday evening, returned
from the Dei igbborbood OF Cypress Bend, reporting
that they had found tho enemy IN such force Hs to
max. a retreat necessary. From such fncts as we
have learned. this back-out was rather ing orious.
These guerrlas have lost their terror oi gunboas,
and fire away at our trantpons whether conveyed
or not. When the eunbOats get ia range Of their
batteries they skirmish awhile, aud retire at their
lciture. As yet no very seriour damage bus been
done ia any Gaze where our transports have been
fired INTO, though the boilers OF the steamer Prma
Donna struck at time and bursted. the Jacob
Strader almost rddled with missiles and Fix and
twelve pound balls, and scarcely IA boat steami NJ
down the riyer escapes nssault at some point
PLANTATIONS.
The leased plantations IN tie vicinity OF MILL
. Ken BcU0 ana Ighht lhboul my III
uumberl were reported to be doing very we'll until
recently. But The force which has been lowering
about Richmond and other points on tho west side
Of the nver, having base OF supplies
some here this aide of Delhi, have paid them their
respects. Day before Yesterday they burned and
devastated siI of these eased plan ations Lake
Providence, and captured TWO companies OF colored
troops 40 In number. 1he negroes from intrench-
uienis fought as long as they bad ammunition. Mr..
Field, PTesdeut OF tie C0mmirson Ior leasing the
,,,s..s i'm ..ti
cartridges aud killed at least 200 Rebels, before
they surrendered. lie estimaies the force attacking
them at 900, and says the Rebels had eight pieces
I of artillery. This was at what is known as the
Mound Farm, about five miles from the river.
GEN. PRICE.
We have thousand anu one foolish rumors flying
around here concerning the approach OF the Rebel
Gen. Price aud All army OF from l3,OOO 10 oOOoo
men. | presume that all these rumors have no
other foundation than that OF tue possbe proximity
OF Pnce 10 Helene.
i FOURTH OF JULY.
] There is general imprestiop, almost amounting
10 belief tbstthe anniversary vi our National hde
pendonce " III be celebrated here by grand Assault
in columns upOn the works II Nicksburg. There ID
no better foundation for this imlfetHon Than tht o
ii general perception oi the htnees oi the th'"b.
Gen. Grant has not communicated his Intentions on
the subject, however determined he may he 10
Crafty this wish Of the army. or however necebsny
| he may conceive It TO be TO disuppoint It,
| II we do not celebrate the Fourth "a Vieksburg,
or by taxing It, We will lind 0taer methods oil lesu
lying our regard ior the national holiday. lnese
Western Yankees ARE not n whit behind i,c sons oi
New England In inventive genius, ns anybody may
obterye who will examine carefully their many 'n'
genious expediens Tor rendering camp liio COMFORT
able and easy; ind il will be hard indeed u we 40
not hi, upon sone feasible plan Tor celebrAuus 'ne
natal day Of tie nation. Probably We Will nol nave
much sIcechifying as that sort OF thing has grown
distastefn 10 the men of action hereaOoh', oi. ."
the fac Iites FOR masirg noises By powder-burnIng
ARE likely to be resOrted to- Fo0A'"~'
Another Nino ESpIoded-Dssertefs-
Eron, the Hcnr-IaeuIth oC the Army