New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-07

me. for information on this and every other
subject, to the army 1aetotum-the froYo't
Ms2ahol-.t the Court House. Arrived there,
found the place regularly besieged by crowd OF
me end women Of all cOlors and conditions, and
hept upon transacng all imaginable kinds of bust
ness 1 could not muster sufficient patience to wait
nv turn in the Of applicants for entrance into
tie Office ard started of for pleasant stroll through
tho CITY. The duet il tie streets was from three to
five inches thick and the broi,n9 sun
meu were moving everywhere, horseback aud afoot.
Every football seemed TO be resented by the sacred
and pulverized sci, as insult and it lew into my
face at such rate that nv eyes, nostrils mouth,
ard ears were filed speedily. In a pleasant aud
amiahie mood I wandered about till found Gen.
Grants quarters. In that vicinity the chaos notice.
able el.e where seemed 10 recede little, and the
dus. was not quite q revengetul.
found Ger. Grant looking better than have
oyer before seen HIM. The air Of rreoccupa. on WIS.,
IDLE at most times his face had disapreared for
The moment. Ho cOnve.seC with those about bin
with an egse ard freedom which have never no-
ticed before winch greatly enhanced my estimate
Of his conversational powers, aud satisfied me there
was foundation ior the claims made FOR him by his
friends that no WAS one of those rare military Cen
erals who neither neglec, matters Of detail Lor
allow them TO owe shadow and hide from his vision
tie main points and objects Of campaign.
TIE SITUATION.
Tie main portion of the troops Belonging 20 the
D0partntn, OF tie Tennessee are now IN and around
NirrsJrrr Gen. Nei'hersOn's army CORDS is en-
ployed IN garrisouing this post and has been since
is occupation. !. LoG.ns division, belonging
20 this cCrCs, j. encanped within The city limits,
Gen. /. doing duty a. Post Commandant until
few 0sys past, when be went North on fuIlough,
and his duties then dev0lving upon Big Gen. j.
L. Smith. Col Kent ia ovost-Marshal.
The oxpsdi'ion TO Jackson has returned. The
trc ,ps employed in this expedition were Shermans
amy corps, the 18Th, commanded by Gen. S. cole,
tie 18th army Corps. Gen. Ord COMMANDING with
Lannon'S division of The 10Th Army Corps attGc cd
macde1 by Gen. Parker, and McArihurs liz sion
of Gen. NcPherf0n cOrps--in al! about four army
corps, the whole commanded by Gen. Sherman.
These several commands - now encamped around
the city Con. O. IS being on the Hat just below.
while tho remainder are scattered about PORTO
long on the iilo q works oxteIling from lIaines
Blait TO Big Binck. Gen. Heron'e corps Las been
sent down the river 70 oeeuYy end held Natchez,
suppose
stated bQeilT 70 10 the destruction by ite Of 'he
town, and the i,lyiGs Io5 johnston and bis army
further Into tue iA..dor. Tois statement of the
Jesuit makes i, seeu iasniicanti bu, presume
that nothing more important was Intended or "a.
uected The march TO jackson from tie BIZ Back
wa "a very hard one; but tue return lhereifOm,
complished in three days by Ords corps, was still
ia-jer. Seine o. tho veterans Of this corps, who
nave cA itdIll lptI4ott ~ ALt
way Of marching assure rue .hat the Suffering II tie
men Wis greater than ever known before. They
were compelled 20 uge water from the pools AMI la
goons on the Ioute; ra,ions were Whitfield down
almost TO the starvation point, end the heat was
terrific,
Johnston sljrriehed with Sherman on q small
scsle until the latter arrived in the neghborhood Of
Jackson and inverted the place on the l3th. Gen.
Lauman's division made an i-sauii upon the enemy
on ground glich that Genoral wns ordered 10 recon
T. ffrfn nv al e f. lrl.s0e
Of tie division wac badly cut up, and TIE loss IN
killed and wounded now fOos up 90. For the as-
sauli, which was alleged . Lave been ms1e con-
trary T. orders, Gen. Lanman was relieved OF his
command u Ge1. Ord, aud Gen. uo'eY now con-
Iuands this 1visiOn 10 edition 70 bis own dvsion
On tle 18th int. II was discovered that Johnston
had evacuated during tie night, after destroying oil
war material thai no could not take away with hm.
AZ soon a. Ills was known, our troops entered The
1 lace. The rcn O. Lsnnans Division were e1as-
Terated by to lOsros which their ranks hed sus-
famed ard commenced a destruction OF tho houses
by ire. which was kept up until there wcs but little
left Of tho town bul ashes. jackson las been AL
Inflated place. Won II waa captured before, there
was q great destruction worked. Joo Johnston
cgused one or tYO Oi the man blocks cf ooldhXs 70
be burned before he evacuated, and the work then
commenced was hn,sbed on tho l7th ald l5ih.
Where was but lately q thriving and pre!en!ious
toygn Of between four and five thousand Inhabitants
with o Sta,eHouse, Luna,ie Asylum, and many
other pubic buidingr, thore ia now heap OF ruins
Tho fate OF the inhabitants OF blcksburY has been
enviabie beside that Of the people OF jackson.
The country between bero and jackson 10 repre-
,epted a. being completely devastated. Between
the two armies which have been marching aud conn
tetperebiug over 1t, it bias been ground TO powder
The town o. Raymond was spared tins destruction,
| learl--for what reason do not know.
WHAT Is TO BE DoNE1
Tbe,o are no indications, that ! can discover "a
vet, Of any very active movements In this quarter
soon In fact incline 70 tho opinion that the next
six OF eigh, We BE- viii DO employed BY Gen. Grant
In quie, PRECIPITATION for TN active and decisive Fail
campaign. There is urgent need for this prepara'
ton Thig army he's been In tie field long time,
and the weaf and tear 50 TO speak, has been trenen-
dous In every department, repairs and reforms are
needed. The organization Of the army needg an
overbauling 1t seeras particularly necessary owing
to the incidents OF the campaign ending WIZ inc
capture Of Vicksbuig and the destruction OF Jack
son, that the entire army should be brigaded anew.
If our old regiments are ever to be filled Up By re-
cruts OF by drafted men, now is the time TO 40 II.
There are many alas too many regiments, repre-
sented here BY nero squads Of men. To NIL up or TO
oonsoi.date tdefe reg!ments reqqirea tne ana mqch
clerical labor, Our amy regulations are such That
1t (. impossible to put and keep 'hngs in such rhepe
that they will work satisfactorily without consuming
great deal Of time. The intricate system OF checks
aud balances in the army, anief which we are
GENERATING. and which has come to DO called red
cisiIianS csu 65mprctgnd. and which no General,
However energetic, cab prevent -.
remain in comparative inactivity ds regards move
dents until perbaps tho 8rst Of October and tina; ia
The facl that the seas6t for Summer campaign has
passed. There hoe been much said and written
aSont the endurance q Western troop. 1t has been
demonstrated that they can endure as much in this
climate a. Southern y any 5ihei kind Of troops.
Sill hold that there u species Of inhumsnity in-
volyed In making August and September, tho very
WORT months il tie year. the time for active mill
tary opsratous unes the strategic reasons there
fore are very Urgent. Because another feather
could be added 10 tho oames load without breaking