New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
FROM GEN. GRANTS AHNI.
Snyder's EiuG-Gen. Wnshburne Preparing
for John-ton-A skirmish ON Big Binck
-Johnstcn's Force $4,000 Ncn-ue
Will Move on Grant SoOu-A Soriic
mud Bcfcat Of the Enemy.
From Uor special Correspondent.

From COR special Correspondent
sSYDsA's BLrrYs, Miss wedn.,dsy, Juno ~ 1a6,
This poiut has been somewhat nes lected by army
correspondents. came up here to visit yesterday
aud foel amply repaid for The elJrI no. slight one
requisite.
Hsiuess Bluffs s the name which hss heretofore
been given to all the bluffs and broken land on this
south bank Of the Yazoo, but such designation has
been improper Hainess Bluffs are two miles aboso
this poin, and farther up the Yazoo and have been
ab.ndoued by our troops-or, TO speak moro hecu-
ra,ey they are no longer occupied by ua as camp
log ground.
Msj.-Gen. c. c. Washburne, commanding detach-
meut l6,h Army Corps, has been laIoring here for
two or three weeks pas,, making Preparations Tor
the due reception OF the Rebel General Johnston 10
case be should decide to pay us Il visit and come
down the road between the Yazoo and Big BIacs
rivers. | have been witness TO the very complete
and ex.eutiye nature Of .hese preparations. While
il nav be improper, in view of the pos,itle lro.
lon. alon Of toe siege Of Nickslurg until st.ay
cory OF The TRIBUsE should hod its way to Rich-
mond, and thence TO ten. Johnston himself, TO
SPEAK in detail OF tue defensive works constructed
ere under Gen. WashburDe's direction aDd tuper-
VISION, IT certainly 90 10 harm TO cay That th-y
make Gen. Grant pOs,Ion 10 tho rear .! NicksbHfk
as secure from attack comiug IN tits direction hs
ever was Nicksburg itsef A ride around taem this
morning disclosed W my eyes The very perfection Of
| en.ineerng. a handful Of men might here, IT
see ns TO NE, keep ut bay all the hosts OF The Con-
ederacy apd II ali the stories told IN Sccessi con-
cerui z the smaTlDess Of joe Johnston ~ sirate
gist were ten times over, and " hs army were
triped in numbers aud had every desired equipment
IN gong the relief Of the beleaguered PenD,fton
he would be compelled TO select tOuIe Other route,
this having become utterly lnprac'icable Tor him.
| II Gen. Wasnburue bad lees strongly fortified his
pOsltIOu and Johnston were 10 attack II aud be
pulsed IL 10 probable that the country al large would
/ connect the name o. Washburne more Intimately
/ with that Of the other dlsugGi.Led Generals VINO
are here battling against the Rebel stronghold. lis
pfaiss like thbt Of every successful General, would
be III every mOuth. But be has here deserved higher
praise than that wbich IL 20 reuolly bestowed upon
tue man " bo successfully hghts great battle. lie
bas rendered .aile on Tins ground Improbable tor
the that tie enemy could not venture To at
TACK BIN with any hops U! success, and Will not do
20 unless seized by blindness which has not here
tofor, stiugulahed tie offensive movements OF
keUel Generals.
The coGutfy itself is very much like that in the
immediate Of Vicksburg-very broken. heavily
tnnDered, loose, washy roll, without p-bbles AID
little no out-cIopping rock. The gulIies running
III every direction make the word corrugated more
| applicable tO tins country than any other.
sKIHMIsH IN BIG BLACK.
party Of Rebel cavalry. about GOO strong sur
pIised aJOut 80 VI at Bird Song Ferry, on
the B " Black on the 22d inst Our were priii-
iIaily IRON Il Kentucky regiment. They were
gsged III telling timber at the time. The Rebels
succeeded in killing III Oi our men, including n LIru-
| 'enant, aud captured 40 The remainder fought
tBe.r way ont Snd escaped. Seven Rebels were
killed, and ID wounded.
la tho vicinity OF tuis ferry IL tic only place which
would Afford water and other camping iacihu TO
Johustou's army, II marching 10 attack Graht rear
and 1t IL inferred that the enemy were recOunOi
with view 70 advancing aud occupying this ground
Ii So the movement VIII be contested Gen. SneT-
man is there now with ample force. Yesterday all
WAS quiet there, aud indeed along the entire line Of
the Tc0r.jr0nt, II l may be allowed 10 add that
phrase " the military vocabulary.
REPORTS OF SCOUTS.
| AT Gen. WashDurne s headquarters met and con-
verfed with two Intelligent and Trustworthy scouts
who are Just in from JoAnstons beadq quarters AT
Canton. They esiiInste Lis force 1T $4,000 men
Including 900 poorly mounted cavalry. TDey ray
that he is now pretty well supplied with artillery
snd will certainly move III this s.rectiOn soon. TIE
men are greatly disgusted and discouraged a. the
defeats Sustained by Tie Confederate aras III thls
region of he country, and desertlone are very Du.
merous. When VlcksDurg falls, tue lat hope Will
have fed, aud it will be very difficult, expect, to
keep together an army composed Of SOutA-Westcln
troops.
sORTIE on THE LEFT.
On the evening Of the I'D about 800 Rebels, with
n field piece M ide u sOr,le on our extreme lelt,
Which retulted Ia the capture OF the field piece. aud
the loss TO them oi two men killed and t~enty-fonr
uTI,oners Six OF seven OF our men were 20 posted
az 20 decoy them out, winch they did, and led thsu'
INTO al arnUusrado Ihero also au uuimpO 'ant
skriDh Oh the point opposite Vicksburg last nlyht.
VOCAIIVE.
Army and Navy Movements.
TIE FOURTH.