Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-18

him. Ga tAs morning Of the l4th Psnbsrten was Or
dsrsd 70 rapidly concentrate the msR n his reach azd
fall upon the Yankee divisien h before luEs-
ti0n Of the snemy's wings could be sEsstsa It was
hoped srusa ths Feds ais in detail PsmbertsH In
husnced no dsabtb BY what he deemed mcszt rsassas,
tOsk The responsibility Of pursaizE different ssurse.
He delayed, did not attack, ana retired to Whist he
deemed a stronger position for dsfsass The enemy,
destroying all that valuable In jackson, rstirs ed
from that city and concentrated his forces success
fsl battle was longer in the bOuzds Of possibility
PembsrtoR retired upon ViekIburg The snsmy follow
I cd, laying the country waste bshisd hira- Houses,
cribs grauarirs agricultural Plsments growing crops
supplies for n an and bsast-svsry;hng TuthlssEy
/ aud wholly destroyed.
The last golden opportunity was Lost The snsHy's
forces were unis, aud hs itrsngtA overwhelming.
with bis little army General JohRstsz co Id DO nothing.
AEllnst the consolidated Yankee eounRs. Psmbsrt0u
could make No resistance he fsld General Peabsr-
ton retired upon vieksburg aud behind It's aarhworks
prepared fer the last struggle. sayssrs bluE " as
abandoned
vieksburg invested on all sides By Land and water,
was not supplied for dsge Against tAs city, FER al
most yezr is Isost formidable preparations had 5ssH
directed Fleets Of iron cad boats, with ths hsavisst
guns, AID ar immense land force had bees dispatched
by the Northern Goveramsnt 10 effect is reduction
By many In the gsuth BY all in ths Nsrth, I was re-
grded as key the uninterrupted naygs-isn Of the
great river Al eyes had been turned 10 is d=fepse.
EHrsps snd Amorsa watched the oBarasisas against it
with l-t~rvsc. EaIoz6g fro i psrTzsst.a the most
fruitful hs ds Of the Csz;edsrssy. And yet when the
blow fell and It's Investment esAzlets, thsrs was
not ak months srse Iasntls ner even two senths sup
ply for its brave EtIs garrison TIE Hoso Of warning
ad bs,n heard but not hee5sd. Tas time in which tAs
,Fsg
bold might have been filed, had besn wasted Neither
supplies nor endorsements could BOW be get to IT,
TIE position Tzs strong TAs works for l;s defense
sssa ts have been well planned They esEla net ss
taken By assault TINE ard sgsia tks compact stern
ing columns Of The enemy were hurled bssk crushed
ans bleeding But the strongest places must fall before
a well conducted vigorously prosecuted siege, BY a
overwhelming force. And vioksbuFg vas doomed.
With bis little garrison with provisions Tor only two
moatbs, Pembsrton.could NOS permanently hold Vleks
burg with the force under him. increased by reinforce
ueau though still inadequate, Gen Johnston osud nst
break she eE5mys Ines.
Gen Jahustous whole available fsrce after receiving
al tie rsinforesnents sent him, did net ssouHt 10
twenty Eve thousand men Ey VA witsosf artillery,
szpplss, CT transportation. Gen. Grsat had eighty
thsasand MN around YleksburE. They we're strongly
iztrsacbed To relieve the bssisged garrison Cen
JehHstgn must have moved bis army the dsaolste,
wasted desert eouny Intervening, spsa f0res mere
than treble bis owH behind almost izPrsg7abe fort-
cations To have attempted 4 would have bees mad
ness.
From ths moment that Grant invested VIeksburg en-
TIE sss. il doomed It was TOO lsts 10 it.
rs faII was mere question OF time.
So clear ttis, tha when Sayders bluff sban-
dsnsd and Grants Generalization with the Yazo3 estsb-
lshsd Gen Johnston ordered Gen Psmberton to evac-
uais ylcksbzrg and savs hs army II practicable. It
7yas not deemed practicable, and was net attempted
Tae city and garri.ou were both lost 8
The country viii dstsrmiHs whether blame attaches
anywhere for the fall Of Vieks5uTg. An intelligent
public viii fix the b.sne, II blame there be- upsn the
guilty one.
Gen Johnston seuld suoosr The gallant defenders
sf vsksBzr- at he has rot bees idle He has raised
orgaa z-d equipped modified an army, Rsuficsut, Sc
Is 10 be feared for the vsrk before hin, but second ia
discipline, and fz7raIs to ssne on ths cen
tirsrt All that it VS. possible to De, be has doao
All tha. can be done he viii d. He possessed tAs con.
fdsncs of the country Els clam to it is stronger to-
day than ever before.
qhs day IS gloomy. Bat ths-suH win ssos dlSpsrse
the clo5ds. Le rs be hopeful YINDICUs