New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-22

Affairs M toS
From Our Special Component
In rHE REAR or ViCKsPURG, Mss.,
Tuesday, June q. 1853 J
Since last wrote, have surrounded the town Oh
Matchmaker the manner of the lrsh soldier
who took three prisoners by surrounding tbem'
started from a point the extreme night OF our
line which rests on the Mississippi River, above
y;cksburg aud travelled around in the rear of the
town 10 our extreme left at Warreuton, examining
Abe natural and artificial works Of bolh Union ana
Rebel armies 80 far as was practicable, ard witness
ing 10 NV hearts content the operations on the siege
now prorresslng. crossed the river al w srren'on'
and rode up 10 YoUue's Point, on the Lou. sia.a
shore and thence went 10 Chckasaw Bayou ~
boat, and finally reached the place of starting.
The country occupied by both armies Is ~ l'sell
studv and marvel. l doubt if any sIll"r 'oIo
graphical features can be found on any eq'.' arc"
on the globe. The earth here is corruga'eoi u s "s
broken aud rough as any mountainous region "uu
yet, except at q few points, yon 'sh uisVoNo' no
traces OF rock ana the timber Is su'n a. u o'V w
Quentlv found in level and swSufs eeV'io's'
low cypress cane white oak, magnolia beech,
sweet.6nm ash and dense undergTowih OF VINES,
and many other kinds Of small timOers, give The
country the character OF forest here ana tneIe,
However are small and large tracts OF land cleared
(or sfion The ruins Of cotton gins OCCASION
al To,nS snow us that the endlest succession Of
steep bills ana deep gGl!ies which meet ire eye
eyeiyw here have been devoted 10 the Production ol
the regal fore IN times past
A road to and from any point over mile in dis.
tapce Will necessarily tOrn in the direction Of AL
points of tue compass 2, and the traveller will get
turned around IN splIe of himself. Tue sun appears
to me 10 rise M the west, north, and south u well
as east, and in wandering about our lines hunting
sights the blue uniforms Of our men are the only
landmarks can use 10 keep my self from laundering
into the camps OF the enemy.
Such is the couutry &C, uIied by our forces here
To maueuver an army over II with celebrity and
precision seems 10 me TO be Impossible. That Gen
Grant has orven al enemy occupying II TO his last
ditch is wonderful, and can Only be understood fully
BY those who have taken part IN the movements
winch have ~ resulted.
THE SIEGE
Ia progressing slowly, Though l believe almost
every one here is satisfied tnsi all Is being done that
can be done 20 hasten The 4 Of tie city and the
capture OF tue garTson--at leas al that be done
with the means at hand. During the past three or
four DAYS an additional nOer of slegeguns have
been mounted, AID last night and this morning The
roar OF our artillery was al times almost deaieuing.
We have an ntlmalion to look ont for something
lively this afternoon. Such limitations, however,
more frequently bring TO US disappointment than
Anything else. .....;..u., &C.,. q.
enemy's works add upon tie town, Is 10 a great eX
tent \ matter Of conjecture. Doubtless X is, Lot
altogether agreeable TO the "cabined and criobed'
chlvalry. They are certainly prevented from work
fng their batteries effectively by our shart
Deserters tell us strange aud horrible stones Of
women and children slaughtered IN artificial caves,
by our shells. Dead horses, mules and cattle, are
constantly floating in the Mississippi, past Warren
ton aud altogether We have many reasons FOR be-
heving that the enemy Is Suffering greatly from our
great expenditure Of powueE. "a. so" ..es,i
TO the conclusion of the whole matter, whether the
dogged obstinacy OF the beieagpered enemy begins
10 abate; what silenclng battery" amounts TO IN
fact when the silence IA broken the next morning
after il occurs are each and all matters about which
officers and men talk much and know little or moth.
Ing. The cou peDsatlOn for our distressing uncer-
tain about these and many other matters connected
with the siege, consists III the fact that we shall
know tcheH We take Nlcksburg, be that time near or
distant.
OUR SICK AND WOUNDED.
The list OF our casualties since the first grand as
sauli upon the eneuys works, has been cOmpsra-
lively small, and the sanitary coalition OF the army
u vastly better than any well informed perfon ex-
pected IL to be. sui, few wounded and killed
every day, and where good water is una,taugbie,
sickness among both officers aud men II unavoidable
There are on the YaZoo and at Young Point mum
Der OF hospital boats while out on the lines tents
sheds aud houses used for hospitals, are found scat
tered about everywhere. The most, if not al
Of these hospitals, are pretty well supplies
with every appliance Decided except ice. III
this warm climate ice ls Of more value as a remeds
agent than all The drugs III the shop, and il is per
fectly feasible TO have 1t here III any desrsd quant
ties al small cost wonder that 1t is not more plen
tfally supplied.
/ am not a doctor, nor "tLe son Of one" but
seems 10 me that great saving OF lie aud patriot
ism would lie effected by IaLsferriDg tie sick an
severely wounded 10 Northern hospitals with Il
little delay possible. sound and hearty Nal
has q bard enough time here where the thennOme
ter mounts as eag wings,' and the charc c.
are two TO one that very sick nan Will die. ILel
let the sick aud wounded 20 North iast a. stean
viii carry them. i know 1t IL very IncOuveuient 4
have the ineffective portion OF an army scsttere'
obi fan Init al.
% well distressing 10 zee brave soldiers ole by
hundreds jor want OF little ice aud few Northern
breezes.
UNDIsCIPLINED COLORED REGIMENTS FIGHT
WELL AT MILLIKEN's BIND.
know not what agOniziAg thoughts and feelings
surge through tie sOuls OIL the TWO Confederate
sAiefs III this ghbo:hcOd-PemDertOu ana John
ston--occasiOned by their inability 70 communicate
freely the one with the other. Johnston, how
ever, liz evidently seriously disturbed, an
leaves stone unturned in bis search for al
eXpedient for Introducing a messenger and " .
few lines Into tbe besi, ged citadel OF cOnfrert
Pemberton. Having tried ia vain to discover some
spproach to VIcksbufg from the east he has sent d
strong detachmen, 10 recOunOlter snd manegyer on
the west side of TIE river. This at ieas If The by
potheis upon which explain the recent attempted
raid upon our out pOsts IN LJuisiana--Hiiken' 4
Bend and YOungs POint-and about which 1 shall
proceed now 10 tell you.
On Saturday, Tue 9Th inst, large force Of Rebels
was discovered approaching MllIken Bend. We
had there few white troops aud several partially
Organized colored ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS forming d
force inferior ia point Of numbers that Of the at
lacking party. The kebels were chiefly infantry,
aud are represented " have been without artillery.
Nilhoul delay they attacked our troops and drove
them 10 Tie rlyer. Here tue colOTed regiments rallied
and aiterward succeeded in repulsihg the enemy
VIII heavy slaughter Oh both SIDES. The next day
Abe Rebels relieved tie attack aud the fighting was
desperate or'i0h Of Tie time being hand 70 Dand
encounter. Tne blacks clubbod tooir mu,kets And
struggled with vaiof aud Persistence which sper-
ation alone could inspire They fell back slowly to
he nv hers M Qunho.ts a.