Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-09
From 6fieen to forty are reported killed
drowned ani wounded

I LENu ANNou ~ AothI Al4 llAUE acA htlAEi4 3
/ dgowned ani wounded
THE HERALDs EDITORIAL
Our latest accounts from Vicksbi1rg are dawn
n the % h Of May Friday ltsil a. which time
/ shs prospects Of the siege were still eneour-
I aging" We think the Issue m1st be deiermin-
/ ed now within q very few days that the zszr-
son Is holding out in expectation of = Tsscus 5v
I General Joe Johnston, and that should be fail
to come mp within the appointed time the city
/ will be surrendered
When Pembertou wss driven in bshind his
iintrenehments, J 1hnstou assured him that If he
could hold out for fifteen days q hundred thau-
sand men wOulI be brou shs TO his snopOrs. On
I Fddsy last ten Of thos fifteen days hsd ex
/ pire5, snd al the eff1rts Of G'neral Grant to
/ penetrats the enemy's works had bssd repulsed
I Meantime, Gen Johnston who, IN the sweep
ing advance of General Grant had been driyan
uoTthwaTd from Jackson, with SONS fEs or six
thousand men, hal returned % that eitv with
force reported at fifteen thousand Dlnbtlass
this increase Of his nucleus of an army wss
msde up from the ODDS ID ead4 Of Psmbsr-
I tou's forces, scattered about 20 the right and
lsft, aud left behind BY General Grant in MS pur
suit of Pembert9n 10 YteksburZ. W msY
next hear that from Mobile Charleston, Ssvan-
nah. and from Bragg's army in Tsanesses,
larger accsssions have beea i1inins J ,hnston
Bu'. from the destruction of the snemy's sssrsg
st Jackson and Fsz . CITY from the dznaga
done 10 h -ir lines Of e0mmuaicttiss, ami from
the exhaustion Of their Supplies sver great ex-
tent Of country around Jackson. we think it
most likely that Johnston will not g-t bis sTmy
or his provisions Ia season to fulfil his promise
to P-mberton
The result at Vieksburg is evidently now re-
dueed 70 a question Of Fei0flresnsnts. We
know not what the Government has hsea dliag
% strengthen GaH Grant; bat We kaow that it
las had time enough, meu en- q within reach
aud facilities enough n strengthen him 20 ths
extent Of at least twenty-five thoasasd mAa
Should he ia defaaIt Of rel n f1rcsra AS be e4ra-
paed 20 raise the siege Of Vicks5Hrg, the Al
ninistFa'iln viii be held T. terrible e'ponsi-
bility Tee people Of the laysl States baisvs,
and the r. b-lz know that With the fall Of Yicks-
burg the vhole fabric af the rebsliilu bagins t.
erumbls 70 pieces The priEs is within cur
grasp and we can only lose II thou n the neg
iicence Or im5ecifv Of the military authorities
81 Washington We rely, haE-ver. uplu Gan
GrsHt. from his own resources, If necessary, 20
wind mp is e '-iaus n ~sissippi eampaiga in
the erownirg vi.i0 y of lie sva~
Oar latast intelii gsnes from P 'rt Hq lsOa is
to The feet that while Gen B,iplgs. frem the
north side, had reaehad thu rear Of that strong
boli, b. hal been ilinsi By c lioa4l G isrsou's
cavalry from the south side, Aft-r the dsstruc
ton By that OH ssr Of a rsbs cam sad 4 pot Of
rRs -namy's supo'js5 a OK his Ina Of march
We hope next TO hear that Gen Balks and Al
rniTtl Fsrrsgut have settled their accounts with
Port Hudson ia s-ason ta MIKE saathar m7va-
msut When wiz cpmpal Gsa J1s J)hnstpa TO
nave 70 he relisf Of Mobile Instead Of Fieks-
bUrg-fNr he IS charged with the defencs Of
b0 b pisces-snd Il the aas cannot be saved he
must move IN tins 70 the defence Of the Oth-r (