The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-18

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With psmbertou's ARMY aud with their Immense rolling
sock could bring osefs ne'n,ns 'e,nio. short
Ios. the golden opportunity H I'll baffs
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Thursday the lst inst., was passed IN lyir s,a II,
front 81 the enemy's position and the trans ais ~ ha
hning. About three P. NJ General Hts1Snnn ,asa s
orders altthe troops 70 embark on N orina, ,ans
Ports and make ready for n6vds ora o. he conmissa
yes had recently taken ATTY Thousand ratons 10 depot
N the rear 70 brittle hed, only emile and quarter
lxcm ISs zndina General shsrmn ordered these sup
bs destroyed by rolling them iate the bayou
vas 10 time for their removal part the supplies
n captain Smith, 70
Blair, went out with wagon train tho troops we're
sens Withdrawn, and brought in what bad not AREA
been destroyed General Sill also ordered commits
sary stores DESTROYED by General a. j. Smiths diysson,
and there was much Waste in consequence. All these
stores might have been ed aad wouic have been, had
General sberman's orders beer es pc--sAptory.
RI INFLAMMATION. w j
The embarkatIon continued during the lGht, and was
mot completed until Ions e.Ier sglTiae Friday Tho
4 t9e yeroas dtv'sIans lay 10 TIC SANE pssi,,ons
bong the farthest the Yazoo The xation was
by gunboats that the enemy would rot be
ahie to como 10 the bank before could get away.
desire get OFT Of the yaaoo thers be- previously
been to get into il.
The enemy from he,T poei.,o, the hill observed at
Daylight that we had der from our works on the
sypu and hal taken tho resaa T Thoy ns evse, M
Saan % q ground with s.r5s force Of nas
rs. sns the nlI in Ssa Horgans rear ana com.
hring upon Lie inianry. Two pieces Of artillery
G.s.yng them before wo GOULD leave the landing The
ganboss replied and after vigorous Smelling
to 70 leave The vsr u h long
arc doubess In fun possession OF the srot recently
covered BY our nag. 100. i.ses a s. ~
AT noon Friday, the I'd oil January we steamed sut
q the Yazoc, which had entered just eek be.
Sore. In that week hnd at,acsed the enemy in MS
scast vulnerable and best protected poin fought
with him th.oygh portions Of three days, had made
supported y assault upon his batteries and rifle
pits Q0a o defss sible hillside From thus assaut
~s has been ,epSsca through no iaa q the troops
General sherman 10 allowing them 10 60 unaideu by oil
Che force at his command Making half attempt oxe
cute another plan, that at rst arrival might have
sncceeded we finally abandoned the siege u yicksbrg
and decided 70 evacuats 10th our position the Yazoo
failure u our undertaking, moved down the stream
towards the great river OF the West. By nearly two
thousand has our numbor been diminished. sr.'.t N0
SHw n,kMANpIR.
For some diys the camp had bcca r,ll Of runo-s tina.
General McClernand would shortly STRIVE and assume
command Of the right wing OF the Thirteosth Array
osaer of svssaason xs earned hat spya MscsrsanS
wac at The mouth on the Yazo and that General Sher
man hid gone down 10 report ~ him. Tho brief authority
q the hter officer had passed. away, and sane mind
shat General McCernand could not have arrived WSeR
ear er H4d such been the yicksburg would doubt
pe now IN cur possession, and tho way open to the
- - AT nr.,xKxs Yxsn--nesK We .rsr
Arriving at tho mouth OF the river, fonnd General
where The Yazoo mites With the MS ssippi The whoio
eet ordered 70 Mien's Bend; arrived here late
laa, evening We 10 be dabarse into camp
on the shore. The boats will discharged and win re
turn TO Memphis aud ST. Louis. General McClerEands
sse r,' nays not sean and
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Just am closing this account Of The battle have
me pleasure Of receiving tho manuscript Of my rst let
YER vkha coo and refreshing noteffsm Major Hammond.
The lesr is>au right but fail 10 and two elaborate
Sherman may neea .ncm FOR bis Instruction lad he
efsssed them earlier 10 possible thai ho would have
'AS'n s'sksOasg'g 49, - -, On, 80 yhsa
the whole neet OF ooats y now tied up 70 the Louisiana
s1ore - Aslkeps Band Th~c has been no nsws from
rsOcius h shas CITY 4. The withdrawal Of tho YalIees
heavy rain is falling and prevents our landing The
as'er which most Of the boats viii proceed above.
r.G Agsa ,oxnssrs
The secoua siegs Of vicsburg u over. Tho battle OF
scale Of tho great baltic OF Fredericksburg month ago.
ss importans than the defeat q the rebels Il the latter
(phcs. IL would hsve 0pensd up the Assisappp river,
X. T.: nis .us ~
IN the granaries Of the wheat corn growing
state, would. havs found thesr natural outlet
|so the commerce Of the world. Cincinnati, So Louis and
New OrIean6 would again hayo become tho centres ~
scve sde and shaken on their Ichsrgy OF the period
G Ous fan 70 has dashed tho hopes Of she nation,
and delayed for weeks the progress Of Whom
ne again attack the steep biu6s ard frownins batteries
~ vicksbusgws viii do DO with better promise u
1uccess. Insanity and incfceacy have brought their
result. let us have them no moro With another brain
shan that Of 0cacra Sherrnans win drop the dis p
pontment a. reverse aud feel Of victory lhe