Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-25

The correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune proposes tn
question Can the re bel Gen. Johnston raise the siege
EtcksburR and discussing point in all It's bearinos III
correspondent comes to the following conclusions
the enemy attempt march By the main road across
ne bS bacA they Will have very different to attacl
y different result. The eneDchnents ct that point are
aoIla6e IN the extreme and well disciplined army
ouo PROBABLY have rendered attacks disaster or at
least victory bought with fearful of life The onter
line Of entrenchmens Immediately on the river
ths nSs and me steep bluffs tie stream Commands
we Hhoe Ostefhaus there with strong force and the
mention OF his name speaks volumes Tor success
Between that river AID Vioksburg the eDnroacbes ara
SPP,ea ana eotanged with broken bridges feIled trees
como them ali ne would still find the s1ccor hardly
PesgG' Ih2 position CT cur 9rmy around Yicksburg is
4sd e5S Pe2nsoe than that of the enemys defend es
Like them our troops entrenched along the crest of
hi and can only be disodged Seriatin ans by the most
uespeiSe alG obstinate Talor We had information 10
winch attached any CrielCe that Johnston Was aDvware
ments. '' "@'' ie1"'oIe0
There is certainy much retioence from our side rea
live to military affairs about Vicksburg This retj
c2nee, we trust may prove beneficial in the end and
when We do get authentic news from that beeapuerrd
city, we hope it will be Of such character a. to make
ID Southern heart despoDd Notwithstanding the boasts
made by the Yankee press and their corregDoudents
They have taken Ficksburg several tirnes-on paper
bat the city and Pemberton and his brave little army
are still there, Or were at the last accounts.
The ioIo"ng from the Memphis Appeal of the -tb
nsto now published at Atlanta, Ca is the latest v,e
have from that quarter 4
TIE WAR 81 MISSISSIPPI. ,
We give to-day several items from the Mj.sissi;, .
he 4th, concerning the progress OF events in NisSis
itseeuls bat little more known made public NJ dn
mere ana must tor the present pos
ne movements on the becoming sizrifoer,
with Cen f:ice at OF nsaI Helena, Kirby Smith on the
Pe2I A. least large share the rGinforC nan
oE Grant Will find employment of the river "a md;
sn ~ @ Srsc-i 4sgatca All thu reports we have
ruCfh Fo-r
ne has attacked Helena, we have 30 i5es t5s au
resist m as II had been weakened 10 swell Grant's
We have private letter from Jackson of late data IT
seys u 70 th9 opinion OF the public generally, based
pon uL4oIs mat TSach the city and military circles
formed upon more definite knowledge thar Cen pomho7 il
az a. men VII. nave 10 dthcuF IN holding his psi
t'o4 -tI "o1 OA -d- feNeY3 Hlm The g
iEg, IN what direction repeat The San a1o
liant 2sSefS thaV A'Tiy Smith g hilkens bend and Il
. was nef al hand fer the relief of i3eranar
81 Fort Hudson 4 OF beef Catr.a fora ;,
him had been crossed the garrison ~ ;-r ny
@ "1''o'PS II Was also stated ad crossed at Bayou II
Our forceq have destroyed the New Orleans jackson i,
@ Leai Ho[theTn railroad from Narchac fotv mes u
se Il to advance north, as is pTobabi A. II aney
HrtheE destruction Is provided fos 1'''"ion' n
f'6'-sace the above put ia tVpe we have recaive5
pa'Ses nom Eicks6ur up the l6tb which appear lie
o+ pLeI 'O'o2y' Yicksburg still holds out, and we d.
az 'ey r-ubt about the result. If JouNsror has d.
The Big Black, reported with fifty thou "a
is quite probabis GRANT will De forced to re- III
re very few days, ii he he has not already been com re
elled TO dose. %
The news from mkens Bend above Yicksurg is not as
had been TO believe II appears re-
hat kIBBV eMTH has been repu-ad aha place and that
he Federa'e still hold it. Ter
From Port Eudson the accounts continue cheering The thu
garrison said provisions for 80 days and the men sa
u fine condition..