The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-28

! principles Of military science. ..o..f
/ Slavery was found 10 be an element Of
strength TO the rebellion 10 stood as
| bulwark between the Government aud
| those who defed its authority IL
blocked the progress Of our arms and
threw its hideous carcass right on our
path. We had no choice bat to strike at
1t. We had to deal with it as an Incl
! dent of the war or abandon the STRUGGLE
altogether. That the wounds we have
given IL are mortal, we are glad TO know.
Aud ell lovers of Liberty will rejoice TO
believe that in attempting TO strike for
supreme umpire il has FASTENED its own
doom. Albtny (M ~ JomAal p
rhc Sicgo by 1iooaiIght q aiming
the Rebel works. laalla
A Vicksburg correspondent Of the
Cleveland Herald gives the following in
teresting description of the operations of
Gen. Grant against Vicksburg:
Let us climb the parapet and see the
siege by moonlight. In front of us, be-
yond the enemy's works, but hidden from
us, lies the city of Vicksburg. Look
carefully, and you can distinguish the
spires of the court house and two or
three churches. The rebels bad signal
station on the former when we came, but
our shells made IL too warm for them, and
they withdrew. The mortars are play-
ing tonight and they are well worth
seeing We watch moment, and in the
direction of Young's Point, beyond the
| city, suddenly up shoots flash of light,
and in a moment the pOnderous shell,
with its fuse glowing and sparkling, RI
ses slowly from behind the bluffs; up,
up it goes, as though mounting 60 the
zenith; over il comes toward us, down
through its flight trajectory into the city,
and explodes with shock that Jars the
ground for miles. There are women and
tender children where those shells fall,
but war is war. 91d ol rrFo Z
"Sherman's eight inch monsters are
grumbling far away on the right Near
er, McFherson's, too, are playing. We
can even see the cannOneers beside them
at each fash. Ours will open at mid
night; then there will be music TO your
hearts content. Meanwhile, let us 60 10
the front. A hundred yards TO the right
Of where we now are we enter deep
trench. Following this, as 10 winds
down around the hill, we reach the OPEN
ing Of cave or mine. The air within
is damp and close, like that Of vault
Candles are burning dimly at intervals,
and we hear hum of voices far within
and out of sight We proceed. and pre-
senily meet two men carrying a barrow
of earth, for our boys are at work night
and day. This is the main approach on
this part of the line. Finally we reach
the moonlight again, and emerge into
wide, deep trench, cut across the line of
the covered way. This is open and filed
with troops, who protect the working
party. heavy parapet Of co ton bales
and earth is built on the side towards
the enemy, and we must mount the beam
TO look over.
eve are now within sociable distance
of the chivalry. Those men lying on the
ground, twenty or thirty yards from us,
are our hoys, our advance pickels; but
that gray fellow, with the bright musket
which elistens So few steps beyond, is
'reb,' long haired and hot b0odcd
one Of Wallis famous Texas Legion-a
bulldog TO fight, you may be sure. -.
Now, jump down and enter the
mouth OF the other mine, which leads
forward toward the salient of the ene-
my's work. Stumbling along we reach
the end where the men are digging. The
candle burns very dimly-the air is al
most stifling. Never mind, let us watch
them See that slender bright-looking
fellow swinging that pick. Great bead-
ed drops of perspiration triekle down bis
face there is not dry thread in his
coarse gray shirt, but no matter; the
pick swings, and each stroke slices down
six inches of the tough subsoil Of Miss
issippi That fellow was dim, once
tender-handed, smooth-faced, nice young
man, whose livery stable, billiard and
segar bills, were a sore trial to his wor-
thy governor Jim says that be used TO
wear gloves aud store Clothes aud that
girls called him good looking, but that's
played out now; he is going for Uncle
| Sam.
"But we return to the fresh air. Look
over the parapet again, toward the tur-
rette, where we saw the rebel picket. Do
you see the little gray mounds which
cover the hillside 80 thickly?--ten,
twenty, thirty you can count on few
square rods All, my friend, that is sa-
cred ground you are looking upon
There our gallant boys charged; there
they were slain in heaps; bat they
pressed on and leaped into the ditch
They climbed the parapet and rolled
back ntoeternity. Others followed them;
their flag was planted, and they sprang
over 10 meet their certain death An
hour passed, and one returned. The rest
were dead"
A SLAVE CAPTURING MS MASTER ~ BATTLE.
A Vicksburg correspondent giving an
account Of the late fight at Milliken's
Bend, mentions the following;
Among the incidents Of the fght
worthy Of note was the capture of a
rebel soldier by a negro who was slave
three months ago. The Texas was
caught in a tight place by one of Col
Leib's men, who cried out 10 him, Hold
on dar, and put down your gun, or IN
shoot The rebel surrendered uncondi-
tionally, but after identifying bis cAptor
said TO one Of our officers that he pro
tested against being held as a prisoner
by his own slave It's good enough for
you, said the officer that's just the man
10 guard you. Aud, jim, addressing the
soldier) il he don't behave himself,
shoot him down The chiyalrous SOUTH
erner was very indignant, and his wrath
eileryesced in a series OF oaths, which
fell upon the ears of the intelligent con b
traband with at effect. The dusky
warrior kept ,lIse eye upon bis pris
oner but refused 10 hold any conv'rsa.