Daily national Republican., 1863-03-16
NEW York, Ill O'Clock.
The EvasuatiOn OF visk.burU Probable.

We announced in the REPUBLICAN, on satur-
day, that General RoSecrans had received at
his headquarters report, which he telegraphed
to this city, that the rebels were evacuating
Vicksburg. We accompanied the report with
the remark, eve hope the news is true, but
doubt it.'
Subsequent developments incline us to the
opinion that the rebels either hare already, or
will, very soon, evaeuAte the city of vicksburg
1st. The Developments " alluded to are, that
the advances of the Federal forces in eur
rounding the city, and, to great extent, cut
ting of Its supplies, have been much more Of
fective than the public are aware Of, Inasmueh
as we have not only certainly captured Yazoo
City, as reported, on Yazoo river, "a depot OF
supplies for the rebel garrison at vlcksburg,)
but we have high authority for asserting that
the Government is In possession Of information
that column Of our troops have advanced
upon the line Of the vickSburg and Jackson
railroad, and, in the face of a terrible FIRE of
an overwhelming force Of the enemy, succeed
ed in destroying the bridge which crosses the
Big Black river, cutting of the city of Jackson,
another great depot Of supplies, on the east Of
Vicksburg.
I'd. The near completion of ''the cutt" or
new canal, by which our gunboats can 20 down
the Mississippi, In spite Of the rebel batteries
at Yicksburg, whether true or not, is fully be,
leved by the rebel commander at that post.
Sd. The lower portions Of the city of Vlcks-
burg are inundated by the rise in the river,
producing a great amount Of sickness in the
rebel army stationed there.
Assuming the three propositions above to be
true, the commander OF the rebel forces al
Vicksburg will be entirely surrounded beyond
the possibility of escape, il he fails to evacuat,
Nicksburg before our feet passes through tn,
new canal. 1t is not to be supposed that tn,
rebel commander does not know this, ant
knowing it, will sooner evacuAto the place ant
fall back, than be obliged to surrender hi
whole army to our forces. l.
Such being the position Of affairs at an,
about Vlcksburg, IL remains to be conbideret
what disposition will be made Of the rebel force
at Vickssurg. If they fall back to the interior
and do not go to Port Hudson to reinforce tn
garrison there for a final stand for the contro
Of the great river, then 1t follows that Por
Hudson will be evacuated simultaneously Wit
Vicksburg, rather than be left prey to th
combined attack Of Gen. Banks and Admire
Farrigut from below, and Gen. Grant and Al
miral Porter from above.
But If the rebel forces Of Vicksburg are sen
10 reinforce the rebel garrison at Port Hudson
it will be impossible to move the heavy sleg
pieces from the former to the latter place 4
season to get them In position before the attac
would be made by our armies and heets, froI
above and below.
These two rebel strongholds once in our pot
session, the two rebel armies which have mad
them SO, for so many months, will be entirel
cut of from Texas and the whole countr
West OF the Mississippi river, whence the
have, during the whole rebellion, receive
nearly all their supplies, hence they will b
Obliged to make hasty movement to som
other point where the wants demanded by the
desperate condition can be speedily supplied
The above are some Of the reasons upo
which we base the opinion that the evacuatlo
Of Vicksburg is probable.