The New York herald., 1863-10-24
GENERAL GRANTS DEPARTMENT.
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Particulars Of the Fight at
Coiiiersyille.
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AFFAIRS IN AND ABOUT vlCKSBURG.
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IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENT
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Massing Of Rebel Troops Be-
fore Chattanooga.
A REBEL ATTACK ANTICIPATED.
TRADE ON THE MISSISSIPPI,
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A REBEL ATTACK ANTICIPATED
TRADE ON THE MISSISSIPPI,
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Our Vicxsburg Correspondence.

Our Vicksburg COrreapOndence.
vioxsBrRG, Oct. l, 1865
B,snusq Of a 7ronport-Nnos from the Confedracy-
Es'isg Of the People in Mistssrpi-Poiticas Dsma.
9o9issr. DC.
About daylight on the morning of the 2ssh ult as the
transport steamer Robert Campbell lying off the
landing at Milkens Bend twenty miles above vicks.
burg, are discovered In her hold, aud upon examn
tug the the flames instantly bulgcd forth with great
fury and in few moments nveloped the whole beat in
one solid sheet Of flame. There were about two
hundred passengers on board, and o fearful panic
ensued, by which some thirty lives lost,
most OK them while endeavorne TO make their way to
the shore Thore I'VE ladies board four OF whom
we're saved and burned 10 death. She was tho
only who lost by FRO all the rest came to their
death by drowning No ye! be assigned for the
origin OF the fire.
The latest received hero from the con'ederacy is
rather dscouraang to that ogarchy. Dependency is
settling like incubus upon the minds Of many who
haze heretofore constantly persisted 10 upholding
the rebel cause. The past summer mas been
exceedingly unfortunate to them, and they feel
there scarcely any hope loft for the Of
choir enterprise. From all II appears that tho
feeling among the people Of Georgia for reunion is almost
strong 1t Is in North Carolina There is but little
hope that those states lying south OF the line occupied by
General Bragg's army willing to make any
the country As ruined, and would be glad if they could
escape the general which has befaen their
sster states Bet In this they disappointed and
destined to DO drawn INTO the current Of ruin along with
ehe rest
In the State o, Mississippi the feeling is that OK entire
subjugation. SO willing the people 70 acknowledge
the Union rule that tho other rebol States antozo the
Missssippaus being the most subugated" people Ia
the coniederacy The sad effects Of have been felt
their this state, though but small
portion OF her territory has yet been overrun by he
Union army. She has, however, suffered greatly from
Che hope Of recovery and many have not the wRors
withal TO support their families. In addition TO
na Spsn oo o bp y s
Richmoad dynasty by designing dcmngogues, who are
stunng the state for rc to Congress This class
OF mon do not intend TO shoulder musket but they say
chat law must DO passed conscrptng every man under
sixty Of Tho few able bodied who remain
the army. Nembe at the fate that looms up
before them; Military dcspotsm and political dema-
p' pic Dare mott not raise 'V voice against them This
audacy Of the rebel leaders is regarded the Fremont
symptom OF coming dissolution. There is nothing
te in the country support the another year. They
depend upon conscrpton to raise men but this policy
srny it ia mpov ershpg the country and in another
year neither army nor people will nave any means Of
Next year there will be laborers to crops;
stock to transport the or Its supplies no railroads
army viii Se dissolved and scattered guerilla bands.
The feeling Of the people in the confedcracy growing
very repugnant further continuation OF the and
n they had chance they would vote TO morrow for peace,
even f would require them to back into tho Union.
This they wish avoid out OF fear OF umation;
bat rs they VIII have to to II at last they might
Just well DO itnow Their resources are exhaust
Cd and hope left for recovery from tne 9,a re-
tue south who entertain any such bopcs and no one
looks for II.
There Is rebel cavalry force under General 8. D. Leo
bctwecn Pearl river and Ncksburg This force said
by rebel sympathzcrs be about fifteen thousaud but
from the best Information obtained by recent personal In
tcrcourse with them do not think that II amounts alto
gethsr 70 six thousand The whoe force is under
Maot Generals D. Lee who has his headquarters at Can
ton The troops are under the immediate commands OF
Brigader General Whitfield, Bgadicr General Cosby and
igadcr General logan and altogether amount TO about
three small brgades This cavalry is o1ly intended TO
annoy the advanced outposs OF the Union army and to
the country for the purpose Of hunting up con-
scripts
small pa ties occasionally make dash upon some IN
guarded foragng party In tho vicinity OF Big Black river
and sometimes capture lew OF the Union soldiers AZ
vcksburg there danger t. bo apprehended OF any
visitation these guerlas as they will not venture
10 came too close the Yankee lines If General Grant
should send q small force out 10 occupy and garrison
Jackson there would be danger OF annoyance and the
rebel cavalry would retire 10 beyond Pearl river.