The New York herald., 1863-07-18

falling back.
Richardson was still in the oantry north OF here
forcing tue conscrption. General Dodge viii attend TO
him.
MIR. James g. Fiizpatrick's Dispatches.
vHxnuRG, July 8, 1858.
INSPECTION RfBgL BArrKI,ps.
The famous batteries, which made vicksburg SO long
sho Gibraltar Of the Nj sisspp have been the objects Of
much inspection during period that
We have been In possession Of the city To the naval
officers particularly have they been special objects OF
Attraction and hrongs from the gunboats may be
along the bus examining every gun with exceeding
minutcness.
prs Ril1IoS OF 1ux FAMOUS wcKsBURa BATTERIES
The formidable character OF these works and tho spo-
cal interest which attaches to them in connection with
the history OF the the Mississippi render more
than passing notice In speaking Of hom and to
that end devoted few hours in visit 70 them.
BArTSRIEs
the important tho defence OF the city and
river, aud, fact, reliance for that pur
poso, from the impregnabc their POSITION as
we'll as the command which they had OF tho for
many miles above. Tho Mississippi this point do
feced from in general at very sharp angie,
the northeast and then bending again sharply
tho southwest flows past vcksburg The country
this bend Is q long, spot, covered with
timber and brush, and fringed with dat edgc OF sand
The timber the upper end OF this like prjec tiDn
cut away, leaving nothing but waste OF stubbe,
low brush sand b.twcen the batteries and oppo
slo mol that vessel, roach vicsburg 40
the RIVER. had 70 pass range only In the further
ch1nncl but rcpass in the subectng itself
continued fro during the time required TO several
miles.
Leaving the city by Washington street.-The main and
business thorough arethe road gradually rises 10 the
blu and in successive elevations OF from twenty to fty
feet ground thi al aud the river the
guns stationed The works not constructed after the
" iurts but each enclosed by itself At dis
Ia q an eighth AM quarter OF mile Zach has its
own ifdofeudent parapet. earthwork. terrepein and
way, hat nthey 10 present the consolidated
poararcc q regular for, the whole series may be
garded but exerde fort IA which the stretches
of groui between the gus serve as curtains.
Tie afst gnn0uts d. the city. and the lowermos one
~ the range y not me 4 much m orance great cal
bro y VAS useful In keeping up the chain The next ~
the famous
"wmursu DICK"
50 wei known IN the history of the siege Ny remarks
on II, form MS obituary notice. as Its days of
Il bhvst Just before the surrender
ami rebel oHcer informs me fred the last shot dts
ch irred At mortar Like tho desperate crmi
nal eheh about to fa into the hands u justice, ON
mittcd suede.
4 the designation ~ the next gnn In the series and though
not - itrse ~ many others. s commanding position
rendered u 0y tue most terrible engine death
the whl.c line TIE blln at this point N crowned by
brsu II grassy knoll. aud IN the heart of this knoll
Englis ufacture cnnsi eraby resembling ParrOtt
grn. and throws a sixty pound concal shot. II Is
mounted slip carriage, with circular and
N conuec ed nv trench with the sa,ine, VIII rh is
moundlse in shaJe aud cavity soddcd
The rem in ng guns about the city are stationed m
Ike eeinc positions and description OF them In
nccesiry as q would bs boz repetition q whas has beoa
said q, the Others
rur RArualrs IN TIE cnr
embrace four. snd. " smal field pi &C Mt tho Court
Hon-e included. ave guns. They are located on oom
maidrg positions along the river, and Immediately over
the levce
comparatively insisnihcant, not oply from thor
small cahre, but frol thar y shUn. The ground
hssc i low ard Eat. preclad the advantage any
mandrg fis, while Tie of the guns u conned 20
a very hGAed por,iJa of ,is river.
vicKsuvWo, July Q, 1864.
Tho rsrong of the rebel prison captured hcre n q
work q no iacosderablc labor. Whom it's known Ma
mg syser HrNxs rrsoSxRs,
according 70 tho mus;rr rols furnished by tho rcbsi
onccrs g "A ls. and tbs, whh ovswy ooo the rwocrs n
parolme must gone ,hrush with Individually u yin
be thst tho work which taxes to ths usupss
the gatcnoe and energy a tie provoa marxhAs who
have bcn assigned W tt- duty. There singulax ds
crenr between the nurnbsr of prisoners ~ slsed BY
The reb onosrs and tho number to whom ras.us have
been -suei Captain vogiesn, commrsary u tbe ssv-
eu,conth army oorpe, had entire charge d ths
Rsro-Iss Rnu. r,soS~,
and he ssrod rslons kr nearly thirty thrss thpanHsd
mo-. lhe ressMtFW wss" maze ous py the rebel com
fniasarcs ~ subatenca md th- issue TIN
CIDER of General NePhefs0n, who Dov commands The
r0Ufa ia tn Immediate vicinity q yicksbwg 10
cafiuus scene u witness uN comfnnsing a The unkn
and rebel supply trains the cvee they were IN
gsged IN hA11ng away tis rstDos. unou and rss<i
soldiers, who forty eght bouys bcfore wure 1rayed IN
deadly pposiion % each other, here side BY sds
Tetcefy Al work hlllng their re-;~ctive wagons Win
the boxes q hard bread, bArres ~ porx bag o. coe
g.hehds g m0iasss AMI other snrplsx from tho
mssary boats bh Uncle sam deas out sitn nonixssrd
hand.
rnrntNs
A crowd ~ hungry citizens has thronged tho cvee
snce the b ab arrived bat food until yesl
teriay aternoon Families IN heed OF food are required
a. make application 70 tho provovt Marshal through
him they furnished with relustbons for sal.stsncs
GEyERal to1sS INA MILITARY aovwRvn
General Logan u bee ming of the rno~t psnIar
men M the army and IN hn divhsE N ido4iyei An
anscdote which s tod of him VIII illustrate his char,s~
Wbe lie Nas COLONEL of the Thirty arst ilsox Al. com.
oan,es u The regiment dlscontent.i Tor soms ,,vl.
reason. staoeei arms snd r"iussd " do dssr fhs