, 1863-07-03

REBEL SDRTlE ON OUR L!NES--ThEY
DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE
SURRENDER.
Progress Of their Siege, &o.

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hecn - ofton rencoted -,rt,c,,,.r1v ~ tho ~. ~
c;n,.v ~ +he potou,c th,t ;t IL :, ,n,t+er ~
1;etorv crant is nn,r ot worl. unon t1,c cen.
.-a ,rsorc t4,c arn,r sbon1d b,ve hcen 1onv
.a9 49, 1,t +he r;rcr,rf.reDrc care far ;ts.1f
'su, 4'o -. @ ~. r,,,s.. -
L tos' naason 1a, 1aa1eu' 'ue!. - Wv Jus
cord left that holds the centre OF the Conted-
eracv. and this must soon Weld. When the
Ar,ss,ss;nn3 ia onenef We c,n oncr,tc from, tho
11A'ee1o--pe4 - "e4 " ~An oPe''.e o'u ..'o
centre 10 Inc circumference and force the
enemy to scatter his forces, or yield the
ground to 4 great extent. Tie brilliant re-
sn1.a of 4hc ca,nn,fr, IN hr,es,ss;rn, b,vo
~ a4n.'s'.-. - &9atF1' ~.
oeen atsainea oy al!sercnt strategy Hotn tnat
adopted On The Potomac, and varied from the
general strategy Of the war.
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oen. ofants 9alh anu AsS EXECUTION were
un1nllita:y In the usual acceptance Of the
term. unutflitayy in the samc yay that Mann
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Icons can'p'neAs "efe. ne virtually CUT us
arlry OF from Communication when he moved
from M;l,,len,s Bend. Hcimner4,ed thc av,s.
tenee u als nop1e a'ns Wy putting laeoa NJ
the ,EeIcy Of the elements. at my time and
all tie away from the Bend until VIC landed in
1t;.e;se,,,,t w. w., so1o,,o,. a., s,t,t,, -.
A'ss'ss'rl4, "s "s4e uspsA1ent :. .oi sa4ely VI
the strength OF the leEees, and the 11se OF va
ter in the river and different bayors along our
rcr,te Cen Grants oh;ect was In t,rn V;c1,s.
s,s -'o. ~. 49, ,....,ss ~ ~ s.,a.,'s-
pafg, ana Ae a1o hot s1op 70 inquire "hetlfer
1t IVES according to prescribed rules or not.
History tells how well ho has succeeded. It
Il t., ts lo,,ed That The nolicy he i,aa 81 snc.
al1y Throughout our armies.
Ninnt before last the enemy in force made
soltic from tbe.r works upon our advance in
front Of Laumau's division. The 14th Illinois,
commanded by Iieut. Col Cam w:la in Our
trs inches, Us working parties and support, By
reason Of the neglect of some Officer. no ri.
det,es we're thrown cut, and our men were
surprised and driven from the trenches. The
ent nv occupird them long enough to iii
| fbcm I'M. and retired before jlaylieht. About
| scscnty-iiyc prisoners are reported taken. and
| tic loss on The l4th two killed, three wound.
ed. and nyemissipg, Csl. earn iii, supposed
to be wounded, and has not since been heard
| Of 1t is generally supposed Iltt he is a
wounded prisoner In the ece.uy's hands.
Last light tic 4lst Illinois, III Iowa, and
scme other regiments nnder command Of Lieu
tenan, Colonel Male, list Illinois, took pos
session Of tic ground early in the evening,
| from n hich the i4th had been lriyeu Tic nIe6t
| before. They were hardly ut work opeu-
Ing the ditcI ag,ln before the rebels came
ont under cover Of darkness, and
of our Inc dcmardcd immediate surrsnler
nndeT nn:1ty nf immediate annihiiation
| Co1 Mil. cont}rIad mt tn entertain t},e t,rr,.
1ne; i'm ont, 1;reJ .,nnn rhen, aimosf sipnl.
1aneonsly with oar aTtil1ery. The Reception
,r.s raflrr ,norc warm th,n cxne.fed Fj-ht.
rc rareS fr;nns]T @ "a lar tes' ,nosncnts nv
1.7}, t;drs. Thrir artilier. came to the rex.
sue h,f tn M nurnose. ',,hrr rrt;rrd to +hc;r
| ho1ss viii, fh;s adInonit;on that sucj evn.ri.
msnfs are 7onrero,,s> Their ioss wos c,,ns;d.
a+o1,1e.Ahn1y - ,s.1,-s r. canrot I'll G,t.t cara
:. a3,ro,e 49,, - 1'oen ony 1.,otrl.9"e -
- the;r isfe1nnes from rs ' S"es -
! Cen Ernt has issnt.a n ncremntor- order
| ,os,ns, conversations with he nicket;' Ths
;s-;n1,t hTnch harp ,,,ov respIt inn t1.is
nraeiicc. and % no csaa.l ~ cer & 80: W 47
Eotling IN mors tIlan the gcuerai progress
| a1ontr III. line has been acco,nDlishcd since
~. AZ letter. Ereryhodv is N xions tn t,et
! ncws from The rear. as It las been rcporfcd
| rerv noe;tiyriy that Johnston is ahout nd.
| ysn!.t15n TO raisc tic siege. I am yery conf
dent hat Gen. Grant Is expecting Eim about
then . he @ aid M at .Jacksop rebel stated @ last st
WHIT ~ *hat ~ ~. e;stra .rorld he -,,snd sstI;n
ai.-t+ ~ Nv, t,,at .son5 Nom, nt ~
E.da,s,iS Won,d II t,knr ma V;:l.zt1nec ~ ~ -
tnioy lie hnspitoiity Of tie rebels. There
can lie 70 doubt thc rebels are disappointed
live f1,sn,, Fumur says 1hcT euioycd Tho
iurn,y of a hi a1nong themselves in VjcEs-
bnrr iast nirGt. Gen. Uc1rou. Cen. 4. j.
SuliIh. and otherz, have been under orders to
"Iojd Themselves il reulIncss to march at a
momcnt's notice" for TWO daye. This means
at The rear,
The first yicksburr paper that we have
been atle ia obtain have in nv t,osscssion.
II is a document about one foot vide and ore
and a half feet long, without any heading,
and printed on the backslde Of neatly figured
Indicate that 1t is docun:sn mt printed express
| ]y for our behcfit, and used as means to cx-
change for TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Mssonri
Dtmterat, &C., t1at they often inquire after
very anxiously.
As they have honored yon by quotations
from the TRIBUNE, I propose to return the
compliment and copy the following:
",Thc CHICAGO lK1pCSE, Of the 18th inst.
has a leading editorial which saws the news
from Yick.bnrg is important, In what way
it does not ut first directly say, but the cat Is
finally let ont Of tue bag. Tho various sensa-
| lion dIspatchcs have Wearied the people, and
| the err is for tsuth. They want to know
| whether the rebel gnrTison is starved or NO; !;
! whether Johnston has really formidable
| army or not. Feeling rather squeatuish the
| journals have to sly to the people, We ad-
wise you eoberly and seriously that G:ant Is
in danger; that Grant knows 1t, and knows
the grave responsibilities. and perils the most
serious, that environ his position; that be
Knows That apy serious disaster to him will
md ex,cnfc5 its 7esniis7S And savs their
1a,,,c.a sInx.,, mcn NAV "a we'll understand
!tasa 1,,,,os ~ - r. 'xre11 mi r;1ht tNcT
sho,,,d 1snSw m 1he hest IF nridaHra thst
C.n crant 1,,s 1,eon sent stronT reinforce.
NEVIS Tvf TIat ,rhn. fIsre II do,,N tdsrr il
a,s.,.,. r. ..r,srsdtzsex Irue' IN there ia douht
-, i dan1ert nnnht there NAV he to the
IursJ W. r. Grsnt oni his armV the moment
M =" tnnches n nine MT: sfar off. prcster and
1sre.r linn th: yawninr Etna.',
Sn,,oi" - -ar:rran1, Tp1atire 70 the eff;ct NJ
~ 9hornha1dns3, s;m.lv rrmarlsinrr thot
~ ie he,;aved - he = de1iberate fa1sehood.
ts1,, W nnt;.;ng tl,c heavy tirfnr nf the enemv
IN onr M A ines last St Saturday. we said: I'VE
e;9er.h1e s " w. haqs Since made ii1lioent IN.
a,,;,,, =, 1,,,+ nuaT+er md are surnrisei nnd
I!ta1jyf,e1 al tn 1esrn tlaf onr loss WAS comnara.
SItraI~ S,aIreu .athin1 ths wnr-sMs,rnneer fh,n