The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-09
THE SITUATION At ViCKSBURG.
Grants Movements The Late Fight nj Port
Hudson, &C.

We have received copy Of the jackson
Mississippian as late as the Cd inst 1t says q
raaaor prevailed there .Ae day bsfa.a. said to
have been brought by messenger from Clin-
ton, that Grants army was moving from
Vicksburg "towards up the river" The Jack
son correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser,
writing on the 3lst ult., gives that paper some
interesting Information. He says:
The golden moment for taking Vicksburg
has passed, and future events rapidly culmi-
mating will soon settle the question Of its fu-
ture destiny, either of it's being the strongest
stronghold Of the Confederacy or a Federal
garrison. If Grant, after compelling Psmber.
ton to abandon the indecisive field Of Bakers
Creek and then forcing him to hurriedIy throw
the Big Black in his rear-I say if he had tol.
lowed up his advantage by advancing his fresh
troops, he might have gone peli NELL into
Vicksburg with a large portion of Pembertons
discomhtted soldiers.
The point at which he made his attack on
Tuesday was the most vulnerable, aud on San-
day night IL as my opinion that Grant could
have carried it ike a fash," but he dallied
until Tuesday. Meanwhile Pemberton eat NJ
idle bread IL was dig, work. work; and
by the time General Grant was ready to ''go
and see Gen Pemberton," his house had been
set ln order, and be was prepared to receive
company AMI Grant received one of the most
bloody entertainments of modern history.
Right calamity did Grants men rush to the
charge-they Lad been flushed with an ephe
neral success, the booty. Of jackson and an
abundant supply of whiskey, and forward
they dashed with an energy worthy of bet.
ter cause Bat all in vain-they were num-
bered with the dead-sni with all of their
freshly committed crimes suddenly ushered
into the presence of God. The robbers of
jackson have met with speedy bloody dc a.hs,
bu: no Christian burial-thsir bodies are the
food of beasts and birds of prey. have not
learned whether Grant wanted to bury his
dead or no.. If hs had Pemberton would not
have permitted it, for it would require s!Outer
hearts than there are in Gran. army to march
or charge over the Golgotha in front OF the
Vioksburg batteries.
II Grant, on being so murderously repulsed
by Pemberton before Vicksburg, had wheeled
round and marched against Johnston he could
have done an immense deal Of mischief and
dealt us heavy blow. BY 30 doing he would
have forced Johnston back on the east ba NIX Of
Pearl river, and would have for some time yet
prevented him from successfully massing his
Amy in stratsgical position, while he would
have had control Of, OF rendered useless, the
New Orleans, jackson aud Great Northern,
Mississippi CsatrAl. and Mississippi and Ten.
nessee railroads. AS 1t is, Johnston has these
roads, wish bu: slightly inconvsnient breaks in
them, and thus holds and commands this part OF
the State and in few days in all probability,
the rear of Grant will be at his disposal Graot
has shown himself to bs sleepy BOBBY, and we
may ''thank our stars" that more enterpris.
ing General was not at the head Of the Federal
army.
Grant is moving along the Yazoo. and is
seemingly threatening Canton or Walden. If
he has gone ''6shipg tor bite" he will cer-
tainly get it during the coming week. l OK.
pest to "change my base, aud tell you OF
other blocdy deeds, and feel confident of vic
tory but, Oncs for all, 10, me say TO You that
the stake of VIcksburg will be a SERIES OF bat
ties and OF army movements. 1t not, then
the siege Of Vicksburg will be speedily raised.
The latest ews from Vieksburg shows that
the investment is quite complete The lines of
the enemy occupy q convex position. A want
Of water of necessity compele this. There is
said to be a large spring four miles west of the
Big Black bridge, to which ths Federals have
fallen back. It's supply Of water is represented
as being good.
fused. That Banks has landed az Bayou SAa
there can be No no doubt He ana Augue have
moved to and are investing Port Hadsop.-
but little or no fear is entertained for its
safety.
The Chaplain of the l2sh Louisiana, Just
from Western Louisiana, states that Smith q
forces pushed thoss of Banks 60 hard ut Yer
million bridge as TO capture his wagon train,
consisting Of 900 wagons and teams. Bsuks
came to Hayou Sara on II Transports from Alex
andria- Yesterday the city was fnil of rumoss,
all of good nature; but believing them to be
sensational did not telegraph them. One
vas that Kirby Smith had pushed on after
Banks, and had crossed over at Povt Hudson
and joined bis forces With these Of 0aEinsr.
The report 10 possible; but hardly think thai
Smith has yst ber@A Af'~.a,aAah he hanks oi