The New York herald., 1863-07-08

tine other vessels down and IN few days the
whole scheme developed tho Of the rebels Of
hss ssippL The troops concentrated the shores OF
louisiana placed boar tho transports, while
the gunboa feet began reducing tho rebel works that In
serfered with their operations On tho soih Of April
Admiral Porter attacked tho rebo works at Grand Gulf 10
cover the landing Of General GRANTS troops.
GRANTS hovEaKSIs IN nlslssiFR.
General Grant, with the three selected corps d. arnee,
viztbe Thirteenth, General Nc ernand the Fifteenth
General Sherman and tho General
crossed from the louisiana side 81 The Mississippi riv or
and landed At Bruinsburg April 80 1893. From this date
series Of rapid movements commenced creditabe TO
the troops and TO the generals commanding On the LIST
OF May part Of tho forces fought battle OF
fhompsons Hills or Magnolia, the same day garr
son occupied Port Gibson The troops then took up GER
tain positions TO organize depots 10 secure the
rear Of their advancing forces and defend their com
mancatons. On the 9Th Of May grand forward movo
ment ~as made and during few days rapid ad
vances took pace until May IL, when the Seventeenth
army corps took possession Of Raymond Miss the other
corps following From this point portion Of the troops
branched OF TO Clinton, whoh taken possession OF
on the l4th while another portion marched 10 Jackso n
and arrived thore at about tho same time, after having
defeated the rebels under Generals Gregg and wslker At
Mississippi Springs early thas morning From
cavalry east operate tho railroad
nicalious while infantry started Westward towards
vcksburg On the 10th General Grant met the rebels
At Champions Hills, near Edwards' station, and do
fcated them pursuing them the Big Black rver where
tho next day he again engaged them and drove thcm
across the river.
GENERAL sHERMAS's OPERATIONS.
The forces under Grant had advanced from Jackson By
three routes that tho north having taken by tho
corps under command OF Gen. sherman. BY tank
movement the Of the works Haines Bluff aud the
connecting ridge reached by these troops, and
works were finally captured, the gunboats assisting
the front ON tho Goth Of Nay therefore, the Union army
had 80 taken up their positions that
ucKsBuRG ISvErEp
all sides the Union troops forming ssni circle with
the ends resting each side of the river The
were assaulted the 2ls and 22d but the sormng
suited in such rghtful loss Of life, without correspond
Ing gain, that il decided 10 the usual mode
Of siege operations and approaches
The siege progressed steadily, mines made and
put IN order TO be sprung parallels and
heavy guns moun,ed and the batteries added
TO the heavy army ordnance batter the city and
works. BY these means the Union army gradually ap
preached TO the rebel works until the rs defenoes
rendered useless and the rebels had others
nearer tho city. And 80 the siege progressed.
CAVALRY RAIDS.
One Of the outside assistants 70 Gen Grant was
the gallant cavalry band under Gen. Grierson, who
dashed through she State from Lagrange to
Baton Rouge, in the rear OF the rebel forces !,
cutting their rails. destroying their communications,
stores foundries anneries, and otherwise damaging
them that they not likely 70 from the effects
Of the movement for great length OF time This
succeeded in joining tho Union troops General Ban
department about tho LIST OF May, aud has been
engaged operating in the vicinity Of Port hudson per-
forming the gallant decas for the army investing
that place.
Tho cavalry Of Grants army tina, left Jackson for the
railroad arrived shortly afterwards at Brandon where
they destroyed quantity Of railroad track, bridges
thus preveHg rcnforcements the robos arriving by
that route, at least for time.
ADMIRAL YoRTERs OPERATIONS
The operations Of each party closely interviewer
with the other that Ia dileut separate them and
yet their proper connection While these
ments were progressing Admiral Porter, Nay 3,
occupied Grand Gun and then made his way tho Red
river whore the 9th he took Of the OF
Alexandria destroyed tho rebel works and opened the
way General Banks, who thns enabled trans.
port his forces AMI land them above Port Hudsoa the
vic nifty Of Bayou Sara. The Admiral thcu returned 10
vicksburg capturing warrenton by the way, and after
destroying those works. be took his position before
beleagured city and assisted in the bombardmcnt He
had BY this time joined the squadron above the
cay whence he sent detachments cooperate upon aInes
Blun and Yazoo CITY a. which place the destruction OF
the rebel feet and yard accomplished thus
ting of valuable Auxiliary from the rebels a, vicksburg
Day and night Admiral Porter bombardod the doomed
town, in conjunction with the army, that Il became
necessaor the inhabitants and defenders OF the place
10 hide their heads in and holoxs espc certain
destruction.
u Is needless here 20 than hato the Fourth
OF July, 1893 the place surrendered uncond itionAny
Our correspondents dispatches and the kilograms win
give readers the details of the operations up the
grand and final result. And thus fo vcksbufg after
Of the mos, remarkable glorious seges recorded
IN history.