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amount Of abuse inflated unon him he i I'm
tidered a very worthy and efficient officer. II
} 1sjustly very popular NTH his old corps.
PARTRIDGE.
From Another Correspondent
Il BEAR OF V1ossBuna,
Two Miles FRoM THE Cornr HOUSE,
Jane Il, 1858.
The entire number Of guns tile rebels ar
working unon Ms IL nat orar a,x viii ona -
"1>' "4'n oAe
W. tnol.s1s, Ancfe II 10 cnange IN 1ne SILL
alton, with Tie exception of the progress NJ
arc making In our approaches. these are nj
+hat ~ ao,,,s - - as.,.os a. sp' 'n's' "'e ~
~, so.a ~ oee41.u' u.., :.
There seems settled determination on ths
part OF Pemberton 10 hold out to the vor,
Inst moment. Tdon,t th1rl II :. trna +hot ~,
n~sr;e,a1s 49,. .,~,.. .IA ~ - ~ oe '4,at ~.
pto'lsaons aee giving ont, put nave no doubt
ration now being dealt out to his troops h,t
nror;s,or. vii, 1.s+ ,r,rv a,r. ~ M. 49,
PAo' !s1ons WILL iost LILLY oaSa yes. Inc am
1nunit1on eeems the more likely to give eui
first This conclusion Is gathered from care
n, r.;,h;na ~ ~. r.nossa ,.,,.o.. s'1s
- ",s"ns VI 1us tepot'8s1sea " aeseftera
- well rs the opinions OF our general officers
/ AIN hot permitted, Of course. to state the
number of rcinforcemcnts that baro ,-,,,-,d
Int have heen r,n11v fn7n1s1aa @ . ,.,. a',l'.u
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maa1on IN regard both to the former and the
| additional forces. which enables me- to stato
| that it is e1pphatica}ly imnossihle f,r ~
| ,sr1ny that Jehuston can raise to cffsct ~ !,
damaging fiank or rear movement unnn sI Gsn' a'
Grauf sftcr eStfns1vc i,om;rv npon zen. zen
ordnance and comtnssnrr oi,Iccrs ap ~ ug., o3.n
enabled to state that We haye a,j the o1o1nn. sTo
milton and s,,hsistence snnnli.s .1at ~ .nIs
| and that even If one eourca fi,cneof shon,J y;
cut OH by any raid Of the enemy. others ,rs ~
open. So that there il not conf;,etncv um,. nre
posab1e in rhich The Fet,croI orn,S ne2a SUI oa,
he csunbt IN = fran ~ .nnt.ar ta, hS.s III ~
rehc1s Il tha IL rl.ns. IT, atsIa ~" iohs Ing
Nanr of onr fronns 40 3 s,,4tnm. 4EIu oEs.
ean1t 5nt nndonbt:,;i1v az T., ~gant tor au AZ
iior avantares tha Teh.'s n,,fd ~ tus leeu-
nttack. an assault Won1d r. atton5oS Ho9.h s..,,
r1eat n,,tar auao,t, meue ns nsoadeo "lth
THO sjo;;;,r +Iat eS vuA aioop5
t.ns;ve e ..At ~ M se ootng Is not 10 e5-
our popts Of os seppo1eu h;
theSs u :ft fsr points Til sap the enemy's works
- Tic rnc4t rehas ao1s t..n twn pa patis 4h.o ,.u
rnns+ar tsuete, ~ M " LITE uays ago, Fsan.ed
.rhio,, tha.. az fn1.n h.at, p1sS ~ Lus4a 1Fohe
t,Yciy thai, anv hatttrr fheg ~ b,re ote @
i;s,.as ~ -. go my uAse yet tstao-
obapsd has he no Inge f9nd be
nv DIanted tw1 en1s ~ s,naf7 n,tih, -" $ne'
McATthnr,s fro,f ,,t i,ga 20 na. nt. h sa.uin h, u
wnrl. ti,c1n ,nnc,, bai 4Asu not oeea ape 70
f1rins. n mr. sharnsior;n,-s " "eeouat u eae
iii Thls ~ morning m Ing Is Cart Pasc11 .r,f1,sist of
Ransom's brigade, reports excellent proercss or 81
position dccIdedly threaten, n he enen,E
Tie rebels are maxine acsnerate 4a etf"T3s E y.
drive Off the fatirne n3,fv dneraf,n~ +hers ~
and last night killed one and wounded sfyo on3
this morning have wounded three orfour: Our Our
being desirable To draw INV incrcoscA ,ttan' nus
tion' Of the enemy to that point. So exnosej ]
was this work iiat cons,dcrahie onnol;tieu
was made to it, but Gems. Grant S',erinnn and
Mcpherson are in favor Of letting Capt. Powell
20 en- -iwent through the graTe-like narrow
trenches to. dap, and can testify that tha bu1.
lets whizztns Just over thc heads Of the be- work
men average one every second. If this work
is successful. think It probable that it viii
decide the fate Of the leading forts Of the
enemy, and from Indications I opine that Gen,
Grant Is watching It's progress with unusual
interest.
non and hih siege guns, is gradually levclline
do"n Fort uil1, one Of the strongest works Of |
Tue enemy. To-day -Logan's approach Is 50
close 1hat child can toss marble over in |
among thc rebels.
H.. Ine nesE cslaences OF the damage done |
by our shells among the enemy, are the con
hospitals, which is to day particularly 0bser- |
'aole1 eslecGdly IN front OF Steele on the |
ana aiso INC increase IN tho number Of
,1elr hharpslootefs, and their attempts to ST.
sinae one ef or gins has ben si1e,se a@sis' ''
. The 15th Illinois, in Gen. Lauman'a diyi-
onarc 1oe4 +,i1.I,+ bovn tHGtse Ut Itteen pfls-
Among them was Captain, These nr:snners
cursed Pemberton roundlY. which hvthe NM
all prisoners have of late done T,,nv ~,
arree in stating that fha nror;s,on. - a.ao