The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-25


Of the New York Tribuues special corresl On
dent, describing tie attempt of rc.,ion o
Gen CRAFTS army to storm the works in tbs
rear of Victsburs:
To the south Of the fort, Aimrnedia'ely in.
front, the rifle pits make a bend This way. sc
as to sweep with an enhladieg IRE storm,ne
party. When you ieok at yOhder hteep bib.
at u at cordon OF treastworks, conirived with
consummate ingenuity AID labor. the hear
siuks within you. To the lett. with its blood
red bars Just visible above the rifle pirs, now
Tapping de6autly in the breeze now droopire
to tie hagst.tf and almost lost from vic T., IL.
the ensign of treason. b-yoad tue ~es,-rn
hills, pointing peacefully heavenwsrd, in
strange contrast with these wari'Se prepara'
tious, are the spires of Vicksburg. All along
the lines above aud below i'd still as the luii
before The tempest.
At length, ured of waitipg, % seek the
friendly shadows of Ge, Cars tent just be-
low, aud await the progress of events Bat
harki A faint cheer rises on ihe air. They
are charging, La~ier's brigade is advancing
There is a general rush to the summit oi lne
hill, regardless Of sharpshooters and shells
There they go with ira'ied mnskefs, halt
croucbipg, with swift but eathy Tread
streaming toward the fortress. r'or n moment
not a shot is fred. They ars screened iron.
the raEiDg FIRE of the enemy ~ tho SIDE OF The
raviue. But Just a. they emerge in,o the open
space before Tie fort, the ride pits and hastion
TO the LETT, the works in front. and the sharp.
shooters from the right, all oPeu upon them
with . deadly storm OF bullets. Lately 80 de
serted, tho redoubts are all alive with heads
and muskets and jets of smoke. The air is
crazy with the sharp rattle of musketry ano
the crash of cannon.
For . moment, the advancing column alag
gers under this terrible ordeal. Then . few
bravo fellows rnsh forward, right up to The
breastworks; hesitate a moment on the edge OF
the moat, leap in and disappear, emerge on
the other side, snd s'.uggls with great diff
Guilty up the steep sides OF the par rapet. Some
of them reach the Top aud stabd for a moment
the target of thousand bolleis on that proud
but awful summit, gaze down at something
Within then spring forward aud disappear. Is
IL victory? 10 the stronghold Won? Oh DO
they enter there ~ those who cross ihe Bridge
Of Si9hs. never to retaru? Now o.hAr. scale
ofke 10 be met 6y sEois from with i'm, and
sink to the earth, or feel back kwaId inio Tue
trenches. Me,citot Goo.
bow bard it is 10 set brave men, f. biirg III
sacred carSe, ;all Ike cattle, " IN 10 srp por
no rescue, BY the band Of q foe they canrot
reach! They cling desperately to the side OF
the breastwotks; who are living, dead, no one
knows. Some burro~ with baud aud foot and
bayouet into the embanImept. Some aie stark
and n,o,ionless. Along the hither side of the
ravine. and partially screened from musketry
our soldiers ale c.tuchpg aud lying. aud re-
turning the fire from the rife pits as besl they
can. An officer can be eeer by The aid of q
fold glass moving backward aud forward
among the men, with drawn sword, vainly at
tempting to get theT1 up the fort to the sup
port of ,heir comrads. Here and there they
rush forward across the exposed surface, one
or two at time. But the danger is too ap-
palhng to be faced even by The brave fellows
that stormed the works at Black River.
At last a regimen'al flag and the STARS and
stripes are advs 'ced aud planted upon the
edge Of the pa' pet. The dear old flag burns
far In the va like beacon of distress. We
endeavored To cheer but heart sickness
comes over US and stops the utusrapce. VIVA,
we want now are strong rein(orcemen.s On
that one POINT. A division of roen thrown
forward upon the corner OF yonder b,siion
might insure Us Ficksburg. After few tDs,-
ments which seem sD age Labdrums q brigade
or portion Of it comes forward to a position
equidistant from the reJoubt with ihat occ,i.
pied by the main portion Of Lawler brig a,e
and can be got no further.
While Landrum is moving MP it liz plain
that the enemy is maesng bis iorce against us
Men can be seen rusi'og along behind tie rife
pits toward The main works bon, above and
below. il is evident that ALI attack u,ust be
made elsewhere by way Of diversion. ac
COfuipSiy Uoh mCttefcabQ orders ben, and
Burbridge TO put forward anJ engage the enc
my at once on the right. The cons,an inquiry
Is now what news from The rirnt? What news
from Sherman aud McPhersop? Every O, der.
ly and horseman of any hercriprioo ia cate
chised. But the Information is indefinite and
Unsatisfactory. MePherson's CORPS was close
to the etemy WORK. Our flag as planted on
the rebel pArapets at various places. But no
forts were taken. Rumors came TO that effect
but proved to be without foundation IL was
evident that the attack was everywhere being
made. not with heavy columns but with for.
lorn hopes. The ire OF the enemy vas too
concentrated and Durderous the bitches too
deep and the moles too his!!, to be overcome.
Thus the day wore along; a day of gallant
nigh ting against hopeless patura obstacles
Is GKN. LEE LEFT NpED,-Gen Le, rnps,
be left-handed. or has learned the pugi,ist =
rule Of "lett,ng go his ieit" when lie neaus to
get in heavy blow. In the victories around
Richmoud be threw his left on the flank OF the
enemy. He did the same against Pope wind
ing up with the second Manassas. He let go
his lett upon harpers Ferry. lie threw his
left upon IIo. kvr at Chancellorsvie He has
now Hung his lett upon Miroy. aud exiting uish-
ed him. His strategy. thus far like the stai-
wart tread of his soldiers, has been left, y
left "-Richmond Sentinel.
~ The Paris correspondent of the London
Tines states that i've persons were lately ar