The New York herald., 1863-07-08

0A ~ 4SSOe AAsAA
Sin take u ourselves tho consolation aro Grant and
ms army lie musi tlks Yicktrrg b ta1r. Unless 40
carries the works by assault his numbers only tend 70
Increase his whether he stays 10 face Inc
malaria and tho difficulties Of supply whether he gives
up tho siege and attempts TO retreat.
tFrom.tho Naichez (Miss) Courier.l
gentleman who left vcksburg en- the nth with I'm
pe,aut despatch for General johnston states to the At
iap.a HMsaL Aat psy,ea esged9es y,sea. sn.s.g s.r
hare arwhia9 10 ear. Tho Utmost enthusiasm prevails
among them for General Pemberton. Strange how
cnanses can ho wronsh. IN the views o. men When s
Fenberon v "a his army retired boore Grant after the
bate Of Takers creek, and came INTO vcAsbufe, the
soldiers almost a desplsed him. and some few OK
pected MN TO surrender the city at onee since no has
shown hs ghtng qualities and determination TO hold
the place their admiration for HIM knows no bounds
Our total loss vlcksburg all the assaults which the
Yankees had made UPON up the time Mr. cox left,
Was SIX hundred and twenty 1--we OF whom only one hun
drcd and twenty two killed.
Grant dttches within one hundred yards OF our
fortncatcns IN place, but nobody s uneasy about
THIS he ,oa nn'n0 and feater'on ioas eoaatrmsnsn9
ashc. he Sn.
felnberton has provisions enough TO last him
months. Nobody hurry Al seem content 70 nd1 the
.g1os TIME c9nQ No sign OF starvation no faiterng
~ or confidence on the part OF tho soldiers or
the people
Our information AZ to General Johns,ons operations
leads Us To the opinion that up TO the ed he had not
materially changed hs nes from those we stated he
occupied some days ago. vxhis rGh at fasoo CITY and
his idt at Bolon's, tie Southern R0sIrodd, ,ca of
Jackson There were signs OF early movement mani
fest but General provokingy continued reticent
as TO the direction II he only succeeds getting from he
auates ne help hs asks i campaign ~sn Be short bw
briliiGnions.
From tho Atlanta (Geo.) Appeal. Junen7l.
There s probably al this timo army Of less than
ten thousand sodicrs-scattered throughout tha
coniederacy guarding depots Of provisions, railroad
trains and ober detailed service We're these troops
collected together they would constitute quite aormidabe
little army and the question TO be considered s cannot
this be done aud they brought into the ned while their
places may be ned with others. not A for sctvs field
servcer such thing mind u entirely practica
be for doubt not that the various States would sup
ply the places Of these soldiers with state troops, noe
| OF the coniederacy
This matter. conceive Is net unworthy the atten
tion of the government at Richmond, especially In
the present emergency, when every man, capable or
active service, should be in the field. And in tns con-
necon do regard eontrabdni state that Gene
raj Johnston nds hase unable render efcent aid
General F,mert the force no,o at his disroal
The powers Rcbmond are, doubt well or this
fact and may te said IN their defence that rnfovce
MN, sGnne = ,sa "A rss,s ,s .ea a.. danesI
source OF supply from the quarters hned at above while
II may well be questioned II blunder has nos been
mtted Ia sending portion of Gen Lees army into Penn
sylyania instead OF sending 10 the relief OF beeaguer
cd Vicksburg for while s agreeable feelings 20
the enemys country invaded and the people of the
North made to feel some Of the real horrors OF war
they have made feel them yet but doubt tho
policy OF the movement more especially as their armies
are In the heart Of own country, devastating
| homes and fields and destroying our substance.
may be that attach an over importance 70 tho
tenton OF Vcksburg and that the government does
share views; but cannot well imagine how too
hign estimate be placed upon the necessity of
maintaining possession this stronghold M well as that
OF Port Hudson. II Is should despair Of
republic both 70 pass from posyession into tho
hands Of the enemy: yet we should feel Il ~ heavy
blow, dsprtEg Ia and source Of iubilaton
10 Northern vandas who are seeking our sub ugaton
and ruin
government TO % tho relief of General Johnston.
We have pointed out source OF supply OF troos which
GER. We have no doub, but that the dinersn, states
actuaed BY spirit of patriotic devotion, VIII undc take
and properly within their borders well as police
service the railroad trains, while tho Confederate
oops nov snsaged IN sucn can oe sen. '. 'ns
seen whether or not the government VIII act upon II.
From the Augusta (Ga.) Constitution, Juns 2o.I
People M a. distance are beginning to marmpr because
Ais Is bss joo, asd Joh'toms saek I, so Iare enough
% hold ne arme. Jolna d,sira % ineyoas the se ~
hts bag and ,orn cloth aud idtoros VIII tfO1c who
living In this brilliant expectation be kind
tecr aud mme ediatsy up and heip-none There 10
an idle gun waiting for somebody IN take and use H.
There VII be disapr about gotting
light; every man can have Just az much aG he wants
die in despair Al tho cursng abuse Of bad
by telegraph win not alter the case jot TITLE.
Victories are not won by grumbns Let ms say 10 you
that Johnston Will move IN good season. and strike the
enemy heavy ard effective blow.
Aeviccs from vicksburg matters in sat- quo, tho
ger and the beseged nfroning zach other II
unreasonable estimate that the enemy already
thrown hundred and City thousand shells the
and that too without any corresponding benefit
selves. An aeamfs hare ben j,oody repsLei and n.
enemg, 1ndrttno nndr hs pnHishn ut, rescrag % min
g and an F's E o9, ar, ard = sf0, Sss ,s g 4, gg
are starving-thus keeping Up an ephemera courage
TIE Ltaeo. oore nDen Aas ordered ne capture u y,cls
bre al ne s1caes ons hundred M usdd Dsi aud the
federal generals "nut 70 W 20 keep their any
| thing Ike Gghtng trim
boats bringing forward troops and supplies The opera
toDs u yor ard Walker IN tho opposite side or ylcks
burg VIII greatly embarass the enemy but Do nh
| that they viii cause him 10 move any. M
fFrOm lac kson Letter OF June 20.
Advloes from vcksbgfg have been received but they
report no change in regard 70 affairs.
On the night of The 2ls the enemy attempted 10 blow
np an angle on our works Ia Uas coApsie diiuss,
ka,ng ~ nt,r 4 ihe1 or, nsen
Tho vcksbnrg risen " the iCih, 18th and 23d have
been receged They FOR twenty eight days noessant
showers ol he have rained uI,n the city the loves,
three casualties occurred Te sreots are daily nled
with pope, including women ard children, who e.
On tuesday while the c,ttn ws working on iis ell.
ton thirteen inch shell passed through is once,
,ering the cases Of type, but inJaring NJ one.
one Of The encys gunboaA is fast aground below tho
nau,er f,sanpor, oaded eih troops Aare come DUN
ne enemy been nring ncendiary shells or three
days, but no damage WIS inflicted
MAJOR eady q Arkansas, commanding water battery
lat sunday, and Colonel MsiaureD, twenty seventh
Louisiana, seriously wounded.
fhc vos'burg ciiisem cmnrms the news of the heavy
oombardment on saturday, but says Les
III nsse nj nai Johnssn MN arrtu "a ,,n.
The general tose of the editorials of the vcxsbgrg
ctScn . cheerfh rhe parcr i printed on wall paper.
General Psrsons battery at Cypress creek twenty
miles below Napoleon. nred nye uansp fts loaded
with troop. On Tuesday, crppllng them badly. r>
dnU " tack Ctth a ioxs ofU.res hundred
The srookhayen prisoners arrived to-day. They hsi
orders to strike through tho country, destroy the rail-
roads and embark from Pensacola for Ncw orleans.
THE SITUATION AT PORT HUDSON
ffre m tho Augusta (Geo.) Constituton, June %
Prom Fort Iudspu hear but little Banks has tho