The New York herald., 1863-07-08

sne other vessels sent down and IN few days tne
whole scheme developed to tho Of the rebels Of
hssisaipp the troops concentrated on shores Of
Louisiana were placed board the transports, whie
the gunboat feet began reducing rebel works that in
terfered with their operations On the soth OF April
Admiral Porter attacked tho rebo works Grand Gu 10
cover the landing OF General Grants troops
GRANTS hovLAxSIs IN HlslsslFPI.
General Grant, with the three selected corps d aree,
viz-thc Thirteenth, General Nc e-nand Fifteenth,
GeneralSherman and tAoae,e u ~. AcF Fherson,
crossed from tho louisiana side OF the Mississippi riv
and landed At rulnsbarg April 80 1893 From this date
series OF rapid movements comenc ced creditabe TO
the troops and to tho generals commanding On tho LIST
OF May part Of tho forces fought battle OF
fhompsons Hills or Magnolia, and the same day garr
son occupied Port Gibson The troops took up
tain positions TO organize depots secure the
rear Of their advancing forces and defend their com
manicatons. On tho 9Th OF May grand forward movo
ment was made and during the lew days rapid al
vances took pace until May IL, when the Seventeenth
army corps took possession OF Raymond Miss the other
corps following From this poin, portion Of the troops
branched o TO Clinton, whsch taken possession OF
on the l4ih, while another portion marched Jacso
and arrived there at about tho time after having
defeated the robes under Generals Gregg and walker at
Mississippi Springs early that morning From Jackson
nca.lous while infantry started westward towards
vcksburg On the 10Th General Grant met the rebels
ut Champion's Hills, near Edxards' station, and do
feated them pursuing them Big Black rver where
tho next day he again engaged them and drove them
across tho river.
GENERAL sHEGxAS's OPERATIONS.
The forces under Grant had advanced jackson By
three routes that on tho north having been by the
corps under command Of Gen. sherman. by aank
fha ~
connecting ridge reached by these troops and these
works were finally captured, the gunboats assisting
the front On the goth Of Nay therefore, Union army
had 30 taken up their positions that
vcKsBuRG BECAME iHvEsTrD
on all sides the Union troops forming semi circle
the ends resting each side of the river The works
assaulted the 2ls and 22i but the sormng ro
suited in such rghtful loss Of le without correspond
Ing gan that 1t decided resort to the usual mode
Of Siege operations and approaches
The siege progressed steadily, mines were made and
put IN order to be sprung parallels and
heavy guns mounted and the were added
TO the heavy army ordnance batter the city and
works. BY these the Union army gradually ap
preached to the rebel works until the first deiences were
rendered useless and the rebels had Others
nearer tho city. And 80 the siege progressed.
cAvALRy RAiDs
One OF the main outside assistants Gen Grant was
the gallant cavalry band under Gen. Grerson, who
dashed through the STATE from Lagrange TO
Baton Rouge, in tho OF the rebel forces ,
cutting their rails destroying their communications,
stores foundrios tanneries and otherwise damaging
them that they likely effects
Of tho movement for great length Of time This orco
succeeded joining tho Union troops General BanS
department about the lst OF May aud has since been
engaged operating the vicinity Of Port hudson per-
forming the gallant doeds tho army Investing
that place.
Tho cavalry OF Grants army that left Jackson the
railroad arrived shortly aterwards Brandon, where
they destroyed quantity of railroad track bridges &c
thus prsvesng renforcemsnts rcbos arriving by
that route, at least for time.
ADMIRAL poRIKR's OPERATIONS.
The operations Of each party closely nterwoven
with the other that Ia dileut separate them and
yet their proper connection while these move
ments were progressing Admiral Porter, May 3, /,
occupied Grand Gcn and then made his way Red
river where the he the town Of
Alexandra, destroyed the rebel and opened the
way for General Banks, who thns enabled trans
port his forces AMI land them above Port Hudsoa
vic nifty Of Bayou Sara. The Admiral thon returned 10
vieksburg capturing warrenton by the way ard after
destroying those works. be took up his position before
beleagored city and assisted in the bombardmcnt He
had by this time joined the squadron above the
cay whence he sent deachments cooperate nanos
Blu and Yazoo CITY al which place destruction OF
the rebel feet aud yard accomplished thus cut
ting of valuable Auxiliary tho rebels a, vicxsburg
Day ard night Admiral Porter bombardod the doomed
town In conjunction with the army, tha, Il became
the inhabitants and defenders OF place
70 hide their heads hooxs escupc certain
destruction.
u needless here 70 Than ,haton he Fourth
Of July, 1893 the place surrendered uncoadi,ionaly.
Our correspondents Dispatches and telegrams viii
give readers the details of the operations ~ 70 tho
grand and final result thus so vicksburs after one
o tho most remarkable glorious seges recorded
10 history.