, 1863-06-02

support which had been promised it. Tie
brigade, which had been ordered to follow it,
1esitated. Finally, all but one Of the hun
drs'd and fifty got discouraged and sought the
shelter Of deep rarine. William Troglen,
u private of company B, sth Missouri, refused
to rct,ace single step. He WAS eolor-beare7
OF the storning party When bis comrades
left him he dug . hole IN the ground With his
bayontt, planted his flagstaff in it, within
down Is he 3D. ID ens @ hs hsre
manned NIL day. Bllir's men fiaally made
charge, but were repu1Sed with terrible loss.
Gen. Tutt1e's di:ision joined in the assault
on the right, but shared the fate which befcu
tie others-Nas rrpulsed.
THE RESULT.
! have attempted no lengthcnca description
o. The carnage near Eicksburg OIL the I'd for
tht reason that nothing occurred during the
cay, description Of which would be Ilore
Interesting because more detailed. It WIS
nothing more than single charge of the enc
my's works, which should have been siuul-
tancous, but was not It was unsuccessful
and disastrous, whether from bad manage
mcnt or dis sobedIence Of orders on the part of
those to whom high commands were entrust-
ed, or from the dreadful character Of the
work to lc Performed, will not attempt to
decide. There appears to have been want
OF co-orcr4tion between subordinate and su-
Ierior officers and commands. Storming par
ties went ga1lan'ly forward, bur were lett TO
perish for want Of support. Regitnruls and
brigades advanced nobis,s but only to be dis
appoint i in their expectations of receiving
s,lece:s a:,u help.
TIE result Of the battle has been disastrous
to us in tho loss Of nearly two thousand brave
men. We have lost no ground aud the army
is not demorallzea, by its recent failure to
take The strongest ftrtifed position in the
South- The rebels, no doubt, feel encouraged
1lv In fr,p thoir
works. aud this feeling may operate against
Us in dsuclling the gloom and dependency
which could not brt prevail in an army rput-
ed for tie fifth successive time, lis tn: rebels
were at Big Black River.
DIR LOSS.
1 correct estimate of our loss on tho cd
will pl:ce the 1jgurcs II aN killed aua wound
I'd. 1t is Impossible to get Ill accurate state
meut so soon af!e- :fie engagement. I find Il
disposition on tie part Of every command ta
exHggerate. At several division hospitals /
heard yesterday of Il thou:aEd killed aud
wounded. when less than two hundred would
cover their loss, Our loss on the I'D w:ls
Alnlch less thaa ut Champion Hill on the 18th,
hut includes Il large number Of field AMI COM
rany officers, from the ftct that the reb.!s at
TitksbuFg had chance to "lick their mta,''
which they t:id not have to Such IN extent on
the 18th, when they had to nsrct us on more
equal terms Under cnytr Of = brrast-work,
ti.sIE WIS Il0iHIHH ~ uliliC[ tHG Tcucla 1fOul
selecting the leauers Of our infantry columns
us they marched up in face Of their deadly
Tire.
The rebel loss was trif;ng, how much can
not say, hut probably less thar o4c-f,urth OF
ours. Two companies OF the It'll Missouri
|, were taken rrisui crs. This includes all Of
OFT captured, believe, except those Of our
tiGcatious.
rpeppyrrryE
4 second attempt to take Vicksburg by as
sanlt will not be made, think. The place
can be reduced in a short time, and Il: avery
t1lall sacrifice Of lift by regular approaches,
and that plan will probably be adopted by
General Grant. To sta'ye out the garrison
would be long and tedious operation, aud
the attempt, if made, might not be successful
in the end. The rebel: are reported to have
six weeks full supply in Vickstu'g. By put
ting their men on short allowance they can
make this last them twelve weeks or longer.
There Is not hitch danger Of ali attarn in
the rear. 4 bearer Of rebel dispatchcs was
c.lturcd day Or two since OH his WHY to
J:ckson, with n message from pemberton tn
General P. Il. Lee, advising him NIT to attack
Grant III the rear with Il force OF less than
SC, ,0G0 men. The rebels cannot muster IN.
such force within th,ec weeks i'm this depart
mem. l.oring has l0,AD badly frightened
men at HazleIurt, and o:hcr small bodies mi,
he collected to make all aggregate Of 20 OK
hut no large army can he raised outside o.
Virksburg without withdrawing troops from
Virginia or Tennessee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
All the seriously wounded in the late en-
gag. mcit arc being sent to Memphis, wncrt
abundant hospital accommodations will bt
provided for them.
The negro pioneer corps Of Logari's Divis
ion, 11sh Army Corps, stood tire aduir.bl,
Oil the 222d, They worked all day in front o
onc Of our batteries, which was continual,
engaged, md txpnsed to the fire Of rebel ar
tille1y and si,ar}shonters. Out OF about forty
! one was killed and three wounded. On
darkcy was struck OH The Esad, but his crani
nm was So hard that the bullet glanced, pro
| ducing only slight wound. Hc tied his ban
! dana around his frontal turret. and kept o1
working as 1hcrrily MS ever. There WAS NJ
| evidence Of fright pa1lic exhibited by an
| Of them during tue day,
Gen. Grant had several narrow escapes frou
bullets and grapeshot, hut exhibited a tut;l
itdit1i renee to a miss Of three inches from Iii
head Tie is certainly censnrlblc fur thr man
ncr in which he exposes himself on the bat!l
field sometimes. On the I'D, he seemed t
take special delight in sitting OIL Il fenc
and whiting, witlin direct, easy range Of TT
rebel EEari, shooters.
| The weather here is delightful, though, {
course, a little too warm ut midday for COZ
fort.