The New York herald., 1863-07-08


details Of shs grand assault ths s~smyS vors at
vicksberg this afternoon. socoad eanes % Just ready
to leave, and take advantage Of the intsvh until her
departure 70 add scms particulars
rRxnSAsv oPssAuoSs
To understand more cioariy rhe evcots q the day, IL
may DO well 70 preface with short description of tho
rebel works In rereaiing 70 ycsburg the rebos took
posession Of chain Of hills which In the general
outline OF senielpse around the city, and these they
Immediately fortified. at enc sams time correcting;
them by Q liEe Of earth and breastvork, hsTaly
Inferior In strength 70 the fortified hills them
selves Tne centre Of this limo proruded considerably
into the position taken by General Grant and was in
fact the largest hill Of the chain. Tho crest Of tins was
rapidly converted into forraidable earthxork which
the rebels amply supplied with articry aud, knowing
that 1t afforded the key TO tho remaining works II WAS
strengthened by every means within their power Our
forces, however, by night approaches succeeded IN
planting artillery 30 TO n that lay by day s guns
senced, until at length became tenabe only by
the Of sharpshooers who from the or the
rife pits constructed the opposite siopo and just below
the edge Of tho summit kept up CALLING fire those Of
our forces who within sight and range. 70 eeot
breach in tho limo Of works at this point became
part OF General Grants plan and accordingly the sappes
and miners commenced operations. s unnecessary TO
dwell upon the progress made by them, - 1t was
10 Say that, with this support u . line Of
parallels, tho approach to the founcaton Of the
fort was made by treuches and covered ways until
a mine constructed in the very heart Of the Hill.
Singular 70 say whio rsbcl rides cracking away
the top Union spades sxoavatng thirty feet below,
In an almost perpendicular line 10y #h
aat8@@f TIN EXPLOSION or THE MINI.
This morning the work was completed. IN immense
quantity Of powder stored In the cavity prepared 70
receive H. and the fuse train was laid At uoon the DIFF
ferent regiments q the Seventeenth corps selected
make the assault upon tho breach when II should have
been eected were arshaed In long lines upon the near
slopes Of the hills Immediately confronting the doomed
rebel Notifications, where disposed for ae attack they
impatienty awaited the denoaemen The rebss seemed
to discover that sas foot, for from
the moment our troops came into position until tho
posion took place their shapshooters kept up nces
SAINT FIRE from the whole line OF their works.
AT length all was In readiness the fuse train was
fired, and It went fixing and popping through the
zgzag line OF trenches, until for moment IL
vanished Its disappearance quickly succeeded by
the explosion, and the mine sprung. 80 terrible
spectacle seldom Witnessed Dust dirt smoke gabons,
stockades, timber, gun carriages logsn fact, every
thug connected with the orrose hundreds Of into
the air, as If vomited forth from volcano Some who
close spectators say that they the bodies
u
parts OF the work.
CHARGx GENERAL M'fHERsoNs TRoors.
simultaneously with the firing of the fuse train
ulcry opened from tho entire scnncrcle OF batteries
and its thunde well nigh drowned the noise OF the
posion OF tho mine Hardly had the smoke cleared on
the a Ing fragments Of the fort the ground whom
at the word with terrific yell tr0ope started on
the charge. Up the slope they went at the adouble
quick turned the summit, md running down upoa the
nihor de he'd Mt tha hraar vJ0 fup
ated lam mot yet That the rebels were pre-
sct In force TO check their progress at tho gap was
dent from the fact that they there met By wither
ing volley Of muskery The smoke Of the contest
enveloped the The muskery became louder and
louder aud for three hours 1t has continued in
ceasng rattle teringied at times with tho heavier and
thunder like, ,peals Of the artillery.
In my nextI hope TO record for you victorious
clusion 10 this days work.
- YAzoo RNxR, June 2s-8A NJ.
The news from the front this morning 10 that the
charge Of our troops yesterday afternoon entirely
successful They hold tho BREACH though the victory
not without terrible loss, including many Of
ncers Seven picked regiments Of General McPhersons
corps constituted the assaulting party. Among the
killed is Colonel Melsncthon Smith, OF the Forty fifth
Illinois, which Is fsmsrly known the "Lead Aiue''
regiment. The Major Of the same regiment Is also
among the killed.
Twsnty-niue barrels OF powder were placed In tho
nnc TO enect the blowing up OF the fort Tho gap
veals complete view Of the city and Of the river be-.
yond Two Of heaviest pieces OF artillery
mand the city at point blank range. Ammunition is
going forward that may look for renewal Of tho
attack at any moment
Mr.. Charles II. Farrelrs Dispatches.
MAR TmR1xnrH Army CoRrs, /
LENT WISa Army or TIE MIssssIPpT,
viCKsHuR0, june 2t, 1858. }
Busy DAT WITH TIE ARMY.
Tho day opened clear and -some,hng Of the TEN
perature Of August day In New York. Before daylight
and for the space Of two hours the enemy opened brisk
artillery nre directed the right Of this CORPS They
appeared to be dcsirous Of paying old
Of batteries At that point The only result attained
by II immense waste Of powder and shell by the
rebsls Not man injured by the rebel ebultion Of
temper.
oUR BATTERIES orss
shortly after daylight the ieft wing opened IRE on the
enemys rife pits and the works being construct.
cd BY them. Our sharpshooes were not idle The enc
my returned tho Gro very slowly arst bu, times
would reiouble their efforts. t
IHR NAVAL BOATS.
Ibe naval 1eet gunboats and mortar boats acted In
concert with the batteries our left wing and kept
very regular and apparently effective nre on the enemy
orn BArrxRrs CRASH FRirG
At noon order came from General Grant r our bat
teres 10 cease firing, which Of was promptly
obcyed. The object Of the order will appear the follow.
ing paragraphs
ooUp D'ErAr o. nn Rkma.
The event having happened, am now at liberty 10
state that for several weeks past our eaginecrs
in the centre column General Mcrncrsons) have
been sssduously engaged in sappng and mining
the enemys principal ors situate the hshss, hill
this vicinity Tho particulars Of the work how Il
accomplished leave to be narrated BY the HKsAIps
correspondent, with McPhcrscns corps The officers m
high rank were informed oary In tns day tha, a, four
O'Clock r. n. the mine constructed by Us under tho
suemys principal fort would be sprung and that tho
event would be the signal for svsry gun position Along
entire besiegns line, ten miles. to opco ami keen up
! . brisk ire on the sosmyn wosss.
an QuIs1 Along THE LINZ.