The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-29

With our present army, which Is only large enough 20
General Johnston advance upon and nrht General
Rosccrans In his strong position around Murfrecsboro
awful struggle viii enough. General Johnston
Is in comnand lie knows when and where 10 strike
BRr0ADrEa GENERAL EDwARp y. TRACY.
lfrom tho Macon fGa.) Telegraph OF May 10
The death Of this gallant yorrg officer Ia front or Port
Gibson the LIST OF May has cast gloom over the
hearts . h's friends in Alabama and Georgia that win
not be dspeled, and has deprived the country or
the Of and tried al hour and In field
whcre they could not he spared. Though nero youth
General Tracy ident1ed himself with those yealous
friends OF South who hssction Of ncr
rights IN 1850 and ever suoo then hss defended hsr with
NJ the srdcr Of his soul h7th In tho forum and tho neid
wncn the cali to arms was sonndsd hc imInediaifi,
orgnn'sed a comna,y IN Huntsville, called the Nrth
alabsmiars cit hapoy home AID lovely family, and
haeiclcd 10 General Johrstons staudarf W tac al
les or he SHENANDOAH. The bardsnips Of he ce'e-
brale fcrced march valley Manassas Juuc
cchlod his health 10 such degree that lac wssad.
yised friends not 10 20 INTO the impending nc'i9n lie
aud git the glorious old Fourth Aabsma displayed
cooe-z fOarige 10 Tie engagement unslrpfssed hy
veterans shry Afterwards ihe ostIou o. MAJOR of the
Twelfth Aia5am1 sen him. and then hs
pointed Lieuieuant Cue Ol tie SiretrcntL ia which
he fought n the lhiesss Of The hght at he bate Of
ShOh where his horse WAS shot from under hin. lrcm
tins he promoted - Brgadcr General aud pacel
n command o. aD Alabama brigade IN stevcns0ls diyi
Nicksburg General Tracy had what fcw w ssess
tnefacnliy % en0fco the sricest discipline nd a. the
snme line ct tho admiration snd ptectioa o. his
troops
vIcKsBUR0 CAN ONLY BR cArrUREp by TREAcHERY
OK cOwARDiCF.
from the Richroni Examiner, Nav 2j.l
We informed that the attack can nowhere be made
with forcn elral 10 the trt snu, ana that side
thsn eight thousand men be dcDlOycd IN line Tor
assault be character q the ground renders regular ap
prOsehca on cIt wD The heat and malaria of The
Try during six months ~ the year would make ~ ricgo
the present of The most dcrog record.
Only ircachciy c0wA.dicc could explain the caprrc
OF vicksburg BY sudden assault aud ~ all BY any other
means seems daily JOS ana probable n the Iafkee
army had swept down the valley 10 glc overwhelming
force not only ~ beat OF the Confederate forces in
y gthern hsisspp brt q take permanent O-scs.on of
the whole country and establish thcmSec ~ there they
bavo done Northern tennessee and keu.ucty, the fall
of icsssburg oould with dil Guilty DO pre- cDted.
isolated IN the llds' territory pOsgesfed by The
enemy is rcductt ~ b!ockafs wOrlg be bit question
q time. But Grant army v Eo army ~ ucst
san ess Of occupation liz Jackson. how
ever Intended has been crtad into very ordinary
vanngts from tine a. captured Grand Gu tsi lately
because tho sonfaer ic force under s1bea h1d bson
scattered hal the state ~ MISSISSIPPI, ana were
therefore Unable e. d1fegd any fOnt
IN the moment ~ danger however General Johnston
ordered 10 70 there ann take co.ssd a % that army
whether hr will be able % retr,yo al the leses w c
lave bccni suferei by The Cofedcrsss remain. o. be
seen.
Ras we have little 10 fear the lOss NJ the STATE
of MiFsssippl and consequent fall of VEkbrs white he
gocp the Held there.
disrracafal atictnp, q made hsrc ~ Rlchmoad 10
"a uyoE tho responsibilities o tho dsaitrr q the
Lieutenant General by favor, ~bD cEtrSod wih tic
c0rnand oc tie import army e tho cdrracy,
without having put squadron IN the Dcid of bate but
u ~ the ~ of every hnfet thlt tbg Jctes.
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