New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-08

case Of Southern man living in the neighborbood
OF Snyder's Bluffs. who lately applied BY letter 70
Gen. Washburne for subsistence for himself and
family. This man was lately the owner OF seven
mated to be worth $6,0OO000 He was in Europe
when the war broke out, and did not reach America
again until after the occupation Of New-Oreans BY
Gen. Butler. Slipping through New.Orleans by
some means, he came up to fine plantation in this
neghborhood, and was found bere by our army.
He has used his prncey fortune avishly in attempts
to forward the Secession cause. To-day he IL re-
duced to the necessity OF depending upon the United
States military Authorities for the necessaries Of es
Think of Southern millionaire, the owner OF thou.
sands Of slaves, of ne house and establl.hment ia
New Orleans, Of beautiful Summer residence In
Kentucky, of seven plantations IN Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Arkansas and an educated, Travelled,
chtratrous gentleman, of course, going daily 70 an
snemy's commissary Of subsistence for rations
1t would not perhaps be correct to suppose tnas
most of the other wealthy mon OF this portion Of the
South, invested largely in European securities, as
provision against the failure Of the Rebellion Bus
money will not procure even corn-bread and bacon
in this war.cursed country. This army has every
thing in the way Of provisions that there is witha
Q circle whose radius is fifty miles, the bull.
beef and sptpea meal doled out TO the Rebel
troops in Vicksbu excepted. All the families liv-
ing this side the Big Black River, and some beyond
it. are drawing Ialions from our army, 20 thai We
are presenting the Singular specacie Va ieeuIB VIC
children and wives Of the very Rebels whom We
are hourly killing with shot and she'll in Vicksburg.
PORT HUDSON.
do not know how the false rumor of the capture
of Port Hudson was received in ie Norh, or indeed
whether 1t reached there before the contradictions
Here in the army, however, No were all badly
fooled BY it, from the commanding general down 70
the indefatigable newSgatherers. made sure OF u
myself, because Gen. Grant telegrapned the stale
ment az positive truth 10 the different corps ana di-
vision commanders. There IL now no disposition 70
circulate rumors from uat quarter, and We hear OK
nothing except that the river COMMUNICATION Win
Gen. Banks is uninterrupted.
JOE JOHNSTON.
l know not how the hot-bloodod Soutnrons ID
aud indeed throughout the Confederacy,
brook Gen. Johnstons delay in making an effort Tor
the relief Of the doomed city. Sure am, however,
that they must 10 chatting with Impotence, and
confess that in one sense share their feeling. IL
Johnston would only move promptly to attack zen:
Grant there would be u show tor the fulnllment OK
my possibly rash predictions touching an early sur.
render II he delays much longer, we shall irobs-
bly, have to 10 and attack him Instead OF his coming
to attack us and as Southern troops are supposed TO
stand du.ty marches under a broiling sun better
than efeninate and nOu-accliDa Ell Yankees. there
is a palpablc flDess III their DONG the travelling
10 bring about the inevitable collision be-
tween these opposing forces. Johnston, IL 10 sso
still waiting TOR re-eniorcements iron bragg, Ihouga
be has small parties lowering about the various
routes 10 our rear.
THE EXPLODED FORT AGAIN.
have just learned that our men have evacuated
the half-gaIned and haif-exp loded fort in Logans
front. 1bey yielded tue possession tins morning,
finding it useless maintain II until able " nouns
guns Tue firing Las slackened. Col. Melanchthon
Smiths case is reported hopeless by the surgeon.
Other wounded nleu are said TO be doing well.
tOCAIIVE.