The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-25

vhsburg, shNwas fred by battery Of light artillery
sn sns sipsS % the shot; , s5 IRON a' az Ss
eaassns 70 snsse the last heard Of her she was
IGNITION o. communicating with Commodore Farr.gus 10
low Port Hudson. Arrangement hcs bean perfected DAcA
In the army and Feet above nothing Of any motto IT.
acted the attention Of the most careful sentinel yeser
mus. be proporionay Increasing, as the transports ere
all engaged in bringing new troops large portion ~ fne
troops An are oS sg Sr" rs ao oss W. so
tie any longer; and Is is class that creates the dsdf
Jsctio~, and oAicA furnisfs most Of the dess Any one
acquainted the character Of the country and de-
fences about this place well appreciate their abhor
being marched into the Of death when the
taking Of vcksburg becomes the order Of tho day 10
fear Of lighting than principle drives many Of
| the Yankees on this side Of the river.
| The Red River Comm unication Block
vicKssuRa, Feb. s, 1893
The wort ot mas befaen fs mace, ana PERHAPS he en-
tire c0fsracy, since the arrival Of ne Yankee army
the peniia the river, is thD interference ,ih our
heretofore % cdst amounts Of supplies and great
portion Of e Confederate supplied from this
SO did also the people have the opportunity or
supplying themselves with that most Indispensable art
cle salt, and with sugar and moiasses. Since commun
cation Ii interrupted the latter article has risen to 500
per Dbl BY the time merchants in Mobile paw exorb
tant reghts and OF going after and watching
included, 1t will cost nice little pile to swecon up with
| moasses.
When the enemy first approached this city
amount Of ,re9 had accumulated here for ne roant Of
Of poriation But delay Of The enemy
aud through he indomit6e energy Of The shippers, most Of
has oe eGt amay and now II vcksburg were to fan,
but very little OF private property could be got
Although the enemy has been apparently spending his
time deness for the past three four days the report
ru that laying the moet enormous plans, by
which he 10 reduce the city in a y The force
NJ his command being estimated hundred thousand
men, besides the fleet Of gunboats division D mode
so that Hank m0pen,E from hDo dirc ions oil
trdts s army IN te rear Of the ptace, Ws the @ carries
on Ae cutact in front ~ course an army a hundred
and do
other things which II can't do, and one Of them Is tho
| taking Of vicksburg.
greatly pe,pexed which Ia the vulnerable point
the attack and he has arrested several citizens from
Mississippi and louisiana and put them through
examination to where the weakest point the aefen
around Vicksburg could be found so far has General
ship has been seeking knosted9e under difficulties IN nam
and he yet in eare ioasronce upon the subject Which
perplezes his mind much and Il Is only in the school
experience that he ,ciH b. able 10 learn MS lesson.
The fleet still increasing, and In the morning at the
rising the spectacle meets the eye which reminds
Of great shipping mart, where the vessels from
all countries in the world lying laziy at anchor
Among the gunOoas there Is continual commotion, and
they keep changing positions number f times during the
day. There is a mail among the fleet which rs
a messenger boat carry communications from
another, and she s all the time engaged upon this
duty There Is no doubt but this craft is also used as
spy boat TO reconnotre Tar down Is safe io her TO
venture.
since the passage Of 0e ram fs,o days SINCE area,
change hos been made Ia the management Of Galleries
and another attempt Of ais sort ,ciL, doui meet p
more results than did the fyt 1t
L
wake up the sleeping energy and watchfuness OF our
men, without which carecssness might have crcpt into
lines that would have carried greater consequences
| with It,
expect attack in very few days, aud again the
! combatants ordered out Of the city II no other
movement noticed this OF itself would be convincing
evidence tina, attack by the enemy must DO very near
at hand The monitor feet, tchch Is dboos the city
make the place une0ole tor non co,atatass and the
they ren,ored The oer It. not likely that the
enemy viii give any notice OF the time fixed upon for
the assault and the absence Of c0mbatauts will pre-
vent that panic and confusion which might otherwise
large crowd Of Yankees appeared on she opposite
bank Of river this morning witness con1araton
| which was going In the city. Happily the hrc
trely confined negro quarters which govern
mept had erected Tho Yankees doubt In costa
ces at the sight a vicsburg, and hoped that
the devouring element might accomplish that which the
army will be able 20 dothe destruction Of
| vicksburg.
| A Storm.
vIcKsBUxc, Fob. o, 1853
effects the hordcs OF Northern vandas who
encamped in sight Of the city but old Borsas another
in getting iuto Vicksburg aud for the days
made feel tho effects very sensibiy Military move
ments are much retarded ny ns snanso ~ sno weather.
their gunboats In Smelling the city. they will not be able
| TO accomplish much by any attempt they may make on
land and the rst work Tor them 70 do Will DO u
When General sAerman made has FORMER raid upon ai,
po he lr,ed his forces a, ChicosaU Bayou and there
found the ground untenabe BY OF certain de-
lensve whichhe onfederaes hsd hxed up In that
vicinity 20 he concluded withdraw these try
another point Nop i, oppears at .ye i really no bel
BY iohch 10 approach Vicko0 han the az which
then attempted 70 take aud at the present tune there is
a OF water all that swamp, 70 that it Is nposs
BILE get dry land from that direction and he has
yet not loot Of ground upon Which 10 piaoe single
i soldier on the vcksburg side Of tho river.
The talk the plans Of the enemy being TO attack
vcksburg simultaneously from two points, above and be-
low and 10 form Junction In the Ia all grand
sense ne cannst attack 1e place from chr oie wales.
he dicids his forces IN sack @an1sr a. 70 ceaken Ai
,,e oompI.;,iy Nor ne only part q MS army Aat ,eaaa
OF attacking this stronghold by land when he has not ono
soldier band to do with, and Will require The bixge,
kind OF fight before be gets them landed n not wort
the broaih that is wasted In telling u, and moments
reflection viii convince every one Of the truth OF this.
| m & u1U IN camp dbors Youngs Point,
o5ow eig or cen ssi,s absre ty, satye
ae tney that locality Is because II ~ the
ncarest pout 10 vicxsburg at which they land Gu
the Mississippi eide OF The river landing place suitable
for aggressive purposes cold be obtained They
the IIin City now as they dare come withouta
nght and they " be contened to live IN the swamp
ike frogs and aligaors rather than attempt onward
march T.eir arwy gi1 hare 70 he land land
on Soi Of kissspa before n~y can take y,ckstura.
their programme al sounds very well pa.er but t
wl require heap OF nghting TO accomplish all that Ia
promised and reminds one o. satans promise To give
Jesus the Kingdoms far as the eye could reach h.
would worship him, while he did not own loot of the
land which he was promising 70 give away - with the
Yaukees who going o. take this city from two drec
tons land when solitary blue belly piutes the
soil ard IN all probability VIII ever get on u. ~
ne ae Of mortar borff fy " able 70 0Enoy s etg
oHd srrao property br nether gunbodts nor land army
c1a tass a.
Quic,noss prevailed IA the camps yesterday on both
sides ~ the river. The weather too unfavorabsa for
the my 10 make much 81 display and excert among
the chipping the occasonaI arrival of tram port there
was NJ movement Observable. Yesterday morning the
Yankee RAIN returned aud lay up the mouth OF the
4 cInal. below batteries.
Indications among the nect above this morning poin sed
very dtisctly 70 CONTEMPLATED The whole beet
rnder fall steam, and great activity to cha
racterlze their movements Everything mad tho appear.
OF an early commencement " the assault but up
the middle OF the forenoon nothing has occurred TO dis
turb the quiet 81 the city. Thenestoga below town
was out a sight this morning though she IL supposed 10
be- 10 vicinity Of the bend beov and viii probably
turn up again during the day Everything looks
II me onslaught would be made In very few day.
| Launch or the Packet ship Hudson.
new and beautiful packet ship, named the Hudson,
was launched yesterday afternoon, about half past
O'Clock from the wes,ervel'yhpyard, fsot 81 Houston
/ ruetr river.