The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-06-17

ready for another attack. which took place
at p. IN. of'Friday.
1t is needless to give particnlars-it was
in the main like the other, only on . larger
scale, and it met with n repulse as decided
as did that Of Tuesday. The usual charac.
ter Of assaults prevailed in thi--some pa.
liant heroes went up the l!l into the yer,
bitches Others failed when huIf way up;
others never sturted, but sought safety from
the deadly storm benind hogs and tree.
many startled and went forward bruvely, but
never returned. Steele was repu,ssd. Blair
WAS repuIseo, Ransom, Logan, McClernand,
every body-ws gained nothing of ground
ws lost in killed and wounded in less than
half an hour twenty-five hundred men
il was everywhere the suns down
broken hill under showers Of grape, canis
ter, fragments Of shells and mssket ball, up
= long ascent covered with almost impene
traLle sbattis. broken into hoilows. nearly
inaccessible toa pedestrian in thr most
peaceful times, and searched in every cor.
ner Ly the deadly messengers from the
crest. Once up there, wide di.ch on the
opposite sids, rising nearly perpendicularIy
twelve feet, then q high stockude. from
whose double loop.holes death was flashing
forth increasingly upon heights beyond
Tort mounted with guns, upon the righ,
and left works with cannon pouring n mur
dsrous sntiading fire along the very ditch
into which our advance were crnwdiny
vsinly looking for some place 10 front Of
them accessible. Ii was in yain-th-y could
not get over, il there Was no enemy be, oud
anless they should frst Gil up tn. ditch
batter down the stock ades, or mount them
with long ladders. And 40 the gallant men
who had gained the direct line, regainsd
tho hill beyond, and the srcoud assault i.
ended.
General Carr 10 reported norially woun.
ded. Col. Dollings 10 killed. Col Stone.
OF Iowa, has an arm shot uf Lieutenant
Colonies Captains and Lisutensnts without
number have gone down, killsd or wounded
in this charge. which Gen. Sherman pro
nounesd more deadly than that which took
Ssbastopol.
We have now sent for spades, and here
after the work Of reducing Vicksburp will
he done more by digging than chareiug.-
To-day (sunday) is quiet every there. the
main work going on being the transfer Of
our wounded to hospital boats on the river
THE REsuLT
The correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mereiol, wiring from the battle field. put.
down the Yankee loss on the 23d at $500.
which is doubtless far below the correct
mark. We extract tbs following from hi.
letter:
] have attempted no heightened descrip.
ton OF the carnage near Vicksburg on the
22d, for the reason that nothing occurred
during the day . description Of which would
be more interesting, because more detailed
IL was nothing more than . single charge vf
the enemy's works. which should have been
simultaneous. but was not. II was unsyc.
cesstul and disastrous. whether from bad
management or disoLsdisnce Of orders on
the part OF those 10 whom high commands
~ese entrusted, or from the dreadful char
srter Of tho work 10 be performed, | will
not attempt 10 decide There appears 10
have been . want of CO operation between
subordinate and superior officers and com
mazda. StoruinR parties went gsIInntly
forward, but were left 70 perish for want Of
support. Regiments and bhgsdss advanced
nobly. but only to be disappointed 10 thsir
eIpsctations Of receiving suecor and hsIp
The result Of The battle has been disas
trous to usin the loss Of nearly 1000 brave
men. We have lost no ground, and the ar.
my is not demo,slized by its recent failure
10 take the strongest fortified position in
the South. The rebels. no dub feel en-.
cou'sged BY thsir success In keeping us
from their works, and thi. feeling may op
crate against ain di.pelling The gloom
and dependency which could not but pre-
vail In an army routed for the fifth sncces
sivs iir,s, - the rsbsis were at Big Black
River.
OUR Loss.
A correct sstimsts OF our loss on tho
22d will place tbs figures At $500 killed
snd wounded. IL IL impossible to get IN
accurate statement so soon after the engage
ment find . disposition. on tn. part Of
every command 10 sxagg.rats. At several
division hospitals heard Yesterday Ufa
thoosaod killed and wounded. when less