The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-06-25

huSifs ROM meulltnlS Siate lhat
wounded men op transports are s;iii-ar
fi.iug from .Vfrkshurs. =.
Late. Important and Reliable Intel
ligence from the Trans-Mississiepi
Department Vicksburg and Port
Hudson.
We hRve at last direct and po.itive
Intelligence from b~yond the Missis>ip-
pi, hich clears up all the doub,s. mvths
and rum"rs which have been vexing us
for some aeeks past. >.
We gasher our Information from an
intelligent gentle uaaH. just from he
headquarters Of Gen, Kirby Smn'., who
has officia'relasiouS with Ma, 1t,n, and
,aho crossed the Mjssi~,ipp; River at
NaIchez; last Friday.s1 The ti,st impor
liant fact .ws learp is -,ha, Gen. Smith is
fully posted a. 70 the situatiar- at Ficks
burg and Port Hudson, and is direct
ing the forces OF his department with a
view to second Gen Jnh1stoB Oh rris
side The river, in The work Of raising
the siege of those two Giles Gen.
Smiths .hea. 9uarisr- ~ere At Shreve
port, from whiel poiut he has easy va
lster co,nu. unicati"n withsthe Missi.,ippi,
70 point near NiclS> burg, .hy the Red,
| Black and Tensa~ Rivers His troop.
are slreasly at tho posts .elrcted for
-1isem in ca,r,in ing eu Gen. Smi,h's
great plan, which is 10 cut of Gen.
GRANITE supplies, To this end General
! Walkers division. of Gen. Dick Tsylor's
amy. WAS already at Yourg's l'oint
with 300 men. and the art lery me-
I cessary to, tomfnand tire riTer =. 40
transports and other wooden vessels.
! Three thousand Iu.n, under Biiga
dier General Green, = wsrts On the penn
.sular opposite to Fort Hudson, and in
q position, with The aid Of Cen. Gard
nsris batteries, TO completely close the
river to fhe ,eneirJ''s b,SAts. : - 1 .;
Mar,naddke. OF General Pftce's amy.
was near Helena. and General Price.
Giuf IL ,o0e men. was on the march for
that point, his object being si,e sans Il"
command the,irer. aaI cut off Grants
supplies. 1he-great. fall in the MissiS
sippi River. 2s feet below high " 1er
marx, afforded great facilities to thss.
operations. The rarrowness Of the
atream forced passing vessels to sc,nRis
within easy range OF FiLe shore bate.
iies, while the r'iser had sunk so low
that the attacking parties could not te
reached by he 'eDemy's gunbeats.
This garrison of Porl Hudson and
Eick.burg are both well provided ard
In fine spi,i's, each uneasy about tht
fate OF The other. but entirely confident
in. their own situation. They. have
ahppdan supplies. New, has been re
l,etived from Vicksbufg up TO Saturday
night. Grants army is undoubtedly
suffering for want Of ws,er. and suffer
iHg more from being Obliged 10, safni
the water of the Big Blsok. which j.
sery unwholesome.. A. Quf ihforpan
says General Johiiston is.in no hnrry Il
move ,.for this. .smong other ressons
that he does. not Ike to interiors will
the action Of the waters. lie is in reg
ulat communication .ith lie West o
the Mississippi, and all are. working.tc
a common end--Lhe starvation Of III,
fenemy, HE raising Of the siege, and IL,
eRp:,ne Of A. mpny ~. possible when b,
begins tc move of. .s-.,... =
/ Louisiana has bsen abandoned b,
the enemy, and tIreIe gre no Yapke,
troops except about y pthaldsohsille.-
| General Monoa, with seven thbGsant
I men, is a, Franklin, ST. Mary's Parish
II tkeir retreat, tie Y Yankees, Carried Of
mules and destroy ed man wsgons.- -
But most of tbe negroes have beenJe e
capidred and are being ssn. back t.
their owhers: = = - -
= The Red Riveris free,of -abe Yanke
i vessels. sConmonieait ton betwsen I'll
!, Eas, and w est ban K. .of The Mississipr
( tst Natab&x and mary oihsr ,pIsces aa
ieopslapt spd unipsef fsupaed The en-