The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-07-01

selected Tor them In carrying out Genera
Smiths great plan, which Is to cuts eff Gen
Grants supplies. To this end Gen. Wal.
ker's division, of Gen. Dick ylor's army,
was already At Young's Point with 1000
men, and the artillery necessary to CON.
nand the river as to transports and other
wooden vessels.
Three thousand men, under Brig. Gen.
Green, we're on the Peninsula opposite To
Port Hudson. and in a position, with the
aid Of Gen. Gardner's batteries. TO com
pletely close the river to the enemy's
boats.
Marmaduke, Of Gen. Prices army, was
near Helena, and Gen. Price, with II GOD
men. was on the march for that point, his
object being the same. to command the ri :
YER and cut OF Grants supplies. The
great fail in the Mississippi river, twenty
eight feet below high water mark, afforded
great facilities TO these operations. The
narrowness oi the stream forced passing
vessels 10 come within ea.y range oi the
share batteries. while the river had sunk
10 low that the attacking parties could mol
be reached by the rnemy's gunbaats.
The garrison Of Port Hudson and vicks.
burg are buth well prosisioned and In iine
spirits-cach uneasy abunt the fate III the
other. bat entirely csnIideni in their own
situation. They have abundant supplies.
News has been received from Vicksburg
up 10 SATURDAY. night. Grants army Is un-
danbtedly suffering Tor want of water, and
suffering more ir.n brsog obliged 10 drink
The water VI the Big Black. which is very
unwhoesame. A. our informant SAYS. Gen.
Johnston Is in no hurry 10 mosv, Tor this.
among other reasons: that he does not like
70 interfere with the action VI the waters.
lie is in regular Communication with the
West Of the Mississippi, and all are work
lng 10 common cnd--the starvation Of the
enemy. The raising Ut the srise. and the
capture al a. may as possible when he be-
gins 10 move Ga.
Louisiana has been abandaned by the
enemy. and there are No Yankee troaps
except about nsnsldsonsiilr. Gen. Mnr.
tea. aIth 1000 men. II At Franklin. 81.
Marys Parish. Ia their retreat the Van.
KEGS carried .n mules and DESTROYED MANY
wagons. But m"st sf the negroes have
been recaptured. and are being sent back
10 their swarrs.
The Red River i free of Yankee vessels.
Communication between the est aud west
banks Ut the Mississippi At Natchez aud
many nther places VA. ean>tant and unln.
ierrapted. The ehems's sunboais arc
powerless 10 prevent IL. len thousand
head 81 cattle wrr. nn their way 10 this
sds. and have probably passed By this
time.
The Crescent regiment and the 18th
Louisiana. both ~ which were l.rmerly
stationed near Mobile. are a, bayou Ia.
moarie. sis,rrn miles belnw Alexandria.
Gen. Magrudsr has his eyes fixed Oh
sieksbarg. aud Is ca.operatiug with his
fellow soldiers nearer the scene Of acl,un.
The isregsinr facts may be relied upon
Tor their general accuracy aud they put
nes lace on ,he great campaign 10 the Val.
ies. Pemberion and Gardner--shut up In
their strunghslds. with plrnty 10 rat sad
drink, and ample po~Jer and bill Tor the
entertainment Of the envm,-slrfy aud
a,sgh al the hosts whaesre seowling aud
d,sglng outside OF thrir warks. While
orant sits down quietly --tha, i. - qlhrl.
y % Biz Black water aud the san and
mosquitoes will permit--io sla,se out
remserton. Kiros smith. Price and Tav-
'ar are arranging little details to stsrse him
sut and compel him to abandon his IN.
healthy locality.
unee again. our climate comes 10 our
aa' The rivers have fallen with unwont.
~ rap,dity and the enemy's vessels, strand.
~ on sand banks. are beauty spots on The
picturesque scenes of the great river. H.
ufant - inreed 10 retire. many Of the ve..
s's " The Yankee feet between yicksburg
saa Fort Hudson must be lost. When
'safclsy, bad water. malaria aid demurali.
Iuon have done their work upon Grants
sO'a, 1ohnston's opportunity will have ar
.neo, and we have strung hopes that
ssomoined attack between him and PEN.
. ..lson viii result in realizing one OF those
pa'verlzlng" military operations OF which