The New York herald., 1863-05-26

O0r Mempnis CorrcspOwuemess
M,nPns, May ~, 1853.
Flat ring 7iapDs from Graurs Aywy--7As Mutation at
and around viekse.ss Occupation Of Rasm nd "
National Toopi--CuT Columns FrssI fouards v,ekS.
burg Grcaf Battle Iapeadina- vidry Considerod Der.
ta,n-Ahtary Aopemenis About Hima--Co. Hoth's
Suc-ess--Gaciim Drren fr.m Vet zna>Ssse--Gen.
Thcmds, the Neg,e Troops and he NnoSih IHn is RcDi
men.-Ifeapy Sale Of Gooanment coaon, dc, &c.
The tidnss which reach from Grants army Dat
tering tho last degree Tho r,bels placed their entire
dependence tho impregnabiiiy q the Grand Gulf
works but ihcse Gen. Grant has captured, and, alter
nsht Port Gibson forced the enemy s back
In demay Or latest advice, which TO the Isih
iDst left Logan nrd Usicrhlus pos OF Raym nd
Mss. about mios from the railroad which connects
vicksburg with Jaekaen. Our victorious AMY, In
tho best possible spirits. was marching onward
towards the ra;road bridge Big plsck,
which siB located about miles east of yIcSs
burg, and whore the enemy, under Pembcrton, vel
posted expected to givo battIe Gentlemen high In
Official position express tho most cobndsnt belief that
this Grant has Tough, the battle OF tho war; aud ,h
tho rebel stronghold aluoss pse..iou. II IA
certain that Grants position Is bcftio than
before he having his army the high land and ridges
above the river and nj points equally 10 Jackson aud
vicKsburg, where he mass bis entire force at
moment, 70 bo preciptaiod wherever hey DO mast
saectuaiy employed. The delay In General Grants
merits 10 Unavoidable from tho nature Of tho country
lis rsinforcems0s and supplies, aner being unsupported
hundreds OF miles by water, have "a undergo conside
rabic amount Of ard carriage. and Is not sle part
prudence 10 precpi,ate aghi i ready for
eesfu issnc General Grant Is not fast somc be
hss hesn than many, asd the country AZ
ford 20 wait Few days for one Of the grandes achieve
Of the Int be viii be sEcccsfui every
who undcrstands his plan fully believes AID pleasant
10 know that IA short time this general faith Ia bis
will become grand and historcaIiact The taking
ofvLksbug necessarily Involves tho fall u Port Hrdsoo.
which places the whole Mississippi river ptssssion of
the ns.n. Tnc ctnrssraey will be Gu, In t~o Arkan.
inert member OF the eonse issey VII BE- brought
the position Of Missouri, and s powers Of mischief viii
be gone. Tho southern ~ rtioa q louisiana. already
stricken down by banks VIII be cut on from Ne corrupt
cd a,aton with Texas, the great sbsmbss from hence
the southern army has received 10 bcc; well Ne
bread. glance ai tho map will esbibl what petty
South American looking republic Ist Tor the "lsrt
ditch" 70 be located IN, and the chivslry 10 ngnt for
Soon The hills vcksburg viii tc gisddeScd With the
STARS and sGipcs. and nat,nsi troops ~iIi ring "iis
Columbia" thfou gh is streets Then the unchanged Ms
sissppi viii oncc more be frec 10 n rejoicing world.
The v,clny of Helena has become ,be theaire
nnv emcnfs among the rebels NJ ate i1cc Price
iato Arkansas the enemy secm ~ have concpded
tla ~ ing Helena they could gain mpo;t.o
sdrantsro but their operations 10 th eDd have thus
f-r been productive Of prone results. General reniis
recently started Colonel sy,on command u the yah
Kansas, Fntn Illinois and firt Indians cavalry, ~hhs
regiment ~ infantry, W make rceonnola toward
Little Rock About two miles from Hitisbavg, tho ~,
Frarei- river they upon brisadc, 10 Command
of General George W. Carter and after sey,rs frSsyly
coaicstcd hsbts, 10 which tho enemy severely
worttcd forcca fell back tho LArguilc cr
with Las Of two Killed and eleven wounded. The
cncrny lost ttir', .nyo killed ard ninety nine wounded
The brgates crcoeuercd under Carter wore The ad
vanos q Marm idBks's aDd hon the fact ,.ai
Price eii Iittio Rex tho iith hstaft taking the
direction - whtsburg, u h ibovsh, rot improbable that
he mediate. carly attack dcieBccs At HsIsna
Cavalry raids all the rags Ia this fe-tFn
of unclc sans dominions. Grisfson's suooeyfa raid
through The ~hoie Iengih o. nissHsiPra and col4s
Ilarhp Jriiian, nioyomeut upon Osoloua have dose
much 4, inspire confidence and deter M smons our
troos r0st oi whom tho i,s ~ the railroad s~weea
Hcnvha aud tOrnia, have nos bse1 mounted from tbs
hor.a. aud rules captured W eur vciorioo. t-o1g~
ia,, Fr,aay c.ipnsi fa,ch fc,nrb.d from foeoud
into Alabama, Jrn,ss b1s< Ssx hundred q 'hs sncmy's
horses A. abcut ipr hundred psisoaers, Io bsd
s1arcd b, 9Th Chalmers roar Tho rsliaiaubIe. bat
sustained Ellfy cslyne Hatch has dsrnnust aisd
ru. ssn .. oonnasndsr, std doi- good wors bcrs
10 keeping tie feOsh hf rh9cs0ho dread that ibsr
| movements are all waisbs.i.
The rebel greriias Who had a. hng sntoyri ths
r~opo Yves, r'Lnes.cc, lave YEA. - eonsasfab'e
extent dsperssd thanks ~ G~asraI afbui snd Os.srs
w g. smnb ant nos ihc frcIfs are rs'urnnr W hair
! farmer peaceful pu:asnh Tie .hEiss ne bay .ib
tbeit plan,aiSG< Coator bai L-cH psnsd 10 tsnsde
! rabs es,eri end ocss ffenainT ~ 90 hsewHs ihe
corn sna wheat pssen has feierntd, and 'be Tsasla
4 are souns cut and freely sesuo~sdsns ihs errsr -
,hsr way ani rsyinF 70 ,bo nsg q se tEIon, ssfer
\ which s'snc they Cad y ot~iisn.
lsu,ant General Ih9fuf iss lfr rstHfbss ~ 20
,sn 10 the woogs aions ibe fAiIoad 70 cofisin.
\ n. h.s delivered siifsvfa 81 cvsry Iotpi ~ b.
h.a a the rerross bee ming saesrs, sud order
,ns hist my BE- wealei sntiy. A. iAfynls
ycs,sr,sy hs Nirsiefh iuhes rsgrnehi a,ef
.sy sssre.,e, rs',sd ~ feg~Dd isvsssty, s7a cen.
rsrv.s has sigea thsm j1st Sses - fsfsni "a
aso, ne nsuo goi-Y ~ tse bs ffnitnf y tbaHi Ne
,,g~rn, srd ssif.hsie ina saiss amer oilef enT-
rsos,e-ts 10 tk- ltei ea'iy ia f-se sil rto'sby
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