The New York herald., 1863-02-05

lNE vICKSBURc RIyzR EXPEDITION
CONTINURD FR1M FIRST PAGE.l
xsAss.s opinion. the canal = asa up - a.
sns wooden ssase has eeCa cosssracssd over u. Our
ooo are poised SOFAS dciend ~ lae of The canal
As rsbsh hass a battery planted completely command
hs the Dwes Of Rcconno'ssances have been ssas
ss n a dsctions to-day and 20 have captured sevesss
smss are rebel aaa and recent rebel newspapers.
the ytcksbars WAsg of yesterday says
Rumo~s rife that the enemy hxye passed FItAs,s
rsiaI coming dowA % yickabri another trial
s So T s.a ot s s s on o. As ns s-sSs boats
.Asr apossr.sce ~ Yo,nss Foin yet come
On: ready meet them
The v'cksbarg WAi0 OF to-day Gays
were aac..ons o. he ,e,nn 81 Y.ea We ens
Point Perseas Who were sa,lns observatoas from ihe
Csns House give Il IS their opinion mat ~ eAh' zen ooA'
LArrK-Reiiass information received here yesterday
0rSeaSiIs on Tuesday afternoon, coming down.
DxAns or UNION snpxes / THE vcKsBuRo HOSPITAL
Compiled from tho ". kseurg Whg, JaL. q
William Waugh, Co. c. oath Indiana January a.
Daniel Patterson, Co X, 10th Ohio, January 10.
Charles ". Hyde, Co. x, 18Th llinois January H.
Thorn Bobb, Go. A, 10th Ohio, January IS.
Tsorence shnos, Co. q, 6sth Ohio, Jangary 1s.
John Harding, Go. A, 56th ohio, January 10.
aIDEKs GRAVES ON TUE RANKS " ne s,sslssPPI.
three hudred yards above Of the canal
looked entirely deserted. apparently no living
thing had been near it for many months AT one side
them ,hefe was . aheadboard-spnt in halves now--wth
this Inscription on It's. s. Stevens died July II, 1863
aged Ss seventh vermont regiment" the other boards
Bore initials only There is great deal Of sadness
saed with tho burial Of soldier the banks Of the Mis-
s,ss p These graves reminded me Of the burial Of
soldier which had Witnessed few days before further
up tha river. Tho circumstances follows
steamboat having sick and wounded soldiers board
was anchored near tho island opposite the mouth OF
White river. The land is low, is covered with cotton
trees interspersed With cypress and sycamores and at
low water Is almost entirely overlowed Several soldiers
who had cied board the boat there. When
the water rscs and the iowands submerged those
brave fellows will be sleeping the bottom Of the rver
bt when the recedes their graves with again
as il were 70 receive the bright beams OF the summer
win be during the circle OF the seasons I'LL the
snd Of tae And thus II s that the waters Of aiction
may drowr tho earthly hopes Of their friends At home but
whr these Dttcr waters asssuged and all grief 10
forever gone VIII tho familiar forms Of theif loved
ores be restored to them agany That will DO in eternity
far tho end cf sorrow is only beyond the tomb
ACTIVE OPERATIONS
Oar army Is IN the best OF spirits The weather Is
diaeIy commenced against vlcksburg. Several Of our
eunoas have gone " econnotre amid the somsre sha-
the inhabitants the surrounding country are que
connt that they will drive back again feel quite
ss confident - they that vcksburg win be reduced and
Gulf
Our Memphis Corrsspondence.
Mg1rus, Tenn, Jan. 27, 1868.
portion Of Gen. Grants army has already moved Off
n transports FOR Mken's Bend, and the remainder s
tho TO this city to be transported TO the dee
tinatfon. In week or two-judging by the progress
htey middleton. Grant may find his army concentrated
a Mkens Bend preparatory to the grand attack upon
v'oksburg That this may be successful every loyal
eeart most dcvoutly prays; and yet there many
reasons to induce the sgacous observer to fear for the
result.
REBEL PREPARATIONS PURPOSES.
Some two months ago General Joseph E. Johnston was
sent " the West by Je Davis in order to revive and
retrieve tho waning fortunes Of the confederacy that
quarter He has most diligently abored for that end,
and with what let the lamentable affairs Holly
Springs and at vicksburg testify 1t s understood TO be
Johnston's policy to hold the Mississippi at oil hazards
and thus keep up the rebel communication between Rich
ond and Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas For this pur
pose he hes massed immense army at and Vicks
Surg and Port Hudson. Neither Of these Places in
Johnstons opinion, be stormcd. II taken u ALL II
1nust be by SIEGE 1t Is conceded that Port Hudson may
b taken but vicksburg they think absolutely mpreg
,.ASss.
A. last accounts Johnston had an army u Tally
100000 men at vicksburg within easy supporting dis
eance 10 take this stronghold, them with it's high hills,
sxtssve forcations and closed approaches defended
Ay such army, will require, 10 estimated not less
sAan and then the work must be slowly
performed, II performed ~ all II Ia we'll let the peo
WnOt0 tncm KNOW
Shai matter what the force which shall be the
reduction Of the place, tho enemy oonsdsrs impregnA
s 70 the number Of mon who operate and approach
tta batteries, pits, forts and brstlng bayoeets
HUDSON
b also said 70 large force placed for defence
oanciens, the enemy supposes for holding the place
Aoainst Banks and Fsrragut combined The prospect,
that Grant will receive aid from below, in his
lpated attack on vicksburg, is EXTREMITY doubtful.
= In better to know this in advance than 70 have 70
realize q fact the the deficiency cannot be
supplied The rsbcs are not only determined put forth
shs greatest efforts at vcksburg bu. they impressed
Nh the belief that the greatest will crown their
Prs Already have their dropping spirits been chesred
Sy Van Dorns raid upon Holly Springs, compelling Grant
% fall back 70 tho river and is intated that this policy
Il cutting our communications will be their main reIi-
while their forces concentrated their strong
ct points. Hence nnd them operating the Cumber
And where they have captured three steamers
sad gunboa, But for this the Union army might long
since have been to Chattanooga and Georgia
We may expect thus game which has already been sue.
ccssfuly prscttsed, 70 be continued, while they will
hazard 40 few pitched battles possible 1t is easy to
Sec then, that long delay has given the enemy de.
cded advantage and that win take and time
chan seem to have supposed S make beadway against
che rebel strongholds That Grant and Sherman will do
Ill that do willing believe but IT, aftor
al they should fall not because OF ncapacity nabi.
~ but because they could accomplish mpossibss
Sst the blame rest where IL belongs
THx roRcs THAT CAPTURED ARKASsAs ror.
Those who supposed that the Union srmy which cap.
sured the Post Of Arkansas would march on and possess
little Rock we're doomed to disappointment for after
remaining there four Ave days, during which fort
destroyed, every house burned and the rife pits
closed forces sail for Napoleon and long ore this
arc moorod al conc safe point, where they will co.
operate with the grand movemen, against vicks.
bury. The defeat at the Post seems to have
caused . decided change In the rebel programme
Immediately all the forces at st. Charles Duvals Bluff
Des Arc and other places withdrawn, and the
place not only evacuated but entirely deserted except
Win here and there widow poor whose necos.
sites compelled them TO remain. The conseouence waa
shai enora Gormtn's expedition up White River was an
unay odable failure He got 10 each nlnce ,ust ss,o,