The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-26

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undssss for service the field reported 70 tne SEQ
.s despatch Is q sSs same dsss from Ss secretary q
War
Proceed once TO Nj ssisspri and take ehsf Of
sasis the encouragement and Ssnsas o. soas psrsOssl
II 10 thus that neither nay orders nor my health
permitted 10 visit Mississippi after the 2th Of March,
until tho time when took direct charge Of that depart
From the time OF my arrival al Tullahona until the
14th Of April General Pembertons reports, all by telo
sgans. GEN. Bragg rather than himself and looked 70
Of April Ia Essys:-
army. shall order troops % Tulahomsi
On the nth Of April General Pembefton tslsgraphed
the return Of Grant and the resumption Of the operations
On the 20th Of April he tslegrsphsd;-
The enemy 10 A. Hard Times IN large force with Ssrsss
saa s% y so Ssss
Grand Gulf The enemy shsiins our batteries bOh above
on tho LIST q Nay no telsgraphed.-
furious battle be. been going on since daylight Just be-
from asrd T%ss 70 Bruin.sura nave large
o snd P
at once urged him to concentrate and attack Grant
Immediately his landing; and on the next day sent
the follow ing despatch 70 him.
cess Win give back what was sSsndonsd to win IL
! tslegraphed to you on the 1st- ~.
General Pembsrton calls for large reinforemens They
ono Or two Srsadss Be SEMI from tie Essa q '''
On the 7th again asked for lreinorcements for The
received no further report Of the battle Of Port Glib
son. and the 9th asked General Pemberton:"What ID
the result, and where s Grants armyS" received no
70 ether snbiect until reached the Densrtment Of Ma
slss.ppi, In obedience to my orders Of Mayo
rsmberton, dated vicksburg, May H. asking for rein.
forcemen.s as the enemy in large force, was moving
from Inc Mlssssppi south q the Bg BLACK apparently
/ can forward Isa'ssn force leaving troop: enough
70 seSars the safety o. ms place .,.,
ss ss ssns
teaching hs night Of the 18th Of May
a. Sss sne
mex, day ,hs. Gen forces szssp, ,ns Carr.
we're at edwards pspot-shs Generals headquarters q
Bovins na. four divisions q the enemy under snss
was hat
endorsements wore on their way from the East, and
shat the advance 9, those unde, Cen cst would proSs
sws NV orcs 10 ahout ssvsn boussnd
Upon this n'Orm.sion scot % Gen Psmbsrson on the
rival and ~ the occunation a. Clinton ~ pnrtion Of
Grants army urs. as !%Do,s.nes Of
eommun icstlons ana oroering MN 20 come up pract
CaCse On sasamsn lea, ~ oncs aoa saans.rlo DSas
s uO S s1 - mouu W ~ ! ,mOu.o ss'u0. auo
sroops mere coS,a 60 opsrse Al me sreugsn you can
an an r,o,.d.v Nav "A -. s,.mv advanced !, n.
pnnd sy r,,ns ~ me ~neIy Th ~ s
snca rsSs nv ,ha hrieadS. ~ Crsr ana ysirs. ravs
suGc;ans ta sor the rsmova, ~ Sa nnh,;c and
which alone We could form Junction With PENN
oerton After marching SIX miles me troops encamped
spasch Of May IA, q which the following Is . copy
i nia comns Iopf II CUP %srs n no se o.
MAJ 10 Jack abOut 10 dav necea
sy taking the Cantea road 81 right 70 that upon
f.nss body Troop: ispogssd ii: morning o have
from that direction ssy that Il was
lfour dlvsons, which marched from Clinton have
reeSs an Y s.n M ss
Ing troops point forty hfty nils from JACKSON
for the security Of his brigadefor instance, By Joining
I n n, G0oy o. a0oPr NIL 1e aDe nope 20
ss I me s % Cay ca. 5. as e s @ from
the Msssslppi Can you not cut him on from III And
n,.s bsat hm soon y Se pensorcemsn, s II
mn thev mnst be- uneS 70 the resi- Of The ARM Az,
q heavy blow upon the enemy.
Would not be better 70 place the FORCES 70 support Vcks
burg between General Lcrng and that place sns merely
=, AIM ns itsefv sou ue' opporsuu"
Genera Gress viii move towards Canton tomorrow. n
prisoners tei he truth he forces at jackson must be half
OF Grants army II would decide the campaign 20 beat IT,
can De dons Gny ~ hsa
ING ,hs NJ ~ thr,sen 'nes so " 70
W." w',' I nous.aa :. '". ~. ... c,n
Inns despatch was MOI ans oenera remoet.on
stated 10 ns omc'a repos., snas u was ,eCelvea SIX
on the iolh whilst on 'ne retreat from the bat
tie ned OF Bakers creek
On the next day May u Friday the troops under me
marched zen ana nsn mes iurtner, 20 Ianoun station
on the morning OF tnas gay Iecevea eter .rsm Gen
Pemberton GATED Edwards depot, May IA (rhursday),
nye ,o,y :. NJ rro-n,,, . nr..,,o.,,.
cor ~ ,boussna an Dnns TIE oSec, 10
Guy on we % M sor. az cn% v' y, ] ~ al
tack on the enemy in position or 70 attempt 10 cut my way
to Jackson
This was the nrst communication received from Gen.
Pemberton after my arrival At jackson, and from /.
after the receipt Of my order TO do co. and that the JUNG
ton on the forces which ceuld have been effected bv
the 18th, deferred, and that IN disobedience OF
my ordefg and ia bppsition 10 the views OF majority
OF the council OF war, composed Of all his generals
s ~n0 oU nv ne wseS h unon
would be innpossibe General Pembcrton was immedi.
stsy instructed that there was but mode BY which
The br,eader generals representue that their troops re-