Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-31

de''s Respectfully await your in tructiors' / inn
dstey rsghtd say l7'b ii h, ha be
pie, Vlcksburg is of value canrot be- he'd If.
I'M, gu are Invested in vicksburg must ut
losing both troi ps place, you must p"HsbIe.
the 'roops is late, evncuate VcAhbl,g liza
pebdencits, march to The no, hast Ttar night
vjcksburg.
On Monday May the 18th, Ger. Peubert.n informed
me- by letter, daled Vlckhhurg May 18th, ,ha be
nred thin The hue cr entrrnchments sround vickshurg
bridge, snd that he had derrd Haynes bluff to be
d9Lsd His letter corciuded with the folOsiI remarks
greatly regret that felt compelled to make advance
beyond Big BACK, hch has proved di'asEous il its
RESULTS 1t Will be Remembered that Gen Pembert
pec'ed thst Edwards depot would be the battle field be-
tore reached Jackson tsee his Dispatch of the 18th, al
req dy quo'ed and that his army before be recessed any
orders ire eight Iiea easr Big
Black Edwards depot.
On NJ ay lsn Gen. rsnbertols reply dated vicksburg
May 18th 20 c:Imun'ca'i Of the itts brout h
me- lear Vernon where had 18th the troops urdcr
my ?mmaad nor he purpose o. e1ee,ns j1ne9n viii,
dered IN which be ADVISED hot LIE had assembled
having laid Instructions before them asked the free
expression OF their opinions Do TO the practcaoy OF car
tha, impossible to Withdraw the II ON this po
siuon With such rsle aid material to BE- Of uI Their
att npt to relieve Did Out" The day sent
then determined, by easy marches, my
line betwe en- Jackson and Csnon the junction of the
| two Cen mands ha0 become imphssble
On the 10th and 2lst # May, Joined by the brig
AIDES OF Generals Gst. and AcNar The division of
tie Of Baker crees, reached Jackson the goth and
General haxey with bis brigade, the 23d. By the 4th
OF june the arIy had, addition these, been
forced by the brigade OF General Evans, division of
General BIeeknndge and the division of cavalry, number
ing two thousand eight hundred commando by
General w. Il. jackson. Small force, about
of that vi the enemy, dt fclent artl ry
milton for all and field trans orati1u,
be moved that enemy, already eutreIchug his large
| force, with any LUpe of SUCCESS.
Inc draft upon the country had so far reduced the num-
Der ct horses and mules th.t until late i'll June
tEat 0r2uRht could be procured, distant
points, tor tbs artillery end trains.
There oi commissary supplies in the depart
hent' Du the nm ed transportation caused delcleuCy
Tor moving army.
On the 25l of Aay, received dispatch from ,ajor
General Gardner dated Pert hudson stay 2lst, informing
ne that tie enemy was about to at Bayou sara
and asking to be rc-luf,rced this, MY the
evacuation Of Port Hudson repeated, aud he
fomed You cannot be reinforced. Do not allow your
self 10 Dc Invested At every risk, the troops and
practicable, move i'll this direction" This dispatch did
not reach G1ne'al GAFanei-Por Hudson beng thsp in
STATIONS above the Big Black and Yazoo city,
sent Walkers division to Yazoo city, with orders for
thy 1t; and the demonstrations beisg we'd placed
Lorngs division within supporting distance OF Walkers
ard in person, took post at Canton
V!cksburg May Gosh and 2lst. In that the 10th, he
stated that the had assaulted his enreuched lines
the day before, repuised with heavy loss. He
estimated their force ut not less than sixty thousand and
cessiIy He Concluded IAN army viii b. necessary to
Vcksburg, aud that quickly. Will it be sen? On
the 2lst hs rute: The men credit aud are
by report that you near, with large force They
plete.''
sent dispatch to General Pemberton tue following
effect
tl44 attempt you and your garrison 1t will be
impossible extrcae you, unless you operate, and
we make mutually tupporting movements Communicate
Your plans and suggestions II possible.
ton dated Vicksburg June 3d. winch General Pember
says: ave get Information from outside az TO
your position or engh and very little III regard to the
In dispatch, dated June 10TH from Gen. Gardner the
pulsed the enemy severe attacks that
was getting short of provisions and ammunition To
means of relieving hun, adding ..Genoral Taylor win
do what the opposite side vi the river Hold
The place long you Can, and possible withdraw
any direction your way out 1t very important
to keep Banks and his forces occupied III a dispatch
dated June 2Oh sent him WORD that General Taylor had
intended attack the enemy Opposite Port Hudson on
the night the l5th and attempt to SIND cattle across
| The wait Of field transportation rendered any
ment for the Port Hudson impossible had march
in that direction been advsable but such march would
have enabled Grant who had now comp!eted his strong
lines around Vcksbuig to have cut my lire Of commune.
cation. and destroyed my army aud from the
that put my troops march IN That decnon the hole
of middle and Norm NJ sssipp would have been open to
On June 7th repeated the substance my dispatch
May 29th to Gen; remberton
swer his call for piahs that my only plan was to re-
Vcksbug, and my force vas lar too small for the
on Juae the 10th, told him had not my disposal
| half the tlOopB necessary.
ON the l2h said to him. take from Bragg afo1ce
which would make this army lit 10 oppose Grant, would
involve yielding Tennessee A. tor the Government 10
ON the l4th, sent General Prmberton the following
an that We attempt to do is to save and your
garrison. To do th exsc5 co-operaon Is Indispensable
6y fighting enemy at the same points OF
his line be eXtrcated Our joint forces Cannot
raise the siege Vioksbug Ny communication with The
rear can be operating north OF the rail
road soon as possible what points Will suit
a"n heat Your dispatches 18th General
ruy or, with eight thousand men, i'll epdeayor TO open
commune atoms with you fom Richmond 70 tins com
munic Gen. Pemberlon replied, June list, recon-
intending to north the railroad towards Vicks
bnrr to keep enemy attracted to that sde and stating
that no would himself At the proper time py The War
renton road, crossing Big Back Hank ferry
that roads too strongly entrenched and
the enemy heavy 1orce for prospect OF
success unless could compel MN 10 abandon Ills COM
muuic atoms by Sn ydel g.
on the I,th to the Department the opinion
+het without some great bunder the enemy could
not hold both (ssisspp and Tennessee) hat con
sidered saving Vicksbul < hopeless
On the l8Lh, said, Grants position naturally very
srtsenched and protected by powerful artillery
md he obst ucted Ills reniorcements have beeu
a. least equal my whole force lie Big Back covers
him IRON attack, and would cut Oh our retreat DEFEAT
On Juue the 22d, in reply to dispatch from Genera
psmnerton OF the 10th, which he I'd that though ly
inc on greatly reduced ratons, he had sufficient
to DAYS. informed him that General Taylor had beer
~, Nv General 4. K. Smith CO. operate with him from
tie vest bank of Mississippi and that day or two
woud try make diversion In his favor and if posi-
WIZ nor communications adding, though fear nv
too small to effect the latter. have only thirds
the force you told Messenger Saunders to state to
the least win which ought TO make an attempt SCOUT
report tortiylng towards U.s. and the road
dav or two after this dispatch brought NE from
Gen. Pembsrton, dated June .la suggesting mat shou
it's arms and equlpage renewing Ills nope OF my Delut
able by force OF arms &c aes WIN NM ana th
opinon that could hold for fifteen Gays longer To hi
Ssnstch REPLIED Juno 9th, informing hm that Gen.
smiths troops fallen back to Delhi aud that urge
him to assume direct command: and continued, th
manifest, and .hls Expected oper