The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
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" The news from General Grant this morning, both
from our own and from rebel sources of informa-
tion, is of the highest importance. After the cap-
ture of Jackson, his army being provided with
eight days' rations, he ceased communication with
Grand Gulf, on account of the large escorts
required for that service. From Jackson, it
was understood to be his intention to force
his way through to Haine's Bluff, on the
Yazoo, and to secure the enemy's trans-
ports. He held the bridge across the Big
Black River with 5,000 men, and had de-
stroyed several miles of the Vicksburg and Jack-
Son Railroad near the latter place. Here informa-
tion from our side leaves. Rebel despatches state
that our forces occupied Jackson at two o'clock on
the 17th, and proceeded towards Vicksburg. On
the 18th there was a heavy battle near Edward's
station on the Vicksburg Railroad between Gen.
Grant and the rebels from Vicksburg under Ger.
Pemberton, in which the latter were driven back
to their entrenchments, one account states, with
the loss of 16 pieces of artillery. Barker's Creek
is
stated as the exact locality of the battle. Gen.
I°e Johnston, in an official despatch to the rebel
War Department, does not attempt to disguise the
fact that Gen. Pemberton was defeated. His Ge_
spatch is dated at a point between Livingston and
Brownsville, Which would make his location west-
ward of Jackson, the direction in which he re-
treated When driven out of that place by Gen.
Grant. Johnston says the battle lasted nine hours,
when Pemberton was compelled to fall back behind
the Big
Black River. The rebel General Pilchman
was killed, and the losses are reported to be heavy
on both sides..

By the arrival at this port of the steamship
Matanzas We
the 13th inat.
receive advices from New Orleans to
She brings no later news from Gen.
Banks,
but We have by her an account of another
bombardment
Admiral of the Port Hudson batteries by
Farragut, in which considerable damage
was inflicted upon that rebel stronghold, with no
loss on our side. The bombardment commenced at
midnight
of the Bth, and continued, with intermis-
sions, for two days. The object of the demonstra-
tion was
from prhably to prevent rebel reinforcements
marching from Port Hudson to Vicksburg.
Reports reach us via Cairo from the Red River.
Our
gunboats have proceeded above Alexandria,
and succeeded in breaking the rebel raft. At Har-
risonburg a
battery was shelled two hours, but it
had not been
captured at last accounts.
A despatch
from Cincinnati confirms our Wash-
ington correspondent's statement that Vallandig-
ham's sentence has been changed by the President
into tra nspurtation beyond our lines. Gen. Rose-
crane
is intrusted with the duty of sending him
within Bragg', lines.
The New York Tribune says :—" Rebel despatches
moan over the destruction of property in Jackson,
Mississippi, by the Union forces. They say that

before leaving they burned the Confederate house,
the depots, the penitentiary, Green and Phillips's
factory, Stevens's foundry, and a block of buildings
in State-street, including the Medical Purveyor's
and other Government Offices ; also both bridges
over the Pearl River, and destroyed several miles
of the railroad track." Another account says " the
Catholic church was destroyed, and the Mississip-
pian office gutted, the presses broken, and the type
thrown into the street. The furniture in the
Capitol was badly abused, and the Governor's man-
sion demolished. All the stores were sacked, and
their contents destroyed, trod iron safes broken
open. Ladies were robbed of jewellery and money.
The railroad was badly torn up for several
miles, and the telegraphic wires torn down.
About 300 negroes from Hinds county joined the
Yankees. The country was plundered generally.
Farmers estimate the damage at from five to ten
millions. Much destruction and suffering prevail "

The official statement of losses in the late battle
at Chancellorsville is as follows :—Killed, 1,989 ;
wounded, 7,867. The number reported killed will
be slightly varied when the list is collated with the
list of exchanged prisoners received from Rich-
mond. Between 1,700 and 1,800 of the wounded
were but slightly wounded, and were not disabled
nor off duty for a single day.
The United States barque Roebuck captured oz,
the 2d inst., while attempting to run the blockade,
at St. Andrew's Bay, Florida, the British schooner
Emma Amelia, of 85 tons, loaded with wine,
flour, &c.

A letter from Nassau, dated May 2, states that
since the 11th of March the following steamers have
made, or attempted to make, voyages to the
blockaded ports :—Wave Queen, Granite City,
Stonewall Jackson, Victory, Flora, Havelock,
Emma, Ruby, Hero, St. John's, Margaret, Jesse,
Mina, Eagle, Calypso, Nicholas 1., Duoro, Anto-
niac, Giraffe, Thistle, Gertrude, Georgians, Bri-
tannia, Pet, Ella, Annie, Charleston, Dolphin, and
others, 26 in all.

Of these the following have been captured :
Granite City, St. John's, Nicholas 1., Gertrude,
Thistle, Duoro, snd Dolphin.
The Wave Queen, Stonewall Jackson, and
Georgiana were driven ashore, and the Mina has
been long absent, and is supposed to have been lost
at sea—thus disposing of the eleven.

The names of these vessels are often changed,
which conveys the impression that the number
engaged in the trade is larger than it really is.
Thus, the Stonewall Jackson was the Leopard, the
Victory was the Wayne, and, before that, the Annie
Childs; the Thistle was called the Cherokee, &c. ;
while the Havelock is now called the Beauregard.
The same letter states that blockade-running is
not so active as formerly, the prices of freights
having become greatly exchanged within the last
two months.

The following are the latest despatches from
Vicksburg in full:—

CINCINNATI, May 22.

Information received here from General Grant's
head-quarters at Raymond, Miss., shows that it was
ris intention to destroy all the bridges in his vi-
cinity. After the capture of Jackson he ceased
communication with Grand Gulf, in consequence of
heavy escorts of troops being necessary for such
service. The army was provided with rations for
eight days.
From Jackson General Grant was to proceed to
Haines' Bluff and secure a number of transports
belonging to the rebels, and prevent their escape
up the Yazoo river.

General Pemberton is thought to be in front of
General Grant, and General Joe Johnston is sup-
posed to have brought out five thousand troops with
him,

It is generally supposed that a great battle would
be fought before Vicksburg surrendered ; but of its
final capture no one expressed a doubt.
The bridge over the Big Black river has not
been destroyed, but is guarded by 5,000 men, with
instructions to destroy it if they should be com-
pelled to leave.

Three miles of the railroad near Jackson were
torn up when our forces entered that city.
The Gazette's Murfreesboro despatch has contra-
dictory reports from the Mississippi.
One report is that General Grant has been driven
back from Jackson and Pcrt Gibson, and that
General Joe Johnston's forces have possession of the
Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad.
Another report is that General Grant has beaten
General Johnston and taken possession of the rail-
road bridge over the Big Black river, which is a
most important movement in that section of coun-
try, as it entirely cuts off rebel communication with
Vicksburg.
ikdvices via Cairo say that our loss at Raymond
was 71 killed and 300 wounded, and that
65 cars, laded with bacon and corn meal, were cap-
tured between Raymond and Jackson.
It appears to be General Grant's intention to
march in the rear of Vicksburg to Haines' Bluff.

Rebel papers state that forces from all parts 0
the South are to march to reinforce General John.
sten.

CAIRO, May 22, 1863.

The City of Alton from below has arrived.
Accounts of the operations of Grant's army to the
17th do not differ materially from the rebel reports
already published. The impression is gaining
ground that General Grunt is a perfect master of
the situation.

Warrenton is iu our possession. Teams are con-
tinually employed in hauling stores from that point.
Greenville, Mississippi, a town of some 400 in-
habitants, has been entirely destroyed.
Our gunboats ascended the Red River from Alex-
andria. The Price succeeded in breaking the rebel
raft loose, which floated out of the way while our
boats proceeded up the river to Harrisonburg, where
they shelled a rebel battery two hours without
taking it.
It was reported at Helena that Price and Marma-
duke have a force 10,000 strong at Wittsburg.

MURFREESBORO, TENN., May 22.
Surgeon Appleby, of the First Alabama, who was
taken prisoner, but released, says that Vicksburg
had been evacuated, and that Gen. Pemberton had
marched out to attack Gen. Grant in the rear, while
Gen. Johnston pushed him from the direction of
Jackson. He says only two brigades have been sent
from Gen. Bragg's army to Mississippi.
Bragg has his battle field marked out about three
miles from Shelbyville, his like in intrenchments
and his troops in fighting condition.

WASHINGTON, May 22.
Up to a late hour this evening no additional in-
formation has been received from General Grant.
All the news of his operations since the occupation
of Jackson, Miss., has come through rebel aourccs,
and is regarded by the President and War Depart-
ment, as well as the public generally, as very
favourable, and indicative of speedy and complete
triumph.
The rebel papers received here are filled with
desponding and gloomy articles upon the position
of affairs at and near Vicksburg. They evidently
anticipate the worst in that quarter. The Rich-
mond -Whig is very severe upon the rebel
Government for placing General Pemberton in
command at that important point. It says :
" The public were never able to account for the
sudden promotion by which Colonel Pemberton,
Confederate States army, ex-lieutenant United
States army, became, without trial or experience,
and without the possession of unusual abilities that
were ever heard of, a lieutenant-general command-
ing the Department of the Mississippi. His man•
agement of affairs in that quarter, and especially
the failure to keep the enemy out of the capital of
Mississippi, has not elucidated the mystery. When
the pinch came another general of tried and known
ability was sent there ; but it was too late. If Pem-
berton was not competent for the duties assigned
him, why was he sent there? And if it