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London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

as his flagship, and she was cruising under his
direction at last accounts.

SOUTHERN ACCOUNTS FROM VICKSBURG.
The following despatches from General Pember-
ton, the commander at Vicksburg, were sant to
Jackson, Mississippi, and from thence telegraphed
to President Davis :

VICKSBURG. May 20, 1863.
The enemy assaulted our entrenchments yester-
day on our centre and left. They were repulsed
with heavy loss. Our loss is small. The enemy's
force is at least 60,000.

VICKSBURG, May 21, 1863.

The er.emy kept up a heavy artillery fire yester
day. Two of our guns were dismounted in the
centre. Our works, however, were un;rjured.
rheir sharpshooters picked off officers and men all
day. Our works were repaired and our guns re-
placed last night. Oar men are encouraged by a
report that General Johnstone is near with a large
army, and are in good spirits.

May 21, 2 p.m.

We lave had brisk artillery and musketry firing
o•day; also heavy mortar firing from gunboats.
Eight o'clock, p.m.

During the past two days transports with troops
have gone up the river. Their destination is
unknown.

(Telegrams to the Richmond Examiner.)
MOBILE, May 23,1863.

A special despatch to the Advertiser and Register.
dated to-day, says :—The latest trorr. V►ckt•burg is
to Thursday night. The enemy had been foiled io
ail his efforts. His dead strew the ground in front
of our works. Accolding to one estimate his loss
is 10,000.

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

MOBILE, May 25.

The Jackson Mississzpian, of Saturday, says :
The enemy have attacked the works at Vicks-
burg six times—three times yesterday, and each
time were repulsed with immense loss. General
Stevenson says he can hold Vicksburg indefinitely.

(From the Richmond Examiner, lllay 27.)
The only news we have of affairs about Vicksburg
is contained in the telegraphic despatches pub-
lished in another column. Up to the time of the
closing of the War-office last night nothing addi-
tional had been received.

It was reported yesterday morning that at a late
hour on the previous night the President had re-
ceived official intelligence that General Johnstone
had attacked and routed Grant, and captured 17,000
prisoners. The report was without foundation in
fact.

HALIFAX, N.S,, May 29.

The election yesterday resulted in the serious de-
feat of the Government party. "John Jones'
Howe is defeated. [This means " the Hon. Joseph
Howe."]
The Opposition will have at least 40 members in
the next Legislature.
In the last. Legislature the Opposition had 24
members and the Government 28.

BOSTON, May 29

Mijor.•General Butler dined at Young's Hotel
to-day. He left for Llwell in the afternoon train,
and will deliver an address in that city to-night in
furtherance of aid to the suffering poor of Ireland.

ATLANTA, May 23.

Gen. Grant entered the State of Mississippi by
crossing the river five miles below Grand Gulf with
from 60,000 to 100,000 men, including a heavy
force of cavalry. Ha has received no reinforcements
from Louisana, bat receives accessions con 3tantly
from the west bank of the river. His transporta-
tion is all on the river, and must cling to the river
banks.

Telgrama to the .Rtchmond Whig.

MOBILE, May 25.

A special despatch, dated J4ekson, IVldy 24 (Sun-
day), says firing was heard till nine o'clock this
morning. No report of artillery has been heard
since that hour. This morning the 20th Mississippi
Regiment (mounted) &shed into Raymond, cap
curing 400 prisoners. Fourteen have been brought
to this city ; the rest, being sick or wounded, were
paroled.

, JACKSON, May 25.

An officer, who left Vicksburg on Tuesday morn-
ing at ten o'clock, says the enemy attacked our lett
and centre four times. ThP first attack lasted 30,
the second 20, the third 15, and the fourth nine
minutes, and they were repulsed each time. Our
loss was 80 men. When the column of assault was
brought up on Wednesday the officers leading the
troops broke, and the column disappeared. On
Thursday the enemy were engaged in shelling our
entrenchments. Our works towards Warrenton
have not been menaced. The Federal line of in-
vestments is imperfect. Some of the prisoners
taken report that, Gen. Steele was killed.
WASHINGTON, May 29.

Despatches from General Grant, dated near
Vicksburg, May 25, have been received at the War
Department to-day.

They represent the siege of Vicksburg as progress-
ing satisfactorily, and that General Grant is abun
dantly able to maintain his investment of the town
and repel any attack upon his rear.
Forty-five hundred rebel prisoners, oaptured by
General Grant, arrived at Memphis to-day.
IN THE FIELD, NEAR VICKSBURG,
May 23. 9 p.m.
There has been no fighting today.
The troops are resting from yesterday's assault.
Our repulse was complete in all parts of the line.
No discouragement need be entertained of our
final success.

We are intrenching ourselves and building rifle
pits.

Cavalry have been sent out towards Canton to
ascertain the whereabouts of General Johnston'.
forces.

Oar loss yesterday was not far from one thou.
sand.

MEMPHIS, May 27.
On Friday the Federal forces were repulsed at
Vicksburg.
'rho steamer City of Memphis, which left the
vicinity of Vicksburg on Monday last, arrived here
and reports General Grant as having cap-
tured every rebel redoubt.
At one place it was necessary, owing to the
steepness cf the hill, to scale it with ladders.
General Hovey led the assault.

The rebels rolled their shells down the hill at the
Unionists wbich exploded among them, making
fearful havoc.

The fighting was going on furiously when the
City of Memphis left.
The Union losses are said to be very heavy.
The steamer Sultana, from Young's Point, is re
ported lost.

CAIRO, May 29.
Advicea from Vicksburg are to the afternoon o
the 26th.

No fighting had taken plaee since Monday.

Tae position of the army is said to be changed,
M'Pherson'e corps holding the extreme left and
M'Clernand the centre, while Sherman still holds
the right.

Five or six thousand prisoners are expected to
arrive at Memphis to-day.
General Johnston is reported to be at Jackson
with 15,000 men. The rebels also hold Big Black
river bridge,

Adjutant-General Thcmas passed through Cairo
to-day, en route to Louisville. He is very sick—so
much so, that it is thought that he will have to
abandon his labours in the West for the present.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.

A special despatch from Memphis, dated the 28th
inst., says that the first lot of wounded from Gen.
Grant's army had arrived there. Among them are
Colonel Masvendy, Lieutenant Colonel M'Auley,
and Captain Seeher, of the 11th Indiana, and Lieu-
tenant• Colonel Barton, of the 24th Indiana Regi-
ment.
The 11th and 12th Indiana Regiments lost about
250 men each.
General Joe Jackson is rapidly receiving rein-
forcements in the vicinity of Jackson, with the in-
tention of attacking General Grant in the rear.
General Johnston is reported to have said that if
Vicksburg should hold out for 15 days he would
throw 100,000 troops into it, if it required the re-