The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-06

The maii iastevsnirs hre",a. papers from
the South ara So. .awes. as late as due We
co,c.>!ie trcm them the following summary OF
news:
TIE SITUATION ON TBg LcwsR MISSISSIPPI.
The vicksourg Da;9, of May 90 n, says;
We learn that the Federal, put out picke.s
at Grand aut on fioDuay night, and tha' In
tbs Ic"r.cs enc OF them was discovered q
corpse, having been shot during the night by
s0rce OF our sh 1rT shooters.
Those Cf onT cit.z ms who had built caves
for their fami.ies to so into when tn b m
bardment commenced, were very willing to
seek safer quarters yesterday morning. The
holes which he enemy's Ilis7i Is m ade In the
ground g. tisf fed them that their holes were
not impreGnabis.
The enemy . sanboata con t!nuei lombard.
ing the city uatil twoo'ciock esterday morn
Ing, when they withdrew ard feii bsck to
their cid position several houses in the city
We're struck and dame 81 by the balls. Those
injured as fer as we could learn were as fol
lows: The resi- eLce and kitchen OF John A,
Rssin thu new brica residence OF Duff Green,
Marsne Hospital, a Readings foundry, J.
a kisia's w-Inill the Methodist Church and
III Onr people were busiiy er aged yesWr-
day NOR, lug Ia bunting MP shoI and she'll,
ami IN ny were found in different parts OF the
city. Some Cf the shells were opened and
fourd to os empty, while Others were fl led
Wi tn fln1 eagle Touder They are raih n DIT n
gerous things 20 hardle, and psIsons should
be very careful how they uss them.
LieGt. Gao Wyman, of ina Johnson oaval.
~, who arrived from Big BLACK ye.telday.
Informs Us that GU Monday last, as the Fed.
"ra! funhnats, with their transports, passed
Gulf b Ct, tina transports were fred upon by
IL field battery and considerably injured
This incen.ed the Federais 80 mucn that they
shellea the town, and IN the evening turned
loose abou Ef;een hundred men 20 piIlaze
the place, which they thoroughly accom-.
p!ished They broke oren every store and
Dwelling In the place, carrying off what goods
they wanted, and wantoniy "esIcying every.
thing ,h.y could not carryo eft
IL the dwellings, they broke mp all the fur
clothing, q. Injured the houses as N UGH az
they colid They S'ltsd oil the stock in the
place AID carried ii all thsy wantsd, leay
{ the balance whore i. was shot down. OF
tho poultry, they made clean sweep--Ect D
chicken lett to crow nexs morning
They told the people at Crane Gulf that
they were gcing to serve Rodney and Natchtz
IN the sAms way. Firing wac nsard n: Rod
ney after they left Grand 4ulf; 30 we sup.
pose it has also been destroyed They tod
the recpie at era, Gnlf that they did not
care about tsk!pg ticksburg until after F>rt
Pillow fell. when they intended to destr.y II.
We add me following from the Hais, Of .ne
30.h:
Our ,i:y looks dull, we believe dulIer than
during the worst yellow fever years. The
stores are nearly ali closeds and those that are
open ars very nearly sold out. or the goods
have been removed. Those that are closed
nave re inoFed taelr Roc INFO me interior -
You cannot buy any thing eithsr 10 eat drink,
or wear In the place--ii has all been removed.
The hotels ar. closed, and persons coming
here, or passing through, had better bring
their rasions IL = havsrscca aud b!au ae. 20
sleep on, as II il very d.tfioult to obtain either
here.
lis has all been done n prepar alton to-
the anticipated ngh: with the Yankee gun.
boats Ws are now prepared 10 give them
battle, ard have determined 10 do our bast TO
defend the place 10 the last The people ha ve
made UP thelr minds that the city will be
destroyed, and their full determination is to
make Ii COS. the Eedera!s as dearly es they
can.
The Vicksburg Citizen alludes In the most
ccnfden. terms to the defences CT that city,
and claims to b. we'll prepared fer The enemy's
attack by land and water.