Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-06
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Auous7A. hay sl.-The jackson '.Mia5is
5i3psn" # lns 29;l understands ihal ioW
shots Sere fred from the 1arkea squadron a.
Ficks5lrg the previous night No injury
done. On the 30th tho hrmhsTdmoGt IVES
resumed Last 1ighS iswGs supposed thai no
serious damage had heen uoHc. Tho best
spirit prevails anonZ tbs c:t-nrs and SOL
dlera.
An ENGAGEMENT Lao occurred ns:. Grand
Gull betTeen one OF our companies aud ine
cit zens and force .oi iho enemy. 1t is re-
ported that aixIy OF the enemy Te,e killed.
The Vicksburg "Whg" reports that Captsin
Eossin's battery orsned et,ctually On tha
eaemr's transports at Grand Cult, causing a
hasty rctrea. Of The enemy, who subsequently
in no hurry hbuui Vicksburg.
General Lowell has received % official i s.
patch dated 2Sth, which says tbat two Federal
officers bGd thrco mon were killed at B,ton
Rouge. The enemy then sh5lled tho city
No cne killed. Cap,.ir Eoskin reports to
General Lowell that hr sank one federal tTs7s.
port and crippled another CT Saturday. Oa
Sunday Liza enany came up to land troops
at Grand Gull, and marched through Port
Gibson. Our people drove them hsck with
considerable loss, killing anc woaDd!ns about
one hundred.
The "Mis5is,ippian learns mat the Fede-
rails demanded the surrender Of Hockrs' Bat
iery, threatening, in case of refusal, |" ieVas-
toto The whole country around Grand Cult
A despatch from Port Gibson, dated Thirty
ira, (9lsD, says that al! was quiet at Vicks'
bpry. The Federal boats had retired.
lazy skrmishing took pl:co at Farming
ton in Wednesday. Tho result is unknown,
HArov RousE, May 2s-The Federsls at
tempted 10 land troops ct the garrison. ysster-
! dav morning, in small boats Just ud they
Iers about to land 6 Confederate company
fred Without giving timely uot'cs, Tue Feds
raia commenced throwing shot aad shell into
the town. Ono OF ihe missiles struck the Har
ney House Many other houses were struck
In half Al hour after the firing commenced
nssrIy oil tue women and chlldren ie'i tnWn
flying IL every direction
| Ths FrdorGl3 are uo~ landing tr2np=
| 6sht is expected s0an, C Or1fcdsl ate toTce De-
ing loAr tho ci J. Hot work will Socn com'
nunce. Tie Msnphis "Appeal" u 'he zs;h
mentions u rumor that tic Federal '!"H' ande
Lsd isu,ardcl ;Ia surTcrdri ci rhit Fill"E
which vas of con7so refused. Tue telers!t
iantlad a la5as force al O,ceols, ard msrrSet
10 '..s!aad ?'1i7ly- F.7e," boo@ Fort p.li'S.
tn Mcnd,y and Tuesday the 'hcray ~e'
shell,n. liir lnrt iuri3usi,. n; iarlo:" do"e
The Gre re not returned.
MuBrLr. June Site Mablle Aa,ellso
nas Il prl7stc lottar ircn Fort Pi!oes. 'ata'
.li;rsietb, which says that cightenG rrds:t
vessels had pasaed the forts, and s1st tso "
tFiroc wsso iirng 81 For: Morgan
--Se-c-
MovsneHis Of Inc EnsmY-YHEEet- Hs
pulsed.
AUGusrA, Nay The SaYanuui, '.Eernti
can" oi this morning. has dispatches lrcl
ChsTlc,tou, dated yesterday, which atata ;ha
tho eutmy landed. about :uur hundred E;r"o:
at smes Island nearly opposite tha CITY, ~
were rcpulse;: Il ill ihr 'oss oi twenty Prison
e!s.
Gen. Gi5l's lag, desps ca says fhs prise"
ers taken this morning roper. tnat the e'Irr''
landed 100 strong last night, on Battery Islam
with like farce st Legarevll'e, Johns iaiHhi
The eneIny aIe in ironl Of me, but Under >o't
oil their eunboals.
5P. M-The twenty Yankee p:i oaers %ai
tuled on james Island, have just passed G
their way 10 Jail. Ninety mole we'e cut q
and will probably/oe captured. Heavy frlI
, continues iu.thst direction.
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