, 1863-06-04

IOSS OI the reOeiS IN KILLED ond WOUNDED Is awful
The prisoners paroled are sent across the YazOo
river. On Sunday, Gen. Grant directed an attack
to be made on the upper batteries Of Vicksburg,
and simultaneously the gunboats commenced BON.
harding the water batteries Of that place.
Il is stated by gentleman who was at De
Sofa, point Immediately opposite Vicksburg,
that on Tuesday the 10Th, Grant took the rebel
guns on the hill and turned them on the rebels
who were at the water batteries. One hundred
and hity prisoners came over to the Point with
q flag 0f truce that day, they being sent from
Vichshprg. They state that Gen. Grant had
possession Of the entire line Of Notifications sur.
rounding Vcksburg, and that rebel officers told
them II was imT oSsibe, since the capture Of
iIaineSs Bluff, for them to escape. The widest
confusion existed in the town; even sOldiers
were hurrying from point to point, officers being
unable to keep them In line Of battle. Speeches
were made BY the officers assuring the soldiers
that they would receive large reinfOrcementS
and Grant would be attacked In the rear They
refused to hear anything. and swore they had
been sold by their commanding general. The
rebel force at Vicksburg is estimated OF 10000
u is stated that Gen. Joe johnson had started to
Vicksburg with 10000 men, but had been cut
of and driven back. When the Empress ar
rived at Milliken's Bend, on Wednesday, the
firing OF Vicksburg and up the Yazoo had en-
trely ceased; which leaves no doubt Of the oc.
cupation Of the entire fortiiieations Of Vicksburg
as well as the surrounding points, by Gen. Grant
On Tuesday, large number Of transports and
few gunbOats were sent up the YazOO river, for
the purpose, II Is supposed, Of bringing down the
wounded prisoners. Gen. Frank ?. Blair sent
down 10 the point for quarterunaster's stores and
Few hard crackers, stating that his division rested
on the ChickaSaw Bluff. We are informed that
the I'D Wisconsin regiment came out Of the en-.
gagement with only 81 fighting men.
NEw YoRk, May %.
A Washington special telegram to the Times
says tho War Department has issued orders re.
quiring ell abandoned rebel farms within Gen.
HeintEelman's district to be put under cultiva.
ton by contFa6ands.
The President 10 day visited the several hos.
pitfalls, meeting with an enthusiastic reception
from the sick and wounded soldiers.
The TFibtlnGs telegram from Washington, the
24th, says that Dr.. Fritz, surgeon Of the goth
New York regiment, arrived yesterday from
Fredericksburg. where he was detained to at.
tend the wOunled-Gen. Lee having given orders
that so long as one Of our wounded remained,
some physician attached to his corps should st
| 10 attend 10 him. Although our wotnded were all
over the TlVet more than q week ago, Dr.. Fritz
was unable to return until yesterday. He say 8
the prices Of provisions in Fredericksburg are fab
ulOus. Dr.. Fritz says the rebels killed and wound
ed on the field where Sedgwicks corps fought
outnumbeFed ours three to one. Additional for.
tiications are building behind Fredericksburg, as
f the rebels expected another attack like those'oi
Burnside and Sedgwick. The most stringent or.
ders are issued iOrbidding our pickets from con-
veFsing, or exchanging papers, or holding any
communication whatever with the rebels over the
river, on pain Of being shot Nevertheless, the
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| WAsnixGToN, May 90.
Dispatches received from Admiral Porter de-
failing the operations Of the feet since Gen.
Grant commenced his movement to the rear ol
VicksbuFg say: So soon a. the capture ol
HaiWesN D,ul Was -kWOwu % mc, directed tbs
gunboats from below TO open fire on the hill bat.
teries, which fire was kept up for two or three
hours. At midnight they moved up to the town
and opened on Il for an hour AID continued ai
intervals during the night to annoy the garrison.
On the 18th, placed moFtars In position on
the works, with orders 10 ere night and day."
At Haines' Bluff, the most formidable kind o
works covered many acres Of ground-the for
tiiicatiOns and rifle pits proper extending about
mile and q quarter. ihs rebels were q year
in constructing them; and all, says POrter's
dispatch, were rendered useless in an hour
The gun.caTringes were burnt the magazine,
were blown up, and the works generally de-
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