Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-05
Northern News.

The Richmond papers contain news from the North up
to the 29th of May from which make Il summary.
'- --'~ FRoN V1cksBURe
special dispatch to the New York Times from Mem
Phis, says: " 49,. 3 -... 80. o..
Our forces repulsed on Friday at vicksburg but
the steamer City of Memphis from the vicinity of Vcks
burg Monday arrived to-day and reports that General
Grant has captured every rebel redoubt place
was necessary owing to the steepness of the h to scale
it with ladders. Gen. Horey led the assault The rebels
rolled shells down the hill at the Federal troops which
exploded amongst them, making fearful haooc Fighting
was going furiously when the City OF Memphis left
The Federal losses are raid to be heaVy.
Another dispath from Memphis dated the 2sth utmo,
The first load of wounded from Gen. Grants army has
arrived Among these are Col Mevendy, Col. McGinns
and COL Lecher, of the Eleventh Indiana wounds severe
but not dangetOus. .
In the severe battle the Eleventh and Twenty fourth
Indiana lost about two hundred and fy each Captan
Holman of the Tyeny.flurth is killed. Gen. Hoyeys In
diana division At Champion Hill maintained the brunt of
the hight against an overwhelming force of the rebels
der Joe Johnston Vcksburg Invested all sides and
must soon be in our hands, Gen. Carr aud Lieutenant
Colonel Cameron of the FOrfourth Indiana report
Lieut. Col =, Twenty ty-fourth Indiana had his right
hand shattered while graspng the colors of his regiment
and endeavorng to rally his men under a murderOus
dispatch from Cairo says:
special dispatch to Gen. Dee Of Kansas, confirms the
report that two of the works Of the enemy Vcks
burg have been taken.
In Fridays attack the Notifications the 6dtIs
Very sqn9uinQry. Tie National loss Scas ssuers The
reb fought Nth great coOlness and dsspsraton reserUing
hsar fire until our forces 0thin murderous range
The rebels, however were driven back BY main force
into the last line of their entertainments.
. This was the situation Friday evening, the 22d of
May. ~,
Jackson Mss has been destroyed by the Federal force
that occupy that place. and this force is acting
reinforcement to Gen. Grant
When the boat left on Saturday morning, our gunboats
were throwing occasional shells into Vicksburg.
We have captured the batteries both above and below
the town.
Another dispatch from Cairo says
From Capt Stearns, Just arrived from VickSburg,
learn the following: .... .,..
The fighting desperate. Gen. Grant charged the
fortcatons and took of them Tie rebels rallied
and rttOOk the". There was much hand to hand fight
ng Gan. st.r.r, ..v. ,os, d,v IN .ir.a orna.a
and missing. about 5000. The rebels used hand
grenades when forces attempted to storm the works
was reported that one corps OF Banks army had ar
dispatch from Washington dated on last Thursday at
mdnghtthe latest to the hour Of the papers of
the 2gIh being put to press-says:
There is nothing later from Yicksburg than that al
ready communicated to the public
dispatch To the associated press from Washington
written under the military censorship of the telegraph,
says:
Another day has passed without any thing official or
otherwise from Vicksburg. There begins to be talk in
official circles ofa probability that the siege may last
fortnight -.
The New York Times does like this game of decep-
tion practiced upon the public about VIcksburg, and
makes the following thrust at the powers Washngton
The dispatches concerning affairs at Vcksburg continue
to be nearly as possible neoAPrehensLe. Now that the
people of the North know, and have settled down content
over Vicksburg Sunday last, think it would be
harm if the government at Washington would furnish the
public with correct statements of the they have
hand.
Yankee, who at Veksburg and then in prison at
Richmond; but who has returned to New York. has fur
ushed the World newspaper with statements among
which are the following
1--WE have fears for the result but in this case
utes of great moment To the three thousand forces
Jackson when we passed through Johnston seems to
have scraped six thousand additional Lorng is since
at jackson with his corps, which will leave Grant with
fifteen thOdsand in his front and say twenty thousand i'll
the rear deductng disabled and captured in the three
late engagements which, from the meagre reports received
at Richmond, judge to be considerable The erteHt to
rvnu The T1n16gbee to Nridgn is fifteen hundred day.
HIS army cannot Be supplied By at route EicESbua u
proosioae far thirty days only The country affords him
perhaps suficiency of corn and forage His commune
cation with the rest of the South isprecarous and
Grerson be not idle, may be destroyed" .
'.''- FROM THE RAPPAHANNocK.
Important from tie RappGhGHnOGk-GeH Lees Army
ported IN be preparing 10 recpOss tie PotOHaac.
The whole North is again convused with excitement at
the that Lees army is about to the Po
tomac and pay the Yankees visit. special dispatch
the New York Herald, from the Army Of the Potomac
-...
The enemy in notion and their trains observed
movng towards Culpepper followed by heavy columns of
troops Gen. Lee it sad has issued addresses to his
army cougratuatng them upon their past achievements
and ioreshadowng raid into Maryland. He tells them
they to have long and rapid marches through
try without railroads. and calls upon every to be
prepared for the severest hardships. &c.
RUhoRs FROM KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
"A dispatch from Cincinnati says:
Dispatches dated at Mureesboro yesterday say that
Bragg army is falling back, and it quite probable Ro
sencranz is advancing We look for important from
The rebel Intentions in Kentucky undeveloped.-
They massng considerable force north of Monticello
and it locks though they would try the
again. Carter Is waitin ng fOr them .,,... ....
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