The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-05-27
ENCOURAGING: NEWS
FROM VICKSBURGI'
GLORIOUS SUCCESS OF GRANT
FIVE BATTLES FoUGHTl
GA Guns and s,4oo Prisoners
Taken!
yicSsburg Closely Invested!
GunbOats Keeping Rebels Active
by Night Und Grams Army
Operating tn the Day.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE
CITY, ao H1

WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The following
dispalch was received by the President to
day:
Memphis Tenn, May 23,-To Col. Anson
Stager, Washing on. ID c.: Official informa'
ton ftom below 10 Wednesday has been re-
ceived. Gen. Grant has captured Haines'
Bluff and the entire works oil Vicksburg, q !,
large number OF prisoners, and htty seven
pieces OF artillery. The battle is still raging
with every prospect OF captureing the entire
force in Vicksburg. We hold jackson, Black
river bridge and Hainss' Bluff. A report is
being made up for Washington.
w. g. FULLER,
..t. Assistant Manager OF Telegraph.
The tollowing was received this, morning
at the headquarters Of the army:
Memphis Tenn, II A. M. May 21.-Maj.
Gen. h. W. Haleck, General in chief: A
citizen has arrived at Lagrange, who left
Canton on Saturday morning. He reports
that Johnston was at Calhoun, seventeen
miles North Of ] sckson, with 5000 men en-.
dsavoring to effect a Junction with Pember>
ton al Edwards station.
AT Holly Springs he saw dispatch from
Canton, da ed the 18Th inst, as follows:
Gen. Grant was rein forced, and drove the
enemy into the intrenchments on the Big
Black. Johnston has ordered all the pro
visions from Canton. The Pearl river bridge
as Jackson and the tresile work at Brandon,
were burned.
G. A. HuR1BERT, Mai. Gen.
Eleven o'clock, P. M.--The following des
patch has just been received at the War De-
partment:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 23.--I forwarded
the following. which has just been received
from Col. j. A. Rawlins, A. A. g.: Rear o
Vicksburg, Nav &C.. elanded at BRUINS.
burg on the 3O:h April. On the 1st OF May
we fought the battle Of Port Gibson, defeated
the rebels under Bowen, whose loss in kill
ed, wounded and prisoners was at least l.,
500. Loss in artillery, five peices. On the
18th OF May at the battle of Raymond, the
rebels were defeated with loss OF 800. Or
the l4th, defeated Joseph f johnson and
captured Jackson, with loss to the enemy
OF 400, besides immense stores and manuac.
lures and II pieces o artillery. On the 18th
fought the bloody and decisive battle oi Ba
ker's Creek, IN which the entire Vicksburl
force under pemberton, was debated, with {
loss, OF 29 pieces Of artillery and 1900 men
On the l7th, defeated the same force at BIZ
Bridge, with loss Of $500 men and IL pie.
ces Of artillery. On the 18th, invested Vicks
burg closely. To day Gen. Steele carried
the rifle pits on the north Of the city. Th'
right Of the army rests on the Mississippi
above Vicksburg. -:
[Signed ia. RAwLINs.
learn further that there are from 15,OO(
to 10000 men in Vicksburg, and that Penn
berton lost nearly all his field artillery; tina
The canonadng at Vicksburg ceased about
O'Clock on the Goth Grant has probabl.
captured nearly all ..a.7,.. ...,.,
G.. A. HURLBERr, Maj. Gen.
Official Details of Battle Of fBiaCf
t River, -a4As,,y. -
MEMPHIS, TENN, May 23.--ll:30 A. M
Hon. +, M. Stanton, Secretary Of War: Th
following dispatch has been received a
these headquarters and forwarded as reques
ted. s A. HURLBERT. Maj Gen.
Rear Of Ficksbury, May 20 --6 A. NJ. Hon
E. NJ. stanton, Secretary OF War: Gen
Grant won great and momentous victor
over the rebels under ,Pemberton on tn
Jackson and Vickshurg Ros /, at Baker
Creek, on the 18th inst. Pemberton had
most formidable position on the crest of
wooden hill over which the road passes lon
gitudnally. He had about twenty five thou
sand men.
The battle began at II q. M, an
i, was gained at 4 p. m. Its brunt wa
borne by Hovey's Division of M'Clel
J nand's Corps, and by Logan's an
. Crocker't, Of McPherson's. Hove
attacked the hill and held the create
part of it till 2 o'clock, p. M, wher
g having lost sixteen hundred men, h
! was succeeded by Boomers an
! Holmes Brigades, of Crocker's Dl
: vision, by which the conflict was enc
, ed in that part Of the field. Boone
lost five hundred men.
Logan operated on the right, an
. cnt off the enemy's direct retreat, S
: that he was compelled to escape b
his right flank through the woods
e Logan lost four hundred killed an
wounded. We took about two thor
: . sand prisoners. -
: On the 17th, advancing to the Big BIacl
. we fought Pemberton again at the bridg
!, and captured three thousand more prisoner
He fought in rifle pits, protected by q diff
. cult bayou, full Of abattis. Lawle's brigad
A and McClernands corps charged the rift
pits magnifcently. and took more prisoner
than their own nnmbsr. Pemberton burne
. his bridge and returned to Vicksbnrg wit
a only three cannon out Of sixty that be ha
taken out.
. Building four bridges over the Big Blac
Gen Grant arrived before the town on u
, evening Of the 18th, and now holds it close
u invested. He had opened line OF suppl
l. via Chickasaw bayou, having cut the tow
r off from Ha nes' Bluff. which is abandone
:. by the enemy, and which Gen. Grant VI
= occupy. esi
. There was sharp Fighting through the da
o. Yesterday Steele won and holds the upp
= bluffs, and the enemy's upper water bateri
= and gets water from the Mississippi. She
y mans corps lost yesterday fvs hundred XII
ed and wounded. M'Pherscns, who holt
the center, lost little, as did McClernan
= who holds the lott. The gunboats Kept Il
enemy on the alert during tho night 81
y probably the town will be carried to day.
- There are from is, 900 TO 10000 men in
NEW YoxK, May 24.-Ths HeraNa 81
. cial Washington dispatch says that advic
Z had been received by the President fro
10 Gen. Grant, detailing his proceeding
. the 20th. He had fought Ave battles, captc
u. cd .ixty our guns and 9 400 psisoaers.
. vicksbssrg - Said 20 be Oars.
Y WAsHIssros, May q .--At eleven cello
q, m, to day, the President receive the
u lowing telegraph announcement that vich
o. burgh is ours.
90 CLEvELANp, OHIo, May "a --.A dispat
9 from Mr.. Fuller, the telegraph manager
ve Memphis, late last night says the stars Q
"a stripes now foat over Vickshurg, aud
victory Is complete. have held this M
70 sage hoping to get the aonhrma!ion. but