The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-26

MEMPHIs, May 23.--I forward the fol-
lowing jus, received from Col. John A.
Rawlings, A. A. &.
REAR OF VIoKsHURe, May 20.-The ar
my Of Tennessee landed at Brulingsburg
on the 30th of April. On the first of
May we fought The battle of Port GiS-
son ond defeated the rebels under Gen.
Bowen, whose loss in killed, wounded,
and prisoners was at least 1850 and loss
in artillery pieces
On tho 18th OF May, at the battle of
Raymond, the rebels were defeated with
loss Of 500 men.
On the 18th of May we defeated Gen.
Joseph E. Johns'on, and captured ack-
son, with loss to The enemy Of 400, be.
sides immense stor 3, manufactures and
seventeen pieces Of artillery.
On the 10th of May we fought the
bloody and decisive battle Of Bakers
i'reek, in which the entire force OF Vlcks-
burg, under Gen. Pembtrton, was defeat.
ed, with the less of twenty nine pieces
of artillery and four thousand men.
On the l7ih OF NJ we defeated the
same force at the Big Black River bridge,
"A'h q ihA9 VI twenty tlA IuUAItu LlEn
and seventeen pieces of artillery.
On the Is h OF May we invested Vicks-
burg osely.
To day Gen. Steel carried the rife
pits On the north of the city. The right
of the army rests on the Mississippi
above Vickeburg.
lSigned, JoHN A. RAWLINGS,
Asst. Adj Gen.
P. S. I learn further that there are
from $1,000 to 10000 men in Vicksburg.
and that Pemberion has lost nearly all
of his field artillery and that the cannon
aiding at Vicksbu'g closed about three
o'clock, p. NJ, on the 20th OF May. Gen
Grant has captured nearly all
SAN FRANCIsCO, May 10 THE steamer
Golden Age brings advices from the City
OF Mexico to the I'd of Nav, and from
Puebla to the 30 h Of April
Gen. Or,tgas' dispatches TO Gen. Com
oniort state that on the Gath of April the
French exploded mine on the block
called Stinime, occupied by Mexican
troops. A number of Mexieans were bu-
ried IN the ruins, but the balande resist
ed the French all night, fighting desper-
ately. On the morHaDS Of the 25h, bo h
parties were reistOrced, and they con-
linued the fight all day, with the great
est determination and ferocity, the Mex
leans at its close holding their original
position during the contest.
The French exploded another mine 10
the Santa Jesu, and another light ensued
here, lasting several hours, the M,xicaus
remaining masters of the field, aud cap
turing l30 Of the French Ziuaves. The
French left 400 dead on the 6eld.
Since these fights the French have
k pit up the bombardment of the city,
though less vigorous than before.
On the first of May, President Jaurez
left the City of Mexico TOR Comonfort's
camp, near Puebla, for the purpose of
urging immediate Offensive operations
against the French.
CAIRO, May 22.-Reports from Grants
army are highly important, and believed
TO be reliable. 1t seems that after accum-
pfis hing all that was desired at jackson
the army marched toward Black river
bridge, burning all behind them, doubt
less with the intention Of preventing an
attack on the rear.
At the bridge a heavy battle has been
fought 1t Is reporte that we have cap
tured "a guns, large number Of prison.
efs, and that the rebels are being driven
back towards Vicksburg, aud il they do
not escape up Yazoo river, most Of them
must be captured.