The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-03


doubts and so well sheltered by he remarkable
rough ground. that they totally prevent the
enemy from using lis guns. They are near
enough too. to indulge in jocose conversation
, with The rebels in their riae-piis As to-day an
/ Illinois boy cries out:
" Hullo there seceshtr
"Hnlio."
Got any liquor in Vieksburgs'
/ Plenty"
well. Wen come in. tonight. and takes
horn"
! Al the same time our heavier artillery is Ia.
/ Ing pushed up slowly in such a way as to bear
very efeotually on the enemys works. The
erOlad i such that me hills Occupied bv rs ar
Just about ~ convenient and commanding A.
thos. occupied by them. What works thew
have within the line We are now attacking :
not known. bat they cannot be extensive. for
/ their present line j. quite near the citv 1.-THE
rebels retire from their present position. thew
subject the city 10 destruction.
Below aud above Nicksburg our mortar aect
Is grumbl.ng and laundering verv slowly hut
steadily, aud We tan see the huge shells --st-
iag over the town. A warm place 10 live in
now.
In Rear Of Nicksbarg. Nav p.
To-day "a general charge upon The enemv's
works WAS ordered and made. though | cannot
yet learn that at any point the works we're com
petely carried. The singulariy rough nature
oil the ground makes 10 almost Impossible TO tell
What ne have 10 encounter before Us and
rapidly iaiigues the men. Bat we advance in
this way steadily. and al each charge our sharp.
shooters obtain a better field for their opera.
lions. Our artillery hastens 10 get better
position. small iutrenchmeuts being thrown M
. % protect IL. aud thus Ne have the curious
spectacle OF hostile redouhts already frownine
upon each other. az adstance OF but a few hun
drrd yards.
The guns Of the rebels reply 10 our Smelling
{ but seldom They are evidently outstanding
their ammunitiOh, Tor they can aow get no fur
4 Their supply. I think that they are short Of
s artillery too. Their redouhts are constructed
ior leld guns Snd within The last three weeks
D General Grant has captured about seventy Of
2 these
: In the meantime We have 4 new base OF sup.
e plies from the azoo. through which reinforce
ments provisions, ammunition aud heavy guns
can b. sent as rapidly as We please.
The rebel force within Wick shurg cannot now
be more than 10000. Before the light At Jack
son they may have had $1,000. but part OF that
number we forced up northward. towards Can
e tOn-say 10 600 Al the hattie Of Midway Hills
tor Champions Hill. ga the 10th inst. their
= effective force was perhaps $4,000 men. OF
these az least 10000 we're killed. wounded,
captured, or driven TO escape northNard or
sOuthWard. IN such way as 10 prevent them
y from returning 10 Vicksburg. Al the fight on
Big Black on the 18th. we captured nesrly
y 5000. and scattered many more m such way
that they are more likely toh have struggled home
J: through the woods than 10 have reported for
5 duty.
5 LArER-I have arrived al the YaEOo. near
r Chickasaw Bayou. after riding from the ex-
IRENE left Of our army OF course rumors are
D. plenty OF The operations Of to-day. One is that
our mortars and gunboats have silenced two o.
)I the upper water batteries and that vessels now
pass Vicksburg without being fired on. An.
other Is that in the attempted charge OF 10 day
the 3lst Illinois got up 10 the enemye works
aud there found "A stockade 70 high that they
, could not scale it. aud 50 they stopped and lay
down under il, unable 90 90 further. vet pro.
tected from the enemy's FIRE. Al this moment
a rebel redosbt on the left tried to &c; a rakng
ie fire on them. when the artillery. concentrating
y it shots upon the redoubt suddenly battered il
g. silence. knocking one Of it, guns some thirty
- ieet into thu air.
:, Special Dispatch ~ The Chicago Times
Msrfreesboro. Tenn. MAY %.
IN Dispatches from Gen. Grant via Memphis ar.
! rived TO day, the tone OF which are highly en-.
\. eouragng The army is in excellent condition
4, considering the trying ordeal Of marches. -ieges
80 aud battles through which 10 has lately passed
with such brilliant results. The General say.
r., the city is completely invested aud that the
"A enemy. driven iron the outer works by storm
are huddled within the inner. with every pros
= pect Of being captured soon Our artillery
J. keep balling at the Gordon Of frowning earth
= works above. and il j. believed that before
many days if an assault fails, hunger will Ger
:. tainly avail 10 insure the fall OF the MISSES Dbl
Gibraltar. Immediately after the occupation Of
the outer works, assault was made which
y though successful resulted in 10 serious loss "a
a. While the artillery il engaging the enemy Z
attention, ans gradually but surely crumbling nj,
works, the army 10 enjoying breathing spell be
low, and gathering strength 20 carry the citv by
~ storm Not many days will pass ere the fate Of
~ J, Ycksburg will be decided.
=, Dispatches to-day from perfectly reliable
Sources represent Johnston in tue immediate
vicinity 81 Jackson, receiving heavy reinforce
msRis, that come pouring in from every direc-
sior. he is reported 70 have raid that, il the
~ city vii held eui ffteen days he ell throN iRte
% 100000, If he Is compelled to relinquish every
isotheld IN bis department. 10 effect IL.
- II the condtisH Of Affairs a. Vicksburg Is cor
- rectlv reported the rebels cannot possibly hold
eat Eve days Johnstsn is evidently strata NJ
- every nerve 10 recruit army suficienr 10 sue
: cor and save Ibis Wanted stronghold. Every
railroad conss ging 10 jackson is busily employed
eight aid DAY, and every available man within
~ Johnston's reach is being hurried forwsrd =
Should be recrsit his army in good season, he
u may hurl against Grant such force ~ would
compel the raising Of the siege In the mean
time, hewerer, be will fad that the Federal'
= have sci bees tsrdy in strengthening Grant
From ih. Cincinnati Gazette
. stan officer Of one Of tie commanding
L. Generals 10 Grants army. Who Jeff Ficksburg
2 on "wednesday last arrived in this city yester-
III day morning. and left lat evening for Wash
- ington. lie brings the latest news from Grants
( army. and Was IN consultation with Gen. Burn
Al side good portion Of yesterday.
ie He states that Gen. Grant il perfectly certain
70 Of MS ability 10 take Vicksburg but says Il
= will take time. perhaps a week longer. and per
Is baps two weeks Three assaults have been
of made on the rebel works with heavy columns
= Of our forces IN an Of which We were repuls-
n ed The last assault was made b. Gen Sher-
! man With 10000 men. aud OF thar number 600
q we're killed and a large number wounded
. General Grant il nov engaged in building
:, works. with the view Of taking the place bv
= regular approach = he "a ais0 mining some
Of The rebel works. Our outer line D. within
one hundred yards. a. points. Of tks rebel
p "ofks. and our sharp-boOters prevent the reb-
n els from working their heavy guns He says
= the rebei work IN the rear q the city are far
more formidable than those on -he 'front.'
= Gen Grant has been reinforced By e0nsid-
erabls portion Of Gen Banks forces and more