Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-27
NEWS FROM ylCksBURG.

Try is ten miles tnlS SIDE.
NEWS FROM ylCKSBURG.
The Siege Progressing FavorabIy-Actiyity
Along Our Whole LinP-Our Troops Isu :
patient for an Attack-Feud Between
Pemberton and one OF his Generals.
CAIRO, June 24.-[Dispatch to the Cincin-
natti Gazette. l-Captain Ed. Osband of Chi
cago arrived last night on the Belle Memphis
as special bearer of dispatches from General
Grant to the War Department at Washington.
He left the rear of Vicksburg on the afternoon
of Friday, the 10Th inst. At that time brisk
engagement seemingly occupied all the rebel
and Union forces, going on around the entire
line surrounding the city. OF course, the re-
suit is unknown.
This information is confirmed by passengers
upon the steamer Hope, which arrived this
morning from Memphis on the 2lst. When
your correspondents letter of the 18th was
written, the rebels Were not working more than
six heavy guns and 13-inch mortars. The
digging for mining the enemy's works was not
as extensive as heretofore It is supposed
however, that the location of such operations
was carefully chosen. Sherman, on the right,
was gradually reducing the enemy's fort oppo-
site, and silencing gun after gun of their bat
teries. 1t was supposed that Sherman was
nearer ready to enter the rebel works than
any other General, though closely contest
ed by Blair, Logan and Mcpherson. Some
OF Sherman's approaches are so close that the
distance could be made with spades in short
time. Our troops are all anxious for q demon
strauon. Gen. Logan, with his forces oppo-
site what was called Fort Hill, was fast beat
ing down the earthworks and rendering them
useless as protection to the Confederate ar
tillery.
On the 18th the rebels opened fire upon Nc
Clerpand's corps with briskIess. The casu-
alties on our side occurred mostly in the rifle
pits.
Gen John E. Smiths division was busiIy
engaged with a 13-inch mortar in his front
The mortar caused some dissatisfaction among
our men, and it was thought the shells came
rather nearer than was exactly comfortable.
Gen. Logan was much exposed. He habit
ually exposed himself rather more than some
think expedent or necessary.
On the 18th the enemy expended 500 pounds
OF powder and over 1850 pounds of iron, in
the shape OF shells and shot, upon Logans
force alone.
The rebel hospitals are largely on the in
crease. Hardly a day has passed that few red
flags are not observed flying over houses in the
city. This was particularly observed from Gen.
Hills position. Il is thought that these may
have been ruse to keep ouRzgunners from
firing Hpon the city. red flag was even seen
lying from one of their forts, from an embra-
sure OF which heavy gun was dealing out
death TO the Union soldiers.
The 18th Illinois regiment. on the nth, cap
tured fourteen rebel prisoners, who were try
ing 10 make their way through our lines. All
censure Pemberton hea Willy, as do all the pris-
oners taken lately. They say the teud now ex-
Gen. Bowen is daily growing more bitter
On the morning OF the 18th the Confederate
colors, which were flying for the first time over
Fort Hill, Were three times shot down by our
sharpshooters.
The Situation on tn el sth-Captu re Of r ebel
Spies, &c.
CHIcKAsAw BAYOU, Miss, June IS, via
Cairo, 2i.-Gen. Heron, on the extreme left is
working his way up with great rapidity, and
getting his batteries in position at short range
he has approached from one to two hundred
and sixty yards within day or two.
a series OF rumors are constantly reaching
here concern ing disasters above and below
such as an attack on Memphis, the fall of He
lena, the taking OF Haines' Bluff and trouble
ON the part OF Banks; but it is surprising how
little lodgment such rumors, however indus.
triously circulated, obtain among our soldiers
rangers who are coming here constantly
remark the wonderful spirit and confidence OF
General Washburn has arrived at and as
sumed command of Haines' Bluff.
Lieutenant +. +. Hill, of McAllister's bat
terry, was shot last evening from an embrasure
IN front OF a battery, in the very place where
Captain Rogers was killed short time since.
he was watching the effect OF the shot from one
OF his guns, when ball from the rebel sharp.
shooters went through his head sdewise, pass
ing under and back OF his eye. He was alive
at midnight, but probably cannot live many
hours.
IIoSOSl ndTSudl Illlet LnlS morning got
possession of the rebel Major w. NJ. Boyd, sur
geon in the LIST Mississippi Light Artillery, who
was left in charge of the rebel wounded in one
OF our hopitals, and who vas on his parole. 1t
is understood that the jor was trying to get
back into the rebel lines with information val
liable to Pemberton, which he had picked up
In our camp.
Yesterday two rebel spies We're caught with
IN a mile OF McPhersOn's headq quarters. They
were from Braggs army, and had concealed
about their persons plans of our Notifications
and specifications of the numbers and position
OF our troops. Spies find II an impossibility
now TO penetrate our lines.
iielnforcements are constantly arriving, and
ass urance us regards Grants rear is daily made
oouDiy sure. There is not shadow of doubt
own against any and everything which NAV
come from Jackson or any other oiraction,
Paymasters have arrived and are going to
pay the troops 10 the lst of May. Some dissat-
isfaction is expressed that they did not wait
until the LIST OF July, and then pay up for four
months.
Major Gen. Parke arrived few days ago.
There was an extensive fire in Vicksburg last
night, illuminating the whole country for miles
around. 1t Is not known what burned.
The Battle at Richmond, La.-The Rebels
Decidedly Beaten.
CHIcKAsAW BAYOU, June 15, via Cairo June
2.-On the 10th the rebel Gen. Anderson, with
division belonging to the comm and Of Major
Gen. Dick Taylor, marched from Richmond
tow ards Lake Pro, idence, where Gen Reid
was stationed with a small Federal force. con.
sisting o I the lst Kansas and 10th Wisconsin
regiments, with some negro troops, less than
1850 in all.
Richmond is eight miles from Youne's Point.
on the Louisiana side, st point where the
Shreveport road crosses the Tensas. II is
about twelve miles from Milliken's Bend and
thirty from Lake Providence, and an impor.
tant point, frora the fact that from it those
places are easily accessible by good road, and
Tor the enemy II would be an exceedingly Of
tepsiye position toward Ms