Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-23
Ritgu1onl Enquirtr.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2S, 1852.
CONFEDERATE FORCES AT MILF.
EEN'.S BEND.
. Oficis! information has been received ct
the war Department, that Gen. Kirby Smith
is in possession of Mibken's Bsnd.
THE LAST C4T1LRY FIGHT.

Middieburg, On Wednesday evening, belEeen
Robinson's brigade End strong forcs Of the
enemy-all csvslry-!n which tbs lsttss
| were rcrulsod. On the following morn
ing the fgh. was renewed end the en-.
eny's forces agsin Tapulscd, with The lcse Of Z
Rhode Island regiment, which wss captured
and many killed and wounded. In the even
ing thoy received ycinforccmeats, with a.
tilS7y, sud our forces also received assistance
by the coming up Of portions OF the brigadcs
Of Gems. ". F.. Lee and Jopes. This enemy
wss sga;n reprtsed. On Friday morning the
engagement was resumed with spirit, snd
CONTINUED when our infa:msnts lefs. Our loss
ras comparatively slight, excepting, poghap,
daring TIE engagement of Thursday evening
When tho easm7'D artillery il reported to
have operated scvszC)y upon Les's bri .ds
F8O4 THE TRlNS-MJSS SSTPPI
VICESBURG and PORT HUDSON.
Tho Mubiie "Advcrt,ser of tho lit.
instant has TIE following cheering intclli-
gsnco:
We have q. las: direct snd positive intell;-
gerce ftom boyona thu Mississippi, which
clears n45 ell the doubts, myths and rumofs
which have been Vexirg US for some weeks
pass.
We gather cur inf ,rmsticn from en- i1lolii.
gent gentleman. just from the hesdquartorg Of
Grn, Kirby Smith, who his ofici.l relations
with that army, and who crossed the Migsis.
sippi rivor ct Nstchsz Lac: Fpissy.
Tho first important fact we learn is that
Gen. Smith is fully posed IS to tee situation
At Vicksbure eat. Port Hudsoo, and is d.
rec,irg Use fuTcos Of his Department win a
view to second Gan. Jhnston on this side
the river il tho Eo.k CT raising the sicgs G.!
.hose two ci!isa. Gen. Smith g headquarters
we'e :: Shreveport, frcn which point be has
cay "assr communication with tho Missis.
s'ppi, 70 point near El:ksburs, by the Red
BIsck snd f>nsss rivers. lis e.oops .ro 81.
ready It tho posts scltc ed FIX them in csr-
ryirg out Gen SIN lbs great plan, which ia
% cat sf Cor. Grants supplies. To this
and Gah. Walker division, If Con. Dick
T,yios's amy, w.s already at Young's Point
wit GEO msn, aud the artillery recesssrv
t, c:mmsn6 the :;ges Ct 10 transports cud
otter ~o.d den vessels.
Throo Thousand mea, under Brig. Gen.
q osr, ws!o On the peliIsula opposite TO
Peit He'd an, and in s petition, with the aid
Of Gen. G,idnes'n ua::eries, 30 co.aplctely
ojese the river to the eacmy's boats.
Ma'inlluGe, Of Gen Prics's sr.nY. YVES
n,s- utlsna, and Gan. Price, with II 900
l1sn, wss on The match for that point, Ms
ohjsc. being tbs same, TO command the river,
and Gu: off GTsat'6 supplies. The great fall
~ tho Mi ssisslpp' river, 2S fsos below Eish
water mark, afforded great !sci;itiss to t: csc
o2osS';oas. Ths usrroHness If the stream
forced passing vessels to come within essy
TANGO Of the shoe batteries, while tho river
a,d SUI S. low tts: che attacking parties
ccnid not bs reached by tn, enemy's gun
opsSs.
The garrison Of Port Hudson snd Vicks
burg aEs both we'll provided and in fise
s1ir,is-each unesfy .bou: ste fate Il he
o.aar, bus entirely cooti!eat in thai, cwD
situation. They hsvo sbundant Iupp'i los
N,ws las been receive; from Vitksburg up
60 Saturday nigat. Grant army is ur-
dcnotsdly suffering for want of wstcr, and
auGs:irg more fran being obliged 10 4, ink
;he ssa!es- Of the Big Back, wh:ohis very au-
y no o'cUe. AS cur Informant says. Gene
rsl JehGston Is Ill no hurry 10 moTo, for
tIiS, SIN 'Dg o.hsr reasons: that hs d 5os not
ike 10 ln!e 'le-e with the sc!ioM of tho VS.
ters. He Is in regular communication with
the West Of The Miss ssipp, and all arc work
Tag TO & c.mGa1n snd-the starvation Of iae
| ENEMY, ths raising Of The siegs, and The csp~
tuEe Of % mary as possible when no begins
| to nova off.
Louiss ADS h,s been abandoned By the enc
my, snd there are no Yankee troops excep.
.boa: Dons;dsoayi'le. Gen. Mo,ton with
600 aea Is at F'apkin, St. ha-y's Parish.
L. their retrea. ths Yankees Carried off Ioules
| ecd destroyed many wagons Blu! most CT
tho o:gToes have been re-7ap;uiid, srd are
oeiag sen. back to ;heir owners.
The Fed r YER is free of Yankce yesselg-
Communication between Tho Ess: nnd Vest
banks Il tie Misg:ssjppi st Ns;cht z,sGd many
o.hor pieces wa Constant and uuin!syi uptej.
The oEen,y'a gunbcaS arc powe,iess to pre-
| vent it. Ter thorssnd hcad of cattla were
OF their vay 20 this side aud baTo probably
passed hy this ,ino.
The Crescent regiln cns end tho 18th LOU
i,'sna, both Of " hica were formerly stationed
nsar Mobile, are ut Bayou Lsmaus,o, Bixie:n
III e. beiGw Alexandra.
Gen. Msg!udsr has his sTes fixed OF Vicks-
burg, aud Is co operating witt his follow acl
dIc.s praror the scene Of action.
Tho fScsoins facts may lie relic np,n for
their general &C :uracy; and they put q nsw
face on tho great campaign in tho Vail ey.-
Pernt ortcn and "GaTdler-shut up in thor
strorshoids with plenty to .as a@d driak,
ard ample powder ard ball fos the ontc tain
spsnt Ct :he enemy dsfy and laugh a. the
hosts who aro scowliNg ard digging outside
Of their works While Grant els down aui-
stly-ibst is. rs quietly as Big Black water
and the sun and mosquitoes will pornit--to
sta7vo out Pembe-icn, Kirby Ssnitt, Price
ard Tnyl:r arc arranging Iittlo de:ai!s 10
nsarve him out anG compel him to abandon
his unhealthy locality.
Ones sgslD, cur climate cones to our aid.
The riyess have fallen With unwonted rapid.
ty and the enemy's vessels, stranded On gsnd
bal ks, are bUsuty spots on the. pictures quo
scenes OF the great river. If Gssut js forced
c, retire, usny Of the vessels of the Yankee
haot between Vickshurg ard Port. Hu5sen
must bs lest. When scarcity, water,
malaria and demoI alis,sion have Gono their
work upon Grants bosts, Johnston oHpor-
turity will have arrived, ard we have Strong
hopes that q combined attack bet~eea him
ana Pemblrton will result in rcaiz ng ono Of
those 'puive,izing" military operations OF
which We read so much in N>rtbatn papers,
We think hs situation" GRAVITY relieved,
sn1 Wa certainty $b-eaths fIeor.'. Wo can
now afford 20 awsit events with teco n ng
pati,Ecc. $500 -.-.
The Columbus GcoTg;s Tines" contains
tho following frcn pivste lcitcr =rit!on
by member Of The 46h Georgia, dated
scamp On the Ysz,o r;Vsr, JuEe g."
The advance of Jobreton ia pow beyond
Yazoo City, dsj. Con. w. H. T. Wsikor, of
Georgia, in command. The enemy some