, 1863-06-16
THE SIEGE V{CkS-:
BURG.



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skir1n1s'nng anu sharp-snoos'ng occuffed as
usual, and drants INNING anu otheF opera
tions calculated eventually to reduce Vfcks-
burg were progressing very satisfactorily.
There was no news of an advance or in fact Of
any movement on the part Of Joe Johnston,
who Was reported in the vicinity Of Jackson,
massirg forces for movement at no far dis
tant day.
| General Frank P. Blair had just returned
| from another reconnaissance In force. lie had
carefully patro}lcd the country for forty miles
back Of VIcksburg and found only few que
| rillas, who fed at his approach In too grcnt
haste to enable him to capture one for obtain-
| AAASA AA*AAAV@As
There Was yet no enemy In the vicinity Of
Iaines' Bluff, but Gen. Sherman bad every
thing In readiness for them, should they make
! their appearance. The enemy had been seen
| since the fighting Of Saturday and Sunday,
9th and TN INST, 10 thc neaghoorhood ot
3{ilnken's Bend and Young Point, but every
| precaution was being taken to make their
coming fatal should they again attack our
forces at either place.
Nothing is said by any passengers as to the
reported sinking OF the gunboat Choctaw. It
is believed to be canard' hardly daJ
passes In the rear OF F1cksouFg TINT prisoners
"te not taken IN inc snapo o1 refugees ana
desefte1S Aoa1 .no 'epeA o&"e' anu tnelr
unsa1sing ferof. 10 Luz lAe saffiso" - so"ef'
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poile 4eaaee1 ~ .ue 'eo'1 oenetai 'n''1 Ut
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and ,:ater1a1 thnn II It is worth NJ military
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Price las turned out to be bosh. Since the
rrcat defeat of Marmaduke in Missouri. hi
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anu AAteo 1'"'o 0een D"' A'tt' o''''t 1'a'l
cyphers.
Col. Wilson, one of Kirby Smiths Quarter.
masters comc into our lines. tootz the oatb
ant, ,ron+ No-+1 uo g. +ho-arn1,,1 ;1;sc,,sta;
anu Went Nortn' III ID lnoroueMy olsSusset
Gov. Kirkwood Of Iowa came passenger
10 s,oona- con+;,o,t,1 d,rect fro, v,.i.s
gu tne sIesn'ei eonA!uen'". ~ uaee. nom !eAS
burg, in company with Au)ntant General Ba
ker. These gentlemen have circulated among
the trnons Of their State. and they give YER,
intelligent, and at the same time a hopeful view
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Inc t1ooPs "ie stl'1 puo,on' WIN AoPe, "n'
eapguine Of SUCCESS, as are their lenders, on
and all.
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on enc ea'n' oo't W sue i4se' e''''' ''oi'
S. L. Casey, member Of Congress iron
I Kentucky, and wealthy, planter from
lake Providence. Louisiana. and famil
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CAIRO, June 15.-Gov, kirkwood, of lows
arrived tlis morning from Yicksbnrg Wed
nceday morning, the 10th. The situation Q
the two armies was unchanged. The rebel
attempted to dI1ve back our rlckcts on Sun 81
uy IT, H. carse If tha connnna6;nr tf,t r.,
s hcen mentioned. Great num1ers If ara
a i,o1ees miles md cattfe are n;~ht1v honir
e ~ tie river hv Tie rchciz and nrt f;,1nd f1n,.
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