The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-26
THE BATTLES NEAR JACKSON, MISS

rHE RATTTEs NEAR JACKSON, MISS. g.!
The special reporter of the Mobile. Register
sends a despatch from Jackson, giving the par
tieulars of fight which took place on Saturday
the 18th inst A battle was fought at Bakers
Greek. about twenty miles West of jackson, where
we whipped the enemy badly, until reinforced
from Jackson Pemberton then fell back to the
BIG Black Bridge. Pembcrton estimates our loss
at three thousand, and theirs at three times as
many Gen Loring was on the left, and was cut
off, but cut his way through to Crystal Springs,
twenty-six miles South Of Jackson. His loss Is
unknown. Gen. Tilghmau was killed.
The following official dispatch tells the tale:
Camp between Livingston and brownsville, :
May 18th, 1863. J
Gen S. Cooper Lieut.. Gen. Pembcrton was
attacked by the enemy on the morning OF the
] 9th inst. near Edwards Depot, and, after nine
hours fighting, was compelled to fall back behind
the Big Black. J. K. JOHNSTON,
General Commanding.
BAD NEws-A special dispatch furnishes the
following from Vicksburg, dated Tuesday night,
May 10:
In the Saturday fight at Bakers Creek, We lost
about 80 pieces Of cannon, spiked and abandoned.
On Sunday the Federals advanced to take Big
Black Bridge and were repulsed, but they crossed
higher up and took US in the rear. The bridge
was burned and the works abandoned. Our loss
heavy.
Vicksburg is closely besieged, and the enemy is
closing in on every side. Gen. Loring has us
sumed command at Jackson
AFFAIRS AT V1cKsBURG.-We present under
cur telegraphic head all the news we have from
this important point. 1t is natural that much
anxiety should be felt with reference to the de-
fence of this place. and, without presuming to know
more than others, We predict that all will be well
there on the great day Of trial of strength between
the two armies. There is nothing, in our judg-
ment in the recent repulse Of Gen. PembertOn to
lead to the belief that there any danger of the
fall, immediate remote, of Vicksburg. We are
Informed from various sources that our forces
within the entertainments, extending FROM the city
as far back as the Big Black, have supply Of
provisions sufficient to subsist them for four
months.
In the late fight only portion Of our forces
were engaged, and Gen. Johnston, who is now IN
command Of all the forces employed for the pro-
lection of the place, with the reintorcements sent
to his aid, had DOT arrived in time to participate
in the struggle His dispatch the day subse
quent to the fight was dated forty miles from the
scene of the engagement. From all
gather we are decidedly hopeful as to the fnal
issue--Rchmo"d Dispotch.
The stru1qIe for Juchson Fighting in lie
st,eets-1h he Editor of the Montgomery Adver-
tiser, met with highly Intelligent gentleman of
the army, who furnished interesting account Of
affairs in the direction of Jackson, Miss. His ad-
vices from jackson were derived from refugees
who had escaped and photographed from Brandon
and other points.
1t appears from these accounts that the fight
began at on early hour Thursday morning, l4th
inst, and continued nearly all day, our troops
mauded by Gen. Johnston, and the Yankees by
Grant. We were finally driven back to Jackson.
and fought them through the streets unit, over
powered by greatly superior numbers, when
were compelled to evacuate the city. The enemy's
force amounted to between 90, 900 and 10000,
and only to about 5000
Gen. Johnston then retreated Canton, TWEEN
ty-four miles due north of Jackson, situated on
the wagon road connecting thence by Walden to
the road running due east to the Yazoo river, and
leading directly to Ficksburg, some seventy miles
from Jackson by this route.