The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-01
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summary Of their contents. commences with
the Herald.
1ne following 10 the ''sltuaaion. article Of
the Herald, Of the 28.h:
received from VicksburR Is by wav Of Nam.
Phis up to A. N. e4th. VicksburGs was then
holding out, and Grant was hopeful Of sue.
cess. storm interrupted teleaTapbic com.
municasion between Memphis and Cairo yes
.srday. Rumors, without confirmation, from
Murfreesboro', state that Vicksburg had fallen
on sunday, and that Pemberton had got his
Another dispatch from Chicago says that ON
Friday morning last Psmberton sent fia9 of
truce to Grans, Offering to surrender Wits.
bdrg II Grant would allow the rebels TO Law
down their arrs and march out, and that the
offer was refused. The tone Of southern Jour
nals IN regard 70 vicksburg is not very cheer.
full. though little more confident than It was
few days ago.. Bragg and Rosecrans, they
ray, agex probsb,y both scuding of rsiufoxcs-
ments to Pemherton and Grant A rebel ad.
mission that Bragg was sending his troops TO-
wards vicksburg.
Richmond papers, of the 25.h, have been re-
ceived. The news from Vicksburg, by way
OF Memphis, is almost invariably later than
in the Richmond papers.
The number Of rebels at Vicksburg is be.
tween % 600 and 80 900. A special dispatch
from Cairo, through Chicago, May 9th, saws:
On Thursday the rebel batteries on the hill
north OF the town were taken and turned
on the enemy. On the evening Of the same
day the water batteries at the foot of tbs hill
were captured. The same evening the water
batteries below Vicksburg were taken by
Portars mortar boats. On Friday the rebels
were driven to the inner for;ifications.-
Grants army stretches completely round the
doomed city, both wings resting on the river
Vicksburg Is full of women and children
many have come in from the surrounding
country for safety.
A dispatch. dated three miles east of Vicks.
burg, May 25th, says: Our wounded at the
battle of Champion Hill number l. 200 The
enemy's loss is acknowledged to be not over
half that We had 20 600 troops engaged aud
the rebels about 10000, according to their
wounded. We took 5000 prisoners, and
about 3 900 at the battle of the bridge.
All possibility of escape is cut Off Every
man, woman. and child must fall into our
hands. At 2 O'Clock yesterday the b title be.
gan in earnest. Gen Steele drove the enemy
from several forts, and took one complete line
of Notifications, fronted by rife pits.
1t is morning. General McClernand, on the
left, is not progressing 80 fast, but is doing
we'll. We lost about 500 killed and wound,
ed yesterday.
a
Thompson's Hill we lost 528. The enemy's
loss will reach $500, including 400 captured
and par0led in the hospital at Port Gibson.
Nearly GOO prisoners have already been sent
North
The cavalry of the rebel Col. Breckinridee
were pounced upon in their camp within IL
miles Of McMinnvl,e, near Murfreesboro'. a
few days ago, by General Wileon, with force
of Union infantry mounted. The camp was
destroyed, and prisoners and IS horses CAP
tured Morgan is falling back to Sparta to
join Whart0n's forces.
: A dispatch from Cincinnati yesterday saws
that the report, through rebel sources of tie
capture Of Helena, Arkansas, by Gen. Price,
is false.
The schooner Sea Bird, of Philadelphia, was
captured and burnt by the rebels on the goth
lust, while aground at the mouth of the Neuse
river. Her captain and crew were taken
prisoners. The rebels boarded her in small
boats from the shore. 1t ia reported that all
the rebel troops in North Carolina. including
even the new c0nscripts, are moving to Vir.
ginia.
long correspondence ia published, contain.
ing an account of the attack of Col j. T.
Jones, Of the 9Th Pennsylvania volunteers,
upon the enemy in their entertainments at
Gum Swamp, in which he captured their ar
tillery ammunition, and over 200 prisoners,
time dispensing them. They rallied, how
ever, and, following in the rear of our troops,
harassed them considerably until they reached
their own lines. Here the fire of the enemy
became very severe, and, unfortunately, Col
Jones was shot dead behind his own breast.
works.
The Seward Union Loyal League had har-
monious convention at Utica on the 9th. Sew.
eral hundred returned volunteers were enter
tanned by the ladies', and were expected to fra
terniza with the Leaguers, but, to the disguise
OF the politicians, they persisted in vOciferously
cheering for Mcclellan and Fitz John Porter,
and some declared the meeting was nothing
but an Abolition SELL
Five rebel spies and one Union soldier will
suffer death to morrow. The rebels are VIM.
Is. CamptOn, Thomas jenkins alias Hawkins,
John B. Tyler, George p Sims, George A.
Burgess.
Gold sold down to 142}. then at l43s, 144,
l443, and closed at S p. III. at about la l.6.
Exchange was down at l5S a l59.
The Herald says, edtorially: SIT is now as
certained that Mr. Lincoln was not cognizant
OF, and cOnseq equently had nothing to do with,
the recent political arrests and other arbitrary
measures carried out in Indiana, Ohio, and H.
linois by their plant military tools-Burnsids
tioneering, and deserve all the blame.
The Herald complains Of the internal or in.
fsrnal revenue taxes--says it has paid $4,000
taxes, and wants to know if the collectors
wish to have it paid two or three times day
to different persona, as it has been called on
by several.
The Herald wants the negroes to be cruel.
fied-says I'VE have no need Of negroes ut
the North. Let the whole race be sent South.
If they will not fight, they will do we'll enough
to run away; but we hope they will be caught
by the enemy and never exchanged. The
country will have good riddsnce Of them"
The Herald also says: "In order to avoid
revolution in the Government, which may
bring upon US all the evils Of financial con-
vulsion, reputation, and universal bankrupt.
cy and chaos, give ne Abraham Lincoln for
the next Presidency"
coUKCIL OF WAR.
Nese York, May GA special dispatch
from Washington to the Euening Post Gays:
"a council Of war was held YESTERDAY at the
White House. It was the result of the late
visit of Senators Wade and Chandler to the
Army OF the Potomac, and had reference to
the offensive movements which the rebels in
Virginia have been for some time threatening.
"Gen. Hooker is said to express the opinion
that they are bringing up all their forces from
Charleston, and probably North Carolina, for
the purpose Of making an aggressive move
ment In view of the publicity which has been
given to these threats by tho rebels themselves,
Il seems most likely that their design 10 to pro.
vide for the defence OF Richmond. and by their
usual bluster deter Hooker from making an.
other advance"
A riot occurred ct Harrisburg on Monday
night, the 25.h, by soldiers dissatisfied at dak