The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-16

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M8bllc. june 3
A special q the TuhBne from
Jackssu dated ihc sih irsi ssys thrre
are uaay u3ssofs aaoat. lie mo~ e..
liable Of phtai u that Cen Kltbt
Smth instead o teiag a. Port Had.
aon. has takea MaIkea's Bead and
sui "a Gen Grsats supplies
Gen Grant Is siosly advancing by
balhlug parallels, sh.ch are far han
arei 3aris from oar outer works
There Il plenty II ammuuitioa and
provisisas ~ Yieksbarg. and the
soldiers sud citizens are confident u
tAe result.
Oar entire loss during the series Of
assaults vii MOI exceed six hanirrd.
Cairo, Jaue ~.
The steamer 81. Cloud from Vicss.
burr oa Mouday Morning. has arriy.
cd.
There was htsyy cannonadiug up
ale faEo when tae boat len. the i'm.
port ~ which Is GOT ka0an.
OGicsrs by this arrival say It Is be-
leFcl ia lie camps that a battle 10
0aE rear Is highly probable. No one
however, brlivyss iltat Johnston Is
able to raise Tie sirge.
The dgLt 1t Mliikrn's Bend on
Saturday was 4 more Importance than
~ FIRST reported.
Tie rebels we're J 500 strong under
Henry McCulloeh.
Our tUrets was lvss Than 1000, over
COO Of Atom we're negroes.
The febtls AZ hrst drove our forces.
nearly surrounding them. The fight
was conducted with energy and des.
peration by our forces, and the rebels
held At bay anlil a gunboat came
70 our assistance. Rye Witnesses nc.
port o loss in killed i3I. one hun.
dred 81 whom were negroes.
TIE wound i WAS about the same
number.
The list % the Killed Is very large.
IN cagseq Jenee % many Of the wound
I'd being killed under The no quar-
ter"
The rebels len over 100 dead d n
the felt. and took away several wag-
on logds OF wounded.
Tho negroes, IL Is reported, fought
better than their ahae officers, many
81 whom il il said skulLel.
MUsDAY.
New York. june IS.
New Orlrans letters Of TIE Glib state
thsl our lines AZ Port Hudson are with
~ speaking distance az The rebels.
Batteries have been erected and heavy.
guns mounted. Our mortar aud gun
boats keep ap a Continuous fire into
The Place night aud day. aud the place
will doubtless soon surrender.
NF'Nt9Ny bNAs
Washington, June l3.
The following items arc taken from
Richmond papers Of the llih inst.
jackson, Miss. June 3.
Oarscoat report iLe pirkets around
Nicksbnrg as Ten miles lie y. Every
ean Of approach is closely guarded.
The greatest care and courage are re-
qlired 70 reach Ycksburg.
Gen. Grant fonn uniealts with tie
heet by signals seen night and day,
%betokening movements il is thought.
The firing Of he encmy's morlars
were heard al int rivals Of two seconds
ali night, and was continued this morn.
ing.
There is melting from Port IIud-
New York, Jnnc IA.
Tie Hrald's headquarters army Of
the Potomac dispatch OF the 18th SAYS
are unchanged.
The enemy display a large force in 1
the vicinity Of Frclerick,bur but
make no demoust raiions except picket
u ing and occasional artillery.
Longsireei's and Ewrlls corps are
C~ulpepper. preparing ior a move
m cit on our right. ,
Firing VA heard ia the direction Of
the United States Ford last night and
this morning. =
Another dispatch, dated Third Army
June 18Th, says movements Of :
Lee in the direction Of Culpepprr have i
been in a larger scale lhau at first y
supposed. embracing all his army ex-
about ten thousand, which remain :
opposite Falmouth. O
No doubt Lee intends 10 risk every >
hing OH a determined effort TO cross
he Rappahannock and assume the Of
The Harper's Ferry correspondent
e the Herald states that it Is reported
y o cavalry that a rebel force of u
infantry and artillery passed through q
,~perryyiile, Tuesday last. the column b
'ceupl - three hours ia moving. bs
IL Is thought the rebels intend NOV a
ng into Western Virginia, where they II
Will make a bold and destructive rad, 70
: We are not prepared for them in
hat quarter. ts
On Thursday a battalion OF the YER
nent cavalry had brisk fight with
ebel cavalry At Edwards Ferry, aud
them back acros. lie river.