The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-06-03
Siege Of Vieksburg-omoial Dss.
patches.
patches.

patcnos.
The following despatches, from General Penn.
berton, the commander At Vicksburg, we're
sent 70 Jackson, Mississippi, and from thence
telegrsphed to Presd.nt Davis:
VIcKsBUao, Nay 20.-The enemy assaulted
our entrenchments Yesterday on our centre and
left They were repu'sed with he,vy loss. Our
loss Is small. The enemy's force is st least sixty
thousand.
VIcxspuRo. May ai.-Ths enemy kept up .
heavy artillery 6re yesterday. Two Of our guns
were dismounted in the centre our works.
however, were uniijured. Their sharpshooters
picked Of officers aud nen all day. Our works
were repaired aud out guns replaced last night.
Our men are encouraged BY . report that Gen.
eral Johnston is nssr With . large Army, and
are in good spirits
2p. m.-We have had brick artillery and
musketry firing from gun.boats.
p. m:-During the past two days trans.
Their destination 10 unknown.
RICHMOND, May as.-An official Telegram
from Gen. Johnston. dated 9th inst. states
that Gen. Stevenson reports hard fighting has
been going on At Vicksburg since Tuesday Of
last week, with continued successes. and that
the men are confident and in 6ne spirits.
MOBILE. Nay 2s.-A special dispatch from
the reporter Of the Advertiser and Register
dated Jackson, eth inst. says:
Reports from below state that Banks has
crossed his army At Bayou Ssra.
Federal deserters confirm the report that
great carnage occurred during the engagement
before Vicksburg.
Grant sent Gag yesterday about the SICK
and wounded.
Pemberton Is burning Tar and using other
disiniectanu 70 ssvs his troops from the effects
Of the stencil caused By the Federal dead lying
In front OF our works.
The slaughter Of the Federsls is far greater
than during any battle since the war com.
menced.
The Aississippisn states that two gunboau
were sunk at Vicksburg. during . recen, gu.
sagsment.
The Aississippian. Of Tuesday evening con-
aims = report OF Saturday. battle st Vicksburg,
which represents Il to have been the most
stubborn Of the " =.
News has been received from Memphis at
Grensds AMI believed st Memphis. that Helena
has been rscsptared by the COnfederatcs. AZ
terwards Telegram Was received from Oxford
a. Gensda. which says Helena was captured on
Monday last.
4 man from the river who has reached Can.
ton says, he read dispatch directed TO Col.
Ferguson, that Marin sduks had retsken Helens.
and hanged . regiment Of nsgrres, (24O) with
the Yankee officers.
The Qusrtsrmaster at Canton says positively
that the statement may be relied on.
Yankee ganbosts are reported 70 have sr.
rived st Yasoo city.
JACKSON, Nay aS.-Com. Brown sunk four
boats in Yazoo River, which block sdsd IL, ssv.
Ing all the Others.
The Tedsrsls have been 70 severely
punished in their different assaults upon vicks.
burg that they have fallen back and gone 70
terrifying.
Their numerous dead still lie on the deld.
and the stencil is awful. Their loss Is various
ly estimated at IRON 10000 TO 2h, 900 men.
They are reported to be hauling seiye guns
from Snyder's Bluff.
They told their troops that Richmond vas
taken, and that all they had IN do was 10 take
vicksburg and end the war. They were she'll.
ing this morning.
MOBILE, Nay ga special despatch from
the the reporter Of the Mobile Advertiser and
Register, at Jackson. says that the enemy 70.
tired from the immediate front Of our fortfycs.
tons at yicksburg, and is reported TO be forti.
tying: waut G vs.es vii srcs him beck %
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