The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-06
CHICAGO. June ,

Ing o. the I'd, our artillery hTeG and DESTROYED
three service magazines IL the rebel forts one
OF the centre and two on the left Of the centre.
The First and Third BFicades Of logan :
Division, commanded by Generals Smith and
Stevenson abandoned at hall past II O'Clock.
Two regiments Of Stevenson's Brigade were
provided with sealing ladders forty feet ioog.
but had no opportunity to use them, being
driven back before reaching the rife pits
LogaHs men advanced braTely. bat were met
by overwhelming Numbers Of the en'renched
foe Hundreds Of them jumped into the ditch
es but the number who reached the parapet
was small Nearly two companies rushed into
the fort and were captured. The flag of the
Seventh Missouri Regiment was planted on the
parapet, after seven color bearers had been
shot down amid terrific storm Of bullets and
grapeshot The Third Brigade maintained its
position until they rallied They advanced.
holding their FIRE to pour iato the rife pits
After their ascent of the parapet the enemy
gave them yolley after volley as they approach
ed, sending terrible devastation among their
ranks. TIE loss Of Ste7eason's brigade viii
reach nearly 300
/ To the left Of Logan ID the centre, General
( Qaimbys division j0ined brayely 10 the assault,
bat they could not accomplish the work as
signed them. We were driven back with
heavy loss On the left McClernand com.
menced bis assault earlier than any other COM
mander. The first advance was made By
Netherlands centre. Smiths division Of two
brigades, under Col. Landrnm and General
Burbridge, as early as II O'Clock Landrum's
men took the fort and we're in actual possession
Of 1t. General Osterhaus. on their left, made
breach on the south side Of their works with
+ I CO fTbara e
rebel soldiers in it all the time; one ran away
and the other Surrendered. Landrum on OBJ
tanning possession of the fort. put force at
work to throw up earthworks in the rear so as
to bring the guns Of the fort 10 bear upon tie
rebels.
In constructing their fortiicatious the rebels
left the rear Of all their forts open TO give op-
portunity to assault our men iH the event OF
our success in driving them ont. The flags
of the 48th Ohio. the nth Illinois, and the
10Th Kentucky, hoatei from the inner slope of
the parapet from half past II A. NJ. till P N.
When the rebels were seen preparing for a
charge to retake It. our men did not receive
the support which had been promised and
were compelled to fall back. leaving the enemy
again in possession.
MENPHIs. June l.
Ga Saturday night the Lnminary arrived,
with news from below to the 2Sth She re.
ports the gnnbaat Cincinnati sunk by the fire
Of the Vicksburg batteries, on the Doth with
the loss reported OF over twenty killed and
wounded
Several Of our men were captured by the
rebels and had been paroled on account of the
scarcity Of food
NEW YoRE, jane Ist.
Port Royal advices state that our forces on
Folly Island were attacked, on the 26th of
May, by the rebels, who were repGlsel.
Gen. Hunter issued an order drafting all
able bodied men not in the employ Of Govern
ment found in the department after the 18th Of
June.
1t is stated that an expedition is being sen;
into the interior of Florida.
y British blockade runner in trying to get
ont of Charleston harb0r, was discovered, on
the night of the 2tth of May. and sunk before
It could reach the bar, by the Powhatten.
The officers and crew are supposed to have
perishei. On the 231, another steamer was
discovered and fred into. She crossed the bar
under heavy FIRE, and sank in the main chan.
ne Both had large cargoes.
All furloughs have been stopped in Hunters
department. Il was reported that several
regiments had been ordered to Virginia bat
Hunter had refused 10 let them &c. and had
sent protest to the President. The monitors
still lie of Edisto. The Ironsides is opposite
Fort Sumter.
NEW YonK, May 81
The Post understands that Gen. Fremont
has been elected President Of the Eastern di-
vision OF the Pacific Railroad
CHICAGO. June l.
y letter from headquarters near Nicksburg,
giving details of battle, saws our loss is > 500
killed and wounded ; rebel loss triaing. Oar
army not demorahzed. There seems to have
been lack OF cooperation between subord-
nate and superior officers in charge of storminc
parties which persisted for want of support
No second attempt to reduce Yicksburr bv
assault will be made. Probably be taken by
regular approaches There is no danger of an
attack IN rear apprchended.
Dispatches from rebel General Pemberton
to Lee or Johnston. intercepted. say, don't
attack Grants rear with less than 10000
New YORK, june 2.
The following additional news per the Shell.
drake was reported at Havana The yellow
fever had broken ont among the French troops
in Mexico. On the Slh May they met Com
m0niort, who, having received reinlorcements.
tried to attack the rear Of the French forces.
ten Baseu DIVISION was opposed. which de
leated lis opponent completely. The battle
took place near San Lorenzo. Commonfort
lost 500 men. killed, wounded aud prisoners.
I or s rifed cannon. and the greater part of
his equipments and munitions of war. 1t ap-
pears that Comonfort's attack had for its prin-
cipal object, TO force the entrance into Puebla,
Of large convoy Of provisions and ammunition /
Gen. Forrey had received in time part of the
heavy artillery which he expected and already
on the 10th had mounted battery opposite /
the fort Of Selimenhucon the one most dread [
ed in Puebla. On the same day the artillery
began to FIRE and by the 18th a breach had /
been made. Forrey then commanded an as
sault to be made, but resistance immediately
ceased.
A part Of the Feach army entered the town,
and 0rtega surrendered without conditions.
with all his forces consisting of % Generals. /
900 minor officers and 1000 men. including
al the artillery aad equipments. There would
be left at Puebla only the necessary garrison