Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-05
LATEST NEWS.

BY TIlLEG RAPH
70 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY

CINCINNATI, June 4.--Adyces from Vicks-
burg dated May 30, say that "new batteries
have lately been put in operation, and one
hundred and fifty guns were playing on the
city at daylight this morning, and the firing
was rapid beyond belief The reports of the
| guns along the whole line averaged one per
second for minutes together. The roar of the
heavy siege guns was awful and the earth
was shaken by the conclusion. The roads
and camps are uncommOnly dusty. Our
wounded are being removed to hospital boats
in large numbers and transported to Mem
| phis. All goes well, considering the magni-
tude Of the operations"
"a deserter came into our lines this
morning. He represents that he was sent by
| Gen. Pemberton to communicate verbally
with Gems. Johnston and Loring. The former
is supposed to be between the Big Black river
and jackson. The latter was near Port Glib
son. He represents affairs in the city as
growing desperate. About eighteen thousand
etfectual men are there, two-thirds of whom
are kept on the forts and Notifications night
and day, and are not allowed to leave an in
slant on any pretext.
Generals Pemberton, Lee, Reynolds, Ste
vens and others are in the city. Most of the
sick lett tho city before its investment; those
who remained have eXcavated caves and re-
main in them night and day. Valuable mer-
chandize in this city is also stored in caves
from fear Of conflagration. The poor are gem
orally in their houses.
Seen. Pemberton believed that his rations
would hold out thirty days, but urged Johnston
to come to his relief within ten DAYS at the
furthest. Cavalry horses have been turned
loose and driven towards our lines, owing to
the lack of forage. There was ammunition
sufficient to last sixty days, with the single
exception Of gun caps, and these were very
scarce.
WAsHINGToN, June 4.-Unotiicial but reli-
able dispatches received here to-day from our
army, dated Vicksburg, May 81, represent no
material changed in affairs There has been
no fighting for several days, but the siege
works were being energetically pushed on
ward Our army is in good condition and fine
spirits
A telegram was received tonight, extract
ed from the Richmond Sentinel of June Sd, as
follows =
JACKSON, Miss, June l.-Gen Grant de-
manded the surrender of Vicksburg on Thurs
day, giving three days to Gen. Pemberton to
consider the demand. Gen. Pemberton re-
piled that he did not want fifteen minutes, and
that the troops would die in the trenches be.
fore they would surrender. The enemv's
gunboats fire heavy shot at the city. Port
Hudson is invested.
The gentleman forwarding this dispatch to
the government, adds, there is nothingin the
Richmond Enquirer Of the 4th." Dispatches
have been received directly. from General
Grants army, of dates respectively May 2Sth,
29th Both and 3lst and while they mention
the progress of the siege, they say moth
ing of an assault since the 2lst and
22d, nor of any battle since the 25th
which last was not very heavy. Our troops
are officially represented in good health, spir-
its, and condition. Up to the 3lst of May the
siege Of Vicksburg was progressing with rea-
sonabe satisfaction. There was not then any |
pressure on Grants rear, and Gen |
Banks had Port Hudson invested.