, 1863-05-25

we had the upper ones, but the rebels had re-
taken the lower ones. An attempt, likely to
prove successful, was going Oh to again place
them in Federal hands.
He is positive uaines' Bluff is in OH. pos
session, as stores taken down by the Hannibal
were sent there for the Use Of our troops.
Rumor5 arc plenty here-some with, aud
more without shadow Of foundation.
Ono report has 1t that Gen. Asboth has
receive d an official Dispatch at Columbus, Ey.,
stating that Grant had 1akcn Vicksburg Ger
tain; with o0, ,0VU prisoners and one hundred
guns. A late, circular Issued from Gen. As
both's headquarters however, 1nakcsxR,
allusion to the receipt VI auy such telegram.
Especial Dispatch to t:,e Chicago Tribnne.1
HENrn1. 9Th, via CAIRO, May II.
There is great excitement here in reg4rd TO
news from Vickslurg. Rebel sympathizers
are down ut the mouth, and Union citizens
are jubilant.
OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
Especial Dispatch to tue Chicago Trbunc.1
WASHINGTON, May a, 1863
The following Was received here lte on
Saturday night:
MEMPHIS, May a3d-4:30 a. m.-To Hon.
Etl'sin IT, Stanton, Secretary Of Har:-Thc
following dispatch has been received ut these
headquarters, and Is forwarded as requested:
{Signcd) s. a. HuR1BuT, Maj. Gen.
REAR OF V1cEsnUnc, May ao-6 a. m.-I3
Hon. E. u. Stanton, Secretary Of War:-
Grant won u great and mo1nentous victory
over the rebels under Pcmberton, on tile
Jackson aud Vicksburg road, at Baktr's
Geek, on tho 10th. P.mberton had most
formidable position on the crest Of : wooded
Lil1, over which the road passed longltundin.
asly. He had about rs 600 men.
Tic battle begun at II Il. H., and was g,incd
at I p. NJ. It's brant was borne hy Ho:cy's
division and McClernand's corps, and by
Lcgan's and Crocker's Of S1cphcrson'z.
Hoyey attacked the enemy and held the
greater part Of his position till . o'clock p.
m., when, having lost 1,Go0 men, he was
succeeded By Boomers and Holmes brlgadcs
Of Crocker's division, by which the conflict
was ended in that part OF tic field,
Boomer lost 500 men.
Logan operated on the right, and cut of
the enemy's direct retreat, so that he WAS
compelled to escape by his right flank through
the woods.
Logan lost 400 killed and wounded. We
took about 1000 prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to tho Big Black,
| NC fought Pemberton at the bridge there, and
captured three thousand more prisoners. The
enemy fought in rifle pits, protected By a diff
cult bayou full Of abattis.
lawler's Brigade Of AicClernand's Corps
charged the rifle pits magnifcently, and look
more prisoners than their own numbers.
Pcmberton burned his bridge, and returned
to Vicksburg with only three cannon out oi
the sixty that he had taken out.
Building four bridges over tho Big Black,
General Grant arrived before Vicksburg on
the evening Of tho 18th, and now holds II
closely invested. He had opened line d
supplies ria Chlckasaw Bayou, having cut
the town of from Hainea' Bluff which is
abandoned By the enemy, aud Which Gen
Grant will occupy.
There vas sharp fighting through yester'
day. Steele won, and holds the upper bluf
and the enemys upper batteries, and get
water from the Mississippi.
SheTman's corps lost, yesterday, 500 killet
and wounded. Mcpherson, who holds tn
center, lost little, IS did AIcClernand, VIII
holds the left.
The gunboats kept the enemy On the -aler
during the night, and probably the town vii
be carried to-day. There ORC from 1900
10000 men in 1t.
There is great rejoicing over the Vicksbur
news, no doubt being generally cntertainc
here Of the fall of the city, though no fu
confirmation Of the news is yet known t
70 ,,,xc arrived.
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Especial Dispatch to the Chicaso Tsibunc.l
WASHINGTON, May s3 1868.
Extras Of Tho Washington papers contai
l 4,o 4o11o,.;,,n.
LUG to''o"4"5
SUNDAY 241h, II 4. N.-Ihere has just.bce
| received the following telesfaphlc announc
1ncnt:
CLEvELASn ONO, May s4th, 1s6a-A dispatt
from ". g. Fuller mansses at Asnphis' late
inc n,snt says: 1ne sta's ana ssF'pet 10