Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23
THE SIEGE OF JACKSON, (MlSs. }
REBEL ACCOUNTS

REBEL ACCOUNTS
The last Richmond papers received contain the annex
ed teegraphc dispatches from Jackson Mississippi They
contain the latest Of the operations Of army
against that place:
JACKSON, July lO.-Gen. Johnston has this lnorniug
issued the following battle order to his troops which
read along the whole line amid deaienng shouts from
soldiers
HEADeUAErEns os rnE FIELD, JuLf9,
Fellow. Soldiers An insolent foe flushed with hope from
his vicksburg conronts threatening the peo
pie whose homes aud liberty you here to defend with
punder and conquest Their guns may even now be heard
intervals you advance. This enemy is at the mis-
sion and duty of you brave men to chastse ani expe from
relies you utan his pledge which lie makes ad
lie will be with you even unto the end The vice Of
it wifi be checked by summary remedies The
telegraph has already announced glorious victory the
eral soil. May he with redoubcd hope count you,
while defending resdes and household gods 10
late proud example your brothers in East The
country expects in this great crisis Of its DESTINY a, every
man will do his duty.
JACKSON, July l0.The ball has opened the fight has
commenced by skirmshng heavily Clinton road, with
musketry and artillery The enemys shells beginning
to fall thick the northern part Of the city, several per-
have been killed and wounded Gen. Johnston orders
all plagers to be shot guard viii shoot them wherever
found The fight has begun; batteries opened them
finely The enemy evidently in heavy force Heavy
infantry and artillery skirmshng is going the enemy
is sheng the city, and have killed several soldiers and c
zens. There has been real engagement. Our troops
in excellent spirits and if the enemy should make
general attack it is certain that will follow in
path.
JACKSON, July l2.--The conduct If Cobbs Kentucky
battery and the Washington artillery in the affair Of this
morning are spoken of in highly complimentary terms by
the Commanding Generals also, Loves Florida brigade
The banners captured belonged to the Twenty eighth,
Forty first and Fifty third Illinois Regiments. General
Breckenridge sent the n6rmary corps to bring off the
my's wounded Their sharpshooters fired them Gen.
B. then ordered the corps to the The Yankee wound
ed and dead are still lying front of works Their
loss in the charge fully thousand. Col Harry
Maury of the Thirty Alabama, severely wound
ed Yankee colonel two majors, and number of Off
were captured.
JACKSON, July I3-It rained hard here last hight aud
again cloudy this morning. There has been but little
firing either side. The enemy have six batteries po
ston, which plainly visible from the State House
Our troops much elaed at their yesterday
Nothing of Importance has transpred to-day The status
is unchanged
JACKSON, July 14.-No change ia the situation of
affairs since yesterday Lieut. Gen Pemberton aud staff
arrived here last night. An officer who came with them
says that they met escort accompanying the body Of
Gen. 0sterhaus to Vicksburg. They stated that Gen
Heavy skirmshing still continues Several houses were
demolished yesterday by the enemys shells.
JACKSON, July 1i.-Gen Johnston sent flag Of truce
day to Gen Grant asking permission to bury the Yam
kee dead in front of works. Gen. Grant asked per
mission send assistance in order that the dead might
be recognised which refused The terms originally
proposed then agreed to. Our troops have been
engaged all the ae buryiDg the dead Yankees The
exact number not yet asceraned Yankee officer in
charge Of the flag admits loss Of four five hundred
Among their killed and wounded Col Earl, Lieut..
Col Long and Capt Hail. Of the Forty first Illinois
Lieuts s. Smith and McMasters, of the Fitythrd Hi
uos and Lieut.. Alternately, OF the Third Iowa Among
the officers side Msj0r Lamb, OF the Twenty
ninth Georgia killed Leuts. G. G. Brader, Of the Nine
teenth Louisiana, L. j. Rust, Of the Fourth Florida and
A. Is. James, Of the Cobb battery, wounded The time
specified n the truce passed before the bura :" the dead
finished
JACKSON July Is Another ds, has passed without
any nexyd dey
sanity and has been Smelling the city al the evening
Another division of Burnsdrs command reached Grant
this evening
JACKSON JuLy l6-Ths enemy kept up heavy she'll
inc last night One shell passed through Cen Johnston :
quarters without nuring any Que Gaut was reinforced
yesterday evening by one division o BURNSIDE command
we buried one hundred and hltyhee OF the ouemy yes
terday There is still prospect oi general engage
meut but heovy artillery and infantry skrnsbng continues
JACKSON July l6--An entire block in this city WAS
de,troyed by the cneys shells yesterday Not quo has
bsen fred by tho enemy this morning Various cuniectures
nduged in regard to their silence but well informed per.
sons think they trying 10 flank right their
cavalry made attempt to four miles above last
night Capt Ferguson of the South Carolina battery
mortay wounded by the eueWys sharpshoocrs yesterday
JACKSON, July l6.--The enemy made heavy demon
strstou right aud centre this AFTERNOON but Walk
ers and Lorings divisions repused them handsomely The
artillery fire incessan aud batteries replied gun
for gun The enemy sought shelter in the woods Heavy
for Gen Grant continue to arrive who
pressed around right for the purpose oi crossing
Pearl river above aud hsukug The enemy are plant
ing siege guns on their redoubts II is supposed that I"
morrow the remainder Of jackson will be burut
! WHOLESALE DESERTIONS,
/ The Richmond Dispatch OF the 18th instant uuder th
head oil Shameful, says: Gen jackson advortises II
the Mssissippan two hundred and forty-one members
the Fourth Mississippi Cavalry having disgraced them
selves by bssey aud cowardly deserving their posts AZ
time when their services most needed Among
them are eighteen non officers aud two heu
tenants
Talk of raining bricks, said Dr. Spoonet' ~ Iat.
shower as he made the fifth Intellectual attempt !" aae'