Washington telegraph., 1863-06-10

day at Edward depot.
The Federals were reinforced on Satur
dnv and after a severe battle the Confed
crates fell back t, their enirenchme nts
across Biz Black bridSe
Gen. Tilghman is killed.
TIE loss i heavy on both sides. An
other rep ort says we lost 700 prisoners.
The rumor is that we retired across the
river Yesterday, and the bridges were burn
ed
Chalmers drove the enemy back above,
cantnripr 500 soldiers and contrabands.
Jackson. MAY 23-After hard days
G,bting al Big Black, and after burning
The bridne our troops fell back into our
own fortifcations.
Vicksburg is completely invested and
Snvder's Bluff has been evacuated.
The Federal eunboats are at Yazoo
CITY. Gen. Johnston is receiving heavy
reinforcements at Jackson, and will be
able to give aid at Nlcksburg.
The enemy attacked our intrenchments
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. Our loss slight.
a supplement to the Mississippian says
that the ground ID front Of our foriiGca-
tons at Vicksburg is literally covered with
the dead of the enemy.
Gen. Stevenson says he can hold Vicks-
burg indefinitely; that we have also plenty
Of provisions for the garrison
We have this morning received the fol-
lowing dispatches, having a bearing upon
the engagements about Vicksburg:
Rodney, May 22.-George lleckler, 2
member Of tic Rodney Guards was cap
ture and parolled BY the enemy, last sun
DAY, near Edwards Depot.
lie says We attacked the enemy near Ed
ward Depot ana Raymond, aud cot worst
ed at both places. The enemy outuum
bered u four to one.
After the battle, he passed over the
field and the encmy's dead lay five TO one,
near the railroad bridge, which our troops
burned on Sunday.
The enemy's loss at the bridge was
400; our loss ten killed.
The enemy then crossed Big Black and
took 1900 prisoners. Ia all tile battles,
our loss IL prisoners l. 5000.
lie SAYS Gen. Tilghman wrs killed il
the fight near Edwards Depot, Gen.
Osterhaus (Yaokee) was mortallY wound
cd ut the battle near Raymond, which was
desperate fight on bo.h sides with club
bed muskets-a real hand to hand battle
Gen Grants army l. now lying around
the Qualifications in the rear Of Nicksburg;
Gen. Johnston Is reported il the rear
IF Grants army with heavy reinforce
ments.
we have news from tile Naz0o up Il
yesterday morning. The Yankee gun
boats were reported a. having left Nazor
City.
Four steamers were sunk in the Nazo'
by order OF Capt. I. g. Brown, * XXX
Confederate Navy-the Scotland, Colder
Age. and two others. Ali other stea Nv
ers ia the river are safe.
Our forces have evacuptel Fort Penn
berron-brinsiug of aIi the guns safe
iy.
We learn from gentleman who arrive.
froG NicksbnrG Ind night that tle mo-
stuLbor blrtl- nf the series around Tha
devoted City, fuok place on Saturday Ir
which the Fedarals were rcpu.>ed VIII
terrible slaughter, our boys lteIly pilins
Up tie dead ~ heaps. .Vissjs<ilpiah.
Maaroc, Nay 29-h.-Tuc enemy had W
gain been repulsrd w Nicksbur-, Tor t.t
I urth time, with hcl.y loss Geo. john
ston was nj Jackson organizing aud wonlC
soon attack the enemy i'm the rear Gen
Pembertun j. confident MI holding on
indefinitely. All III confident. : lad,
arrived iii. evening III Deihi, from Tai
.uiah, which i within twenty miles =
Vicksburg, aud within tie euemy's lines
She s.ys Yankee officers say they Eavt
been repulscd three times with lOss Y
forty 70 forty-dve thousand men, and VI
ders had been sent to MiIlitcu's Bend 70
every man that could bear arms To marc
to Nicksburs. Firing commenced ther
again this afternoon, was heard at Delhi
Ii il said Commodore Dupont, with hi
iron clads from Charleston, had arrive
in the Mississippi river.
Fayette, Miss. May 29.-Johnston
repo- ted 70 be marching with 80 900 mer
lie crossed Big Black at Vernon, this sid
VI Nazoo City, and Is constantly receivin
| IL - also DEllENtu NLa
Grant il falling back towards the Yazo
river, and that Grant i mortnly wourd
ed.
The deserters say that Gen. Lawlei
Federal officer, is killed. They say il
q perfect slaughter pen at Vicksburg, an
that the enemy have tried to make thei
men drunk to ret them to charge til
breastworks
Grant telegraphed to Hallock at Wasl
iagtOn, that Ne had captured the FIRST lin
Of entertainments at Vicksburg, and tha
his right wing rested on Haynes Bluf
Mrs. Gen. Bowen has just arrived Z
Port Gibson from Vicksburg-bringin
news that the Yankees attempted secen
time 10 escape via. Yazoo river, but Johr
son headed them off aud drove them bac
each time. She says here are betwee
, 10000 ana 10000 lying dead in front ,
| our works at Vicksburg-Three flags /,
truce have been sent by the enemy fl
permission to bury their dead, but refu
ed each time She also says that com
munication by wagon roads clear be
tween Vicksburg and jackson, and tn
Big black bridge was still in our hand
! safe. The telegraph operator at Fayetl