Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-18

MONDAYS REPORT.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT AT
MONTICELLO.
GEN. SIBERIAN RECOVERING.
THE LATEST FROM PORT HUDSON.
interesting from RappahannOck

Gen. Pemberton sent word that he can
hold Vicksburg.
The following particulars in regard
to the fight at Monticello toithe 10th
are received: Col. Kantz's command
consisting of the 9TH, and a detach-
ment of the I'd Ohio cavalry regiments
and a portion of the I'd East Tenn.
infantry, crossed the river on the night
of the 10th, and were in motion at
4 o'clock next morning. The rebels
under Pegram were completely sur
prised. After driving them through
Monticello, our forces continued three
miles on the jamestown road in pur,
suit. 1t not being the intention to
hold the place, u forces began to
retreat at two o'clock in the afternoon
Our forces were but little molested
until within eight miles this side Of
Monticello, when Pegram's forces
overlook their rear guard, when fight
ing commenced in earnest. Here we
were reinforced by the remainder of
the Cd East Tennessee and 45th Ohio.
The whole of Colonel Kantz's com
mand again moved against the enemy,
who we're pressed back one mile
Taking a position behind a stone wall
they made a stubborn stand, and
finally pressed our men heavily with
greatly superior forces, and compelled
them to fall back so yards. The "a
East Tenn. were ordered into the
woods, where the enemy was now
spreading his force. This regiment
came on in a splendid manner, at a
double quick, and, raising a shout,
dashed into the rebels, who were soon
compelled to fall back. At dark. our
forces being numerically inferior to
the enemy, Colonel Kantz determined
upon retiring about for miles, where
the men bivouacked and returned to
the highlands opposite next morning.
Losses not ascertained.
NEW YORK, June 13.-New Orleans
advices say hat Gen. Sherman is
better, and it is believed he will Ie-
cover.
Skirmishingly going IN constantly
at Port Hudson. Our forces are bu
silly engaged constructing batteries
along the whole line. which would be
completed and opened on the enemy
on the 9th. A deserter says there is
but a small force in Port Hudson.
Special to the Tribune says FIVE
deserters who came into our lines on
the Rappahannock on the 11th, re
port General Lee marching with his
whole force up the river. This state
ment is confirmed by other evidence.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The enemy
still in heavy force at Culpepper, Va.
A delegation of Unionists from Louis
ana had an interview with the Presi-
dent to-day in reference to reorgani.
zing a Site Government.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The follow
ing extracts were taken from a letter
from an officer, dated Haines' Bluffs,
Miss, 1st: We reached here yester>
day after a weeks march up between
the Black and Yazoo rivers. The
object of the expedition was to destroy
the u of the country, to pre-
vent the enemy from subsisting their
armies, and to drive out any force he
might have in that region, and if pos
Sible, to ascertain if the enemy were
concentrating in any considerable
force, fof-the purpose Of raising the
siege at Vicksburg. We hal six bri-
gades, numbering over ten thousand
men,. We marched over one hun
dred miles during the week in the
hottest kind Of weather, and destroyed
all the forage supplies and cotton, and
drove off all horses, cattle and mules,
between the two lines. a distance of
fifty miles. We had only two or three
slight skirmishes. We ascertained
where the enemy was concentrating.
and gained much valuable Information
which may be of use hereafter.
MURFREEsBoRo. 13.-The Chata~
nooga Rebel has the following:
jackson, 9.--One of our officers
captured by Grant, but who subse-
quently escaped, reports the Yankee
army much depressed, by reason Of
Johnston massing a heavy force, and
by the fact hat certain defeat or an
Inhalation await them.
New YORK. June 14-An Orleans
letter of the 9th states that our lines
at Port Hudson are within speaking
distance of the rebels. Batteries have
been erected and heavy guns mounted
The mortar boats keep up q continu.
GUS fire into the place night and day.
The weather there is intensely warm.
A letter from Red River states that
a portion of our gunboats ~blockading
Red River.
New YORK, June 15.-A special to
the Herald dated Triune, Tenn, 18th
says a new army denominated the
reserve corps, has been created, called
the Department of Cumberland, and
placed under the command Of Major
General Gordon w. Granger, with