, 1863-06-05

4CfES4al uHq1kIA ~ %AE NultatEu 4IlGuucJ
WASHINGTON, june 4, 1858,
Private letters from the fleet before Vicks-
burg (Alay 25th) say TINT Grant was steadily
ginning ground, and that both in the feet
and the army, confidence in the speedy cap
ture of the place is felt The mortars have
destroyed many buildings and two batteries.
Desertcrs reported Pcmberton's corps on half
1ations.
The Assistant Surgeon General telegraphs
from st. Louis TINT the wounded from Vicks-
burg are beeinning TO arrive at Memphis.
Five hundred are up already. The balance
arc con,irg Us flst as possible. He represents
everything for them abundantly supplied.
Large quantities OF Ice are being sent down.
Thu nc~s from Vicksburg, up to the S1st, Is
encouraging.
Especial Diepatch to the Chicago Tribnnc.l
CA1no, May 4, 1868.
Tie CT = Of Alien arrived here at 10 o'clock
tonight. We have received nine car loads Of
supplies, md three If ice, from which full
suppli.s for The boat hare been received. The
balaEce will follow BIZ another steamer to-
morrow, ard will be turned over to agents.
We are to hare supplies ut Memphis Md
Vicksburg for distribution, rs found adyisa-
ble.
WASHINGTON. June "a telegram WAS re-
ccivcd to- night, extracted from the Richmond
Ses.tin<{ of the sd. rs follows:
JACKSON, June 1.-Gcn. Grant demanded
the surrender Of Vickeburg m Thursday,
giving three days to Gen. Pembcrton to con
slider tie demand. Gen. Pemberton replied
that he did not want fifteen minutes, and the
in hnfr hnfn
would surrender.
The enemy's gunboats fire heavy shot at
the city.
Port Hudson is invested.
The General forwarding this dispatch to tho
Government, adds: There ls nothing in the
have been received directly from Gen. Grants
army, OF dates respectively the 25ti1, Goth,
30ih and 31st, and while they mention the
progress Of the siege, Trey say nothing of nu
assault on the 2lst and I'D, nor Of any battle
since the c5th, which Inst vas not very heavy.
Our troops are officially Represented as being
IL good health and spirits. Up to the 31st ef
May, the siege Of Vicksburg was progressing
with reasonable satisfaction. There was not
then any immediate pressure Oh Grants relr.
Gen. Banks had Port Hudson invested
CINCINNATI, June 4.-0uF direct adviecs
from VicksbuFg arc to the S0th, and serera1
days preyious- Quiet prevailed Ill along the
The Commercial has a dispatch, dated May
Seth, SAYING "spades nre once more tramps.
Ne are erecting ca1thWorks, and arc mining
to blow the face out Of one or two Of the
rebel forts that arc cunarproachable otherwise.
The idea Of carrying the place BY storm seems
Of starving Gen. Pembertun into submission
Uow finds favor everywhere.
& deserter came into our lines this morn
ing. He represents that he was sent by Gen.
Pelnbcrtou to communicate verbally with
Gems. Joe Johnston and Rains: TIC former
ard jackson. The latter Was near Port Glib
son. He represents affairs in the city as
growing desperate. Ab"nt l8 900 effective
men are there, t~o-thirds Of vxhasn are kept
on the Notifications night and dar, and not
allowed to leavc an Instant on any pretsxt.
and others arc In the city Most of the sick
left before the Investment. Oyer one hund-
rcd women and children have been killed by
our bombardment. The gnnboats ini1ict No
injury on the city.
Gen. Pe.nberton believed his ratfons would
cone to his relief within ten days, at the fur
tlermost- Cavalry horses have been turaed
loose, and driven towards our lines, owing to
the lack Of forage. There was ammunition
enough to last sixty days, with the exception
9f gqn caps: These we're scarce: Al conf:
made by those outside, to raise the siege.
They consider VlcksbuEg the strongest pLacc
in the Confedesacy.
Gen. Blair has met no enemy In force, and
the reports Of Johnston being near are dlsbe-
NCved.
Banks, with rcluforcements, Is reported
near here, but like many other rumors, It may
have little foundation ID fact.
This morning, the heaviest cannonade OF
the siege, was Kept up without intermissiou,
for nearly three hours. New batteries hare
lately been put in position. and $50 guns arc
playingon the cItY. At daylight this ziofn'
ing, the firing ceased.
NEW York, June THE Washington DIS
patch to the He7uld et1tes, NO official t1tor'
nation las been received here in regard to
another assault upon the rebel works AZ
Ticksburg By Grant, or OF any repulse to tue
Union forces. It is believed that such fscts,
if 70, won1d hare been promptly communlca'
ted to the military authorities mere. 1ne re-
| ports are dIscredited here
The officers Of the 1ndianola, who nave ar.
rived at Washington, state that while pa 'sing
through Montgomery, Ala they Tituessed
the lai1uchipg Of Il steamer IA feet long.
twenty-five feet beam, and to be four-inch
plated. avn
t}ons report there TINT one OF our gunnoats
had destroyed the town Of Franklin. La, 10
consequence OF being fred On while they were
missing. bv Eueri11us.