The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-09

the 9Th inst, containing some highly interest
Ing news, a summary Of which We lay before
our readers.
The steamship Morning Star. which left
New Orleans on the 29th ult, brings IN ae-
count of tho first days fighting at Port Hud-
son. Banks oomnaaded in person, and the
fight was still going on At the time of the Dc.
parture Of the Morning Star. The attack com.
menced on the 9Th, and the Ikeyald's ccrres-
pcndens says il has been "one of, If not the
bloodiest battle, that has yet been fought on
this continent" The Confederate force with
in the works is estimated at from ten to twelve
thousand, and the assault In represented by the
Yankee letter writer as having been attended
with "terriac slaughter The attack was
made by land and water, Farragut's feet bonn
harding the town while Banks's columns en-
deavored to storm our fortifioations.
The leading attack was headed by Sherman,
who was vigorously repulsed, and had to re.
tire with enormous loss. A negro regiment,
which was put in advance, Ia cute Yankee
trick } lost 600 men ont of 900. Sherman lost
his log, General Neal Dow was also wounded,
and Colonels Clarke, Cowles, and Smith were
killed. The 9th Michigan and NSsh New
York each los: about half their men, and d .
other regiments suffered severely. Tee He
rails correspondent says the Yankee loss, in
killed aud wounded, will reach at least thre G
thousand. So much for the beginning of the
fight. With regard to the second days fight
he says: 1--WE have no definite information re-.
garding to-day's operations The ncms has
been held back until the 6eld is IRON or lost"
This sounds very ominors for the Yankees,
and goes far to confiem our telegraphc news
announcing the final and crushing defea. Of
Banks.
The news from Vicksburg is very meagre
A telegram dated Washington, June S, (mid-
night,) states that no official advices from
Vicksburg have been received later than those
of the 3lst of May, but that "a few additional
particulars gave rather a more cheerful indi
cation of good results
says that ff,bgs" bfgs"~ aGais9 daIed also june s.
(lst) At midnight ON the same day q confa'
grafton was going on in the city cause uu
known. Joe Johnston was reported to be
moving towards Jackson. Another dispatch
from Cincinnati, reports Joe Johnston as ad
| vancing in force on Memphis
An immense meeting of the "peace demo
Gratis was held on the Sd in New York. The
Herald says it numbered over thirty thousand
| people, and the New York democracy, under
| Fernando Wood, shave declared en- maSse il
favor of "vtgorous prosecution Of peace,
| an a'mistice, and separate conventions of the
| loyal and rebel Statee," and predicts that thif
| Dc ace platform "will be that of all the demo
craey, and that with it they will carry the
| Presidential election.
Fremont has turned up as the Pre- sident o.
the "Union Pacific Company" and has applied
for and obtained the privilege of enrolling anG
employing large force of contrabands te
build tho .ead- So the nigger, after all, viii
have to put up with change Of masters, AMI
| 10 be the hewers Of woodand drawers OF water
| Of his philan.hropic white "brudder." 1t viii
doubtless pay better than to enroll them into
| regro regiments, to be slaughtered like sheel
at Port Hudson and elsewhere.
We give in full the kilograms concerning the
bombardment of Vickeburg:
CAIRO, June 5.-The dispatch boat, Gen
| Lyon, from Vicksburg, Monday night, has ar
rived Firing was kept up all of Monday
Gen. Sberman's (McClernand's, is probably
meart,) troops could be seen in motion.
When the Lyon left, at midnight, oonhs.
grafton was going on 10 the city Some supposed
| our shells had set the buildings on fire, while
others conjectured that the rebels were de
stroying their supplies, preparatory to surren
dering
Gen. Grant numbers and position would ts
| absolutely impregnabe in a few days. Par
ticulars cannot be given, but they are of {
| most cheering character.
Chicago, June "a special dispatch from
the rear of Vickeburg, dated May 3lst, says
| Tho bcmbardment of Vicksburg continues
All the guns in position opened fire at mid
night aud continued their fire until daylight
The rapidity of the firing was unparalleled
and it is believed great damage was inflicted.
Twelve rebels were captured at daylight
yeste erday endeavoriDg to ran our pckets and
get into the city. There were 600 percus
sion caps found in their poss sssion. One ol
them, a boy came out of the city ten days ago
took the oath of allegiance, and was allowed
TO 20 home, five miles back Hs will Iroba
bly, be condemned rs spy.
Gen. Joe Johnston is reported to be moving
| towards Jackson, but not in sufficient force to
| attack US.
PHlLADELPHIA, June "a special dispatch
| from Cincinnati to-day to the Bulletin, but en-
tirely discredited by that paper, says:
"a report is current TO day that Gen Joe
Johnston instead of marching on Grants rear
to relieve Pembslton is advancing on Mem
phis. The report comes in vaIiods shapes, and
is somewhat credited"
Francis M. Drexel, member of the firm Of
Drexel & Co., of Philadelphia, was killed
there on the 5sh by being run over by street
railroad car.
Gen. Hooker has been to Washington to
consult with Lincoln upon the propIie'y the
correspondents say of giving him (Hooker) the
control ofthe army without referring to Wash
ington for plaue.
For criticism on his handling of the army
at Chancellorsville, Hooker had tabooed the
New York Herald. and 1000 copies of that
paper were seized and burnt at Aqua Greek.
The restriction was afterwards removed.
The Herald says: "The platform of the
Democracy in the Presidential campaign OF
1861 will be peace, and what is more the can.
didate will be elected, no matter who he il.
the principle controlling all other considers
tions. The new President, whatever might