The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-06-09
From Vicksburg.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

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=" WAsHINoroN, june 4, 1863.
Private letters from The fleet before Vicks.
burg (May 25th) say that GIANT was steadily
gaining ground, and that both in the feet and
the army, confidence in the speedy capture Of
the place is felt. The mortars have destroyed
many buildings and two batteries. Deserters
reported Pemberton's corps on half rations. n
The Assistant Surgeon General telegraphs
from st. Iouis that the wounded from Vicks-
burg are beginning to arrive at Memphis.
Five hundred are up already. The balance
are coming as fast as possible. He represents
everything for them abundantly supplied
Large quantities of ice are being sent down.
The news from Vicksburg, up to the 3lst, is
encouraging.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,
ai oiH CAIRo, June a, 1868.
The City of Alton arrived here st 10 o'clock
to night. Ge have received nine car loads ol
supplies, and three Of ice, from. which full
supplies for the boat have been received
The balance will follow by another steamer
tomorrow and will be turnod over TO agents.
We arc TO have supplies at Memphis and
Vicksburg for distribution, as found advisa-
BILE.
WAsHINuToN, June 4.
A telegram was received to night, extract
ed from the Richmond Sentinel of the Sd, as
follows: ,D % .qt ..ff r..r
JACKSON, Juno 1.-Gsn. Grant demanded
the surrender of Vicksburg on Thursday, Civ.
ing three days to Gen. Pemberton to consider
the demand. Ges. Pemberton replied that
he did not want fifteen minutes, and the
troops would die in thoir trenches before they
would surrender.
The enemy's guuboats fire heavy shot at
the city. l sIf fiea
Port Hudson is invested. r
The General forwarding this dispatch TO
the Government, adds: There is nothing in
the Richmond Enquirer Of the 4th. Dis.
Grants army, of dates respectively the 2Sth,
goth, 30th and 3lst, ant while they mention
the progress Of the siege, they say nothing Of
an assault on the 2lst and 22d, nor Of any
battle since the 25th, which last was not y cry
heavy. Our troops are officially represented
as being iu good health and spirits Up to
the 3lst Of May, the siege Of Vicksburg was
progressing with reasonable satisfaction
There was not then any immediate pressure
on Grants rear. Gen. Banks had Port Hud-
&C invested. ~
ClNCINNATI, juno 4.-Our direct advices
from Vicksburg ere to the 3Oth, and several
days previous. Quiet prevailed all along the
line, broken only by occasional cannonading
The Commercial has dispatch, dated
May 30tb, saying "spades are once more
trumps." We are erecting earthworks, and are
mining to blow the face cut Of one or two Of
the rebel forts that are unapproachsble other
wise. The idea of carrying the place by
storm seems to be abandoned. The safest
and surest plan Of starving Gen. Pemberton
into submission now finds favor everywhere.
A deserter came into our lines this morn.
ing. He represents that he was sent by Gen.
Gems. Joe Johnston and Rains. The former
is supposed to be between the Big Black river
and Jackson. The latter was near Port Glib.
son. He represents affairs in the city as
growing desperate. About $4,000 effective
men are there, two.thirds of whom are kept
on the Notifications night and day, and not
allowed to leave an instant on any pretext.
Gems. Pembcrton, Lee, Reynolds, Stevenson
and others are in the city. Most of the sick
left before the Investment. Over one hund
red women and children have been killed by
our bombardment. Tho gunboats inflct no
injury on the city. n.
Gen. Pemberton believed his rations would
hold out thirty days, but urged Johnston to
como to bis relief within ten days, at the fur
thermost Cavalry horses have been turned
loose, and driven towards our lines, owing to
the lack Of forage. There was .ammuaition
enough to last sixty days, with the exception
Of gun caps. These were scarce. All conf
IDENTIFY expected superhuman efforts to be
made by those outside, to raise the siege
They consider vicksburg the strongest place
in the Confederacy. lu : eo
Gen. Blair has met no enemy in force, and
the reports of Johnson being near arc disbe.
lieved.
Banks, with reinforcements, is reported
near here, but like many other runors, II may
have little foundation in fact. o.tr.! 3 :
This morning, the heaviest cannonade o
the seige, was kept up without intermission
for nearly three hours. New batteries have
lately been put in position, and $50 guns are
playing on the city. At daylight this morn
Jog, the firing ceased. 80 hfH" motl hq ~
tfa 1, i9iseg ssB New YoRK, June A..
The Washington dispatch to the Herald
states, p" No official information has been 70
ceived here in regard to another assault upon
the rebel works at Vicksburg by Grant or oil
any repulse to the Union forces. It is be.
lieve1 that such facts, if so, would have beer
promptly communicated to the military au
thorties here. Tho seports are discredited
here. e ffI 4n1 aol isfyca.,- nj
The officers OF the Indianols, who have ar.
rived at Washington, state that while passing
through Montgomery, Ala, they Witnessed
the launching Of a steamer 244 feet long
twenty five feat beam, and to be foar-iucl
plated. a a1o s.ifo la.t.',lq ali 70 3
A New Orleans letter of the 9Th nit. men
tions report there that one of our gunboat
had destroyed the town Of franklin, La, il
consequence Of being fred on while they wer,
passing, by gueriIlas.
I- A lot vf Seccsh women who were re
Gently sent down South from St. Louis, fo
their incorrigible treason, underwent ripi.