Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-28
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IMPORTS FROM VICKSBURG.

REPORTS FROM VICKSBURG.
TDespatches to the Associated Press .
CH1c>eo, Nay 27-A special dispatch from
Cairo to tbs Journal says that paroled prison
ars who left Sherman's Landing@on the 23d
say that bearer Of dispatches from General
pemberton to General johnson had hecn cap
tured, which says hat the number Of Conted~-
crates IN Vicksburg was between $4,000 and
10000
On Thursday the Confederate batteries on
The hill north Of the town were taken and burn
ed; on the evening of the same day, the water
batteries below Vicksburg were taken by ADJ
miral Porters mortar noats.
On Friday morning Cen Pemberton sent a
Gag OF truce to General Grant Offering to sur
render Vcksburg if Grant would allow the
Confederates to lay down their arms and march
out, but the offer was refused.
On Friday, after the refusal to accept Gen.
Pemberton' proposition, Gen. Grant moved
on his works, and the Confederates were driven
TO the inner iortifcations. =
Tne story of the parolled prisoners is not
credited 1t brings the operations of the siege
down to Friday last, and later accounts have
been received and published which say moth
ing about the offer to surrender or the carrying
by storm if ali but the river fortifcations.-
The story, also, that on Sunday last,
courier dashed up with a dispatch from
General Breckenridge to Gen Wheeler, at
McNllpnville, acknowledging that Vicksburg
had fallen, but that General Pemberton had
escaped with almost all his army, bur had let
his artillery, is saiG not to he true.
Gen Logan guards Black River bridge, and
Gen. Grant teels certain he will be able to take
care OF Johnston. The latter has only about
ten thousand men, exclusive Of what be may
nave by achievements
. General Grants army is larger than is gen
orally supposed and quite sufficient for the
I W,orS, IN hand. 1t stretches completely around
. Iht doomed city, each wing resting on the
glver.
Vicksburg is full of women and children.
. not only the original inhabitants, but many
who >au4e in from the surrounding country for
Safety
!. A special dispatch to the Chicago Times,
dated three miles east CT Vicksburg, o. the
20th, says: The Federal wounded at the battle
] OF Champion HILL nun. Der over l,7OO. The
/. Confederate loss is acknowledged at not over
halt that. The Federals bad about 10000
troops engaged, and the Confderates about
.lO 0OO, according to the accounts Of their
#Tounded. The Federas took 5000 prisoners
and about 5000 at the battle Of the bridge.
. General Sherman crossed the Black river on
pontoons, and Mcpherson and McCIernand's
10rees built three bridges on Sunday night,
ith, and crossed their commands by Mon
gay gay noon: BY o clock the advance of Gen
o5erman corps, under General Steele, reach
Gu the Confederate works back of the citv
a. sLo took position on tht right, on the bluffs
@0CVe' and commenced the bombardment
ue1. Jefferson planted his command in
tv1n 49, or In the centre. Gen. McClernand took
extreme left, reaching almost to thee river
evsnn al, possible means of escape is cu: off, and