The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-05

fy WAS hppaiilhy, out lheF rushed % TO
victory, REGARDLESS. of death, and literally
swept everything before them. Gen
Mart. Green's Missouri brig ade Crebels).
over 200 strong, was cut off ov the
Eleventh Wisconsin, and surrendered =
General Faughan's brigade Wa, al,o
principally captured. The lon OF the
Eleventh Wisconsin was slight. The
Twenty s'st aad Twenty third Iowa le,!
in the charge, AMI sustained the priucipal
loss. The Eleventh Wisconsin also captur
ed stand OF coiors
Furious cannonadiug continued all dav
from the rebel batteries on the other side
of the river. They fired the blilss to
prevent our crossing. ponioons have
been sent to Sherluan's corps. He viii
probably c:oss few miles above here
and attack in flank. The force opposite is
thought to number % 900. Our army is
IN excellent fighting condition, and think
themselves insincible As General Gran,
rode TO the t=2ut to day lie was eysrv>
where greeted with tremendous and
uproarious cheering.
This morning two 4 pound how;zors
am two = pound lifiol guns were surren-
dered, with horses, harness, and an,puni
lion complete, without a shot, few miles
back on the road These gun. became
separated from the main body of the rebsl
army Yesterday, in the retreat, and were
cut off by our advance.
Our loss III to days fighting i, not
heavy. The rebels killed and wounded j.,
unknown. Their troops did not fl IA, SIS
obstInately to>day as yesterday They
seemed to expect defeat. The wonder
IS they were not wholly Withdrawn 10 the
other side without an engagement.
Genera! Os,eri!aus was slightly wound
ed, but rode on the fell again.
FLAGSHIP BLACK HAWK, HANGS BLUFF
1azoo River, Nav 20.
Hon. Gideon WelIes, Secretary Of the
Navy:
On the morning Of the 18th came over
to the 1azoo to be ready TO cooperate
with General Grant. Leaving Two of the
iron clads at Red River, one at Grand Gulf
one at Carthage, three at Warrenton. AMI
tive in the 1azoo, left nae a small force
Still disposed Of them to .hs oest adyan
tags.
On the 18th, at Meridian, firing was
heard in the rear Of Nicksburg, which as
sured me- that Gen. Gran, wa, Approaching
the city. The cannonadirg was KEEP. up
furiously for some time, when By the aid
of glasses discovered company OF our
artillery advancing, taking position. and
driving the rebels before them. iTnne-
iatel y saw that Gen. Sherman's division
had come on to the left Of Snyder's Bluff.
and that the rebels a: that place had been
cut Off from joining the forces in the city.
I dispatched the De Kalb, Lieutenant
Commander Walker Choctaw, Li.uten-
ant Commander Ramsay; Romeo, Petrel.
and Forest Rose, all uudsr command of
Lieutenant Commander Breese, up the
1azoo to open communication in that " a,
with Generals Grant and Sherman. This
| succeeded in doing, add, in three hours
received letters from Gems. Grant, Shsr-
man, and Steele, informing me Of this vast
success, and asking me to send up proyis-
ions, which was at once Gone.
In the meantime Lieutenant CommaD,lar
Walker, in the De kalb, pushed ou 10
uaine's Bluff, which the eaenv had com
manced evacuatino the day before, au,l a
party remained behina in lhe hopes Of de.
stroying or taking away a large amount Of
ammunition on !;anl. When they saw
The gunboats they ran ont and lsfl srer,-
thIpn n rood nrio 6, Sc
equipase Of all kinds, which fell into our
handl.
As soon a, the capture Of Hains'. sRIniI
and fourteen forts was reported 20 me |
showed up the gunboats Fl rom be!o y Vcks-
burg to fire a. the hill batteries, which fire
was kept mp for two or three hours. At
midnight they moved up to the town and
opened on it !or about an hour, aud con
tinuei at intervals during The night TO an
nov the garrison.
On the 19lh placed six mortars III %
sition, with orders to fire night and day,
as rapidly as thev could.
The work. q. Uaine's Bluff are very for.
midable. Thers are fourteen Of tie heay
lest S aud 10 inch, ard 7 / inch riiled guns
with ammunition enough 20 last long
siege. Aa the gun carriages might again
fall into the hands Of the enemy had
them burnt, blew up the magazine, and de
stroved the works generally. also burnt
up the encampmen,s, which were perma>
neatly and remarkably well constructed
looking as if the rebels intended to STAY
for some time.
These works and encampments covered
many acres of ground, and the tor;ifics-
tons ard the rifle pits proper of H.ne'-
Bluff extend about milo and q quarter
| Such a network of deftnses | never saw
The rebels were a year constructing them
and all were rendered useless in an hour
As soon as got through with the destruc
ton of the magazines and other works
started Lieut.. Commander Walker up tn.
| Yazoo river with sufficient, force to DESTROY
all the enemy's property in that direction
wiki orders to return with all dispatch
and only to proceed as far as yazoo City
where the rebels have navy yard an
store houses.
In the meantime General Grant ba
closely invested Vicksburg, and has pos
session Of the best commanding points,
! In very short time general assault vii