, 1863-06-27
ke#s to Sunday, the 2lst inst.
TERRIFIC CANN0NADING ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
A GENERAL ASSAULT
SOON TO COME OFF.
GUERILLA OPERATIONS on TIE
RIVER.
The Great Expedition Of Colonel
Mizner. ,

The Great Expedition Of Colonel
Miner.
/ IspecialDispatch to the Chicago Trlbune1
MEMPHIS, June n,
VIA CAIRO, June rs, 1868.
We Aaye no arrival from below to-day and
no news. Matters at Vicksburg arc becoming
Intensely interesting. Onr adrices are 10
Sunday.
t. 4 Council of War was held listing two days,
during which there was 4 cessaslon Of firing.
The Council terminated or Saturday evening,
when terrific cannonadlng was opened ali
along the lines BY batteries and mortar
boats. Prisoners and descrtcrs still assert
Tint provisions are sery scarce In the doomed
city, No citizen can 60 beyond Helena, and
the presumption is that In few days at most
the final struggle will come Of. and Vicks-
burg pass into our bands.
The steamers New Kentucky, Jacob Stra-
der and Prima Donna. with Quartermaster
and Coulm1ssary stores Tcre fired into at Cy-
prua Bend, 1ast Monday morning By large
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flcult, the rebels being in such force as to dis
regard Porter's mosquito feet.
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tnat tae Aa@oo h'ea eoun't1 a'le oeea tae
scene, 1a1elS, ol osn4lant ea'nfy 8alo oy
oe1atchment OF tne lota 1A'nols casaaFy' un-
DER Ma}of aames olant "llson' ny oraess o1
General Washbnrne' Inc last trip was made
towards A1cchnnicsbuEg, where Joe Johnston
| was reported to be massfng large force.
They secured a picket guard OF the enemy,
the Lieutenant Of Which mad taken refuge,
from the falling rain, In house. They learn
ed from the prisoners that company Of rebel
cavalry were at house pear by. They dash
ed forward and came in front Of about 100
Ccnfederates instead Of fifty. They we're
surprised, however, and unprepared for IN
attack, and received volly from the Fedora!
ca1bines. Then our men pressed IN upon them
with pistols and sabers.
Many saddles we're emptied. The enemy
thercupon broke and ran in every direction.
Twelve prisoners were captured, fourteen
horses and o large quantity Of small arms.
Our men being in the minority did not pursue
but beat hasty retreat, reaching camp With
the loss Of onc INN Killed, aud one wounded.
The prisoners acknowledged considerable
loss in Killed. They we're ofthe lst Mississippi
ca7alry. They, with nine other regiments,
lad that morning arrived Hom Briggs army.
Major Wilson aud his men a1e highly com
plinented for gallant conduct.
The steamer D. G. Taylor, hospital boat, ar
| rived this afternoon, seven days from Young .
| Point, having on board 5o3 sick and wounded
| to be taken to st. Louis. Seventeen died en-
! Tunte. But two were put off here, named
John Powell, Co. 6, 10th Ohio, and William
| Shops, OF Shcpardson, Co. D, a3d Indiana