Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-04

&c. Property was captnrcu III ueo
troved to the value ofover two million
dollars Cur loss in the expedition
was one killed and seven wounded.
MURFREEsBoRo, May 30th.-The
Chattanooga Rebel Of the 18th c n
tains Mobile dispatches of previous
day which say, reports from below
Vicksbvrg state Gen. Banks crossed
the MississipLi with his army at Bogon
Sara. From Vicksourg the same pa,
per learns the slaughter upon feder-
his is far greater in the assault upon
Vicksburg than in any battle during
the war. The Jackson Mississippian
saws. Saturdays battle at Vicksburg
was the most stubborn of all.
RICHMOND. VA, May pa dis
patch from Canton, Miss, says, all
was well Yesterday. Vicksburg still
holds our. The Chattanooga Rebel
believes Rosecrans reinforced Grant to
such an extent that the army of the
Cumberland is in a much weaker con
dition to-day than since the battle OF
Stone River.
SHELBrvILLE, Tenn, May 28.-
Vallandigham is still here, he goes to-
Virginia in a few days.
CINCINNATI, May 31.-The Jackson
Appeal of the Goth says, two gunboats
have been sunk at Vicksburg. Penn
berton's Quartermaster succeeded in
running seven hundred mules out of
Vicksburg thereby lessening the con-
sumption of corn. The garrison has
now full ~rations for nine hundred days,
CHICAGO, June 1, 10A. M,-TheN New
York HeraId's Washington dispatch
says Government has no intelligence
from Grants army later than the 26th
when grant was progressing favorably.
The silence of the Richmond papers is
considered as conclusive that nothing
favorable has occurred for the rebels.
Correspondence of the Post, dating
near Yicksburg 22d says: This is the
fourth day Grants army has lain
around the entertainments of Vicks-
burg. During hat time there have
been hourly battles aud continued
cannonading. At least 1000 Of our
men have been placed hors de combat
in the several charges ordered against
the rebel earthworks. During last
night the mortar and gunboats in front
of Yicksburg kept up a continual fire.
Several buildings have been burned bv
exploding shells. At eight o'clock
this morning cannonading was again
commenced along the entire line, from
every hill top in front of the enemy's
works. Rebel guns have been dis
mounted, enbrazures torn out, para
pets and caissons destroyed-rebels
were powerless to reply, as our Skin
mishers we're close to their works,
un~erringly picking off their gunnerS.
This cannonade was continued two
hours, when Smiths corps of Oster-
haus' division charged through a muir
derous cross enflading fire close up to
the rebel works, where an impossible
ditch with sharp stakes were encoun~
tered by our men. They planted the
flag directly in front of them and
crouched down behind the embank-
ment, out of range Of the rebel fire.
The rebels inside the works could not
show themselves above the parapets
without meeting death from cur sharp
shooters, and only could effect any
thing by cutting off fuses to shells.
lighting them, and rolling them from
the outer slope Of the embankment.-
Subsequently our boys, with picks and
shovels dug a breach into one fort,
and this was taken in this way. One
fort was also taken by storm by Carr's
division. During three days we lost
Eve officers killed, including three
Colonies, and fifty wounded. Steel's
forces are reported to have lost one
thousand.
New YORK, June 1.-Wm.M NJ. Ev,
arts, now in London, states, that he
feels assured hat the British Govern.
ment will, in good faith, do It's best to
prevent the sailing of rebel pirates.
An extra of Havana Diorio 26th
was received per steamer SaIldrake.
1t reports the arrival at Havana of
the French war steamer Darien from
Vera Bruz with important dispatches
from Gen. Fanealy announcing the
occupation of Puebla by the French
forces under his command. The pris-
oners include Antega and % other
Generals, 900 minor officers and IL
900 men. After a desperate resisI
lance the French entered the place,
when Oatega surrendered uncondition-
ally. On the Goth one division of the
French army started for the city of
Mexico.
CHICAGO, June Memphis papers
of the 28th state hat the forts re-
naming in the rebel possession at
Vicksburg are very formidable, and
command the entire town. Several
charges have been made on them with
little success. The rebels seem to
think their position impregnable.-