The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-30
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. & W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
LATE FROM VICKSBURG.
Guefrillas Brought to Grief...Grant
kepulsed on Friday--Gen. HOVey
Leads Desperate AsSault--0ur
Troops HOpeful--Federal Cavalry
Watching JOhnStOn--LateSt from
NlekSburg Via Fredericksburg.


CHICAGO, May pa special from
Memphis, Goth, says detachment of the
I'd Wisconsin Cavalry alta cked the que
. rillas on the fernando road, Tuesday,
and killed and captured FIVE.
A few days since, detachment from
the 9th Kansas and Sd Iowa cavalry,
fought with superior forces of guerrillas,
miles back of Helena, and finally
drove them. Their reported loss is 9
killed and 81 wounded; Colonel among
the latter. The Federal loss was 4 kill
ed and 80 wounded, and several prison
ers.
On the Gath, Col. Hatch fought with
200, of Chalmers men, near Senatobia,
and captured 60, killed ~ and wounded
twenty.
a Times special, dated 'In the field,
near Vicksburg, 3d." says there has
been no fighting to-day. The troops are
resting from Yesterdays assault Our
repulse was complete on all parts of the
line. No encouragement need be en-
tertained of final success. We are en-
trenching and building rifle pits. Cav
airy has been sent out toward Canton, to
ascertain Johnston's whereabouts Our
loss yesterday is not far from ! 1000.
A special dated Memphis, 9th says
the steamer Sultana, from Young
Point, reports, that last Friday the Fed
erals were repulsed at Vicksburg. IL
The City of Memphis which left Mon
day and arrived to-day reports that
Grant captured every redoubt At one
place it was necessary, owing to the
steepness of the hill, to scale with lad
ders. Gen. Hovey led the assault The
rebels rolled shells down the hill at the
.Federals which exploded amongst them,
making fearful havoc. Furious fighting
was going on when the boat left The
Federal losses are said to be very heavy.
The New York Herald special says
it is considered by most military. men
that the rebel strategy looks to the re-
crossing of the frontier, while every ef-
fort would be put forth to crush Grants
army, if be be not able to take Vicks-
burg by storm. He has acquired, by
most perilous movement, a foothold in
the rear of the city which cuts off the
entire 1aZoo region and will thereby en-
able him, ii properly reinforced to push
back the rebel base to the great rivers of
Alabama and thereby insure the early
fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
The latest information from Vicks-
burg received by Government is con-
tanned in an unofficial dispatch from
Memphis dated May 81, which states
that two boats from Vicksburg had Just
reached Memphis. This would make
latest dates from Vicksburg to the 25th
as it takes two days to run from Vicks-
burg to Memphis The telegram says
no official dispatches have been received
by these boats, but they report the at
tack on Vicksburg was progressing and
that Grant was gaining. 1t is also re-
ported that Gen. Carr and Col. Bloomer
had been killed.
Advices to Government from the
Headquarters Army Potomac, report
that the rebels to-day shouted across the
river, the Yankees have taken Vicks-
burg. This is undoubtedly the opinion
of the rebels on the Rappahannock
Whether correct or not time will show
Nothing has yet been heard from the
movements of Gen. Johnston, but he is
undoubtedly engaged sin collecting forces
with the intention of attacking Grant in
the rear. 1t is not believed he can col
lect force enough before Vicksburg is
carried, to make a formidable demon
stration + s- 0 tA t
When the boats above mentioned left
Vicksburg everything was going on well,
aud 1t is. believed here in official circles
that news of the final and complete cap
ture of the place will soon be received.