The New York herald., 1863-06-06
THE STU ALTON.

A despatch from the rear Of vicksburg, on the
continued with great rapidity from midnight til
daylight, doing considerable damage. Twelve
rebels who were attempting to run our picksts
and get into vicksburg, and having 100000 per.
cussion caps in their possession, were captured on
Friday morning at daylight.
Various conflicting rumors ss to the movements
OF Gen. Joe Johnston are aaoat. One is, that he
has advanced on Jackson but not in very large
force; another, that he is moving on Memphis.
Lieutenant Commanding Geo. NJ. Bache, Of the
gunboat Cincinnati, has forwarded to the Navy
Department detailed account of the sinking of
that vessel. He says that until 0 shot went
through the magazine and drowned It, her fire was
most effective; but the rebel batteries got her in
full range and hit her at almost every FIRE, until
she went down in three fathoms of water, with her
colors nailed to stump Of one Of her mast-sall
that was not shot away.
From Nashville we learn the result Of the late
rebel attacks on Franklin and Triune Tennessee.
At Franklin, Colonel Baird, commanding the garri.
son, was attacked by twelve hundred rebel cavalry
on Thursday who drove his forces back into their
intrcnchments. They rallied, however, and re.
pulsed the enemy, with heavy loss to the latter .
AT the same time an attack was made upon the
forces at Triune. They were repulsed with loss
of two hundred men, four hundred horses and
lot Of camp aud garrison equipage.
Nonew movement has taken place in the army
on the Rappahannock Our voluminous cores
pondencc from our reporters in the army. which
we publish in another column, is highly inte
resting.
Admiral Footc has been ordered to supersede
Admiral Dupont in command Of the Monitor feet
at Charleston. This change may indicate another
move on that city as 1t is said that the Navy De-
par,ment was disappointed tha; Dupont did not re.
new the attack after the last unsuccessful at.
tempt '.seH' vtilE ~ ''-"t
Tho steamship Northern Light, from Aspinwall,
arrived at this port yesterday. She brings us
news from Mexico, by way OF Acapulco, to the
eject that the French had been worsted, and that
Comonfort had succeeded in joining his forces to
those Of ortesa. This entirely contradicts pre-.
vious advces; but as there Is no exact data 10 20
upon we need not jump at conclusions, but pa.
ticntly await another arrival from Mexico which
will settle the question dsfni,vely. The letters
of our Panama correspondent will be found
highly interesting.
We have dates from Bermuda TO the 2sth Of
May The Royal Gazette Of that date contains the
following important notice.
The British steamer Sirius, Captain Pttman, arrived
at Nassau the 18th instant from Liverpool, England
when approaching the entrance 10 the port she was
chased and nrcd al by the federal gunboat Rhode Island
Captain rrcnchard, until she arrived within the pre-
ssbed limits OF the shore, when the federal left her
aachocd with pcrmission) OF Hog Island and ssuted
the British Gag with twenty guns, which compmen
returned from c barracks by the guns tho Roy
Artillery At tsxP. NJ. tho Rhode Island steamed on in
northorly direction.
n this be reliable, another "peck o. troube''
may be browed out OF II.
The State Executive Committee OF the State
Loyal National Leagues met at the Fifth Avenu,
uoiel Oh thursday evening, for the purpose OF ar