, 1863-05-26
THE END PROMISING
LY NEAR.
ADMIRAL PORTER'S OF
FICIAL DISPATCH.
What the Rebels say Of
the Situation,
ADMIRAL PORTER'S DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The following was
received ut Washington this morning:

10 Hon. Gideon Neues, Secretary Of the Navy,
washington: .-.
~ ING morning o1 fs1aas' Inc l''h, came over
" LIZ Aa1oo ~ oe teaus ~ eo'opetate WILL dch'
Gt2Lt. ihe oc'a'h'"s oi TWO OF the 1ron'cads at
LED AiFcE, one At Grant Gull, one ut Carthage,
th5te u "affen1oh, aid t"o III The 1azoo, LETT me
einal 1'fcc; still dlsrosea OF them to the best
advantsSc. OA MoIday, the 1sth At noon, firing
was heard in the rear OF Fieksburg, which assured
Inc that Gcu- GEant WAS approaching the city.
The cannonading was Kept up fusiously for some
time, wh.n. by the aid Of glasses. I discovered a
company Of our artillery advancing, taking posi-
ton ard driving the rebels before them.
Immediately saw that General Sherman's divi
eicn had come Oh to the left of Snyder {Glus, asi
that the -cot1s a that place had been cut Of from
joining Inc 1osces IN the CITY.
dispatched the Dckalb, Lieut. Commanding
walker. chocta", Lieut.. Commanding Ramsay
Romeo, Fctrel and torrcet Rosc, all under com
mand Of Lieutenant Commanding Brteec, up tht
aAzoo 10 open communication LII that way will
Gefis- ofaht aHo sherman.
They succeeded In landing, and three hours 1stel
received letters IRON GeneFale Grant Sherman
ant steel, informing me o1 his Fast Success, ant
ask1tlg me 10 send up provisions, which was al
oocc donc-
III the meantime Lieut.. Commanding Walker in
tie Uehalb puehcd on to Haines Bluff, which the
mn, u nartr rcn,a ind he,,ind IN t,o noa,. 80 a.,
st,oyne or taxing awur larrc on,ntitv n nm
munltlon on laiid.
wlseu they saw tac snnboats they came hastily
cnd lcft in good order tile gus, fort, tculs and
eIu;pasc OF all kindr, which fell into cur hands,
At soon as the capture Of Haines' BlutFand four.
'een ssfnF was 3cpof'ea 10 me- showed up the
= ..poa's tiom ps,o" elekspn's 10 hfe at ths Alll
,on1s a. 1nidr;cht the1 pa,ag g ~, tases
and opened on if for about an hour and eont;nns,,
at intervals, luFu: the night to uu,oy t,,r rarri.
son.
On Tuesday, the 18th, placed six mosta:s In
position with orders to fire night and day rapid
" s1hey could.
4he "ofks Al ha'ncs' blud are very formidable.
Inete "sfe iouse.ea Q, 'nc heaviest END Of .ur:
,,.,, "as sas ~ ~ ,.n.u 'laeu eaaooo
A. mo c7 c,rr;a.,cs ,ni,,1t ao,;n fa,, e., ~
hands OF this enemy, had them burnt, blew NJ
the magazine. and DESTROYED the works rcncr,,,e =
I also burnt up tho ,cneampmcnts which were per
n:anently aad remarkably well constructed, look
Ing az II tic rebels intended to stay for some timc
Inc "ofks anu etcamp'ncnss covered many acres
.o. .o4a aaa M 1a a'a rue pts
aera,+or sn.t 49, 'rs.'. - ss sses" 'N,.'e ana
s.v ~. -aha,. ,ra-a - ,.ax ~ sss,..s.;. ..ss
them. md al arr rcni,crc, use1ess IN m hnu-
As soon as I cot through with the dcstruction a
the magazines and othc, works, I started Lieut.
conrad Walker mp the Yazoo River, with suflclca
force to destroy all the encns*s property in thai
direction, with orders to return with all dispatch
ana onis proceed as Tar as fazoo City, where ths
'eoeis na'e d na's sa'a' ana stoFehonses*
In LIE mcaotimc 0cn. d'ant has closely invested
Eicleburg, and has possession Of the best com
ma1,ding points, Ina very short time a genera
assault will take place. when hone to unnonnc,
fiat y;cl.hurr bas f,1,en oftcr sar;os os
b,il,;,ut succ,.aacu th,. crc- at,.,d.a On o-n,r
There has never been a case during the wa,
where the rebels have been 70 successfully beate,
at ali points, and the patience and endurance
shown bs our army and navy for go many month.
Is about being rewarded. It isa mere question o
lew honfs' aao aheh WIN Inc exception Of Po:
a .na ', Tu ha aan W." ~, 1o." aa.,s 'ns A'sss
IS,
a1,n;ro1 ro,,.5,. 1t;,, cs.
1sna.,., n,a,o.o, - a..
c.. ~. ~ ..io
M ;nforu.+;or h,s ~o, ohoa ha.a otna;., ~ ;.
unofr1c;,1 of tho c,n,nro ortho ta,,rn - v;a,.s
br-t- ~ ha.t e,s,., .
Ncmn1,,s mn to M honr a"o M ~ a. aa'o a"a -. .
1ornled by telegraph
All boats ut Millfken's Bend and Young!
Point had been sent up the Yazoo, probabl,
to Haines' Bluff, for the purpose, no doubt
Of preparing to meet any possible coutin
gencics. It may therefore be twcnty-f,n
hn,-r -ot bofo-o ,-o ,..o u.,,,. -
na ~ Law '.'s tn1nt' oenn'1e
@ 4Ast rosa'i,e ne"s "e n1'e c'lne up u
10y ~ tNe o''1 e''''. eae le'' LUG mouth
1ne WV VI lnul5oas at O'CLOCK p. III
W oal.le WIS s'114 raging. our Land force
"eis III 'ne fea1' ano foltes neet oclo" ant
l"o' s'l 'o''ts 'a'o'e' !" Is oelesed mat larg'
; s 1.:-,l's - "o4ue'4 ''no enilafen ase set II
1,,s
! 49,, :. ~, 800 ..se q. .a.ues dun h'o e'aeu
.;s,. :. - ~ ~ s'os '4's.' 'o''1ne''
~ 01T WI A''>o' e'''a
ccn Jo,,,s,,,, ,,,a .-,doa,,~ ,n.onao,
| the sanr hnt WA nv,v,.,,,a oil H. e., go. :,
! oot+:rr hotrao, IT., ~ 49, e,-.:o.sts1rn
! 7o,'u.9a t. .,ss a. ~ A'',">'''.o"s ~ ~
/ s -. 'Ae >''o- ~
, nosslblc Tie rebels may hold us at bay sever.
| ,]nys nr eren n zxeck you yn.y M In ~,
1A"1 Aop VI "u'
10 make 1hc JOYFUL announcement Tor fer
days.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune.1