The New York herald., 1863-05-29
THE sITUATI

remains as We first announced it--only up to Fri
day night at nine o'clock-just week ago. Sew
eral reports from rebel sources and others have
reached us since, and have been published in or
der as they arrived. vicksburg is not yet taken,
as far as any reliable accounts testify. A dcs-
patch to Mobile from jackson, Mississippi, dated
on Sunday last, says that firing was heard in the
vicinity of yicksburg (forty.fve miles off up to
nine o'clock that morning, and Dad then ceased.
The same despatch states that on that morning
the Tive nteth Mississippi regiment (monntcd) dash
ed into Raymond, capturing four hundred pri-
soners that fourteen were sent to Mobile and that
the rest, being sickor wounded, wcro paroled.
The rebel journals appear to gain confidence
day by day. The Richmond Wing Of the 9th
says that the news from vicksburg up to Thursday
evening the 21st, was most encouraging for the
rebels. 1t quotes the Mobile Register to show
that the city of vicksburg can only be reduced by
very slow operations, that Joe Johnston is in the
rear of General Grant with largely increasing
force, and that he may be compelled 10 raise the
siege by cutting off his supplies.
It is reported from Cairo that one portion Of
General Banks army had arrived at warrenton
on the Mississippi river, short dist1nco below
vicksburg.
There is some interest to-day in our news from
the vicinity of tie Rappahannock-n that Gene
raj Hooker has made any advance movement, but
that the enemy is in motion, their trains being OBJ
served moving towards Culpepper, followed by
heavy column Of troops. General Lee, it ID
said. has issued an address to his army congratu.
lating them upon their past achievements and
forcshadowing q raid into Maryland. He tells
them that they are to have long and rapid marches
through a country without railroads, and calls
upon every man to be prepared for the severest
hardships.
Considerable anxiety prevailed In Alexandria
yesterday, upon the report that Stuart's rebel
cavalry were about to make raid upon that city.
All the male contrabands were forced by the Pro.
vost Marshal to work in constructing new intrench
ments there.
The raids of the rebel privateers on the ocean
are more daring and destructive than ever. The
story which we publish today from Captain Pot.
ter of the ship Oneida gives stirring account of
the proceedings of the Alabama and Florida, act
ing in conjunction, recently, which involve the
destruction Of no less than nine vessels, namely
The Oneida, Louisa Hatch, Nora, Charles Hill,
Commonwealth, Henrietta, Lafayette, Kate Cory
and Kingfsher, in all making FIVE ships, two barks,
one brig and schooner We give sketches of the
differ,n vessels above alluded to.
MIsCELLANEoUs NEWS.
The steamship America. Captain Maury, from
Greytown, Nicaragua, arrived at this port yester-
day, with passengers from San Francisco. The
misunderstanding between the Transit Company
and the government Of Nicaragua has been amica.
bly, adjusted. The letter Of our correspondent, in
another column, explains the position of affairs.
The steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool 18th
and Queenstown 10th inst. arrived at this port
last night. Her advices have been anticipated.
The Friend Of China Of the lith OF March
says:--An Envoy Extraordinary and i'enipoten.
tiary from Denmark has recently arrived here, on
his way to Pekin, where he is to negotiate treaty
with the Chinese government. The Danish gov
ernment has, for this important mission, chosen
an experienced diplomatist- Colonel dc Raasloir-
who, for number Of years, and until very recent
ly. ably and successfully represented Denmark in
the United States.
letter from shanghae, China, Of the 25th Of
March. says:--The English authorities are making
considerable preparations toward the dcmenstra-
q. L.. l. III. n.
ing redress for the murder Of the late Mr. Richard.
son, aud Il is rumored that the japanese are also
making preparations to defend their ports, by
buying up steamers, arms, &c. Several vessels are
being taken up for the conveyance Of Goals to ia.
pan for the use Other Britannia Maesty's ships, and
altogether u looks rather uncertain how long the
present friendly relations between the two govern
ments may last. A letter from Kanagawa, Japan.
of the lith Of March, says:--A renewed demand
had suddenly sprung up for the purchase of foreign
vessels, and the following had been sold to the
British steamer City OF Hankow,
2i0 tons. $780, 900; British steamer Nankin, l50
tons, si5,0OO British brig Lanrick, 2G4 tons
$4,000, and American schooner wanderer, 175
tons, 10000. IL was expected that the Japanese
government would have trouble with the English
authorities, growing out OF the late murder Of Mr.
Richardson.
The boilers OF the steamtug John A. Crawford
~nloded outside Of Chicago harbor on the gath
killing Capt. Ozer, John Dunham engineer,
'rd Coughlin. Nicholas AicCarty was
The boat sunk
arsh, Of Company G, First battal.
cavalry, Is under sentence to be
desertion, at Fort Trumbull. New