Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-06-03
THE LATEST NEWS.
The LnamI In MisslsAlnpl.

place for copy Of ,hs Shreveport News Of
. The Goth received BY Sunday nights mail
from which we take the following lnpoF'
tant news There l. no doubt that the grea
battle has been fought in Mississippi for
I the possession OF Vleksburg, and there Ia
every cOnfisneee entertained that Gsn. John
son has succeeded in utterly ToatlRg and
destroying Grants army ofiavasion. With
johnson and tho two Hills, 10 the Geld, and
Deauregard at vieksburg we feel very sure
that the enemy will set such a drubbing as
will entirely relieve the vicinity Of vieks-
burg Of their hated presence. We look for
further news with confident interest.
From our special Correspondent.
MoNRor, May 2ist 1893, 10 o'clock, a, N.
The steamboat Vigo arrived bore from
below AT IL last night. Among the passen-
gers Il Gen. Albert Pike. The passengers
report the following news to have been re-
ceiyed ~ TIarrisonburg, in an Extra Of tho
Watcher Courier OF the lSlh:
! Afier severe skirmishing on Monday,
and the three days following, last week, the
fedcrals took possession Of Jackson, Miss.
On Saturday, Gen. Joseph z. johnson, COM
manding in person, was enthusiastically
received by the troops and attacked a coll
umn of the enemy et Raymond, Miss, in-
fioting upon them severe loss, forcing
them 10 eyaeuate Jackson, which they did,
destroying the government workshops, the
Confederate House, and the penitentiary.-
An effort TO blow up the State Capitol prov
ed unsuccessful. General johnson was in
the rear of second column of the enemy,
between them and the river, and decisive
general engagement was hourly expected.
Bethel Hill was with our troops. Lieut..
Gen. Pemberton was in arrest, by Gen.
Johnsons order, ormatters connected with
the capture OF Jackson.
The Yankee feet opened furious bonn
'bardment on Vicksturg yesterday and last
night Tho guns were distinctly heard
within few miles of Monroe.)
! The news from Mississippi regarded in
very favorable light by military men,
Grant having risked all "upon the hazard
of.the die" his army once thoroughly de-
fehtotiecomes fit subject for utter ami
hilatiop, as the Mississippi river has fallen
SO low that their gun boats can be Of little
or no use to the enemy.
We are indebted To the Natchez Telegraph
office for the following important dispatch.
giving the latest news from Jackson:
. FAYErrE, May 8,-Mr. Wexler, just from
Brcokhrven, brings information that
courier had arrived with the news that
jackson had been evacuated by the enemy,
they going towards Brandon.
They burnt the Penitentiary, the Confed-
crate House, and destroyed the lower por-
ton of the city. They also attempted to
blow up the State House, hut did not sue
coed. Gen. Johnson has whipped them
badly at Raymond and Brandon.
The enemy have two columns advancing;
one Of which was advancing this side, and
the other of which evacuated the city, going
towards Brandon.
Gen. Johnston Inns cut off their retreat to
Port Gibson.
Gen. Maxey left Brookhaven yesterday
evening for Jackson, with five thousand
men. He also says that the Hills, with
about forty thousand men, had arrived at.
Meridian.
The following, from the editorial columns
of the Washington Ark. Telegraph, Of the
9th, is contirmatory of the above inlpor-
tGHt news:
Dir. Mitchell crossed at Natches on the
10th, bringing with him the papers giving
the position of affairs stated above. He
was detained two days at Trinity, and
whilst there saw an extra of the Natchez
Courier of the 18th. In that it was stated
that the Federal troops had entered jack
son, burnt the Confederate House and PEN
and inadeAan unsuccessful at
tempt to blow up the State House. The
extra stated that Gen. johnson had made
but seint of resisting them ut Jackson
leaving there only about $500 men, whilst
with the main body under his command he
had met the main forces Of the enemy I'M
der Grant at another point, utterly routed
and crushed them out, and had succeeded
also in getting between the river and the
body of the enemy at Jackson so as to cut
them off. There is nothing improbable in
this, although we cannot yet trust the ex-
ira entirely. 1t accords with the position
of the enemy's forces already known, with
the fact that we have been receiving rapid
roinforcements from ihe East, anl with
the obvious policy of the enemy to make q
feint on Jackson whilst their main strength
might be hurled upon Vicksburg in the
rear. We give the account as we have it,
only hoping that we may not have it to cor
rect in our next issue.
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