The weekly Butte record., 1863-05-30
Eastern News.


that two detachments of the Third Federal
regulars, who were oat hunting guerrilas, mis-
took each other for rebels. aud exchanged
several rounds before they found out their mis-
take Results killed and several wounded.
General Stanley. with small force of Federal
cavalry. surprised two regiments OF rebels near
Middleton. Tenn oa the night Of the 2Ist.
The rebels fed 10 dismay eight Of them were
killed. Horses, guns. clothing, etc. were cap
tured. Virginia rebels claim to have captured
two Of our steamers on he Blackwater. The
Federal feet commenced bombarding Port
Hudson. A speedy surrender was looked for.
1 May l4th. some skirmishiny took place on
Morris island. near Charleston Our forces
drove the enemy across creek. Semmes. of
[ the Alabama has, II is said. taken command
Of a new and splendid war craft mounting %
guns. 1t was reported in New York. on the
22d, that Hooker was falling back on Wash
ington
A petition was in circulation in Cincinnati
and other parts of the State. representing that
the sacred rights of citizens, as guaranteed BY
the Constitution. have been violated BY the
arbitrary arrest. Illegal trial and inhuman i'm
prisonment of Vallaadigham and therefore
demanding of the President of the United
States his immediate and unconditional release.
Gen. Grant was scattering rebels in every
direction. The following accounts of the Sc
ries of splendid victories won by the Federal
arms in the vicinity of Vicksburg. have been
received:
Official information from Grants army to
Wednesday MAY Goth, says: General Grant
captured Haines' Blnff and the outer works Of
Vicksburg. with a large number of prisoners,
and fifty seven pieces of artillery. The battle
was still raging. with every prospect of cap
turing the entire force in Vicksburg We
hold Jackson the Big Black river bridge and
Haines' Bluff. which is about three miles from
Vicksburg
The following from Col John A Rawlings
A Adj General has been received. bearing
date May 23l. from the rear of VickSburg
The Army of the Tennessee landed at Bruns-
wick Miss on the 18th of April. On Nav
lst it fought the battle of Port Gibson and
defeated the rebels under Bowen. whose loss in
killed. wounded and prisoners was at least
l 500. and loss of artillery five pieces. On the
h. - II
were defeated with the loss of 500. On the
/ l4th. Grant captured Jackson, with loss TO
mense stores and manufactures and seventeen
pieces Of artillery. On the 10th, we fought a
bloody and decisive battle at Bakers creek in
which the entire force of Nicksburg. under
Pemherton. was defeated with the loss of
twentynine pieces of artillery and 1000 men.
On the eth. we defeated the same force at
Big Black river bridge with the loss of two
| thousand six hundred men and seventeen pieces
Of artillery. On the 18th. we invested Vicks-
burg closely to day, Goth Gen Steele carried
the rifle pits on the north of the city, and the
right of the army rests on the Mississippi above
Vicksburg. | learn further that there are
from fifteen to twenty thousand men in Vicks
burg that Pemberton lost nearly all his field
artillery, and that cannonading at Vicksburg
ceased at about 8 T. VI. of the 20th. Grant
has probably captured nearly all.
Louisiana. it Is said, wants % come back in.
/ to the Union.
! A London paper says that Federl efforts
to raise loan in that city had not been sue
cessful.
Yazoo City hns fallen into our hands.
The strength Of the Confederate army is es-
tima'ed at 100000 men. half OF whom are in
middle Tennessee and Virginia
A special Washington correspondent of the
New York World. of May 9th, says; It is
rumorcd here, and believe the rumor to be
true, that great fears are entertained by the
Administration Of an invasion of Penusylva-
MIA by the Confederate forces.
The special correspondent of the Times SAYS
a dispatch from Grant states that lie is per-
fectly confident of taking Vcksburc, but it
must be done by Investment and approach. and
week may be consumed in it,
A Murfreesboro dispatch of the Goth. SAYS
the rebels are falling back all along the lines
Recent intelligence indicates that the rebel
force in the vicinity of Tullahoma. numbers
$4,000 men.
/ Special Washington dispatches to the n.
( York papers, Of the 9th. state that there
seems to be an impression there that Lee med
itates an attack on Hooker, or an advance in
! the direction Of Washington 1t is regarded
as certain that Beauregard has left Charleston
with most Of his forces for the west or Viz
ginia. most probably the former, though it is
possible that he has been ordered to join Lee
on the Rappahannock.
4 Cairo dispatch. received at Chicago on
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