White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-04
FROM VICKSBURG.
Full Particulars Of the Operations Of Genera
Grants Army up to the 9th.
Whereabouts Of Johnston-The Federa
Loss, Etc. =

CINCINNATI, June l.
The Commercial has full particulars Of the
operations of Grants army, uP to the I'D ult
When our army advanced on Vicksburg it va
confident of easy conquest, but the ground in
the rear Of the city was fouod so broken and
rugged as to be impassable for artillery, and
the rebel Notifications very formidable; and
they. were srassgrown, which shows that prep.
arations had long since been made to stand Z
siege from the land side. -r
The main line of fortifcations consists Of q
chain of forts about 500 yards apart, connected
BY deep entrenchmcnts and extending sever
miles. Our loss in the assault on the 22d was
about 1900. II was the opinion thas another
general assault would not be ordered, but the
city be taken by regular siege approaches.
The Gazette has advices up to the 9th uls,
through staff officer of one of Grants ceuer.
ais, who left here for Washington last evening
Three assaults had been made by our forces. in
all Of which We were repulsed. The last as.
sault vas made BY Sherman with 10000 men
We lost 600 killed and q large Number woun.
ded. Our outer line was within one hundred
yards of the rebel works. and our sharpshooters
prevented the rebels from working their guns.
The rebel works in the rear of the city are
far more formidable than those in the front
Johnston was in the neishborhood of jackson
with about $4,000 men, short of provisions and
ammunition. No apprehensiens were felt oi
any serious attack in the rear. This officer
says Grant has taken eight thousand prisoners
and eighty four pieces of artillery.
New YoRK, June 1.-The Herald's Wash.
inston dispatch says the Government has no
intelligence later than the 26th, when Grant
was progressing favorably.
The silence Of the Richmond papers is con.
sidered an ausury that nothing has occurred a,
Vieksburg encouraging to the rebels. ~
Correspondence Of the Herald, dated near
Vicksburg, May %, says:
This is the fourth day Grants army has lain
around Vicksburg. During that time there
have been daily battles and continued can
nonade. At least 1000 of our men have been
placed hoys du combat in the several charges
ordered against the rebel earthworks.
During last night the gunboats and mortars
in front of Vicksburg kept up a continual fire,
and several buildings were burned by the ex-
ploding shells. At 8 O'Clock this morning san.
nonaang commenced along our entire line from
every hill top in front of the snemy's works.
Rebel guns we're dismounted, embrasures torn
up, and parapets and caissons DESTROYED.
The rebels we're powerless to reply, as our
skirmishers we're close to the works, and uner-
rinsly picking of the rebel gunners. This can.
nonade continued two hours, when Smiths,
Cars and Osterhaus's divisions charged
through murderous cross and enfilading fire
close up to the rebel porks. where an impassa-
BILE ditch with sharp stakes was encountered.
Our mon planted their flag direct in front
Of the fcrt, and then crouched down behind the
embankment out of range Of the rebel fire.
The rebels inside the fort could not show
themselves abose the parapet, without meeting
death from our sharpshooters, and only could
effect anything BY cutting OF the fuses Of shells,
lighting them and rolling them down the outer
slope of the embankment Subsequently our
boys with picks and shovels dug breach into
one fort, and it was thus taken.
One fort was calamity taken by storm, by
Cars Division. During the three days, we
lost 50 officers killed, including three CoIonels.
and SO wounded. Steele's force ia reported to
have lost 1000 men,
dispatch to the President from the Head
quarters Of the army of the Potomac says, our
flag Of truce to-day brought no papers, but the
latest news to the rebels is o dispatch from
Johnston, 9th, to the effect that up to that
time the Federals bad been repulsed with great
slaughter, and the lead were becoming very of.
fensive. 80.