The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-26
TIE LATEST NEWS.
Farther from the Great Battles at
Black Water Bridge and Yicksburg.
Splendid Triumph Of the National
Arms.

Arms.
WAsHINGraN, May 2f--The following
official details of the battle of Black
River Bridge have been received
liz REAR OF VIcKsBURG, May 20. G A.
NE NJ. Stanton, Secretary OF War
Gen Grant won 2 great and momentous
victory over the rebels under Pembertun,
On the jackson and Vicksbug Railroad,
on Bakers Creek, on the 10Th instant.
pembertun bad most formidable posi-
lion on the crest Of wooded bill, over
which the road passes longitudinally.
He had shout $4,000 men, The baule
began al about III o'clock, a. NJ, and wss
gained at 4P. NJ The brunt was borne
by Hovey's division, of McClernand's
corps, and Logan's aud Crocker's divi-
sons, Of McPherson's corps. Hovey a.
tackled the bill aud held the greater part
Of il till o'clock, p. NJ, when, having
lost 1,600 men, he was succeeded by
Boomers and Holiness brigades. Of
Crocker's division, by which the conflict
was ended in that part Of the field.
Boomer lost 500 men. Logan operated
on the right aud cut off the enemy's di-
rect retreat, so that he was compelled TO
escape by bis right flank through the
weeds. Logan los 400 killed and
sounded. We took about 1000 priso-
ners.
Ga the 11th, advancing to the Big
Black water, we fought pemberton at the
bridge, and captured 8 600 more pris-
oners. He fought in rife pits, projected
Ivy difficult bayou full of abattis
Lawless's brigade OF Netherlands corps
charged the rihepits magnihcently and
took more prisoners than their own
numbers. Pemberton burned the brid. e
aud retired to Vicksburg with only three
cannon ont of sixty that be had AIKEN
out. Building four bridges over the
Big B ackwater, Gen. Grant arrived be-
ore the town on the evening of the 18th
and holds 1t closely invested. He had
opened line of supplies via Chckasaw
Bayon, having cut the town off from
Haines's b VII, which ia abandoned by
the enemy, an which Grant will occupy
Tlere was sharp fighting Throughout he
ay yesterday. Steel won and holds
a upper b uifs and the enemy's upper
water batteries, and gets water from u e
Mississippi Sherman's corps lost yes
friday 500 killed and wounded. Nc
Peterson, who holds the centre, lost
little, as did McClernand, who holds the
IefL The gunboats kept the enemy
alert during the night, and probably the
town will be carried 20 day. There are
fr1m 1900 to 10000 men of Pember-
TONS army in it.
OAIho May SIT is reported that
Sherman took Haines' Chickasaw Bluffs,
with 5000 prisoners 100 guns, ammu-
milton, and commissary stores. The
prisoners were paroled and sent across
the Yazoo.
Another report is that these points
were evacuated and Sherman took quiet
possession.
Grant attacked the upper batteries of
Vicksburg on Saturday, while the gun
boats attacked the water batteries. On
Tuesday the upper batteries were cap
tured, and the guns turned on the water
batteries
ParOled prisoners, who were brought
across from VIcksburg, say our forces
nave possession Of the entire line of outer
Notifications, and rebel officers told their
men that since the capture of Haine'
Bluff there was no chance of their es-
cape.
The rebel force was estimated 10000
or 10000 The widest confusion exist.
ed among them. heir officers were un.
able to keep them in line of battle.
The steamer Empress. the last boa
up, says that wh,n she left on Wednes.
day evening, the firing had ceased -
There is no doubt but the rebels hac
surrendered
Gen. Blair reached Chickasaw Bluff
on Tuesday and sent down for raiions.
The Federal loss is reported heavy.
New YORK, May 24.-The Herald
special Washington despatch says ad.
vices from Gen. Grant, received by "a,
President tonight, detail his proceeding
up to the 20ih. He had fought five b Al
ties, captured Ga guns, and taken 8. 4OC
{ prisoners.
The Montgomery Advertiser, of tb,
18Th, says in relation to the fight a
jackson:
} Our troops were commanded by John
ston. We were finally driven back I,
Jackson, aud fought them through th
streets till Overpowered By greatly su
peri'r numbers, and were compelled {,
evacuate the city. The enemy's force
am 'unt TO about 10000 or 10000, ar,
our own to only 5000 Gen. Johnstc.
,heu re,rea'ed TO Canton. The enemy
cavalry was yesterday at Brandon, OF
the Southern road, twenty odd mile
from this point We had force to pro
tee the road.
Toe Richmond Enquirer of the 20t
has tue following in relation to Vieks
burg:
Ii some happy combination be no
made between the forces under p, li5er
ton aud Johnston, the heroic city ma,
possibly fall.
Tne Times army correspondence o
the 23d states that news received from
the enemy's lines says that Pembertor
has been defeated between Jackson an,
Vicksburg with heavy loss in killed anC
wounded and 5000 pri oners as well al
one division OF bis forces cut off anC
re'rea'ing in a southerly direction.
f Johnston attacked the Federal force
in jackson, which retreated on the main
body.
Pemberlon also attacked Grant, but
was whipped, and reiterated upon Yicks
burg.
This is said to be the contents Of
dispatch from Pemberton TO Lee.
/ he Richmond Sentinel of the 1871
contains an article arguing against the
receipt Of men sent South by Pres dent
Lincoln, aud says Eve must require o
all VITO are received that they join thei
Efforts with ours against the common
enemy. They must assume our allegi