Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-06-05
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hundred prisoners captured by Gen. Grant ar
rived at Memphis to-day:
St. Louis, May 29.-Mr. s. o. Scott, n well
known river man, arrived tonight from Young's
Point, Sunday. He has been with Grants army
and saw some OF its operations. He says our
forces are well prepared to repel any attack in
their rear, and were in fine spirits and confident
Of their ability to capture Vicksburg aud its
garrison. He says the attacks upon the fortif-
cations on Friday, were not made by our entire
line as was reported but by force under Gen
era Blair which assaulted the big battery, and
failed
Whenever the rebels attempted TO plant guns
they we're foiled by our sharp shooters.
Our wounded were being brought rapidly to
tho river at Chickasaw Bayou, where there are
sufficient boats to receive them. Our base OF
supplies on the Yazoo River was secure, and re-
Inducements were arriving as rapidly as re-
quired
General Ostcrhaus and Captain Foster Of the
LIST Wisconsin, are wounded, but not danger
ously.
MI. Scott heard nothing about the death of
| Gen. Steele
Thcle we're 4,SO0 prisoners at Youngs Point.
Washington, May 3l.-The following tele-
graphic dispatch was received at the Navy De-
partment to-day, from the flag ship Black Hawk
Of the Mississippi squadron;
vicksburg, May 25-Sir have the honor to
inform you that the expedition under command
Of Lieutenant Commanding Walker, after taxi
ing possession of the Forts at Haines Bluff, was
perfectly successful. Three powerful steamers
and a ram were destroyed at Yazoo City. The
ram was monster, three hundred and ten feet
long, seventy feet beam, to be covered with four
inch iron plates; also fine navy yard with ma
chine shops Of all kinds. The saw mills, black
smith shops, etc, were burned
4.
ed to over two millions of dollars. Had the
monster ram been finished she would have given
us some trouble. One battery was destroyed at
Drury Bluff. Our loss on the expedition was
one killed and seven wounded.
Cairo, May 3l.-The dispatch toat New Ma
tional arrived from Young's Point on Tuesday
afternoon. There had been fighting on Mon
day from six a. M. until i6ne p am, when hos
tilities cease in order that both parties might
bury their dead. The battle was resumed on
Tuesday morning, but no particulars have been
received. But few, il any, Of the water batter
les had been taken. Shells from General Shcr-
man siege guns came over into the city, as can
be seen from the fleet. Banks forces had not
arrived.
Forty -four hundred prisoners are expected to
arrive tonight and win be sent to Indianapolis.
Cincinnati, June 1.-The Gazette has advices
to the 9th through an officer from Gen. Grants
army. Three assaults had been made by our
forces, but were all repulsed The last was
made by Sherman with 10000 men. We lost
600 killed aud large number wounded.
Our outer line is within 100 yards of the rebel
fortifcation.
The rebel works in the rear of Vicksburg are
far more formidable than those III front.
Johnston is in the neighborhood of jackson
with $4,000 men, short Of provisions aud ammu-
milton. .. f,.,t
NJ e f,1t ,f - so-,,. ,ttaol
| In our rear.
Officers report that Grant has taken 5000 pris-
oners and "a pieces of cannon.
Cairo, June by the steamer Winona
we have the Memphis Bulletin to the Both ul-
timO.
The News by tho Lady Pike has the follow
| ing: Passengers leaving Young's Point on
! the Goth, on the Pike, report three thousand
men uuder Marmaduke in the rear Of Helena
The post is believed in no danger All the bat
teries from Island Sxty-five to Haines Land
ing have been either destroyed or by the guer-
rillas moved back.
Cairo, June 1.-The news by the Winona to-
night says that an office. who had opportunity
for examination reports that the base g the Fed
eral lines from right to left, on the Mississippi,
from the Yazoo to the lower part of Vicksburg,
must be over six miles. The rear of our lines
comes up to the rebel lines on the east Of the
town.
Our forces have undisputed possession of ev-
erything between the Big Black Bridge, to with
in sixty feet of the hills in the rear of the rebel
army No fears are felt that Grant may be at
tackled in his rear Grant having occupation ol
the bluffs and other points, that must prevent
such movement on the part Of rebels.
| Persons who have been TO Dc Soto Point say
that with glass they cannot see single human
being in Vicksburg, except soldiers.
| ha Gnht nn Ertd n ofa III A.
iers from an Iowa regiment scaled the walls o
the fort northwest of the city and held it for 81,
hours, when reinforcements not coming up, they
were captured by the Confederates but sooI
paroled.. That day, during the bombardment,
shell fell upon the Jail in Vicksburg, demolish
ing the building. oe
} Washington, June 2.-Official dispatches re
! ceived from Vicksburg mp to the 29th Of May
indicate no change in affairs there, but the pros
poets Of a successful issue of the siege are en-
couraging.
Memphis, June 2-Advices from Grant, I
3Oth, report the siege of Vicksburg slowly pro
crossing. The lnortars are firing slowly da,
and night.
All the prisoners in the Wick sburg Jail hav
been released and put across the river.
4 Deserters report the rebel losses in Vicksbun
as very heavy.
The cessation Of hostiIities on cast was to al
low the women and children to leave the city.
n Our scouts report General Johnston advan
cling. -
Our army Corps drew seven days ration anG
marched to meet him at daylight yesterday.
His approached is stated to be between tn,
i Yazoo and Big Black River, with the intention
ofretaking Haines' Bluff and breaking up on
Communication by the Yazeo. His force is var
iously estimated, some think his army amount
to $4,000.
Grant is confident of his ability to defeat hin
without raising the siege.