Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.

LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES
We have United States papers rs late as tn
23d instant. We gather from them the 10!
lowing items Of news:
CAPTURE OF YAZoo CITY.
$50 PRIS SON f II S A X F. y
|. Affairs at Jackson, Mississippi.
I. CAIRO, July -Vicksburg adviccs to TIN
18th instant say that Iazoo City, which wa
held By about 500 rebels, wils captured by
Gen. Heron, on the 18th, and 80 uf tht
rebels taken prisoners.
The gunboat De kalb was blown up by
torpedoeS, and sunk in shallow water, but viii
be raised. No lives were lost.
The rebels burned three transports lying
above the city, and some eight or ten large
steamers in the Yazoo river.
Gen. Lanman has been relieved from com,
mand by Gen. Sherman, it is stated, for Liso.
:helicnce Of orders aud pcrmaturcly attacking
jackson. lie made an attack. on the 18th,
and was rcpulscd with 4 loss Of 200 killed and
wounded. Gen. Sherman has hcsicgcd john
ston at Jackson, who is supposed to have
10000 men. Il is said that Johnston cannot
,esuape. <-- *.
"a steamer -as loading at Vicksburg VIII
,rabcl sick and wounded Mobile, ,-~:n-Nuw
oJ l,u ,.,uLn.,s h.ro annc nm Ecd Eirer nm.
,Inr 3,cHcr.,I mnssnou When he returns he is
~ toIc cnm,,,;,l NJ Notrhcz.
0nr lor.rs ,t N;II;trn's Brnd and Lake
prn,.;,,on,.o .ro r,'nr,nJ T., Ln .uffar;,o, rnl;.
sidcrahly from sickness
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THE CAPTURE or YAzno CiTY-OrrICGAL DEs.
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Jniy II, Via Carr. July Il, J
Hon. Gideon Wrlles, Secretary Of the Navy:
Sir: lIcar.. tia. Gcnrea ..Iniistpn w;,>
forti;yinr Inznn C:ry with heavy rru<. an!
rathcrn" tru,.ps there. for the rur,mse Of Oh.
,Ainin- .,rn;l:cs for hi. army from the YaxDn
cnuntry: nIso that the remainder Of the enc.
my's best transports were there, showing :.
probability Of his a,tcmpt to cscaDc, Major
General Grant and myself ,Io,crn,;nr.l tu send
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ana oI'1, Mcrt aeS a'cnF',; N, uI'lct s''i''i c
"t Lieut. C"i''; 'oi'' ": wi "'Ner; WIN i"rer
81 troops HnlhhcrihS ',"t'', u>!irf MAJ. ten.
FRANK ). lierrnn; ruot'InS up to the c'ty
t"c haroh re Maid, engaged the batteries.
Wh'eh were all prepared |" receive "H'' a''H
BACK % lIVitE ueh' heron "E" immediate
maIr = c,mbincI attack rn thc cncny's
works.
"Thc rebels soon He'd, leaving nyrythiny in
our possession, AMI set fire to four Of their
finest steamers that ran on the Mississippi
III Times past. Ihc army pursued the rn"my
ana captured their rear guard ol -1o
mcn, and AZ last accounts were taking more
prisoners. DIX heavy guns anu one vessel
formerly .gunboat, tell Into our hands, and
al! me munitions OF war.
"Cn!ortuhatciy, while the b"r2n De ka!'
was mOVin? slowly ai2nS 81" ran lou %
torpedo, willch exploded anu sunk her. There
WAS no Sr5n OF anytnAs "' the knl 10 De
seen. "hlic she was gong down a"o'i'rt eA-
ploded under her stern inc "l'ei iS r's''s
last IN the iazoo' ana we cal' w ilD'hi"s ih'fc
than get the guns OUT VI hcr, it''t .i'cir c' tci
INTO dcep "'te,' WicI' otic ~ w "a oou
. nd mon ins, ovnrvth;n%
~ Lovc tbn. h1nnr to lao rnr,- ros,cotr,tIr
your obcdicnt servant,
y, d. PuRrEr.
..Actin~ Rear Admiral
.(orm,ndinc Mississinri SougJron" ="
c,prrRr or PRISONERS ,yp ARTILLERY
CiNcl%"ArI, July .o.-lhc following dis
patches were received here to-day:
HEADQUARTERS, GEIGER'S CREEK,
July ~, lSG3.
We chased john Morsans command over
fifty miles to-day, after heavy skirnlishlnS for
SIX or seven miles Detwcch the i3tn ohin,
vopco
We succeeded in bringing the enemy to a
stand this afternoon, when fight cnsncd.
which lasted an hour, when The rebels lied.
taking refuge "r"n very h;gh hiuh' l sent
Il lag o. truce deMahIinS me immediate ana
uncond''io';ti IL, surrender "' :i"r@t: am h'I
c"nhan"' nc nag "aS a. reS'''ed "y '!oG'he!
Coieilil' ana "''icr "il''erS; VINO came """n
anu aSKe' al h'"r ,'r r",iH''i'a'i"'' Sr'''',"u
'..L" ,I"I .oi.;..;
hin, rrrv small xo,,d-surrcndcrcd
1t VAS my understanding that Morgan Inn
sell l'au SurrshifTe' anu l i'r1'ea ''',' ''In' M
crrs ,nd mon.
The number killo;l and wounded: Is incon-
siderable. The number Of prisoners is be-
tween 500 and 1000. Including Il large
number u c'i1hel>' majors ana llnc cE'c'r>'
c'l""rci between pc. ana wv PRISONERS
yesterday ano tlihk VII! capture Morgan
hiIi'>e'! l'h'orrow:
ailArHELF"Eh' fr'S Cen
Morsan's artillery nlrl about 2.luO prison
cr>, Including Col Basil Duke, ar" cx pc:.cd
TO arrive hcr" to-dar.
ursr,rru ,r,Y cry rrrySpr.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.--daInr Zen; burn
side in transmitting Brigadlcr Gen. SlEsckcl-
inrd's rcnOrt to Major General 1lrllcck, says
We have stron: hopes Of hcng able to cap.
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