Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-25

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From our Extra of yesterday.]
STILL MORE GLORIOUS NEWS!
REBELS ACKNOWLEDGES GRANTS
GREAT VICTORIES.
They Admit the Loss Of Thirty Pieces OF
Cannon in Saturdays Fisht-Also, that
Vicksburg is Closely Invested on all
Side>-Admiral Porter's Fleet lombard
ing yicksburS by Ni:ht-General Grants
Army Bombardins ii by Day-Admlrai
Farrasuts Fleet Bonn harding Port Hud-
Below we publish an important dispatch
received by the Navy Department this TORE
noon:
L. S. FLAG-SHIP MINNEsorA,
OF Newport Ners, May "a, 1868.
Hon. Gideon Wales, Secretary IF the Nary:
SiR: At $50 this morning the steamer James
Brooks came down from City Point with six
hundred and twenty paroied prisoners, inclu-
ding eighty officers and the crew OF the Indian
ola.
From the Richmond Enquirer OF the 23d in
slant is the following under the Geographic
news head:
s.MoDILE, May 21.-The special reporter of
the kdrertiser and Register, at Jackson, sends
the latest news from Vicksburg down to Tues
day night. In Saturdays fight we lost thirty
pieces OF artillery, which sh were sp,ked and
TO take the Big Black Bridge. They crossed
higher up and took us in the rear, when the
bridge was burned and the works abandoned.
Loss heavy. VICKsRURG Is CLOSELY BE-
sIEGED, THE ENEMY CLOSING IN ON EVERY
SIDE.
Gen. Loring has assumed command of Jack
son. No official confirmation has been re-
ceived here of the crossing of the Big Black
b. the Eederals or of the destruction of the
bridge and abandonment OF the works. Pri-
waite dispatches from Jackson up TO the 22d
say nothing of these events"
TIE this we have to add that the Navy De-
partnent have information that Admiral
Porter has been cooperating with General
Grant in the siege of Vicksburg his fleet can
nonading the city and its works still in the
hands Of the rebels, by night, while Grants
glorious army assailed it by day; thus giving
The rebels within the town and entrenchments
not a moments relaxation from the perils OF
their situation.
Tie same department also this forenoon re-
ceived official information that Admiral Far
ragut's fleet Is actively engaged in bombardng
Port Hudson.l
LA ~ II ASD 10 " no
The Stars and Stripes Float Over 1t.
At II a. m, to day the President received the
following Geographic announcement that
Vicksburg is ours:
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May "a, ls63.-Dispatch
rom Fuller, manager at Memphis, late in the
aight, says the STARS AND STRIPES FLOAT
s ovhE FIeksnrEG' and the victory is COM
have held this message hoping to get the
confirmation, but the line has been interrupted,
ald now give it TO you it reached me-
Think the wires will be all right soon.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
MEMPHIS, May %, IL a. m.-A1jor General
II. ". Hoileck, Gsnerdl.in- Chief: Gen. Grant
hiss beaten Pemberton with severe loss OF
captured ffty.seyen pieces of artillery. Has
the first line of rifle pits above Eicksburg. His
right is OH the river at Haines' Blur. Pember-
ton has only fifteen thousand men N Eicks.
burg, and we entirely invest it,
). A. HURLBUT, Major General.
LATER
NEMrHIs, May 23.-His Ercs!lsncy ALrahom
Lincoln / forward the following dispatch, lust
received from Col. John A. Rawlins, Assistant
AdIutant General on Gen. Grants stat:
REAR OF V1cKsBURG, May .0-The Army
OF Tennessee landed al Bruinsburg the
30th of April. On the LIST OF May fought the
battle of Port Gibson, defeated the rebels under
Bowen. whose loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners was at least l,500 loss in artillery,
five pieces.
On the 18th of May, at the battle of Raymond,
the rebels Were defeated with a loss OF 500
On the Iith defeated Joseph T.. johnson and
captured Jackson, with loss to the enemy OF
40o, besides immense stores and manufactures,
AID seventeen pieces of artillery.
On the 10th fought the bloody and decisive
battle of Bakers Greek, in which the entire
VicksburR force under Pemberton was de-
feated, with a loss of twenty -nine pieces of ar
tiilery and 1000 men.
On the 18th defeated same force at Big Black
bridge, with loss OF $500 men and seventeen
pieces of aftillery.
On the 18th invested Vieksbnrg closely.
To-day Gen. Steele carried the ritie-pits on.
the north of the city. The right OF the army
rests on the Mississippi, above Vicksburg.
JOHN A. RAwLINs.
learn further that there are from fifteen 10
twenty thousand men in Eicksburg, and that
Pe1nberton lost nearly all his field artillery
that the cannonading at Vicksburg ceased
about 3 p. m of the 2oth.
Grant has probably captured nearly all
S. A. HURLBCT, Major General
OFFICIAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE or BLACK
RIVER.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May %, 1l.3O n M.-Hon.
Ed'rin N. Stanton, Secretary OF War: The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received at these
headquarters. and is forwarded as requested:
S. A. HURLRURT, Major General.
REAR or NIcKsBUIG, May 90, q A. M.-Hon.
Edscfn d. Stanton, Secretary Of Var: General
Grant Won 4 great and momentous victory
over the rebels under Pemberton on the jack
son end ticksbarg road, at Bakers Greek. on
the 10th instant.
Pembelton had most formidable position
on the crest OF a wooded hill, over which the
road passed longitudinally. He had about
$4,000 men.
The battle began at IL q. m, and was gained
at ID. p. m. Its brunt was borne by Hovey's
division and Netherlands corps, and bv Lo-
gan's and Crockers, Of McPherson's. Hoyey
attacked the hill and held the greater part OF it
tall O'clock p. m, when, having lost sixteen
hundred men, he was succeeded by Boomers
and Holiness brigades OF Crockers division.
by which the conflict was ended in that part
OF the field Boomer lost I've hundred men.
Logan operated on the right, and cut Oh the
enemy's direct retreat, SO that he was COM
PEELED to escaped by his right flank through
the woods. Logan lost four hundred killed
and woun ded. We took about TWO thousand
prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to the Big Black, we
fought Pemberton at the bridge there, and can
tured three Thousand more prisoners. He
fought in rifle pits, protected by difficult
bayou full OF abattis. Lawles's brigade, OF
Netherlands corps, charged the rifle pits
masniicently, and TOOK more prisoners than atei'
osrn Numbers.
L.