The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-05

berton was defeated with the loss of 20 pieces
of artillery and 4, 900 men. no II
On the 18th of May we defeated the same
force at the Big Black River bridge, with the
loss of 1900 men and II pieces of artillery.
On the 2Sth of May we invested Vicksburg
closely To-day Gen. Steele carried the rifle
pits on the north OF the city. The right of the
army rests on the Mississippi, above Vicks-
JNo. A. RAWLINGS,
P. 81 learn further that there are from
$1,000 to 10000 men in Vicksburg, and that
PembertOn has lost nearly all his field artillery,
and that the cannOnading at Vicksburg ceased
about p. NJ. on the Goth of May.
OR BAKERS CREEK.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1868.
The following was received here late on
Saturday night
MEMPHIS, May $3.50 A. NJ.
Hon. Ed,cin N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
The following dispatch has been received at
these headquarters. and is forwarded as re-
quested:
(Signed) s. A. HURLBUT,
Maj. Gen.
REAR OF VICKsBURG, May 20-6 A. NJ.
Hon. f. II. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
Grant won a great and momentus victory over
the rebels under Pemberton, on the jackson
and Vicksburg road, at Bakers Creek. on the
18th. Pemberton had most formidable posi-
ton on the crest of a wooded hill, over which
the road passed longitundinually. He had
about 90, 90 men. t +
The battle began at II A. NJ, and was gained
Mt p. NJ. Its brunt was borne by Hovey's di-
vision and McClermands corps, and by Logan's
and Crocker's of McPherson's. #j-.-s
HOvey attacked the enemy and held the
greater part of his position till 2 O'Clock p. NJ,
when having lost ], 1000 men, he was succeeded
by Boomers and Holmes brigades of Crockers
division, by which the conflict was ended in
that part of the field. ....-.. ...... 4
Boomer lost 500 men.
Logan lost 400 killed and wounded. We
took about 1000 prisoners. .H'''l /
On the 18th, advancing to the Big Black, we
fought Pemberton at the bridge there, and
captured three thousand more prisoners. The
enemy fought in rifle pits, protected by a diff
cult bayou full of abattis.
LAWYERS brigade of Netherlands corps
charged the rifle pits magnitfcently, and took
more prisoners than their own numbers. Penn
berton burned his bridge, and returned to
Vicksburg with only three cannon out of the
sixty that he had taken out. .... I
Building four bridges over the Big Black,
General Graut arrived before Vicksburg on tn
evening of the 18th, and now holds it closely
invested. He had opened a line of supplies by
way of Chickasaw Bayou, having cut the town
off from Hanes' Bluff which is abandoned by
cupy. t '
There was sharp fighting through yesterday.
Steele won. and holds the upper bluff and the
enemy's upper batteries, and gets water from
the Mississippi.
Sherman's corps lost yesterday, 500 killed
and wounded Mcpherson, who holds the
centre, lost little, as did McClernand, who
holds the left
The gunbOats kept the enemy on the alert
during the night, and probably the town will
be carried to-day. There are from $4,000 TO
NEWSPAPER REPORTS.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
GEN. LoGAN's HEADQUARTERs,l
Is MILES WEST OF JACKSON May 17-9 AN
Immediately on entering Jackson, on Thurs.
day, Gen Grant dispatched orders to McL ler-
nand's corps, which was coming up in the rear
rapidly us possible, to cOuntermarch and get
on the main road to Vicksburg at Clinton.
Yesterday it marched to point two miles west
of this before shutdown, and drove in the enc
mys pickets there.
Gen. McPherson's corps was put in motion
in the same direction with General Logan
in advance and reached this point at o'clock
Everything indicates a stubborn resistance
at Vcksburg. Their small forces at Edwards
Station and Black River Bridge will do nothing
Intercepted dispatches from Gen. Pemberton
ordered the rebel forces at those places to lall
back to the entrenchment at Nicksburg when
hard pressed. This will undoubtedly be done.
The battle at jackson was short but spirited.
Gen. Crocker's division had the advance, and
but two brigades were uuder fire The 95d L.
linOis, 18th Wisconsin, S0th Ohio, 10th Mis-
souri, 4th Minnesota, 9th Missouri and 9Th
and 18th Iowa Reg imcnts composed them.
The latter regiment sustained the greatest loss
as will be seen by the following list of wounded
The list of killed cannot be obtained vet No
Illinois Or Wisconsin commissioned officers
were injured Our loss in killed will not be
far from seventy. The wounded may number
200, though could obtain but 12O Names
Gen. SherInan's corps will lose about a dozen
men--al told.
Special Dispath to the Chicago Times.
CHAMPION HILL BATTLE FIELD,)
% Mules EAST OF VICKsBURG,
May 49, 1863-9:30 p. NJ.
The Federal army under Gen. Grant has won
another glorious victory. A furious battle,
lasting nearly five hours, has resulted in the
defeat OF the enemy at all points, with the loss
OF from two to three thousand killed and woun-
ded, three complete batteries of heavy rlfed
cannoi, besides several single pieces, and from
1,ooo 10 2,oOo prisoners i'm our hands and an I'M
meEse quantity OF small arms and camp equip
| age. Our success is signal and complete
Nothing mars the intense Satisfaction of officers
and men but the heavy sacrifice of life by which
| it was achieved.
Early this morning Gen. McClernand's CORPS
was put in motion. Gen. Hovey's division was
on the main road from jackson tn Vicl.sbnrC
ut the balance of the corps was few miles to
the southwark. On parallel road General
McPhersons corps followed Hovey's division
closely. -, .r.-. ~
At o'clock Gen. Hovey discovered the en-
envy in front on Champion Hill, to the left of
the road near Bakers Creek, apparently in
force. Skirmshers were thrown out. ana the
division advanced cautiously and slowly to give
Gen. McPhersons advance division, under Cen