Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-30


essayed another assault upon Vlcksburg,
and that he had again been repulsed
with heavy loss. The capture OF Mill
kens Bend, cutting off hissupplies, made
it necessary for Grant to abandon the
slow process of digging, and in spirit
of desperation try again the virtue of a
violent assault The dispatches report
that the loss of the enemy in this assault
is estimated to be between seven and
ten thousand-that Grants forces are
very much depressed--that they call
Vieksburg slaughter pen, and abuse
Grant for undertaking an impossibility.
Though the enemy suffered immense
loss in this assault, yetathey seem deter
mined, in the elegant language of Lin,
coln,. to keep 'spegging away" for des-
patches of two days later date report
that firing at Vicksburgstill continued
and far heavier than any ever heard. .
Another despatch of the same date,
June Oath, states that String at Vicks-
burg ceased at Z o'clock that morning"
Port Hudson, like heroic Vicksburg,
is still proudly detying the strength and
malice of the enemy. A despatch from
Osyka, Miss, under date Of June 21st,
says:
A reliable gentleman from the vicin-
| ity OF Port Hudson reports that Banks
has received II transports of troops
from Hilton Head, and mustered out as
many as received. In his present army
are twelve to fifteen thousand men
whose time is out, and they refuse to
fight.
A courier from Col. Lyons reports
heavy firing at Port Hudson every night
Gen. Gardner's men are firm. Anoth
er despatch from Osyka, dated June "a
reports that heavy firing was heard a
Port Hudson on the night of the23d.-
A despatch from Jackson, Miss, June
25th, says: Col. Lyons, commandins
cavalry outside of Port Hudson, attack
cd Grierson in the rear of Banks army
yesterday, capturing fifty prisoners ane
fifty-seyen wagons and teams, and put
ting the remainder of the Yankees t,
flight.
] The enemy have made another rail-
Into East Tennessee and have done con
siderable damage in the way of burnin!
bridges, destroying property, stealing
horses, negroes, &c. On the Goth inst
the enemy, with force of two or tire,
thousand, attempted the capture 0
Knoxville, but were repulsed Our los
six killed and nine wounded-the enc
my's loss in killed and wounded, forty
one. The enemy's forces were com
manded by Col. VIM. P. Sanders, al
aid of Gen. Burnside. They consisted
of the 1st East Tennessee regiment, 1 /.
Illinois, 1st Kentucky, 44th, I'd and I'll
Ohio regiments. Our forces were com
manded by Col. Trigg, and consisted 0
the 9th and It'll Florida, some detailed
lmen from the Quartermasters and Com
missary Departments, and large mum
Der Of citizens.
/ Capt. P. M. McClung, in charge 0
the ordnance Department at Knoxville
was killed. Both legs were broken a
bove the knee, and he survived only a
bout two hours. The Yankees lef
Knoxville on Saturday, at 10 o'clock
and attacked Strawberry Plains, seven
teen miles East of Knoxville, at five P
| M. After a brisk fire of half an hour
our troops surrendered to superior mum
bers, and the enemy paroled 100 pris
oners. The enemy burnt the bridg
over the Holston, the depot, and severa
Iprivate dwellings, rifing several 9th
ers.
They then proceeded to New Market
eight miles East of Strawberry Plains
and on Sunday to Messy Creek, fou
miles farther, where they burned thu
the bridge, tore up the railroad track
and cut the telegraph wires and poles
i The Knoxville Register of Wednes
day has no Official news of the raider
in their retreat, after the destruction O
the bridges and private property a
Messy Greek, save that they have pas
sed throught Powder Springs Gap O
/ Clinch Mountain into PoweIl's Valley
closely pursued by SCOTS cavalry.
A special despatch to the Atlanta In
| tetllgeaacer, from Wartrace, Tenn, 2ls
inst, says;
| Gen. Wilder's sLightning Division,
composed of 1000 Federal cavalry, 50'
| OF whom are negroes, we've driven bacl
from Alexandria, Tenn, eight mile
North West of Liberty, by Dukes cav
airy on the 18th. The enemy's loss wa
10 killed and number wounded. N,
loss on our side.
A despatch from Jackson, June 24tl
lsays, "Official dispatches state that Gen
Chalmers sunk three transports beloy
Memphis on the Goth, and disabled an
other.
! Yankee raiders destroyed Pamela an,
Batesville in Mississippi and then wen
in the direction of Memphis
A special despatch to the Masssssi;z
plan, from GfeaNda, June 22d, says :
"While the Yankees were at Pamela
Friday, Chalmers attacked the I'd Iii
nois Cavalry, four miles South of Her
nando, at daylight, killing, woundin,
and capturing al but one company
/ On Saturday night, Chalmers was d
Hectohalen, with Yankee force thi
side Of him. Gen. George, with tn
i St0te troops, and McCnlloch were fou
miles inrear Of the enemy. The Yankee
are heading north.
i A despatch from Jackson, June "a
says A small party of twenty Yor
KEGS captured freight train at Brook