The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-06

TeDelS were poWerleSS TO Teplys as our eklr-
mishers were close to the works, and uner-
ringly picked off the rebel gunners. This
cannonade continued two hours, when Gems.
Smiths, Carr's and Osterhaus's divisions
charged through a murderous cross and
enfilading FIRE close up to the rebel works.
where an impassable ditch with sharp stakes
was encountered. Our men planted their
flag directly in front of the fort, and then
crouehed down behind the embankment, out
of the range of the rebel fire. The rebels
inside the fort could not show themselves
above the parapet without meeting death
from our sharp-shooters, and only could eff
feet anything by cutting of the fuses of
shells, lighting them, and rolling them down
the outer slope of the embankm ent. Suisse
quently our boys with pick and shovels dug
breach into the fort. and it was then tax
en-. One fort was calamity taken by storm
by Cars division. During the three days
we lost fifty officers killed, including three
Colonels, and 30 wounded. Steele's force
is reported to have lost 1000 men," A
dispatch from the headquarters army of the
Potomac, says: 'Our flag of truce to-day
brought no papers, but the latest news to the
rebels is a dispatch from Johnston. eth. to
the effect that up to that date the Federals
had been repulsed with great slaughter, and
the dead were becoming very offensive"
The following telegram was received at the
Navy Department on the 3Oth: alag Ship
Black Hawk, Mississippi Squadron. near
Vicksburg, May 25.-Sir: have the honor
to inform you that the expedition under
command of Lieut.. Commander Walker, af
ter taking possession of the forts at Haines
Bluff, was perfectly successful. Three pow
erful steamers aud a ram were destroyed at
Yazoo City. The ram was a monster, 80
feet long and 70 feet beam. to be covelel
with four-inch iron plates. Also fine
navy yard, with machine shops of all kinds,
saw mills, blacksmith shops, DC, were
burned. The property destroyed and cap
.ured amounted to over two million dollars
Had the monster been finished she would
have given US some trouble. One battery
was destroyed at Durry's Bluff. Our loss
in the expedition was one killed and seven
wounded DAVID D. PORTER, Rear Admi-
raj.
The Cincinnati Commercial has the fol-
lowing Southern news: The Appeal of the
29th says that two gunboats have been sunk
at Vicksburg. Col. Grierson's cavalry had
made another raid from Baton Rouge, cap
turing and destroying large rebel camp.
Pemberton's quartermaster succeeded in
running 700 mules out of Vicksburg, there
by reducing the consumption of corn. The
garrison had full ratious for ninety days.
The Atlanta Commonwealth of the 29th no.
tees the arrvalof Gen Breckenridge in that
city. A dispatch from Burnside to Bragg
announcing his determination to hang all the
rebel officers in his hands, in case Of retail
alton for the two spies executed in accord
ance with the usages of war should be re-
sorted to, was yesterday conveyed from
Murfreesboro under flag of truce.
Four thousand FIVE hundred rebel prison
ers arrived at Cairo, the 8 LIST ult.
1t was reported that Banks and Farragut
had arrived to reinforce Grant and Porter.
The rebel General offered to ground arms
and surrender Vicksburg. provided he could
be permitted to go out with his men-whch
offer was very properly and promptly re-
fused by Grant.
A dispatch from the headquarters of the
army Of the Potomac, of May %, has the
following intelligence: "The rebel army is
evidently moving. Gen. Lee has issued an
order, which was read to the troops few
nights since congratuIating them upon their
past achievements, and foreshadowing raid
into Maryland He tells them that they
have long and rapid march through a
country without railroads, and calls upon
every man to be prepared for severe hard
ships. Wonderful victories are promised
them, and the overthrow of our army is an
inevitable event. Trains of the enemy have
been for several days moving supplies from
Fredericksburg and below. A recounois-
sance discovered large column pushing
rapidly in the direction of Culpepper.-
Whether the army intends making rad into
Maryland, or is endeavoring to get between