Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-05-15
FROM TTCKSBURG.
The following has been received at the head
quarters OF the army
FLAG SHIr BENTON, below Grand Gulf, /


The following has been received at the head
quarters OF the army
FLAG SHIr BENTON, below Grand Gulf,
Miss, April 30.
10 Hon. Gideon Weiies, Secretary of Navy:
havo the honor to inform you that by ar
rangoment with Gen. Grant, / attacked the
batteries at Grand Gulf, this morning, which
were very formidable After a fight Of five
hours we silenced the lower battery, but failed
to silence the upper, which was high, strongly
built, and had guns of very heavy calibre,
and the vessels were unmanageable in the
strong current 1t fred but family towards
the last and the vessels laid by enflading him,
while went up short distance to commun-
icate with Gen. Grant, who concluded to land
the troops aud march over to a point two
miles below Grand Gulf. sent the Laiay-
cite back to engage the upper batteries, which
he did and drove the persons out OF 1t,
as it did not respond after few hres.-
At six we attacked the batteries again, and
under cover of the fire all tho transports
passed by in good condition. We had 20
killed and Sc wounded. We landed the ar
my IN the morning on the other side and
march to Yicksburg.
(Signed) Adm. PORTER.
GRAND Gulf. MAY 3, via Memphis May T.
We landed at Boulinsburg, April 30. Moved
Immediately Port Gibson, met the enemy,
II 900 strong, four miles south of Port Gibson
at A. NJ, on the LIST inst, and engaged him all
day, entirely routing him with the loss OF many
killed and about go prisoners besides the wound-
cd. Our loss is aboutslOO killed and 900 wound-
ed.
The enemy retrcated towards Vicksburgh, de-
stroying the bridges over the two fords of the
Bayou Pierre these were rebuilt and the pursuit
continued until the present time. Beside the
heavy artillery at this place four field pieces
captured and some stores and the enemy were
driven TO destroy many more.
The country Is the most broken and difficult to
operate in ever srw. Cur victory is most COM
pletc and the enemy are thoroughly demorszed.
Very respectfully,
(Sgned) 4. ;. GRANT hgj. Gen. C0mdg
GRAND Cur, Miss, May 6,
via Cairo, May T.
70 Maj. General Hoiieck, GeHerat-tn-chiV.
learn that General Grierson, with his cavalry,
has been heard OF about ten days ago in Northern
Mississippi He moved thence and struck the
railroad thirty miles east of jackson, at point
called Newton Station. lie thon moved south
ward towards Enterprise, demanded the surrender
of the place, aud gave one hours notice, during
which Gen. lonumey arrived. lie left at once
and moved towards llazlehurst onthe New On
leans and Jackson Railroad AZ this point lac
up the track.
Thence he pushed to Bahala ten miles south on
the same road and thence eastward on the Match
cz road where he had tight with Wiert Adams
cavalry From this point be moved back 10 the
New Orleans aud Jackson Railroad 70 Brookhaycn,
ten miles south oil Bahala, and when last heard
from was three miles irom summit, ten miles
south of Brookhayon and was supposeu To De
making his way to Baton Rouge
lie had spread excitement throughout the State,
destroying railroads, trcstle works and iaidgoS,
burning locomotives and railway stock, taking
prisoners aud destroying stores of all kinds.
(Slgned) u. 5. GRANT, Maj. Gen.
Special dispatch from Washington TO the
Evening Post, dated yesterday, says " hear
upon the highest authority shat there Is no
danger of collision with England. The OF
fetal correspondence is entirely pacific IN ITS
character"