Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-06
The Siege of Vicksbur:

Terrific B0mbardm emit of the Town-A
Confla sration in the City-Gen. Grant,
Prospects Cheering-His Numbers and
tilIery within Fifty Yards OF the Rebel
Works-Grant Receiving Heavy Rein
forcements.
The Government has adyices from General
Grant to the 30th.
Everything is reported to be going on salts.
factorily.
Gems. Mcpherson and Sherman had pushed
their artillery within fifty yards of the rebel
works.
Heavy reinforcements were reaching Grant,
and he is now quite able to carry on his siege
OF Vicksburg and take care, at the same time,
OF Gen. Johnston.
1t is believed that vicksburg can hold on,
but few days longer.
No Later News from Vicksburs.
Up to midnight no official advices had been
received from Vicksburg later than those OF
the 3lst Of May, but few additional partic.
ulars give rather more cheerful indication OF
good results.
Extracts from yesterdays Richmond papers
are represented by those who read the tele.
grams as containing nothing Of special interes,
from any quarter.
CHICAGO, June 5-A special despatch from
the rear OF Vicksburg, dated May 81, saws:
The bombardment OF Vicksburg continues
All our guns in position opened fire at mid
night, and continued until daylight The rapid.
fty Of the firing was unparalleled, and it is be.
iieyed great damage was inflicted.
Twenty rebels were captured at daylight yes
terday while endeavoring to run our pickets
and get into the city. Two hundred thousand
percussion caps were found in their possession
One OF the rebels, boy, came out of the city
ten days ago and took the oath Of allegiance
He was then allowed to go to his home, five
miles back. It is probable that he will be con-
demned as spy.
General Johnston is reported to be moving
towards Jackson, but is not in sufficient force
to attack u.s.
The Bombardment Continued ON Monday.
CAIRO, june 5.-The dispatch boat General
Lyon, from vicksburg, which she left on Mon
day night, has arrived.
The firing was kept up all of Monday.
Gen: Shermans troops on the right wing
could be seen in motion.
When the Gen. Lyon left, at Midnight, q con-
Migration was going on in the city. Some sup
posed that our shells had set the buildings on
fire, and others conjectured that the Rebels
were destroying their supplies preparatory to
Gen Grants numbers and position will be
absolutely impregnable in few days. Par
ticulars cannot be given, but they are OF the
most cheering character.
As the steamers Chancellor and Atlantic,
loaded with troops, were near Island No. 81, on
Wednesday, they were fired on by guerillas
from the Mississippi shore. One captain and
two privates were killed, and several wounded.
Unreliable Rumor OF the Advance Of Joe
Johnston on Memphis.
CINcINNATI, June 5.-We have no later news
from Gen. Grants or Gen. Rosecran's army.
The report Is current here to-day that the
rebel General Joe Johnston, instead of march
Ing on Grants rear to relieve pemberton, Is
advancing in force on Memphis. It comes in
various shapes, and is somewhat credited.
The distance from Jackson To Memphis, by
the shortest route, which s along the line of the
railroad, is two hundred and fifty miles.