The New York herald., 1863-07-23
CAPTURE OF JACKSON, Miss.
Another Brilliant Vict0-
ry by Grants Army.
General Sherman and His Gal
liant Forces in Posses
sion Of Jackson.
ice Johnston's Rebels In Full
Retreat Eastward.
Their Present Condition and
Future Prospects.
The Rebel Paroled Prisoners
DESERVING En- Masse.
Brilliant Success Of the Union Arms
al Various Points.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GEN. GRANT.
Immense Captures Of Prisoners, Cattle
and Ammunition,
&c.. &C., 90.


BY arrival from below have Matches dates Of tho
asth jackson Of tho lath and vcksburg Of tho 18th
instant
General Sherman ordered . charge on General John
Friday; they had far escaped that
capturing them out Of the question.
We only got few stragglsn, few gums and some am
nunilon. portion Of General Shernan's army ia now
Jackson which his headQuarters while the remain
der on tho way back 10 VII 4sbssg.
Eight steamers left vcksburg the orA instant for
Natchez having board 200 soldiers, under tho
mand OF General Ransom. On arrival he captured Ave
rebel oces and crossing the river he captured bate
ry guns four Of which tenpounder Parrots
He tbcn marched the country nine miles, and
captured PAT boxes OF ammunition and nne more guns.
The fed On returning TO Na,chez
he found Eve thousand head q Texas cattle and four
thousand hossheads Of sugar all Of which he took posses
Sion Of in ibe OF the United STATES.
On the sth instant two steamers arrived from New
Orleans, via Port Hudson bringing up $500 paroled
rebel prisoners.
Two steamers left the eth instant for New Orleans
With arge cattle, and three for vicksburg
with live stock
Ine steamers Louisville and EmIra, captured mp the
Red river, arrived at vicksburg on tho I7sh inst,
Omcial Dispatches from Ge9eral Grant.
WASHINGTON, July "a, 1903.
The follow ing has been received hcrc--
viuanCna, Mss., July II, 1863
MAJOR General HAllncx. 0eneraLin-Chief;-
General sherman jackson from Pearl river
north tho the south. This has cut on
many hundred cars from ths oonfederacy. Sherman
says hc has forces enough md feels no apprehension
about tho result
Finding that Yazo5 City vs being fortified, sent
esssrsl Heron ihsre win his division He captured
several hundred prisoners and steamboat Five pieces
heavy artillery and all tho public stores fell into
hands The enemy burned three steamboats, The sp
proach OF the gunboats
Tho DeKalb was blown up and fifteen feet Of.
by the explosion of torpedo.
Finding tha, shs enemy cossing cattle for tho
rebel army Natchez, and said 70 hs~e several
shoosasd there have seat steamboats, and troops 70
ssec. shsm and destroy ~ soss and sor making
ers U. g. GRANT. na,or General
v,umcna, Miss. July Is, 1859.
Mayor Gsssvai H. ". HArIxcx, 0cnsraln Chief
Joe Johnston evacuated Jackson the night Of The
s6th Instant lie u In m rsScsss east. Sherman
ys mosl o sohnstons army perish from heat lack
q water and general discourAgsmsOt.
The army paolsd hero have, - gssst extent dossrt
ed scattered the cosnsy In every direction
Learning that Yszoo City being fortified ssnt
n- ~
stores, and about three hundred prisoners.
Cen Ransom scnt 70 Natohax ssop the crossing
q cattle Isern army. On arrival he found that
Aee hsi been driven Of the city 10 bc pas
cured also that munitions q had recently been
srosssd ovor TO wan for Kirby Smah lie mounted
sbout Two hundred OF hts sDd cent thrm m bosh
directions.
rney captured aamber of prisnsrs ssd Ave thousand
ssad q Texas CATTLE thousand heaA of whkh
ssai 10 BHrsu The balancs hsSe bssa win BE-
sroaght bssc-
In Louisians they crDsurcd Hisossrs, and
ser Of teams loaded wnn arnmunitioa. Ovw million
ssnds Of amnun,t,ou broosht hack 70 Sssehsz
ssA the teams csptpred and 2es 900 rsssds. bsss6cs
iissry ammunisoo, we're destroyed.
a. !. GRANT. Major ccoerd CssHzAndng
unisea ssaa~s Cusboas Bars~ DsK AN.
We have news that The Uoiscd ssasss susssa Bara
,sKaie Destroyed by IN explosion Of t~s rsesl ssr
,sdcss ~his proceeding up thc Yasoe river.
she built shs early part Of The ress,ssca, aoS
- doas much sxceiisnf scrvcs
The fslsuisg wsee ~ dmeunkoss-Leseth. 30 fsss:
,rssdih deck. % fsss Aepsh n hold. az fess. shs
sas drvso BY too powsrfuI ssds~beeh, each sssy-
sght feet 10 aAnsser. With swevs sset busksss.
Ger hon wn q inmssss ssrengss, having walls q
seavy gum ,imb~ cf great thickness. suncsot 10 repsl
nv ordinary cannon shot, ssd sscsssd with heavy
.s.,. tyon extsndng four feet bcsov IN. .a,., ,,.
Ne water line and having immense sopd wrought.
roo ran weighing afsy hundred pounds % shaped
hs, 10 coming is contact with any opposing BODY. Il
-culS hm Arss directly the wafer line, which 10 a.o
he thchsss portion Of this ram Tho Get against
vs,sd tmsers crossed and boed together one com
~ mas cySepd,ag thirty four feet The rcs Of