Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-02

From viclxSburg

NEW YORK, June Memphis papers of the
2oth state that the Bulletin confirms the state
ment that Grant invests Vicksburg 1t also
states that our forces have succeeded in taking n
portion of the Rebel works.
The forts remaining to be be taken are very
formidable. and command the entire town. Sew
eral charges have been made upon them, but
with little success.
The Rebels seem to think that their position is
impregnabe The river batteries have been
mostly silerced
Sherman is on he right two miles from Haine's
Bluff: McClernand one and n half miles from the
Court House in the centre, and Mcpherson ut
the lower end Of Vicksburg
The report that Pemberton offered to surren-
der Nicksburg is confirmed.
|. is also believed that the rerorted arrival of
Banks forces at Warrenton. is true.
Mexican News.
NEw \ DIRK Nav An extra of the Havana
DearocO OF the 26sh ult., received here by the
steamship Sheldrake, reports the arrival at Ha
vana of the French war steamer d rr;en. from
Vera Cruz, with important dispatches from Gen
Forey. announcing the occupation of Puebla by
the Freuch forces under his command. The
prisoners include General Ortega. % other Gen
erals, 900 other minor officers and II 900 men.
Ii appears that on the 10th Gen. Forev opened
with heavy artillery on the front iortifcation, and
n
troops then moved to the ASST ult and after des
perafe resistance entered the Plaza. when Gen
Ortega surrendered unconlitipnnlly.
On the Doth one division of the French army
started for the City of Mexico
From New York
NEw YORK, June l.--Several revision mer-
chants of this city have been swiEdled out of
$40 600 nv a person named Eversiner.
Port Royal advices per the steamer Arago state
that our forces on Folly Isani were pttacked on
the 26,h by the Rebels who were repulSed
Gen Hunter has issued order drafting all
able bodied men not in the employ of the Gov
eminent found in the Department after the 18th
of June.
It's stated that an expedition has been sent to
the interior of Florida
a British blockade runner WAS discovered try
ing to get ont of Charleston Harbor on the night
of the both. but sunk before she could gain
the bar by the POwhattan. The officers and
crew are supposed to have persisted
On the I'D another steamer was discovered
and fired into. She re crossed the bar under
heavy fire sunk on the main channel off Morris
Island Both had large cargoes.
All furloughs have been stopped in Hunter s
Department. 1t was reported that several reg
ments were ordered to Virginia. but Gen Hunter
refused to let them GO. and sent protest TO the
President
The Monitors still lie off Edisto The Iron
sides IS opposite Sumter.
The steamer Shedrake. from Havana, arrived
this afternoon.
II i reported that the yellow fever had brok en-
out among the French in Mexico.
The Post understands that Gen Fremont has
been elected President Of the Pacific Railroad
A Washington letter in the Commercial SAYS:
Ii is reported that the advance of the Rebels
has no further foundation than the transfer of a
single division IN Culpepper, and that Stuart is
making preparations for extensive cavalry
raid into Maryland or Pennsylvania
From Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June | The Government
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