The New York herald., 1863-05-25

IRON tho Richmond Dispatch. May n |

TFrom the Richmond Dispatch. May n
The received from vlcksbnrg aud tho country
adjacent a shape unntaigibs that It 10
exceedingly dcu form any thing like correct de.
OF the real condition OF hfE In that department Tho
nght preceding tho fall Jackson at early
hour Thursday, the 18th inst, at point eight
miles southwest q tho city, and continued nearly the
whole day.
Our troops, Numbering no, more than nine thousand
men. commanded by General Johusion, aud tho
enemys force, amounting to between twenty and thirty
thousand was com mandcd by G,nefai Grant Overcome
by superior numbers. forces fell back tanton.
tscnty vo miles due north % Jackson situated ON tho
wagon road connecting thence by Walden with the road
running the Yazoo river and leading directly
to vicksburg seventy miles from Jackson by this
route
General Johnton's arrival Jackson (which occurred
on the day preyoos 70 ths nghi) aft hn no time -
prepare for tho battle carly prccipitatcd upon
| him. and his stubborn and well contested
| sistanoe donbtess mads under many and
Disadvantages ON Friday tho day aub-oIuen tho
ngbi tho cacmy's cavalry advanced az Brasdoa.
twenty miles this sic ~ JAG sn, the Southern
rod, which pon, Official statomonii rc present 80
had iorce Tor ~ protection
An ther aad perhaps more obstinate cnglgcmeut too
place Saturday (Genorai Johnston In his dsagaich
says friday), Ed~ rds' depot which ths
language of the despatch. 1--WE whip ed the eneny badly
until he reinforced from JACKSON General PeubeTtn
then fell back TO Big Black bridge" II viii be romcm
befed HAT Gener Johns,on's despatch states that 0ono
raj embcron after nine hours aghing. was com
pelIed to fall back the Dg Black bat state.
above from the aijatAni Of regiment engaged IN
the battle iusti0es the inference that h. ii
tho road but halted ha forces al tho brlgs where
posSib'o he may be able 10 make a suoccssfui siind
Prom ths Information wo shoild. therefore, conclude
general Pcfnbert0n !s still on the flae tho
Big Blaes with the bridge unies,royei over ~hich f
oompene1 10 90 90 he tho SHE tho
river and destroy bridge after him THIS uld seem
~ place tim Ia very banardos position. particularly
~ We are assured that vIcksburg Ia well sappod with
provisions.
Tie despatch ~ GcDoral Johnston Is dated Noaiay,
Nay ~, Al camp between BrosnsVliie sni LvingsioB
DroSnsvlo 10 a village iIiDds clunty twenty miles
rortb-ssi of Jackson and Livingston 10 viifge IN Ma
disn county, twcnty miles north by We, ~ Jatss A.
Tswirds' depot where the bai,s ~ saturday
foasbt, on the yies1bgrg and Jackson Railroad from
twenty two 10 twenty-five miles sest IRON Jackson and
neafiy mii~ay be~een the latter point and y,csssgrs
The mention made Il Csscrd l0ribg . positl n In lbs
dispatch pubisbed yesterday dre8lt " uniersAad.
7, ssys he was ga The Ief (whch ~e undsrtasd TO ba
n tho iue ~ battle saturssy) cut o. bu, bs
~aY through To crysAi sprsg. twenty-five miles
q jackson. What bs bss IA uusuouu ~ ph4t
damage ho naic,ei the ooemy forcinr thsr han
10 not stated, 80 b. 90 e.fa isr.t W
fuily 70 unaersund the erset r>sign n1si y
await fartbef aoo0snis. which may feaah % .
any msneni In ,ha rsaniune. have boirs stated
nothing encoarAss the besf that or fortunes
Al alt Desperate 10 that guafte sf shse' VI sAn'i
direction Gsuerai Johnslgn have Abghd4hi fe-soa
10 ho,e that the defence 4 vlcssbsfg s Dot aniy be
ssoo,ssful, bot uiunpbant