Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-25
sunday Night Dispatches,
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Latest from Yicksburg.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-At III A. NJ, the
President received the following telegram an
nouncing that Vicksburg is ours:
CLEVELAND, Nav PA dispatch from Mr..
Fuller, the manager of the telegraph at Mem
phis. dated late in the night, says the stars and
stripes float over Vicksburg. and that it is a CON-
plete victory.
/ have held this message hoping TO get the
confirmation, but the line has been interrupted
and l now send it to you.
WASHINGTON. MAY 24-The following de-
tails of the fight of Black River Bridge have
been received:
In REAR OF VIcKsBURG,l
May 20. 6 A. NJ.
E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Gen. Grant won a great and momentons vieto-
nv over the Rebels, under Pemberton, on the
Jackson and Vicksburg railroad, at Bakers Creek,
on the 18th inst. Pemberton had a most formid-
able position on the crest of a wooded hill and
one which the road passed over longitudinally. He
had about 25 900 men.
The battle began about III o'clock and was
gained by 4 P. NJ.
The brunt Of the battle was borne by Hovey's
division of Netherlands corps, and Logan's and
Cracken's divisions of McPherson's corps.
Hovey attacked the hill and held the greater
part of il till two o'clock p. NJ, when having
lost l 600 men, he was succeeded by Boomers
and Holmes brigades of Crocker's division, by
which the conflict was ended in that part of the
field
Boomer lost 500 men, Logan operated on the
right. and cut off the enems's direct retreat so
that he was compelled to escape by the right
flank through the woods.
Logan lost 400 in kIllec and wounded. We
took about 2 1000 prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to the Big Black. we
fought Pemberton again at the bridge. and cap
tured 5000 more prisoners. He fought in rife
pits, protected by a difficult bayou, full of abattis.
Lawless' brigade of McClernand's corps
charged the rife pits magniicently and took
more prisoners than their own numbers
PembertoD burned the bridge and retired to
Vicksburg with only three cannon out of sixty
that he had taken out.
Building four bridges over the Big Black,
Gen. Grant arrived before the town on the even
ing of the 18th and holds it closely invested.
He had opened a line of supplies via Chicka-
saw Bayou, having cut the town off from Haines'
Bluff, which is abandoned by the enemy, and
which Gen. Grant will occupy.
There was sharp fighting throughout the day
yesterday.
Steele now holds the upper bluffs. and the
enemy's upper water batteries, and gets water
from the Mississippi.
The ~gunboats kept the enemy on the alert dur
ing the night, and probably carried them. There
are from $4,000 to 20 1000 men of Pemberton's
army in them.
Sberman's corps yesterday lost 500 in killed
and wounded.
Mcpherson, who holds the center, lost little,
as did McClernard who held the left.
New York. Nav 24-The Herald's special
Washington dispatch SAYS:
Advices from Gen. Grant. received by the
President to night, detail his proceedings up to
the Doth. He had fought five battles, captured
sixty-four guns and taken 9,400 prisoners.
The Montgomery Advertiser of the 18th SAYS,
in relation to the fight at jackson:
Our troops were commanded by Johnston. We
were finally driven back to jackson. and fought
them there till overwhelmed by superior num-
bers, when we were compelled to evacuate the
citv.
The enemy'S forces amount to about 90, 900 or
80. 900, and our own to only 1000. Gen. John.
ston then retreated to Canton.
The enemy's cavalry was Yesterday at Bran
don. on the Southern ruad, twenty odd miles
this side of Jackson. near which point we had a
force to protect the road.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 10Th, has the
following in relation 10 Vicksburg:
If some happy combination be not made be-
tween the forces under Pemberton and Johnston
the heroic city may possibly fall.
The Times army correspondent of the 23d
says:
News has been received from the enemy's lines
that PembertOn has been defeated between Jack
son and Vicksburg, with "A heavy loss in killed
and wounded and 1900 prisoners, as well as a
whole division of his forces cut off and retreating
in a southerly direction.
Johnston attacked the Federal forces in Jack
son. which retreated Oh the main body. Penn
berton also attacked Grant. but was whipped and
~retreated upon Vicksburg.
This is said to be the contents of a dispatch
from Pemberton to Lee.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 18th contains
an article arguing Against the receipt of men sent
south bv President Lincoln. IL saws:
"W must require Of all who are received, that
they join their efforts with ours against the CON-
mon enemy. They must assume our allegiance
and its duties"
The Richmond Dispatch ofthe ODD SAYS:
"Gov. Shorter of Alaha ma has demanded I'M
der the order of the President, all the officers
taken in Alabama and found by Gen. Forrest to
be serving with armed slaves.
The Savannah Republican of the 18th, ex
presses apprehension of another invasion of
Georgia.
it SAYS our dispatch announces the marching
of 900 or 5000 Yankees upon Rome, in this
State. No particulars are given Of their where
abouts, only an assurance that preparations are
being made to meet and expel them.
a Charleston telegram of the Dist says:
The steamer NoIseman, with $50 bales cotton,
for Nassau. struck a snag, supposed TO be the
wreck Of the Georgiana. in going out last night.
She was run ashore on Long Island Beach, and
is believed to be a total wreck.
CAIRO. May 24.-lt is reported that Sherman
took Haines' Bluff and Chickasaw Bluff, with
5000 prisoners, 100 guns, and ammunition and
commissary stores. The prisoners were paroled
and sent across the Yazoo.
Another report is. that those points were
evacuated, and Sherman took quiet possession.
Grant attacked the upper batteries Of Vicks-
burg on Sunday. while the g~unboats attacked the
water batteries.
On Tuesday the upper batteries were cap
tured and the guns then turned on the water bat
teries.
Paroled prisoners who were brought across
from Vicksburg say our forces have possession
of the entire line of outer Qualifications. and Reb-
ell officers told their nen that since the capture OF
Haine's Bluff there was no chance of their es-
cape.
+ The Rebel force is estimated at from 20, 900 to
$4,000
The widest confusion existed among them.
Their officers were unable to keep them in line
of battle.
The steamer Empress. the last boat up. says
that when she left on Wednesday evening the
firing had ceased. There is no doubt but the
Rebels had surrendered.
Gen. Blair reached Chickasaw Bluffs on Tues
day and sent down for rations.
The Federal loss is reported heavy.