New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-27
REBEL WAR REPORTS.

| Attack on MilIikcn's Bend a Failure
Reported Engagement Between Burn
side and Buclsner-The Inter Obliged
20 Fall Rack-The Recent Cavalry
Fight-Movcments on the Peninsula.
Special Dispatch to The n Y. Tribune.
| wAsniyaros Friday June 26, 1862
The Richmond Dispatch Of June rs says II IS
thought in Richmond that Vicksburg must fall,
without the nterposition Of miracle, but it under
takes 10 show that, with resolute commander, aud
with the cooperation Of Johnston and Kirby SMITH,
Grant will not only not take Vicksburg, but VIII
himself be put on the defensive.
| 1t says that Johnston has powerful army, and
that though appsronty slow, be has had to organize
an army in the face Of the enemy. To supply it
with the munitions Of war, and TO encounter other
unheard of difficulties, lie has surmoun'ed them all
And now that The water is down, we may expect to
hear from him in a manner that shall silence his de-
tractors forever
The Sentinel, however, Of an earlier date, says;
Official dispatches from Milliken's Bend, state
that attack upon that place was failure 1he
enemy had three lines of works. He was driven
out OF Iwo but made desperate stand at tue third
aud with the assistance Of his gnnboas, repeed our
fJrce,. Nothing s known outside OF official circles
Of Kirby Smiths movements.
| A courier from Port Hudson, with dispatches to
| Gen. Johnston arrived last night. He reports that
the gaIr.on is IN fine condition and spirits. 1ankss
force estimated at % 900. Ii is also reported That
lie has abandoned the idea OF storming the place,
and gone 10 dtching.
Tie Dispatch says:
| We have "a report that considerable battle took
place at Big Creek Gap, in East Tennessee, on Fri
day last, between the forces Of Gen. Buckner and
the Federals under Gen. BurDsldes, IN which the
enemy are ssid TO have been repul.ed twice with
heavy lose. Burnside then commenced d hank move
meut, and Gen. Buckner fell back to cover Knox
vile. The point at which the latter took up posi-
lion was Clinton, within fifteen miles OF tie East
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad.
Other reports state that the enemy had possession
Of the RAJ road at Lenoir and that they were adj
vancing IN another body, ana after having been de-
feated nj Knoxville, retreGting eastward. The
telegraph wires between Brstol and Knoxville had
been cut, supposed BY the Union men OF East
n tennessee.
Tie Di,patcl, in speaking Of the late cavalry
fghs admits that the Rebel cavalry are losing pres
tige II thinks our horsemen not equal to THERE
but ,hs, ours better equipped and mounted. Tile
DspdtcA, in another column says:
We have few additional particulars Of the cav
atty fight Ia LoudOn last week. and from these We
Learn that The affair Of much more import
Ance than al fret supposed.
! Oar informant represents that the enemy were
driven out of Mddlcburg on Wednesday evening
by tie brigade Of Gen. Robertson. On Tuesday
morning the fight WAS renewed. and at fret the
suemy were driven back, with the loss OF rome 400
pii-ouen, belonging To Rhode isshd cavalry rogi-
ment.
Ia The Afternoon the enemy was heavily re-en.
arcsd and g. ekout tie remainder OF IL" day the
.hung IL represented 10 have been quite sevc'r.
and altogether iudecsiye. On Friday morning
h.avy hung was again commenced, ard report aies
that tie enemy opened upon our columns with arli.'
IL an
AIDE Of Gen. ". h. r. Ire aud other bfigsdes. hr,
howeyet Is mere ruInor, and not wholly entitled 10
credit.
I'M. much we are confident, that up TO noon OF
Thursday We had decided advantage IN the series
Of lights hat had taken place, aid We have hrul
faith M the gallautry aud ability Of our cavalry 10
contend successfully with the forces Of SloheiLan.
", uuders aud that "a dispatch was Yesterday af1er-
noon received al the War Department from Oen.
X. l.. Lee. stating tlat the forces under Gen.
stuart had been cunseUding with the eueinys cav
airy for several days. with success.
hi. IL ali that able 10 learn ~ the hight up
10 late hour lst night. II Gen Lee teiegraphs That
our forces have been successful, there can lie 40
doubt Of the result, aud therefore conclude thht
tleehemy has been repulsed If not sisnaly, at leaft
sucoetialy
The Richmond Di,paici Of the 93d, also has the
following:
For tho pact few DAYS public attention bar been
withdrawn IN n measure from the operations around
Eick.butg by ths brilliant achievements OF or army
uuesr Gen Lee on the northern border OF Virginia
and 10 Pennsy lvania and Maryland u II gratifying
To know however, that our succts ~ tue MIsslS
.inul rival thoso ot our arms Of the Potomac.
Ii war stated in the city early yesterday morning
that information had been received Of the landing OF
! "A heavy column OF Uuionists at some point on the
York Klyer West Point is the safest ba'e OF oIer-
aions ON that River, and We learn thai yesterday,
| when the train Of the Richmond and York River
| Kailrond LETT the White House, there were some
Yankees at the Point below. The train brought u
one Yankee deserter, who had left his comrades
du1ng the recent Chickahominy raid
The rumor mentioned may be baselees, though
the Fortress Monroe correspondent Of q Baltimore
PAPER, writing on the lSth says that important
ents in progress in that vicinity. With the
iorce- from suffolk, the Peninsula Yankees might
! risk II ient on Richmond, with the hope Of turning