Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-29
CORPS OF BANKS DIVISION REPORTED ia
HAVE ARRIVED A. wARRESTGS
REINFoRCEMENTs Sent To TIE sEggt e
FROM slIEEAST


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The Richmond Enquirer OF the a5th ins s,art
contains the following officia, and other ties-
patches from FicksSurg and its vicinity l.
states that these dispatches are from General
Pemeerton, the commander a. yici1sbarS, ana
sent to Jackson, Mississippi, and from thence
telesraphrd TO President Dayis:
EICKsBURG, May 2a-The enemy ASA n lied
our entertainments yesterday, on cur centre
anc lett. They were repussad with heavy loss
Our loss is small. The enemy's force is st leas
6e,Wp.
NIcKsRuRe, May 3i.-Th. enemy kent nm n
heavy artillery fire yesterday. Two OF onr
guns were dismounted in the centre. onr
works. however, were uniniured. Their sharp
shooters picked OF officers and men ali day,
Onf WORKS Were repaired and our gaas rs-
placed last night Our men are Ell icou,s.yed by
= report tha. Gen. Johnston is near with a
large army, and are in good spirits.
MAY 81, p. M.-We have had brisk artillery
firing from guneoats.
Three o'clock Y. M.-Dnring the past two asvs
transports with troops have gone up the river
Their. destination is unknown.
The Enquirer, remarking on the above news.
says:
"The official desp patches We this day publish
"i!i relieve many an anxious heart and will
cail forth fervent blessings ON the heas! .. ou-
Noble army and lis chief. Our forces are we'll
supplied with all they need. Fieksburs ls
cl. ared for action. stripped for battle-giaring
defiance all round. upon tte cloud of thunder
ing gunboats i'm the river. and the hosts OF
ts'.GUH strong siorrGing III upon her from the
II ar. Our flag flies h:.nghtity over the inyiaei-
bile bluffs, and Johnston Is asdr! Courage
NEW YORK, May 25.-The Commercial s,:-
vertiser says there be but little doub. that
by this time General Grant has received am
pie reinforcameDts from :; certain anar!er, and
that by the 25th instant, ut the latest, he was
amply prepared TO move successfully on the
enemy's works.
New Orleans has been secured from an inya-
sion by the arrival of relnforeenents, so thar
snou!d the insurgents attempt a foray there du-
ring Banks absence i'm Western I,ouisiaua rhry
will signally tail.
REBEL REPORTS PROM THE SOUTHWEST
FORTRESS MONROE; May 2S.-The following
extracts are clipped frcm the Richmond pa
peTs OF the 9th instant
MOBILE, May 25.-A special dispatch 70 The
Evening News. dated Jackson, May ~, fSun-
day. says firing was heard until . o clock this
morning. No report Of artillery has been heard
This morning the Twenty fifth Mississippi
regiment, mounted, dashed into Raymoat
capturing four hundred prisoners: fourteen
have been brought to this city. The rest being
SICK and wounded were paroled.
JACKSON, May 25-An officer who left
Ficksburg, Tuesday morning at ten O'Clock,
says the enemy attacked our left and center
four times. The first attack lasted thirty min
utes, the second twenty minutes, the third
fifteen, and the fourth nine minutes They we're
repnissd each time. Our loss was eighty men
brought
on Wednesday. the officers leading the troops
broke and the column disappeared.
On Thursday the enemy Were engaged in
shel!ing the intrenchments.
Our works toward Warrenton have not been
meuaced.
The Federal line of investment IS imperfect
Some OF the prisoners taken report tia; Gen.
Steele was killed.
The following editorial appears:
vIcKsEURG.
We give under the telegraphic head some
encouras ing news from Ficksburg, based anon
the situation OF affairs on Thursday evening
last. Speaking OF the investment ct tiia:
stronghold announced in the dispatches last
week, the Mobile Register says: .sUniess we
have been strongly nlisinfoTrned as 70 the
strength OF the place. il cannot be carried by
storm. The town is well garriSoned and pro-
Nislontd, and the reduction of such place py
siege is Il slow operation.
Meanwhile General Johnston has TO play has
part IN the Drama. He is behind the enemy
with pretty large force, and that daily accu-
muiating.
From all accounts troops are pouring to-
wards jackson from the East.
Grant viii have 10 encounter Pen,berton in
his works iii front, and defend himself against
J0hnstoE in his rear.
1t will probably require weeks or monks 10
reduce Ficssburg, and in the mean while the
chances OF war open abundant hopes CT cut-
ting off Grant from his supplies, Or by as saRlt-
ing hlm in his lines.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SIEGE
CAIRO. May :e--The steamer Imperial ar
rived from Memphis Monday morning From
Captain Stevens, passenger, we learn the fol-
lowing:
The fighting ON Friday was desperate.
Grant charged the Notifications and took some
of them. bnt the rebels rallied and retook them.
There was much hand TO hand figkting
Captain Stevens says our loss that Gay in
killed, woun sed and prisoners was about $500.
The rebels used hand grenade when our forces
attempted TO storm tn works.
There is report th; one corps OF Banks's d.