, 1863-07-01
THE SIEGE OF VlcKS5URG.
NEWS TO FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH.
The Port Hudson Runlor
Unfounde;l.
Sharp Fighting i'm
Grants ARMY.
JOHNSTON Is REPULSED 1T
TIE BIG BLACK.


THE BIG BLACK.
!. Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuuc.l
Cmc11AsAw BA1ou, Jut1e a. |
via CA1Eo, June 80 1853. (
It is pretty reliably stated that 800 Of on
picket force were gobblel up By Johnston
out In the direction Of Big Black day Or twt
ago. -: !.
Lieut.. Col. Paddock Of the Sd Board O
Trade regiment has been placed In command
Of this post. - :
Vim: Kirk Of battery A, Chicago Artillery
died in hospital on Sunday night.
There has been heavy fighting upon Biz
Black this morning. Gen. Tuttle's force Ia:
besn engaging Johnston's. It Is understood
that the great contest TINT Johnston has 10
long Threatened, has commenced. This Ia oil
l can learn thus far. Ambnlances Lago gouc
up and ordnance boats have orders to prepare
TO leave at moments notice., -.
I go up immediately to the scene Of &C.
ton.
t.. Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tetbunc.1
cH1cKAsAw BATou, June 81,
| riR CAIno, Jnns 80, 1868.
On our extreme rfcht Gen. Rtee1o Ina hmm
establishing battery Of 8 and 10 inch Dahl
grcns and Parrott guns, obtained from tho
steamer Cincinnati, which the rebels recently
sunk. This battery Is planted on bluff next
to the rircr, and commands direct ranco OF
tie Court House. It is expected to open this
morning, ana must necessarily do the rebels
severe damage.
The Fight On tho Bic B1ack xcstcr1,v ,ras
| conducted on Cur side hv ttc f,rcas nr7sr ~
| terhaus, Thave on1vt7me IN a,7+h,+ ~. ~.
i Is p1or;on. rsrtorv for tho Federal orms
|
oar LOSS WIS suGhf, pnt the rebels Suffered
terribly. We had every advantage Of posi-
ton, and raked them With shell and mu5ket-
r.. The result surprises no ono hers-tt will
only serve to convince people North that
Grants position is impregnab1e from the
rear. The rebels will not renew the attack.
All is quiet to-day In that direction.
The whole army Is jubllant this morning
| oycr the news Of the surrender Of Port Und-
son to Banks.
| There is Intelligence at Gen. Grants head
| quarterf, this morning. of Il rnutfnv in nro-
g1css in Vickaburg. Il il nrobably reliable. .
The 9TH Iowa cayalrv. dav heforc vester5av
at Br;dcenort Ferry w,z s,v,oe7v ,,t,rls5.
br The enemy In f,,co Tha1. st,oa tha,~
:oron,,d ona noao +,,a,- ao.,,,.:- ts,1 s.u:.
e o,,o,,.- 49, .oto,. ~~>N ~>~N ~ @@ 9'A 1o1'0
Tho t,eh,r,- ~, t,a p,, n1.o,.
heavy az ~ 15ret rono,ta5 hr+ .,.,.as,,;.,..
const,nt1r oo,nr IN thsra '&>'1 .
;day. md era ti15s IL T,,hlshsa us e,;a,, ~ r-,aw
1bc rcsn1t hem. II would NJ a. ~ s.,ta ~.
oract 1oc,1,tv ~ 1''''>> ~'
,sntcIo1 njsn,+c, tn tin ch,c,co r,,h,no,
Cu1cr r.a.w n.ynr 1rna s*
ria CAIRO. June 10, 1853.
One Of Gen. Grants scouts has lust conc
in from Canton, sixty eight miles east beyond
Nechanicsril1c.
Johnston's movement was mado from Can
ton NTH force between 5000 and 50,0oo
men, under Losine, Anderson aud Jackson.
The cayalry forces number G,5oo, with forty
pieces Of artillery. Lorinp n,oyed fron, yozoo
City and Anderson from Jackson.
Gen. Sherman has taken command of our
forces On the Biz Black. and will dcrota lila
especial attention to Johnston until the aues.
ton Of the latter's rescusng his friend PEN.
bcrtou is satisnctorily etttled.
The parapet of a rebel fort on hfcPncrson's
front was blown up. last night, a mine being
made from Neggaus approach.
Three lines Of stockadcs were discovered In
the tort which had been abandoned. Si1 differ
ent saps or approaches arc now clear, m to
the enemy's works. That is, our troops are
working on one side Of the cntrencbments and
theirs on the other, and at these points but q
fer feet OF earth being between them.
Gen. Grant has statcd that our army will
he In Vicksburg by Saturday morning,
Especial Dispatch to the >Chicaso Tzibuuel
CA1ro, June 80, 1soa-8p.m.
= The Tinted States steamer Gan D}oo h,e
lust arrived from Yicksbur- a7th. sbe brings
nothing highly important that Won have not
a1rcady from other sources.
Wien eha left. frin, yvas pcner,1 ann,-an+1v
all about the rebel works.
Nothing was known positively as to the re-
suit. =.
The Dion reports the gunboat Eastport
afrr tn I'M sr{- -&