Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-22
Operations bout JACK son, Nj issIasip
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Pl-Oedth OF Gons OBtefhauBs
New YORK, July 2l,-The Montgomery Ad-
, vertiser has several dispatches from jackson -
One dated July IA, states that Pemberton and
staff arrived last night. An officer who accom-
panied them states that they met Gen. Oster-
haus's body goiGg to Vicksburg He was kill
ed on the 18th 70
| A dispatch of the 18th states that the enemy
has been sheling the city all evening.
Another division OF Burnside's command
reached Grant to-day.
JACKSON, July 16-The enemy made hesvy
demonstration on our right and center, but
were repused. Grant is receiving heavy rein
! forcements, which are pressed on our right to
| cross Pearl river and flank US, An entire block
OF the city was destroyed by the enemy's shells
yesterday. 1t lie thought the Federals are try.
ing 10 Hank US, "a their cavalry tried to cross
four miles above last night.
A dispatch Of the 18th states that We cap.
tured the flags of the 29sh, 4lst and 53i ILL
nois regiments. The Federals Lost in the charge
of Sunday fully one thousand.
CAIRO, July 20.-Ffom D. F. Parker, wIo
left VIckaburg on the 18th, learn the follow
ing: Yazoo City, which was held by about eight
hundred rebels, was c,ptured by the Federal
forces under Gen. Heron on the 18Th. Two
hundred and fifty prisoners were captured. The
gunboat DeKslb, which accompanied the expe-
dition, Was blown up by a torpedo and sunk In
shallow water. She will be raised; no livs lost
The rebels burned three transports lying above
the city. Some eight or ten large steamers are
up the Yazoo. .,-
Gen. Lsuman was remIved from his COM
mand by Gen. Sherman, it 10 stated, for disobey.
Ing orders aud prematurely attacking Jackson.
i He made an attack on the l3. and was re.
pulsed with a loss Of three hundred killed and
wounded. & sV
Sherman is besieging Johnston at jackson,
| who is supposed 10 have thirty thousand men.
| II is eaid Johnston cannot escape.
A steamer was loading at Vicksburg with
rebel sick and wounded for Mobile by way Of
| New Orleans. --'--- .s~s'-.- 81.
! A large feet of transports, conveyed by gun.
boats, had goue up Red river under command Of
| Gen. Ransom. When he returns he 10 to take
command az Natchez. b..
Our forces at Milliken's Bend and Lake Prov
idence are said to be suffering considerably
from sickness.
New YoRK, July 20-The Commercial q
Fortress MouIee letter of July IL, after refer
ring to the capture of Fort Powhattan, on
James river, sayes Admiral Lee detached On
ensign and two boat o,eWs as garrisons, while
| the feet moved further up the river: Shortly
after they had left the rebels returned and COB.
bed the Insignificant garrison and decamped.
When one OF our dispatch boats returned the
battery Of field pieces opened on It. The Are
was returned and the rebels withdrew.
Latest reports received here were 10 the ef-
feet that Lee had attacked Fort Darling, with
what success is unknown.
The Posts Washington special says there ID
tno truth In the report that Meade has been re-
lieved of the command Of the Army of the
Potomac ~
Returned prisoners from Richmond do moi
think any Of Bfagg's forces reached there. D.
H. Hill is commanding the troops In Richmond
Gen. Gill ore will be left 10 supreme com.
mand in the attack on Chaflesion. (
| Foster's headquarters will be At Fortress Mon.
roe, end his operations confined to North Caro-.
| lima and Virginia.
A Richmond paper Of the l4lh reports the
Federals landing In considerable force a Bran
don, on James river, doubtless, il says, to make
raid on the Weldon and Peterabure road =
Brandon is thirty miles from Petersburg,
The Posts Washington special SAYS our nav
airy captured large numbers Of stragglers from
Lees retreating army in the last two days.