, 1863-06-25
Matters on the Lower Mis-
sissippi.


Gen. Sherman on the right WAS gradually
reducing the enemy's fort opposite, aud ST.
1encipE gun a1ter gun Of their batteries, Il
is supposed that Sherman is more nearly
ready to enter the rebel works than the other
Generals. though closely contested by Blair,
Logan and Mcpherson.
Some Of Sherman's approaches are SO close
that the distance could be made with spades
In short time.
Our troops are all anxious for demonstra'
lion. Gen. Logan with his forces, opposite
to what Is called Fort Hill, was fast beutiue
down the earthworks, land rendering then
useless as = protection to the Confederate Ut
tillery.
On the 17th the rebels opened fire upo1
McClernand's position with briskness. Th'
casualties on our side occurred mostly In th,
rifle pits.
Gen. John E. Smiths division Was busil,
engaged with 4 thirteen inch mortar in thei
front, which mortar cauEcd some dissatisflc
tion among our men, who thought the shell
came rather nearer than Was exactly comfort
able.
Your correspondent Waldo slept that nigh
at Gen. Logan's headquarters, lullcd to Stun
ber By whiEtling bullets from rebel sharp
snooters. den' Logan was mncn exposed
he hapllually exposes himself, Eatner more
sonc think, than expedient or necessary.
On the 18th, the enemy expended 50I
pounds Of powder and oror 800 pounds o
iron, in the shape Of shells and shot, upor
Logan's force alone.
The rebel hospitals are largely on the In
crease. Hardly day passes that new ret
flags arc not observed lying over houses i,
the city. This was particularly observed il
front Of Gen. Hills division, though this ma,
have been ruse to keep our gunners frot1
firing upon the ci:y. AIRED flag was even Seer
flying from one of their forts, from an embra
sure in which heavy gun vas aealinc mi
d5ath tn Union soldiers
The 18th Illinois regiment. on the 17th. ran
tured fourteen rebel prisoners irving to max,
their way through our lines.
All censurc Pcmberton heartily. as do N,
prisoners taken late]y. They sav 3, 1cud /,
now existing between the General IN ram
,uaud and General Bowen. which In dali,
growing more bitter.
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Especial Dispatch to tho ct,c.ro tribunal
Youao's Po1ST, June 10, VIA CAIRO, Juaes 81.
The deserters from Viclsburg are asccr
ta'ned to be mainly infirm or disabled, Here
after they will all be treated as prisoners @
WET, as they arc sent out to eaye prisoners.
The attitude Of the siege is unchanged
There has been less firing yesterday and to
day.
The gunboat Choctaw is not sunk, as re
ported, but is being repaired.
No attack has yet been made by Johnston
The rebels on the west side Of the Missls
sippi have not shown themselves eince the.
we're driven from Richmond Prisoners tt
ken at that place express their joy at bein!
taken by white men, ts they expected n,
quarter from Inc olack5, OF whom they stant
IN great dread' since the1E furious tight d
Ml1llken's Bend.
Keln1oscements are constantly arriving
anu ASSURANCE as regards Grants rea'
1t is daily made doubly sure, and there l:
nota snaao" OF doubt 1ndalged II mere as tt
our an'litY TO hold our own against any anc
every Inine .4'a1 may CONC 1rom 'achson o.
my DINER direction.
faymastefs nave arrived and are gong tc
pay the troops to the 1st of May. Some dis
fotiehction IL exnresaed that they did not
wait nntil the 1st Of july, and then nav ur
for forS months.
Major General Park arrived here few day.
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fspeets1 njsnctch tn tbe rh,caro ,rr,bnne7
cmcKAzAw BArou, Miss, June 1s.l
via cA1no, juno Fl, 1863.
Gen. Heron, on the extreme left, Is work
Ing his way up with great rapidity, and get
ting his batteries In position at short range.
He has approached. from one to tTo hundred
yards nearer within day or two.
4 series Of rumors are constantly rcaching
here concerning disasters above aud below
such as at1ack on Memphis' 1a11 OF helena'
tok1ng OF Halnes bluff' ana trouble IN
front o1 Banks Butt Is surprising nov. ht.le
looement sach rumorz' ho"eser INDUSTRIOUS
u CIRCULATED. OBTAIN among solalers'
o1iaaset' arriving mere constantly fenla's
tne WONDERFUL spirit ana commence Oh oui
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