The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-06-12

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RE- We are permitted to make the fol-
lowing extracts from private letter writ
ten by Lieut.. Col. Sears, dated Milliken's s
Bend, La. May a6th 1868:
Il suppose you would like to know all
about the progress Of the siege Of vicks-
burg, but l can only give you few items
OF the ultimate success Of the siege, l
have little doubt, but have no idea how
long we will have to wait. Our own lines
and those Of the enemy, are in many pla.
ces, within fifty yards Of each other, deep
ravines intervening. Woe unto the man
who raises his head on either side. Thou
sands have been in the trenches without
leaving for bed and board, for five days.
We have them completely invested,
and they can procure no supplies or rein
forcements, except through our lines.-
Some prisoners report supplies very short,
whilst others declare they have enough
to last them year. OF course, you un.
derstand that we have already driven
them in from all their outposts, and that
they are now concentrated within their in
ner and strongest works.
Grants advance from Perkins Land
ing to Jackson, and back to Vicksburg,
has been most brilliant. The charge of
the LIST and I'd Brigades, 9TH Division, at
jackson, was probably never excelled. -
Our troops cleaned out that place, and of
course lived high. l like to see the trai-
tors suffer, but such actions demoralizes
our army, and should be prohibited.
When left the field Of hostiities yes
terday, at 5 o'clock p. NJ. Generals
Grant and Pemberton were comforting un-
der flag Of truce, sent by the latter, and
the breastworks on both sides were GOV
cred with the opposing forces, enjoying a
short breathing spell. What the subject
of conference was, did not learn, but as
there was heavy firing this morning, ev-
identity, the fight is not yet ended. spent
last week at Grand Gulf, recruiting. 1t
is a fine country thereabouts, but the
town has disappeared. 1t contained for
merly about one thousand inhabitants.
There is no doubt the negro will fight.
As some evidence of this, take little in.
cident which occurred on Friday last, be-
tween one Of our recruits, and one Of the
10th Illinois cavalry.
Our darkey got pass to 60 for black
berries-came across cavalryman in the
woods cavalryman thought he would
amuse himself with Sambo, who was un-
armed-cavalryman drew his revolver.
cooked and aimed it at Sambo, took him
prisoner, and talked the loudest kind Of
secesh to him. Having drawn from Sambo
that he was recruit in our regiment. he
told him he would take him into the rebel
camp and scalp and hang him. He did not
scare Sambo very much, who watched his
chance, snatched cavslryman's revolver,
from him, and made him march before
him into camp. he leading cavalryman's IS
horse with his left and keeping the revol-
yer ready drawn and cooked in his right
hand. In this style he delivered him
over to our regimental Adjutant, to whom
cavarymsn acknowledged the corn, and
admitted that in attempting to play off on
Sambo, he had for once made d---d
fool Of himself.
| The Adutant put two negroes on guard
over him, kept HIM till morning and then
sent him in their charge to his own
camp.
The conversation between the captol
and captured was rich, and showed tina
Sambo understood the duties Of soldier
and was not to BE- fooled with.