The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-03

ming some OF the rebel works. Our outer
line is within one hundred Yards, at
points, Of the rebel works, and our sharp.
shooters prevent the rebels from working
their heavy guns. He says the rebel
works In the rear of the city are far more
formidable than those on the front.
Gen. Grant has been reinforced by
considerable portion of General Banks
forces, and more are coming. This offi-
Ger states that Gen. Johnston is still in
the neighborhood of Jackson, Miss,
gathering forces to attack Grants rear,
but that he has not yet succeeded in OBJ
tanning fifteen thousand men, while he
lie short of both provisions and ammuni-
ton, and the roads havinh been des roy
ed he cannot obtain either.
it is certain that the Black River Bridge
has been destroyed, aud it is positively
known that Johnston has not thrown any
OF his men across the river Gen. Grant
has far more men guarding that river
than Johnston can gather up, and no APP
prehentions whatever are ielt by General
Grant, or his Division Commanders of
serious attack in their rear.
Our gunboats were Smelling Vicksburg
occasionally, and the rebel water batter
les having been silenced, the gunboals
were not molesled by the rebel guns.
This officer states that flag of truce
was sent into Vicksburg 10 obtain the
body of Capt. Washington, when the
rebels fired on the flag and the men re-
turned.
II is reported that Vicksburg is short
of water, the inhabitants and soldiers
being compelled TO rely on wells and
cistrrns in the city, they having been
cnt off from both the Mississippi and the
Yazoo rivers, and that there was consid-
erable distress on this account.
This officer states that there no cues
ton but that Grant will take Vicksburg,
aud that it it was only a question of
time.
Gen. Grant has taken s,40O prisoners
and "a pieces Of artillery.
New YoRK, June 1.-The Herald's
Washington dispatch says the Govern
ment has no intelligence later than the
! 10Th, when Gram was progressing favo-
rably. The silence of the Richmond pa
pers is considered as an augury that
nothing has occurred at Vicksburg en-
couraging TO the rebels.
The correspondence of the Herald, da-
ting near Yicksburg, 22d, says this is the
fourth day Grants army has lain around
the intrenchments of Vicksburg. During
that time there have been daily battles
| and continual cannonade. At least 200C
of our men have been placed hors dH com
bat in the several charges ordered against
the rebel earthworks.
| During last night the gunboats and
mortars in front of Vicksburg kept up a
continued fire, and several buildings
were burned by the exploding shells.
At eight o'clock this morning cannon
aiding commenced along our entire line
from every hill top in front of the enc
my's works. The rebel guns were dis
mounted, embrasures torn up, and para
pets and caissons destroyed. The rebels
are powerless to reply, asour skirmishers
were close to the works, and unerringly
picking off the rebel gunners.
This caDnoEade continued about two
hours when Smiths, Cars and Oster-
haus' divisions charged through a MUIR
derous cross and enfiladig fire close up "a
the rebel works, where an impossible
ditch, with sharp stakes, were encoun-
tered. Our men planted their flag direct
ly in front of the fort, and then crouched
down behind the embankment out OF
range OF the rebel fire.
The rebels inside the fort could moi
show above the parapet without meeting
death from our sharpshooters, and could
only effect anything by cutting off the
fuses TO shells, lighting them and rolling
them out over the outer slope Of the en-
bankments. Subsequently our boys, with
picks and shovels, dug breach into one
fort, and this was thus taken. One fort
was gallanily taken by storm by Carr'i
division.
During three days we lost five officers
killed, including three Colonies, and fifty
wounded. Steeles force is reported C
have lost 1000 men.
The Heralds Washington dispatch
says reports tonight justify the belle
that Segar is elected in the Acomac dis.
trict, and Kitchen in the Alexandra dis.
trict of Virginia.
Dispatches TO the President from the
headquarters of the army OF the Poto-
mac say our Gag Of truce To-day brought
no papers, bat the latest news 10 the
rebels is a dispatch from Johnston, OF
the Goth to the effect that up to that tim
the Federals had been repulsed with
great slaughter, and the dead were be.
coming very offensive.
VIM. NJ Everts, now In London, state
that he feels assured that the British
government will, in good faith, do it,
best 10 prevent the sailing of rebel pri
vateers.
CINcNNATI, June 1.--Tho CommeroiA
has full particulars Of the operations o
Grants army up 10 The 22d, ulL
The main line Of the Notifications con
sist Of a chain Of forts 800 yards apart
connected by deep intrenchments, an,
extending seven miles.
Our loss in the assault on the 22d wal
about 1000. II was the opinion that an
other general assanli would not be or
dered, but the city be taken by regular
siege approaches.
Our outer line was within one hun
bred yards of the rebel works, and GU
sharpshooters prevent the rebels fcor
warming their guns.
The rebel works In the rear Of the cit
are far more formidable than those i
front.