The Placer herald., 1863-06-06
EASTERN NEWS.

ABOUT NIckSpuIO. fHSb IL w as tohCh, "bt
then not ot,-and again on point of surren'
der. The last news leaves the place with
six weeks provisions, and the rebels in good
fighting condition. Grant. made a general
assault on Vicksburg, on May 22d, but was
repulsed a; all points with a loss of $500
men killed and wounded. We have no
account Of his operations since. The Con
federae General, 10. johnson. it appears is
in Grants rear, but the telegraph gives no
clear statement of his movements He is
said to be collecting troops to raise the
seige of Vicksburg, and relieve Gen. Penn
berton.
In eastern Virginia, Gen. Lee is supposed
to be preparing for IN arch upon Washing
ton, or raid into Maryland and Pennsylva
MIA Hooker keeps a sharp watch upon
him, not being certain as TO where he will
strike. Iooker's army appears to have
fallen back to the vicinity of Washington.
The telegraph SAYS active operations have
been virtually suspended in the Department
of the South (Gen. Hunters command) for
the summer. Several of Gen. Hunters
regiments bad been ordered to reinforce
Hooker, but Hunter refusing to let them 90,
he has been superseded in his command
by Gen Gilmore.
A portion of Gen. Banks command, undel
Gen. Augur, had severe fight with the
Confedera,es near Port Hudson on the goth
Of May. The fight lasted nine hours, and
the account says one thousand Confederates
were captured But twelve Federas were
k iIed and ftty-six wounded.
G. L. Vallandgham had reached Shelby
vile, Tennessee. and is to be sent South 10y
order of the President.
LArER.-rhe telegraph brings the eastern
news down to June 4th. The accounts
from Virksburg are to May 3lst. Gen. Jo
Johnston was then reported to be marching
down between the Yazoo and Big Black
rivers to retake Haines' Bluff and cut off
Grants communication with the Yazoo.
Grant is now attempting to reduce Vicks
burg by regular approaches.
A committee from the city of New York
indorsed by Greeley and others, have wait,
ed upon the President and urged the ap-
poinment of Gen. Fremont to a command
where he can rally around him the negroes of
country. Lincoln signitiel his willingness
to do so.
A Peace Convention was held at the
Cooper Institute, New York, on the Sd of
June. Fernando Wood was one of the prinr
cipal speakers. The resolutions declared
fealty to the Constitution and the sover
eighty of the people; that under the Consli
tuition there is no power to coerce State,
or any Of them, by military force; that
it was contrary to the Constitution and
should be put an end to; that the attempt
to do away with the provisions of the Con
stitution which points out how crimes are to
be punished, are high-handed violation of
the sworn duties of our rulers; the claims of
dictatoral and unlimited military power,
and the trial of citizens by Court martial
are monslrous and execrabe that the dor
ma of unlimited submission to the Execu,
tive branch of the Government is unworthy
of American citizens; that they protest
against tn eowardIy, despotic, inhuman and
arcnrsed act of the banishm4nt of Vallan-
digham; that they recommend the suspen-
sion of hostiities and the holding of Com
vention to settle the m nner of reconciliation
of the contending sections, and appointing
a State Committee for calling future Con-
ventions Of the Peace Democracy.
The suppression of the Chicago Times
| Democratic having been ordered by Gen.
Burnside, the office was was taken possession
of by the military authorities; even after
writ of injunction had been served upon the
commanding officer out Of the U. S. District
Court. The suppression of the paper RESULT
ed in the holding Of an immense mass meeu
ING of citizens, on Court House square, on
the morning of the 4th inst. the meeting was
addressed 10y gentlemen of both political
parties, who counseled obedience to law,
and denounced the order of Burnside as ar,
biIrary and despotic. The militia was order
ed out as a precautionary measure, but the
meeting passed off quietly. On the same
night Gen. Burnside lelegraphed to Chicago
that the President had revoked his order
suppressing the Times. This is very signif-
| cant.
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