Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-10

PIED BY GEN. KIRBY SMITH GRANTS SUP
PLIES CUT OFF, ETC.
Jackson, June oh, iva Soble, 9TH General PEN
berton has sent word that he could hold Vcksburg and
Gen. Johnston is to take his tine organize and sci y
line bis forces.
SECOND DEsPATCH
JACKSON, June 6tb.-A special to the Mssissippiar,
from Pamela to-day, says the Yankees and Unionists
were celebrating the anniversary of the occupation Of
Memphis, yesterday.
The Chicago Times Of e I'd has been received
Grant admits heavy loss and has fallen back to the
Big Black, where he is awaiting renforcements from
Banks The Memphis aua Charleston Railroad has been
stripped of troops Rosecrans Is reinforcing Grant via
Louisville All the steamboats, at Louisville and Men,
phis have been pressed.
Four thousand five hundred ConfederatOs had reached
Memphis The officers go to Sandusky, and the TO
indianapolis
Gen. Hurlbur has been ordered to prepare hospitals
at Memphis for thirty thousand wounded. Grant asks
Hurburt for thirty thousand men, and Hirbur. replied
that he did not know where they were to come from
Their own figures foot up loss OF $4,000.
THIRD DEsPATcHl
MOBILE, June ga special to the Tribune from Jack
son. dted the Sth, says there are many rumors, the
most reliable of which that Gen. Kirby Smith, in
stead of being a. Fort Hudson, has taken Biliken's
Bend with ten thousand men, and cut off Grants cup
plies.
It's reported that Jacksons cavalry have cut their
way through to vicksblrg. jackson has evidently doae
something.
Heavy firing is heard from Vicksburg.
GriersOn is believed to have been driven FIVE miles
from Clifton, Ii.
FOURTH DESPATCH
MOBILE June ga special to the Advertiser and
Register Jackson, sth, says courier from ycks
burg reports cheerugly Our are fatgued, but in
good sprts Oar loss is little over 500. Col Mark,
of Louisiana, is MORALLY wounded wsddelfs battery,
of Columbus Georgia, lost ! killed aud 20 wounded
Lieut. L. Belamy badly, aud Lieut.. 0'Neal slightly
wounded.
Nine trains of troops, believed to be from Rosecrans
arm Y, arrived a, Memphis Sa turdsy There is merely
garrison at Memphis
FIFTH DESPATCH
JACKSON, June S.-A scout just in from vicksburg
reports all working WE'LL The men are somewhat wea
red from lying in the trenches and exposure to the sun
out are in good spirits. They hailed his arrival with
cheers for Joe Johnston, and say that he will make all
right
Grant is slowly advancing by building parallels which
are four hundred yards from the outer works.
There has been no general assault 70, ten day
past.
There is plenty Of ammunition and prov ,ions in vieks
burg and the sOldery and citizens are perfectly conf
dent oil the result
Our entire loss during the series of assaults does not
exceed six hundred.
There wa7 heavy firing with musketry and artillery
yesterday and artillery firing to-day
SIKH DESPATCH
MOBILE June ga private despat from Jackson,
Slh instant, says "Vckb re is all right Kirby Smith
is in possession of Niken's Bend"
One of the Yankee gunboats has left Red river, ow
ing to the low water.
FROM TESNEsSEE-LATE NORTHERN NEWS.
SHILBYvILE, Tenn, June SAN quiet in front.
The Nashville Union ofths 9Th states thata reb rec
Of 10000 attacking Frlnk yesterday tina. there
vas fighting all day, but the results are unknown
The Cincinnati Commercial of tle 4.h has SD ,cial
spatch from Vicssburg, di'el May 8)tA which says
Spades trlmps again. We are erecting elrthworks
to otect men, aud mining to blow the face olt of
two prominent forts, otherwise nuapproichlble The
idea of carrying the place By storm is abandoned A
SAT aud plan than stormjug Pemberoa into sub
mission ia favored everywhere
Andy Johnson has been ovated at Nashville
Burnside is constructing railroad as military me-
cessity from Nicholasylle to Danvile, Ky.
Reliable information has been received of TIE sup.
preston of two plpers at Ma hville.