, 1863-06-02

PARTICULARS OF LATE
BATTLES.
Details Of Operations
Before the City.
TEE REPULSE OF GRANTS
ARMY ON THE 22ND OF
MAY,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribaae.1
CAIRO, June /, 1861.
The news by the Wiuona tonight says that
an officer who has had opportunity for cxam-
ination, reports that the base Of the Federal
lines from right to left, on Mississippi, from
the Yazoo to the lower part Of Vick.burg,
| must be over six miles. The rear of our
| lines comes up to the rebel lines on the cas-.
| Of the Town.
Our forces have undisputcd possession OF
everything between til. Big Black Bridge, to
within sixty feet Of the hills in the rear OF the
| 1ebel army. No fears are felt that Grant may
| be attacked in his rear. Grant having occu.
| patton Of tic bluffs and other points, that
must prevent such movement on the part
| of The rebels.
Persons who have been TO DeSo:o Point,
ray that with Il glass they cannot see i
single human being iu Vivk9burg, save SOL
Giers.
Our men capture horses daily, belonging
| to rebel troops. Several Of our mcn h,yc
been captured hy the rebels, but they have
been parolcd Immediately, from scarcity o1
food.
During the fight on Friday, number Of
soldiers from All Iowa regiment scaled tho
| walls Of the fort northwest Of the city, and
held il for six hours, when rclnforcenlcntE
| not coming up, they were captured by thu
Confedcratcs but were soon paro1ed. That
day, during the honlbarlment, shell fell
upon the Jail in Vicksburg, demo1isling the
building.
| In late Memphis dispatch was an item
stating that Gen, Carr had bcenk killed iu some
one Of the late battles iu the vicinity of Vichs.
burg. It will afford relief to his relation:
| and friends to learn that this was untrue
Gen. Carr's brother has just returned from
Memphis and below, and found him alive
| will and rnlurt.
NATIONAL EsCANrMENT, !
/ REAR OF FlCKsDrRG. May q,
| VIA CAIRO, June l, !
Gen. Grant cncompassed Ticksburg on Mon
day evening last, the 18th inst, driving tlt
| rebels before him from Ill their points Of oc
cupatiun.
| jackson was partially destroyed on the 14th
The rebels burned the Big Blacls river bridge
| We have captured over lfiy pieces of arti1
|
McClernaud's corps rests its left on tn
Mississippi river below the city. Mcpherson
occupies the centre, and Sherman occupic
the right, which has reached Chickasay
Bluffs, on the Yazoo river.
Since Monday evening an unceasing bonn
lnrdment has been kept up, aud three gen
cral charges have boon made along tile en-
| - I'm y
bluffs surrounding the city arc very stron
ard will cost us heavy loss If taken By storm
| Gunboa1s and mortar boats are firing o.
the city from the front and bursting shells i
the streets.
The rebels are said to be from Is 900 t
5000 strong. Pcmbertcn is in command.
; CSclsSAT1, June la staff officer of on
tl,c commanding Generals in Grants arm,
who left vicksburg on "Wednesday last, Al
: rived in this city yesterday morning, and lei
l:st evening for Washington. lie brings til
latest news from Grants army, and was
consultation with Gen. Burnside good po
tion Of yesterday.
lie states that Gen. Grant is perfectly ce
teiu Of lis ability to take Vicksburg, but say
it will take time, perhaps week longer, an
. perhaps two weeks. Three assaults have bee
made on The rebel works with heavy column
Of our forces, in all Of which VIC were r
pulsed. The assault VAS made by Gen, She
nsan with z, 900 men, and Of that number Il
we're killed and u large number wounded.
General Grant is now engaged in buildin
: : works, with the view Of taking the place I
\ / Sc 1.ar tusp 7f4
. Of the rebel works. Our outer liue is with
one hundred yards, Mt points, Of the reb
works, and our sharpshootcrs prevent Il
!, rebels from working their hcavy guns. I
says the rebel works in the rear Of the ci
are far more formidable than those on Il
p front.
General Grant has been reinforced bya co
siderable portion Of Gen. Banks forces, al
more are coming. Tins officer states th
- Gen. Johnston is still in the neighborhooa
jackson, Miss, gathering forces to alta
, Grants rear, but that he has not yet succeed
, In obtaining fifteen thousand men, while
is short of both provisions and anamunitio
Il and the roads having been destroyed lie ca
not obtain either.
Ii is certain that The Black River brid
. has been destroyed, and it ispositiye}y kno7
u - that Johnston las not thrown any Of his m
u across the river. Gen. Grant has far mt
= men guarding that river than Johnston c
- gather up, and no apprehensions whate,
+ ate felt by Gen. Grant, or his Division Co
- mandcrs, Of any serious attack in their re
u Our gunboats were occasionally she'll
re- yieksburg, and tue rebel wafer batter
Oh having been silcnced, the gunboats were ,
" n,olcstcd hy the rebel guns.
IL This officer states that flag Of truce =
~ sent into Vicksburg to obtain the body
~ Capt. Washington, when the rcbels fired
.: tie flag aud the 1ncn returned.
oa It is reportt d that VicksburE is short
III water, the Inhabitants and soldiers heiny ce
IS PEELED 10 rely on wells and cisterns In
=" city, they hayirg been cut of from both
ek Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and TINT th
IL was considerable distress on this account.
THIS officer states that there is no quest
lis hu, that Grant will take Vicksburg, and
n' it was only question Of time.
he General Grant has taken S,400 prison
"e and 81 pieces Of artillery.
-" ~ Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune
~ CAIRO, June !, 1st
loF The steamer Ninona brought up from u
IT, rhis the following wounded Illinois offc
late from tho battle fields in and near Vi
burg,
Lieut.. Col. q. G. Wormoth Of Gen.
Cle1nand'e staff, wounded severely, but
dangerously, in the shoulder; Major J.
/. Fisher 33d Illinois, In leg; Capt. D. A.
IN evll, Co. II, ?3d Illinois in face; Capt.
Crocker In arm; Capt. Chandler in arm.
o"- All arc doing well, and ART en- route for I
on homes.
ana hon. P. B. Foukc came also on the Win
sna lie has been to the army on general to'
'ne inspection of,het troops from his district,
aes u view to adding to their comfort.
SDS CAIRO, June IA 2. M.-The pTiso
from below have arrived, and are now
barking.
i. Several dcscrscrs from the rebel ser
INIT and who have taken the oath of allcgia
- ~ are herr. They left Vicksburg Monday e
ing. They belong In Missouri, and left