Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-10
Northern News.

Northern News.
The Richmond papers contain from the North up
to the 2sth of May, from which we make summary.
FRoH VIoKsBuRG.
special dispatch to tho New York Times from Mem
phs, says:
Our forces were repulsed Friday at vcksburg but
burg Monday arrived to-day and reports that General
Grant has captured every rebel redoubt At place it
was owing to the steepness Of the h to scale
rolled shells down the hill at the Federal troops which
exploded amongst them making fearful hc0oc. Fighting
was going on furiousy when the City Of Memphis left
The Federal losses are SAID to be heGcy.
Another dispath from Memphis dated the 2sth ultimo
| SAYS:
The first load of wounded from Gen. Grants army has
arrived: Among these are Col Mevendy, Col. McGinns,
and Col Leche of the Eleventh Indiana, wounds severe
but not dangetous
Indiana lost about two hundred aud fifty each Captain
Holman of the Twenty fourth killed. Gen. Hoveys
diana division at Champion Hill maintained the brunt of
the fight against overwhelming force of the rebels
der Joe Johnston Vicksbug is invested all sides and
must soon be in hands. Gen. Carr and Lieutenant
Colonel Cameron Of the Foryfourth Indiana report
ed killed.
Lieut.. Col. =, Twenty-fourth Indiana had his right
hand shattered while grsng the coors Of his regiment
and endeavorng to ral!y his under a murderous
A dispatch from Cairo SAYS:
special dispatch to Gen. Dee of Kansas, confirms The
report that two of the outer works Of the enemy Vcks
burg have been taken.
In Friday attack the forications tile b1ttle sUas
u'y srngxinary. THE M.tional loss scas severe. Tile
rses fought 'eiM great esss and desperation, sessruing
aas, fire snt our forces came schin urderos range.
The rebels however, driven back by main force,
into the last line of their entrenchments.
This was the situation Friday evening, the ED of
May.
Jackson Mss has been destroyed by the Federal force
that occupy that place. and this force acting
reinforcement to Gen Grant.
When the boat left Saturday morning. our gunboats
were throwing occasional shells into Virksburg.
We have captured the batteries both above and below
the town.
Another dispatch from Cairo says:
From Capt Stearns, just arrived from Vicksburg,
learn the following:
THE fJhting seas deperate- Gen. Grant charged the
fortcatons aud took Of them. The rebsis rusd
and retook them. There much hand to hand fight
ing.
Capt Stevens says loss that day in killed. wounded
and missing, about 5000. The rebels used hand
grenades when forces attempted to storm the works.
1t was reported that one corps Of Banks army had
dispatch from Washington dated on last Thursday at
midnghhe very latest up to the hour of the papers of
There is nothing later from Vicksburg than that al
ready communicated to the public
dispatch to the associated press from Washington,
written under the military censorship of the telegraph,
Another day has passed without any thing official or
otherwise from Vcksburg. There begins to be talk in
fortnight.
The New York Tss does not like this game of decep-
tion practiced upon the public about Vicksburg and
makes the following thrust at the powers at Washington:
The dispatches concerning affairs at Vcksburg continue
to be nearly as possible snooprshensbb Now that the
in the belief that the stars and stripes" did not wave
over Vcksburg on Sunday last we think it would be
harm if the government at Washington would furnish the
public with CORRECT statements of the news they have
hand.
Yankee who was at vicksburg and then in prison at
Richmond but who has returned to New York; has fur.
nshed the Wo, neyspaper with some statemepts ammo