Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-06-10
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGIs APH
70 THE WORCESTER DAILY ST
The News fcom VIeksburg.

New YORK, June 9.-The Tribune has let
tiers from its correspondents stating that up to
May 3lst the siege was progressing admira-
! bly,. Famine was beginning to tell on the
| forts, and the capture or surrender OF the
| place was considered certain, and that speed-
| ly. Our forces are in fine spirits, and our
siege guns are within pistol shot Of the enc
my's works. All apprehehensions Of an at
tick upon our rear by Johnston were ground
less. We hold all the passes to Vicksburg,
and have completely blocked them against any
| possible advance.
The Trbunes Washington letter says the
president feels perfectly easy about the situa-
ton OF Grant, and is confident that he can be
| reinforced more rapidly than the rebels, thus
preserving our numerical superiority and
bringing the siege to a successful close. The
reported expedition to Shreveport and the
destruction of the rebel rams and other prop
erty is discredited as improbable.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Rear admiral Por-
ter has sent to the navy department a report
dated Mississippi Squadron, near Vicksburg,
June /, in which he says AFTER the return
of the expedition under lieutenant command
ing Walker, up the Yazoo, and the destruc-
ton OF the rams and navy yard, l dispatched
the same officer up again, with instructions to
capture the transports, enclosed is his re-
pOrt,) besides the steamers mentioned as
burnt. The rebels burnt the Acadia and
Menta, also two of their best transports. My
object was to break up their transportation on
the Gazoo, and with the exception of few
steamers beyond fort p mberton the rebels
can transport nothing by water on that river.
Steamers to the value of 100000 were de-
strOyed by the late expedition-nine in ALL
The Star of the West has sunk, completely
blockading the Yallabusha river, and the gun
boat "Joy" was found sunk near Liverpool
Landing.
The following is commander Walkers
report;
~. S. STEAMER BARON DEKALB, MOUTH
YAzoo RIVER, June l.-Sir: have the hon
or to report that | left this place on the morn
ing of May 24, with the DelIalb, Forest Rose,
Linden (signal), and Petrol, l pushed up
the Yazoo as speedily as possible for the pur-
pose of destroying the enemys transports on
that river. pushed on with the Forest Rose,
Linden and Petrol to within about fifteen miles
OF fort Pemberton, where found the steamers
John Walsh, r. j. Sackland, Golden
Age and Scotland sunk on bar completely
blocking it up. l remained at the Point dur
ing the night, and next morning at daylight
was attacked by force OF the enemy, but at
ter sharp fire of few minutes they made a
''SN9 ANNiN"h' Chi Oiiil lOSo Was lHO NOuuu-
ed. Returning down the Yazoo [ burned
large saw mill, twenty-five miles above Yazoo
City. AT Yazoo City landed and brought
away large quantity of bar, round and flat
iron. At Indian Shoot l sent volunteer
Lieut.. Brown, of the Forest Rose, with a
boats crew, to Rolling Fork. He found
a considerable quantity of corn belonging to
the rebels, which he burned. At the mouth
of the bayou Qutrer, hearing of steamers, [
sent Lieut.. Brown with the boats of the Forest
Rose and Linden up after them. Ascending
ten miles, he burned the Dew Drop and Emma
Bett. The Linden burned the Argo in a small
bayou about seventy-fve miles up the Sun
Flower. also found the Cotton Plant sunk
in Lake George, with nothing out the water
but the tops of her smokestac At Gaines
landing on the Sun Flower | found and brought
away cutter, which was lost in the Deer
creek expedition. Ihave as prisoners two en-
gineers and pilot in the service of the rebels,
and several deserters and refugees.
JOHN G. WALKER,
Lieut.. Commanding, U. S. N.
To Acting Rear Admiral ID. ID. Porter, COM
handing Mississippi Squadron.
New York, June 9.-Cincinnati papers of
yesterday contain a dispatch, dated Memphis,
June 4th, stating that a steamer from Vicks-
burg the I'd reports that the rebel forces in
Grants rear are represented as rapidly ac-
cumulating, but Grant feels confident All
railroads between Grand junction and Jack
son have been abandoned, and the rebels in
that country have gone below.
REPORTED SURRENDER OF vICksBURG.
MURFREEsBoRo, June "a lady from
Shelbyvlle arrived to-day, and says that the
report of the surrender of Vicksburg and the
garrison of twelve thousand men was preva-
lent in tine rebel camps. A later arrival con-
firms this rumor. A person states that the
rebel papers had published the particulars of
the capitulation.