The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-05-27
VICKSBURGU!


ing. is of the most exciting and important
character. There can hardly be doubt
that it is the prelude to the fall of Vicks-
burgh. An official dispatch reached the
President yesterday, from Memphis. em-
bodying information to Wednesday last.
It states that Gen. Grant had captured
Haines' Bluff, and the outer works of
Vicksbursh, large number Of prisoners
and 81 pieces of artillery, the battle being
still raging, with every prospect of sccur-
ing the entire force in Vicksburgh. At
that time we certainly held jackson, the
Black River bridge and Haines' Bluff
A previous dispatch, from Geu. Hurlbut,
dated the 2lst, at Memphis, states that
the rebel Gen. Joe Johnston was at Cal
houn, IL miles above Jackson, with 5000
men-the force with which he was driven
out of the latter place-endeavoring to
effect a junction with Pemberion at Ed
wards Station. A dispatch from Canton,
dated the 10Th, announced that Gen.
Grant had driven the enemy into his in
trenchments on the Big Black, and that
Johnston had ordered all his provisions
from Canton. There is sufficient evil
dence to show that the position of the
rebels was extremely desperate
In addition and confirmation of the
above important intelligence, Col Raw,
lings (GeD. Grants Assistant Adjutant-
Geueral) telegraphs to the War Depart.
ment, under date of the Goth, from the
rear of Vicksburgh, summary of the
events which bad occurred up 70 that
time. 1t appears that in the fight at
Jackson on the 18th, in which Joe John
stou was defeated, we captured seventeen
pieces of artillery. On the 10th the en-
tire Vicksburgh force under Pemberton
was engaged and defeated at Baker
Creek. The enemy in this fight lost
twenty-nine pieces of artillery. On the
l7th Gen. Grant engaged and again de-
feated the same force at Black River
Bridge-the rebels losing 1900 men and
seventeen pieces of fsrtillery. On the 18th
Vicksburgh was closely invested, and the
rife pits TO the north of the city were car
ried on the Goth. The right Of our army
thus rested.on the Mississippi above the
City. The rebels had some fifteen or
twenty thousand men, and the probability
is that Gen. Grant has captured most Of
them, as the cannonadlng closed about
3 o'clock on the Goth.
The defeat of Pemberton by Gen.
Grant is fully confirmed by news received
at headquarters OF the Army of the Pc.
tomac frnm the enemy's lines. Pember-
ton himself, in dispatch to Gen. Lee,
states that a small force left by Gen.
Grant in Jackson was attacked by Gen
Joe Johnston. This force retreated upon
the main bodv, which in the meantime
had been attacked by Pemberton-the
intention being to defeat the National
forces in detail. The result was contrary
to rebel hopes. Observation-Disclosures
being badly defeated and driven back
upon Vicksburgh. The enemy loss was
heavy in killed and wounded, and three
thousand of his men were captured.
Seven hundred and eight prisoners cap
tured by Gen. Grant at Port Gibson and
Grand Gulf arrived at St. Louis on Sun
day last There are large number of
Missourians among them.
The advices from Tennessee are to the
effect that Bragg is apprehensvo of an
attack by Gen. Rosencrans. Has position
at Horse Shoe Mountain is said to be
strongly fortified. Our dispatches con-
tain an account of a surprise of a camp of
rebel cavalry in the vicinity of NJ ddle-
town, in which eight rebels were killed
and ninety captured The rebel camp
was destroyed.
Twelve "bushwhackers" belonging to
the band which recently made the raid
into Kansas, were captured at Council
Grove few days since, and were placed
in charge of Stuart's cavalry to be taken
to Fort Riley. On the way thither they
attempted to escape, and all Of them were
shot.--Neao York Times, Sunday Hay 24.