, 1863-06-22
The Condition Of Affairs in
the Garrison.
Breckinridge at jackson. Johnston
at Big Black.
GUER1LI,AS AT WORK
ON THE RIVER,
The Rebels at V1cksburg
About Ready to
Give Up.

MEMPHIS, June 10, TIA CAIRO, 21st
The steamer g. ". Graham reached the
wharf this morning, bringing adyices from
Yazoo to Tuesday night. Heavy relnforce
ments have gone to Haines' Bluff Should
the rebels attack that position they will find
hot work before them. There has been con
siderable skirmishing On tae south side OF the
Yazoo, but nothing decisive. Johnston'e
forces are yaziously estimated from 20 900 to
coco men. The Rebel Grape Vine reports
represent Johnston's forces as high as 81, ,003.
Very little reliance, however, can be placed in
these statements.
Gen. Grant evinces no ureaslness In rcla.
ton to Johnston's threatened attack in the
rear
Aportion Of Brngg's army is certainly in
the rear Of Vicksburg, having been sent as
rcinforcements to Johnston.
A report prevails Tint Bcauregard has
Joined the rebel forces operating on the Biz
Blaek.
From tie front We have little that is new OF
interesting. CONVERSATIONS between our boys
and the rebels, are very frequent. On one
occasion rebel volunteered to tell uB they
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4 VIcksburg paper of the 18th has coma
within our lines to-day. Its main articles arc
quite despoudeut in their tone. nothing in
them reyca1s a hint "a tn the nnant;tr of m.
visions or ammunition on hand vithIo+ha o,r.
suffering from Lack Of proper medicines and
other sanitary stores- At, c;t,xena 11vo W.
in caves in the eronnd An tha orn,od fo.oos
are cont;nn,11x in fin frenchae Aforr ho+h
of Soldiers md c,t;zcna o-. ae;no - ,.;t1,
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FINN xithont the garrison vim not errre,dsr
Johnston is no,sitiye1v At B;r R,act river and
enerrctica1ly eupaeed fortifyfne.. which does
not look like acting very eoon IN thc ofren.
siye. He has no confidence In an advance
About twenty deserters come into our lines
nightly now, sometimes in sounds, in spite of
special guards to prevent desertion.
We hare all the troops ye need. Nof
rebel can ret out Of their lines without fefoo
caucht.
Brcckinridce is at Jackson with Lorine.
Ei1by Smith il rcported at or near R,cbnona
la, A force has started to meet him from
Gen. Parks CORDS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibuae,1
tAznrms, june IS, ria C41no, Junc 20, 1Eea
The Alice Dean, Rocket, and Commercial
were fired into At Council Bend, thlrty.ave
miles below Memphis, on Wednesday after
noon- The Dean received nine ont Of nine
teen cannon shots, and Is considerably tnjur-
Cd IN the null, cutung on 1ne escape pipe anu
small steam pipe oen1no, ana annlc1lhg other
1n)u11es IRON musRet ana minnie oaus' One
fhot passed unaef Inc poAefs, anu t"o pc-
tween the boilers and the deck. Geo. Knapp,
deck hand, was Killed, and VIM Irwin, deck
hand, was wounded. Afterxards, the steam.
crs Rocket and Commercial, 1ashed torether.
came along. The Rocket received twenty.
seven shots. and the Commercial seventeen.
The firing Eas kept M for two miles. Arain.
ut Rock Island Ia battery opencd on the Rocket
and Commercial. The former receiving FIVE
G-pound ehots, which passed through her, md
the Commercial one, which struck the boiler
Of the Rocket, causing it to leak badly: also
one through her saloon and the Commercially
bar aarnaeinp It badly. Another cnt off the
cam rod Of The Rocket, The officers of these
steamers deserve great praise Tor the faithful
discharge of their duty under the irving cir.
cumstnnces,
The time for registering Us friends or enc
mics Of the Government expires today, Al
ready over II 600 haye taken the oath. It is
rcported that many prominent secessIon1sts
have been excused from the opczatfon of the
order, winch Causes some dissatisfaction,
No further GUERILLA operations On the river
below Columbus.
,snec,sl p,snstch to The ch,caeo q+ibnne1
REAR y1cksnpna, Ii, ria cA1Ro, June 20 1853,
A working party in front Inst night, were