Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-04

NEAR VICKsBoRG, June 24.-We have re.
ports Of an important nature from within
Vlcksburg. Deserters who came over to our
lines yesterday, say that "a mutiny has broken
out among the soldiers in the city, and that
they demand its capitulaton to the Union
forces, The rebel officers have vainly en-
deavored 20 crush out the disatfection, which
has now increased to open rebellion. The
rank and file perceiving that the promises
made them of speedy relief by Johnston's
forces have not been and are not likely to be
fulfilled, have been growing disconnected at
the prospect, land are now in rebellion to com
pei General Pemberton to surrender the city.
They know from the sanguine character of
our troops, and the energy of our operations
that the capture of the city is but question
of time, and in the meanwhile our shot and
shell are killing them by hundreds. Hence
the gloomy state Of feeling which pervades the
garrison, aud the desire to avoid further and
useless sacrifice of life. Rebel prisoners say
that the bombardment on Saturday last killed
and wounded over two hundred in that CITY,
and that if it had continued two hours longer
the white flag would have been hoisted. Wo-
men and children, soldiers and officers are
hourly entreating General Pemberton to cap
itulate. give you the reports for what they
are worth. If they are true-and they GER
tainly seem credible-it may be that Vicks-
burg will be ours with but little further ex-
penditure of ammunition.
On Monday night rebel force charged
upon and drove from the trenches, opposite
General Lanman's division, one of our work
ing parties, whom they compelled to tall back
to point some distance i'll the rear. The
rebels next morning brought an iron gun into
position, on the edge Of our works, and en-
ploylnS the empalement of our trench for a
breastwork, opened with shell much to the an
nOyance OF our troops in the vicinity. Cen
eral Lannan determined to rout them ont
and a portion of one of his brigades was sent
to effect that object The two regiments se
lected succeeded in tlankng the position of
the rebels, and then by charge captured the
gun, made several prisoners and drove the re
mainder back to their former position. Work
has been resumed again in this portion of the
line, and is now steadily progressing through.
out the length Of our works.
A party Of some thirty rebels were captured
yesterday morning by u wel-planned strata
gem. A detachment OF the 10th illinois con-
cealed themselves in the timber near by, and
some eight or ten If their number strolled to-
wards the rebels, pretending to pick black
berries and apparently unconscious of their
proximity The rebels thinking IA prize was
in their grasp, rushed to capture them, when
the party in ambuscade suddenly roseup, sur
rounded and made prisoners of the astonshed
rebels, among whom was a lieutenant. They
repeated the stories OF starvation in Vicks-
burg, and in proof of their assertion exhibited
their empty haversacks. Nothing could ex.
coed their surprise and delight when they
were furnished with bounttul supply of our
rations. Pelnberton, they say, expected to
have been relieved before this, and had prom
ised them Through of forty days from date.
Night before last one of the rebel pickets