Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-11

Az AIRsAT VIOKsBURG CHEERING
OUR ARTILLERY WITHIN SO YARDS
OF THE ENEMY'S WORKS.
GRANT
Desperate Fighting at P OFT hudson

Desperate Fighting at Port Hudson
WAsHNGToN, 5.-GoVernment advi-
ces from Vicksburg to the Both
everythingreported to be satisfactory.
Gems. Mcpherson and Sherman had
pushed their artillery to within fifty
yards Of the rebel works.
Heavy reinforcements were reach
ing Grant andlhe isinow quite able to
carry on his siege at Vicksburg, and
at the same time take care Of johnson.
1t is believed the city can hold out but
a few days longe. 81
CAIRO, June 5.-The Dispatch boat
Gen. Lyon, from Vicksburg, Monday
night, arrived. All day Mondayth
firing was kept up, and Sherman's
troops on the right was kept in motion.
When the Lyon left at midnight a
con1agration was goin on in the city.
Supposed by some that our exploding
shells set fire to the buildings. The
rebels were destroying supplies and
equipments preparatory to q surren-
der. The steamers Atlantic and
Chancellor, loaded with troops, were
fred on by guerrillas on the 1Missis-
sippi shore. One Captain and two
privates Killed. Severapother woun-
ded. 5ai i7oo-='h q ero
ST. Louis, June 5.-Reports from
Lebanon represent affairs in that vi
entity in a horrible condition: Bush.
~whackers shoot soldiers, and soldier S
shoot bushwhackers on sight. Guer>
rillas are taking revenge forIttheir
protective organization against horse
thieves. Several murders of Union
men have been committed lately.
New York, June 5.-The Times
correspondents, with Col. Fitzpatrick,
says the rebels have taken Special
pains to capture this command during
the recent raid. While reoel citizens
destroyed the bridges over Dragon
river, Stuart, with a large force was
waiting at a ford some six miles above
to force them to cross at Warsaw :;
but our prisoners built a bridge over
which n forces crossed without diff
Guilty, and then destroyed it. Citizens
of the country through which Kilpat-
rick passed, expressed themselves
with the conduct Of our men, The
results Of the raid are, that a complete
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circuit was made of the rebel army,
the destruction Of over a million dol-
lars worth of railway property and
material, the capture Of hundreds of
mules and horses, fUrtybwagon loads
of provisions, Thousand contrabands,
and the Generalization of the blacks
throughout the whole country.
New YORK, June 6th.-The Her
AIDS Orleans correspondent of the
18th, gives the following particulars
Of the attack on Port Hudson. The
attack commenced yesterday by land
and water. The fighting was desper-
ate all day. Wetzel, after a long and
close fight, finally captured heavy
six gun battery, which sunk Missis-
sippi, February last, and turned them
On the rebels. On the enemy's left,
Sherman charged and carried the
enemy's works by storm, but the en-
envy massed troops, and our men had
to fall back. In this charge the I'd
Louisiana fought like demons, loosing
twO,thirds of their men. Gen. Sher-
man was severely wounded in the leg.
Colonies Cowles, Clark and Payne
killed. The 9th Michigan and 128th
New York each lost half their men
Gems. Anger and Grover attacked on
the centre, and drove the enemy into
their main works. The Tribune's
correspondent says our loss is four
thousand. Gen. Banks moved from
point to point with perfect GOODNESS.
The fight was without doubt renewed
on the Goth. The most perfect con
fdence felt that the rebel stronghold
would succumb to Union forces. Re
endorsements are being sent forward
from New Orleans. Rebel Governor
Moore, of Louisiana, was arrested by
Government Marshal. Plaquermine
District is now in military custody of
New Orleans. a4J1L! llle1t