Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-05-27
Glorious Jews from the Southwest.
Union County Central CommiHt

Glorious News from the Southwest.
The following article, from the Cleve-
land Herald of Monday morning, con-
tains the gist of Telegraphic dispatches
for several days. We publish it, as our
room is too limited to give the news in
detail.
The intelligence from the army of Gen.
Grant is highly important, and leaves
scarce a doubt but ere this Vicksburg has
fallen, that Port Hudson has been captur-
ed, and that the Mississippi is ours from
its source to the Gulf. Thenews through
rebel sources is meager but favorable,
and is confirmed by dispatches to the
Wal Department. Gen. Grant appears to
have been entirely successful in all his
m%oyents, having attacked and defeated
the enemy in detail, and evidently out
generated Johnston and Pemberton.-
From the LIST to the 18th of May he fought
five battles, in every one of which he was
victorious; and so rapid were his move
ments, and so severe and unexpected
were his blows, that the enemy were I'M
able to concentrate.
On the Both of April the Army of the
Tennessee landed at Bruinsburg, ten
miles below Grand Gulf, and three hun
dred and twenty-one above New Orleans.
This was the commencement of opera
tions against the left flank of Vicksburg.
On the LIST of May Gen. Grants forces
fought the battl e of Port Gibson and de-
feated the rebels under Gen. Bowen,
whose loss in killed, wounded and pris-
oners was at least 1850, aud five pieces of
artillery. The contest was sharp, and
the rebels confident. They numbered
ten thousand. Gen. Tracy, one of their
leaders, was killed. Our troops under
Generals Osterhaus, McPherso n, Logan,
and Carr, drove the rebel force in full re-
treat across the Bayou Pierre. Port Glib
son is seven miles east of Grand Gull,
and on the left bank of the Bayou Pierre.
The commandment of Grand Gulf by the
river feet, and its evacuation by the reb-
els had preceded the battle of Port Glib
son.
Gen. Grant did not give the rebels a
chance to recover and concentrate. With
out delay his army was pushed forward,
and while the enemy were at a loss as to
his intentions, he hurled a force against
RAYMOND, which was captured on the 18th
of May, the rebel loss being 800. Ray
mond is but Is miles from Jackson, the
ConS4o1 Of hicciccirnS Tha uTnforiOae
army moved on to jackson. On the 18th
of May, Gen. Johnston was defeated and
jackson captured, with a loss to the enc
nay of 400 men, besides immense stores
and manufactures, and seventeen pieces
of artillery. The destruction of property
was very great, estimated by the rebels
at several millions. Johnston and Penn
berton evidently expected Gen. Grant
would attempt to hold Jackson, ooncen-
trating his forces at that place. The reb-
ell dispatches boosted that Grant was in a
trap, but he did not wait to have it
sprung, He destroyed the Capital, and
hurried towards Vicksburg. At Baber's
Creek, twenty miles west of Jackson, a
severe and decisive battle of nine hours
was fought, in which the entire force at
Vicksburg under Gen. Pemberton was
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twenty-nine guns. Gen. Pemberton who
came out from Vicksburg to aid Johnston
in ~entrapping Grant, was compelled to
retreat to the Big Black River. and rebel
dispatches in reporting the following up
of Grant, very coolly announced that
'Gen. Grant has retreated towards Vicks-
burg" On the 18th of May, the retreatiag
Grant again defeated Pemberton's forces
at the Big Black River Bridge, driving
him to the Vicksburg side, with the loss
of $500 men and seventeen pieces of ar
tillery. Big Black River Bridge is only
eight miles east of Vicksburg.
The 18th Gen. Grant closely invested
Vicksburg. On the Goth Gen. Steele car
ried the rife pits on the north of the city,
and the right of the army rested on the
Mississippi above Vicksburg. Hams Bluff
had been captured and the outer works
of Vicksburg, together with a large num-
Der prisoners and fifty-seven pieces of ar
tillery. From $1,000 to 10000 rebels
were reported in VHksburg; also that the
cannonading closed about 3 P. NJ. on the
10th of May, Gen. Grant having captured
nearly all of Gen. Pemberton's guns and
men. A private dispatch says the Stars
and Stripes are floating over the city of
Vicksburg.
Such is a brief and imperfect record of
the brilliant achievements of the noble
Army of the Tennessee during the month
of May, made up from the most reliable
data received. We await further dispatch
with solicitude, from having been SO Of
ten deceived by first reports.
LATEsr.-The dispatches last night,
not entirely uconclsive, are con-
irmatory of the reported capture Of
.~ioksburg.