Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-02
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FLAGSHIP BLACK HAwE, HtrEEs' BLUFF,
YAK ID Htvks, May 20, 1868.
aon, Gideon Estls, Secretary Of tie Ndoy:
IN ,be p:crniug Of tho l5:h came owe,
F. the Isz)o, to be ready to cooperate with
I-n,.,' Cant. Lsssing two of the ieor
e.Gds ST Red ri1or. ene at Grand Gulf, ont
8: C,'tfsEo, ihtee at Warrenton aud two or
,ao Yaz'o, ief: mo small force; still
ldspossd of them to tue b; St advantage.
uA ;hs 18th, ct Meridian, firing ives hoard
il the 1857 uf .E!cksbu-g " hich assured ne
ih,: Gcartsl Giant was approaching the city
The ,annonadIng waa koot up furious:y 70,
s,Eaa the, whcn by tho aid Of glasses dis
aoy5rsd cu.pany Of cur artillery adsanc-
. ic::, E,SiDG pes,s,cn and diving the enemy
tt',,o thrna. Immediately ssw that Con
sa:,ipsu's division had cons on to the lett Of
sayGer's Rluf, snd th.t the rebels 1T tna,
..ce hsd been cut off from joining tho soI cas-
n .s Cay. | despatched LDe Dekalb, Lou.
,ena: gc.rG:anding Walker; Ohoctsw, Leu.
;,o,rt c. rn!"sEoing Ramsey; Romeo, Pst,el
II! Pee, R9se, all undar the command oil
Lyu'-nF:i, B.-ess. up the Ya1oo, to open com.
.r.rres.inr 10 :hns way with Generals Gran.
III Sac rIGn,
h,u.s rysr,y~G letters from Generals Grant
Shagns% s;:a 5;ee!, reforming me of this vast
src Cd IA 1ssirg NE to send up provisle ps
VII CD 80 =; cree doce.
I. De 'o-aTtme, Lieutenant COM u asljins
", kr- IA RE Do kalk, pushed on to Hain o.
Brs ~i.'a!. :he eheny had Commenced eva
r.,.!uo .Eo isS Gsf5se, and party remained
b~4 n,: w:ih ths hope Of destroying or tsk-
issway 9 isfsa sInouDt cf Ammunition on
la'3
HA.n h.sy sac tho gunboats they ron out
sai j. everything IN good order-guns,
l..s. ly:,i5 -s,'i qupsge OF al kinds, which
f.. g.. u, hsn3a.
4. 50" a. the capture OF nsnes' Bluff
az, '.".-.t.. forts Wore reported to me,
sa.7 7el IL 10 scno"Ats from below V.cks-
b. /. % !. ~ The hill batteries, " hich fre
vs.. ssgl gp fer tWo or three hours. At
.a!a:,sl: ;hey moved up TO the town and
tc,a-G ~ ). for about an hour, and contiu-
Is1 1t intervals during the nigh. - arnoy
I1e s-;:i!an.
"a las 18th placed six mortsrs in posi-
:o", t. o:de-s to h:e night and day 40 a.
p'!7 Is !h-y could.
Iae works at Hsiues' Buff are very for
!ni,N-. There are fourteen Of the hesviest
AinI 8: mounted eight and ten. inch aud
tevu. az: Aslf inch rifed guns, with am
ipn.I.n enough 10 lost long siege. As the
sp1 rac:,ag"s might again tall Into the hands
y.ol :Rs unelny, | had thOm burned, blew up
ID. .sasaL no and destroyed the works gone
'.il5, also barnsd up tho encsmpmsnts,
vhirh ws:o permanently and remarkably
Tl\i constructed, looking as If the rebels in-
tended 10 stay for some time.
!arss works and sncanpments covered
many sores Ct ground, and the fortihcations
snd RIA pits proper or Hainss' Bluff extend
;b>u: mile sod q quarter. such q networ
oi def nccs never saw.
T1e rebsls were year In constructing
than, and Ill were rendered useless in IN
hour. AS soon ss l got through with the
Destruction of the magazine ard o.hsr works,
lstsyrd Lieutenant commanding Walker up
he isr.U nvet with sufic!ent force to de.
s:rcy 81 tie cncmy's property in that direc-
..l, = orders to return with al dcspatch,
arl on!yro proceed ~ far as Yazoo City,
Etsrs he reaels have navy yard and $50, 0
bosses.
Il he m-aDtin.e, Gen. Grant has closely in
Tss!oc E!ck,burg and has p,sses sion Of the
bes: commanding points IL a very short time
,s=nbIe, .sssult will TAXA p'ac,, when hope
.1-rncuEco thas Eicksburg has fallen, after
.,e.;.s II the most brilliant SUCCESSES that
=',r r',end.d al army.
There has never tesn a case during the
rs. p ere tho rebels have been 30 complete
j osst.n At AL points, and the pa tisnce aud
id-aare saow by our army and navy for
So mS9y mantas a-s about being rewarded.
l.: is nero Question OF few hours, and
iusn viii the exception of Plrt Hudson
s"ct wi! !o!low Vicksbu &, tho Mississippi
siI Ii yVaD to it's ont;To leng:l.
D D. Poarss, Rear Admiral,
Commanding Miss. Squadron.
t..ko, May IS, 10 P. NJ No boa's from
b+ow h>t arrived at Memphis. up CO nine
o'cfck :o-sisht All the boats at AiilliSen's
'saa,- :asve teea sen: up ths Yszoo to meat
sny pos-ihe cOhtingenoy.
Ibo LIST positive intelligence cans to-day
y ;hs North S:,., which Left The G.ou.h ot
Ito Y.aoo ,t o'clock, On Thursday. the
's.,.e S>a eth sssiIg, wish the land forces in
:t= f~ss. Porter's mortar ases belo~ and
ao,vc org. Ssd.
Ii IL tsi,eved there . ru,obsr of women
~! caiid-sn are still remaining In Vlcks-
brrf
Cat.oo, Msy IS, 1663.-Ds,es bel,w to
'ae corning of the 22i have been received.
ibs eom5a,drueuf Of the enemy's upper
roraq " the mortar feet WAS con,,nued.--
?>rs'rs ~ho saw tho operations through q
s:'s' say they srs Confident Grant Gas cap
irrs'! battery On Walnut Eh. A furious
c'nnon,dibg iR going on ali around.
DlsgA.c.ss fo.n Washington Of the goth
says: A noth.r dispatch received 20 day
irNa Gea. uuribus at &emr his, states that
N; by = se1osr jsst arrived at Chicks'
s.S Bayou, letter was received from m
o'!n,noo uffanr ot Gen. Granite, dated 9 P.
y FsidsF nigh, confirming previous sSc-
's,ss-. .nd stating that six thousand prison
s'' sod sevcnty-fJur p!.ess OF cannon had
tssn captured.
, At Inc hour whe1 tho letter was dated
t1,rsrai M:PheTson's force in tho centre, was
e:iala ons milo OF tne court house ut Vioks-
otrs while Genoral Sherman on the right
aad General McClernsnd on the left. were
Zach Eru!n pIils ard half of ths tom
,-i he gunbvs.s wore shsllipg in front
=; Is believed tbst Grant has nothieg ii
Is! 'rnr ary concentration of force in bis
t,N. The only fc,ce available for this is, II
lae uatsiie 20; oYor fifteen thousand msn
-eodicI six Thousand under Johaston, the
;9'es Under Loring, and = few brtgsdes from
act uudsoo.
The destruction Of tho Big Black bridga
si prevent tho aoesdy arrival Of this email
.9ic'; ind it would only add TO the glory OF
,a' triumph Of Gen. Grant for such force
. 'a:erfeEe with hi,n drtiog the last hours OF
L.: attack upon Vicksburg."
,, !a' "hsrs!d" GAYS, editorislly: "H.ines'
S.ot 's tie key Of the uhols position. and
aoHrs It, as be does, Gran. can set supplies
M' F'ore troops, if he needs them, through
'ae mouth Of tie Yszno. 81 hat If be had
n.' Sufficient f:Ics to capture VIeksburg, no
''aid hold Haincs' Bluff till be received such
,sniofeensns rs would render its speedy
'se"Sicn matter Of certSintyo