The New York herald., 1863-06-27
NEWS FROM TIE SOUTHWEST.
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Progress of the Siege OF
Vicksburg.
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Destruction Of Four Rebel Vessels
Near YayeS City.
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IMPORTANT CAVALRY EXPEDITION.
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION or RRBEL SUPPLIES.
Tho Rebels West Of the Mississippi and
Their Operations,
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IMPORTANT CAVALRY EXPEDITION.
Msnrnm Juno 90, 1893.

MEs,HH, Juno 90, 1893.
Omsial intelligence from General Grants army 10 tho
2esh instant received Johnston said 70 have with
drawn his troops from tho B,s Black moving io
wards Clinton.
Abou. one Mo usand Texans attacked Lake Proydenos
on tne loth but repulssd with lcss by the negro
troops, who fought bravsly.
Colonel Phillips with eight hundred cavalry, at
tackled BY two hundred rebel infantry and thousand
cavalry, under RockerfoSd on the rallabatche. The
light very Colonel Philips lost soyen killed
and HInety wounded. Bc cut his way out and oamo In
yesterday.
The rebels are In force Boossvilc Generals Roddy
RuRgcs, Chalmers and Binles threaten incs, and
troops reported to be moving north from okalona
Stirring news may be expected from this section
wAsnmaros, June 20, 1893
Tho Richmond D,,psteA Of the 2ad hss the follow
ing editorial paragraph
For the past few days public attention has been with
drawn In measure from tho operations around Vehs
General Lee the northern border OF virginia aud IN
Pennsyvania and Maryland. II 10 gratifying Ia know,
Of arms on the Potomac. despatch was yesterday
received by President Davis from General Johnston,
stating that General KIRBY smith Win his corps had
cutting OF the supplies and communication OF the enemy
This in eject, raising the seige OF veksburg, and IN
few days We may expect the most cheerful tidnss from
that important and beleagnered point
Tho Richmond Ss-shne extra OF the 10th instant
tains the following
OsrsA, June 10, Via Mobile June 10, 1853.
Ocsrs from Por, Hudson repor, that all is safe and
tho garrison good spirits wHh provisions for three
months. our Oss Ia three hundred.
JACKSON June II, Via Mobile, June 10 ls63.
Numerous oouTlers have arrived from geksbufg with
ia the past few days. Their reports are ttero"tyred
Beyond tho fact that Grants sapTes and minors are al
work TO blow up our works there 10 nothing new.
courier from Port Hudon, with dispatches 10 Gene.
raj Johnston arrived last night He reports that the
garrison s IN nne condition aud spirits. Banks force
estimated at twenty thousand II " also reported that ho
has abandoned tho idea OF stormng the place and gone
10 ditcbing.
Oncisi dospaiohes from Mnnkeu Bend state ~ our
attack upon mat place failure. The enemy had
three lines OF works. He driven out Of two, but
made desperate stand at the third and. with the
sistAnoo OF bs gunboats repeod our fo ces. Nothing
known outside of orscal circles of KIRBY Smiths move
menir
FOR thu frst four days heavy nrng was heard
At yksburg this ming Tho latt accounts ropro'eni
yond the Big Black impede Johus,ons movements.
They also represent that great dstreE prevails among
the citizens iosido OF The ssemy's lines
These dispatches and editorials are purely bsDoombe
We have sdvces here directly from vcksbuss up to the
22d nstant whom The siege progressing steadily AND
with certainty Of ultimate success the navigation o
the Mississippi, from the mouth of Chlekssaw Bayou,
near vicksburg up 70 Memphis unobstueted by the
rebels.
10 probable that the report in the Ssnt,nsi, dated
Jackson June II contains true account the condition
Of a1ars at Mlikcn's Bend.
IaDsrssns Cavalry Ezpsdisios.
hxssns. June %, 1853.
Col hssnsr has jasi returned from extensive cava
~ expedition south from Lagrange lie reports having
broken Up the command under George ranol dssuoy
sd the railroad bridge 81 JsokswAy, the usssIs work just
beyond and porson Of she road from these works he
tbp crossed The TAllahaichis, and pursued chAl-
mers beyond the Coldwster The Helena road
Chalmers sodeavored W cross the Tashsiehs q, the
mouth Of The coldwater, when hissoer killed nfteen
twenty Of bis and took forty prisoners lie psroed
oil the sick a. PAno brought away destroyed all army
suppl,ss, workshope, miis, Annsrss, dspov, &C. lie
yAsssd within tsres mies d Austin and Commerce, de-
suoying an immense Of forage and ssbsstenee
took from hundred euht hundred horses and mules
Ave hundred heed q cs,us dsseh,nents north and
esst from Hseua, W destroy brsG away ell sgbsist
spce, forage, hosses, mules, &C. passed through I'VE
counties travelled hundred nlss aud erossed three
rivcp.
Chalmers hvd with him stoGss Etsnmers and
Blythss mes hundred s,roas with pieces Of
artillery Tbs remainder Of hN force nine hapdfsd fed
South, vn Charleston.
PhaIips Destroyed ell the ferries PAsols Cold~a-
ssr and Lost killed And ave wounded His asht
st TsIAhatche va very ssycss rfs epomys sss -ss
over hsndrsd large number d oompan'ss raised
ln Northern Nssisppi einsd vausnsr. chalnsrs. Rag.
sIss and Roddy who hsd arranged . moysD~nt oar
llnss. which broken up BY this rsa
Gen eorpIsson had made q speech 1t oIfosd Mos
threaten ss force into every tia county
oomtaniss not orssniysd 10 reinforce Johnsion
rhsrs has been news from Gen Grants army siSos
yesterday
RsAvy rass have fallen here Asd ai ossnsb