New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-28

the SIEGE or VICKS8URG.
Highly Important Intelligence
General Pemberton Offers to Scr
render tho City,
BUT lie WANTS TO SAVE HIS MEN.
GEN GRAFT REFUSES TO ACCEDE.
E TUER "K9yES ON THE ENEMY'S WORKS."
GEN. GRAFT REFUSES TO ACCEDE
E IHEH "K9ygS on TIE ENEMY'S WORKS."
TheRCbelS DrlVentot Notifications
GEN. GRANT sANGUINE OF SUCCESS
Both Wings of his Army Touch the River


A special dispatch from Cairo, to the Journal.
mvs:
Paroled prisoners who len Sherman's Landing,
3d. say that Just before leaving they eonversed with
ee bearer Of dispatches from Pemberton 70 John
p,ou, who had been captured. The dispatch bearer
pays the number of Rebels at Vicksburg is between
5000 and $1,000.
On Friday morning Gen. Pemberton sent flag OF
truce to Gen. Grant, offering to surrender Vcksburg
II Geo. Grant would sllow the Rebels 10 lay down
their arms and march cut the offer was refused.
On Tbursdsy, the Rebel batteries on the bill north
Of the town were taken end turned on the enemy.
On The evening Of the day. the water batteries
ut the foot Of the bin were capinred. The same
evening, the water batteries below Vicssburg were
taken By Porter's mortsr.boats.
% Friday, after the refusal oaccep. Pemberton e
Terms, Gen. Grant moved on his works. and the
Rebels were driven 10 the inner fortifcstons.
Gen. Logan guards the Black River bridge. Gen.
Gran. feels certain that he will be able 20 take care
Of Jobpson. TIE latter has only about 10, OO0 men,
exclusive of what be may have by requirements
Gen. Grants army lie lager than ia generally sup
posed-quite numerous enough for the work 10 hand.
l. Stretches completely around the doomed dity, each
wing resting on the river.
vieksburg is ful Of women and children, not only
the orig ual inhabitants there. but many who have
come in IRON the surrounding country for safety.
A special 10 Tie Times, dated three miles east Of
vlcssbug says:
Our wounded at the battle Of Champion Hill num-
Der 100. The enemys loss is Acknowledged 70 be
10, over half that We had about %, 600 troops
gagged and the Rebels about TO- O0 according TO the
seoopnts Of their wounded. We took 1900 priso-
nrs, ard about 8, 900 at the battle of the bridge.
Gen. Sherman crossed on pontoon bridge. Nc
phetsou's aud Netherlands forces built three
bridges Sunday night, and crossed their commands
ty Monday noon. BY O'Clock the advance Of
shermans corpse under Steele, reached the eoemy's
works back OF the city, and took position On the
right Of the bluffs above, and commenced the bonn
bardment. Gen. Mcpherson planted hs command
in front or in orr center. Gen. McClerpand took
he extreme left, reaching almost 10 the river below
All possibility of escape Ia cut OH. Every living
man, woman, and child must fall Into our hand.
All the forenoon yesterday different brigades were
taking position, forming lines Of battle &C. Al
O'Clock the battle began in earnest. There bad been
diminishing gil the forenoon. Gen. Steele drove the
enemy from several forts, and took one complete
line Of Notifications fron!ed by riae-pis. He ex-
IRENE right rested Cd the river bank, uuder the bluff,
q. sundOwu. His division fought gsllsnily ell day,
though hungry, dirty, foot-sors, and sleepy.
Sherman's left and MePherson's right are In sap
porting distance Both advanced their lines OF
,iirmishes 10 within 50 yards Of the breastworks,
and their artillery within 500 yards and are in
position at the distances.
This morning Gen. McClsnsnd is not progressing
40 fast but 10 doing web. We lost about SOC
killed. and wounded yesterday. Ths morning q
Simultaneous assault will b. ordered on the ensmys
works, understand, from all points.
PHILADELPHIA, "Wednesday, Msy H. 1853.
The Bulletin Of hi, city hss the following spe
risl dspaich: ,,e,
Tie latest sdycss received here from Vicksburg
through Union sources, are 10 Friday last, May r.
AZ that time vigorous bombsrdment Of the towr
by land and water was going on.
A special dispatch from hurfreesboro sayi thai
Rebel prisoners make the following report;
"On Sunday lsst a courier dashed up with DIS
patch from Col. Breekinndge 70 Gen. Wheeler a
heNiDnv vile, acknowledging that Viekseurg ha6
lsllen, but that Psmberon escaped with Almoet al
his army, but had lost bis artillery"