, 1863-06-19
THE SIEGE OF V,CKSBuRG.
Late and Important Dispatches from
the Field.
ALL is GOING WE'LL WITH
GRANT
Interesting Details Of the
Situation.
NATTERS OF THE LOWER MIS-
EISSIPPI

Especial Dtspatch to the Chicago Tribnne.]
CA1Ho, jane 18, 1e63
left Clfcknsaw Crossing on Sunday night,
the 18th inst On Saturday, at 2 o'clock in
il the morning, our approaches IN front Of
sherman's division were pushed through the
rebel dae-pits, md within twenty feet Of one
of their bastions- The enemy threw lighted
shell over the rarapet into our approach, but
without 1atrogc, and received in return twen-
ty Three band grenades, twenty Of which ex-
plodcd and drove the rebels out; and the of.
ficers In charge of the working party crawlad
cyer the l,a-apct and recovered two Of the
unexploded Grcnades, Que Of which is on its
way TO the Chicago Board Of Trade.
The enemy, on Friday, cut away the timber
III the rear Of his lines, and on Saturday open
I'd with elcven-snch shell and two OF three
siege guns. Gen. Logan silenced the mortar
with lis thir:y-pounder PARROTS and ninety
two-i,ounder.
No shell hare been thrown into the city for
several days. AL our missiles being directed
Gil Tie enemy's eutrcnchnents.
Dese:tcrs report provisions short. The "a.
lions being one pound Of bacon an d a cores.
pending piece Of course bread, made Of black
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last mule, horse and dog has been eaten; but
he need not wait for tl,at, as his lines must
give way before that time, and 1t Is evident he
is not building new ones. He can plant no
nsr eu..s "1A1 1A', w. "so loose y" e1e
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os'ernaae is IN command at BLACK h'fer
"hcfe ne Is thro"lne up heavy: works. Ias
coun1f5 Is oroken ana easily defended. JOIN
etoh eou1o oo1 e1oss tue 14sel WALL 1oo'oo1
men.
There are Is, 200 soldiers and 4,030 citizens
within the cncmy's lines, and they cannot get
away 1nan or gun Tie rebels aye saving up
the powder In our unexploded sle1ls. Sharp
shooting is brisk along the whole line.
PoWeas battery lost man on Saturday
while sighting his piece, shot through the
bsad- Lis 1ame was Corporal John Rasbur-
r. nc died instantly.
one OF our WORKING party, Hn. Ferr1ll, OF
company A, 11sfh Illinois, was shot through
.ne neao on Tue same day, while moving
"ooos chieaeo oatteFS near the rebel works.
passed 1he E1ooKing ruins OF Small town
a. 1ne terminus OF me 1attle hock and Mis-
slssippi haalsoad, burned 1or hr1ng on our
ooa1s.
Mrs. Couch, Of Peoria, one Of the lady
nurses OF tue cny OF Alton, fell Overheard ut
Me1npns' Dull was rescued oy "atchman,
eos o1 si1teen' named chaf1es Lowansonrg'
'oF WINCH o'a'e oeeo me laoy ana passengers
n'aoe MN up purse o. my dollars.
1ae wy o1 aton mas on ooafo a"0 SICK ano
"opnoso so'o'e'S' sae aea1 1or 81. Aopls'
TIE SITUATION REFORE V1CKsBURG.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibune-1
"t1fa.s' sune q Va cAao' snne 1s' .sa@
aase just resnrneo 1!otn efanla neaoqoaf-
tcrs' Inc ne@s mere ID 1ha1 zoe Johnston
aas masseo So,ooo mcn' oe1"een canton aoo
mcf1o}as', oat lacks eannoa' WHICH Ne cannot
GET, OWING 10 INC mterfupllon o1 Inc rail-
ro.iR
NJ annrcherz;or :. fs,t FIR Grants ,c,r
He viii tnkc care Of ttat
Three heayv rims were erected IN Thnrs-
day' within short distance Of the enemy's
stronghold, Which confannahy plag upon their
entrenchmen1s IN the rear.
Our plckets, ut night, are within forty yards
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