, 1863-06-02
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1863.

State under Price They say Pemberton's
force is between $1,000 and 5000. Vic&s-
burg, in their opinion, will soon surrender.
The rebels have no large amount of supplies
il thc city. The rebel loss, in the battle on
Friday, Sas very large.
NJ boats have arrived from below, except
those with prisoners, in tlirty-six hours. It
il sa!d the boats a. Memphis have i'll been
impressed into Government service
New YuHK, June 1.-The Mrulds Wash
i1g'on dispatch says;
"Goyern1nent has no in diligence later than
the 18th, with Grant was progressing favorl-
bfs. The silcuce Ut the Richmond paprrs is
coIsldtre rs NJ, anGury that nothing las oc-
ctTf:d At slcRsbuiE encouraging to tue
ILhlic."
a correspondent ofthc Scw York Evening
Ix'. d'irE near Vicksturg, May :!:3d, s:y,:
''11'is is tic fourth day Grant s army has hin
aroundthe intrenchments Of Vickshlr$ Dur
Ing that time there have daily battles and cou-
tinuaf cannpnatlirg. At least ? ,0W Of onr :nen
have been r1accd horx Il" es'n6.t' III the Several
charges ordered against the rebel carthworks.
t'Dur;ng last night the gunboats and NOR
tars in trtint IF Vickehurg kept up 4 contuu-
al fire, and several buildings were burned by
the expulsion Of shells.
At o'clock his morning, cannon2l:rr
commenced along our entire line. from every
1ill.'op in front Of the cneiny's works. Rebel
guns were dismounted. enbrasu-es torn oft
Of The parapefs, and caissons destroyed. The
teSia ,', se1e l;meaa T. H. ~ fspsi ~ oslr skar
jy rjclipc oif tie rebel eunners. Thi5 can
nonadc continued two hours, when S.uith's,
Carr's, ..aEd Ostcrhaus' divisions charged
through mnrdcr0us cross and rntiladirg fire,
close up to the rcbcl works, where an inlpass-
able ditch, with sharp stakes, WAS cncuuu-
tered. Our ulen planted their flag directly
III front Of the foit, thtu crouchcd down he
hind tae cml,ahk1nent, out Of range of the
.."ei ~, ny ne lspc!e !':soe VI tne l'Ts eouu
Oft mSctin dat,, f5o nnr ~ s1'arnEhoctr po S.,
aud ouly cCuld ;tfrct ar,ythfuv 1r t.uttin,r off
tue fuses to their shells, lighting them, and
t"'Ii's 'ne.. "ue nter ny 1i'er cdSe 1 !ae
IicEs and shovr]s ,;,,tl Ir,,c1, ;n+o IN. ~
and this WIS thus taken. One fort wa, raj
'antly taken hy storm hy Cars division.
During tAe three days VIC lost five officers
khleu, Including three Coi'nels, ard iifty
WoE1 Otd. btccit's force is reported to haze
lost l,ND men.
NASHlNGT":;, June la dispatch to the
President. from headquarters OF the army Of
the Potomac, says: Our tiag of truce tn LAY
hrougls no TaTeFs, put tie lttest ncY: TO the
rchfis + 81 = ussl'ateh from Johnston, May eth,
70 lne thtel tl"t up 10 that time ts'e .!toa-
lsls mac yer rei'n!sed Win great slaughter,
ara The dt ad were becc1nlnS very offensive.
FROM THE SEFESTY-SEC0ND ILLINOIS.
i private Mis1,atch.-f Fl TN P, L, Underwood.
dat.d IT Ns,,,h;s or s,+ur7,r >, 11,.,.r
wood & Co., of this city, conveyine Informs
finn IF the .,f.,r of ,,rti.e ,,,,oa :, th,, AZ.
~ p. -. n+,'''o ia .ns ois
]'ateh, n1emoefs VI 'fc FlFst board of Trade,
(i2d iilirois} regiment, adds tho following as
among the eallau: and lar1cntcd dead of That
~N ~@'''-
,,,n.x
H' '-h'1IEo
tAntea a. "a'"es' ho"aro Aahe' "m' "osks.
Lieut.. Mowry, Of Chicago.
covr.xv c-ru1ro
r:,. - c,..e
A'e"' o'i'ssfs'i'' oi th'eaSo.
Correspondence Of the Cnc;nns 1t; Commercial,
1scAup1 Rr.Rop v1cr .pr,no
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THE BATTLE on 1HE I'D.
The events Of the 18th, Goth and 21st had
wcasitd us all and disappointed most Of us,
No amy "as efer fnoie cohndent o1 ac!lieF-
;2 V;rtshur,, ~, ia 1ntI ~ fii y! en.ef
wsre wn of x;St ory ~ Ia % @ ,o1+,ni oo ;'eu r.
t|ny tn f;.v e-A-l' ~ poS'i'0Aeo - 4'onl
+ h.c,inc 1-no1vn nm 4bo r,orn;,o- ~ a.,
tst IT tu On 1ne en- morning o. TIC
whole lin, Of tho cnrn,ra wo1Is ra%}., un -. ~.
oesanI,rd ard d;d not haor ~ "".;n s;n,.I. ~
,1nnht hrinc cynr,tsed nc T., ~" re.r,. T. ~
Storm tI,r wnris X "a t,ln T;c,.sI,,rt. ', ,In,
the nnivcrsa1 o,,n;on nm ar,one of1sne6.. NJ ~"
men A' 0'@''1 'p'n1'1 '1n4o''s' o4nee'a 'lo
'nen' r,,1 r>,,,,x,s sr,,,.orrr ,,,.
-- o''1'
Gen. Grant was Of opinion that the kew 10
Ficksbnrg was IN front Of Gcn. McpAcr=on's
corps, the ccnter OF the rebel lines. There
ary o number Of forts there, the two principal
ones commanding tile main road to Jackson.
and directly in the rear of Vicksburg Court
House. To silence the guns here, several If
our best batteries wcrc ordered into position
among them three Parrott guns, manned
and otllcered ~ the 1st regulars. Between
%ur ,1 shH'FIshootess. and our artillery We 81
lchce1 1hc guns IN lhesc fsrts, but rs NJ after
~afo learned, th't damaged the rebels only 4
little Qua shells set fire to a nunber Of COL
ton bales inside OF tne forts:
~ before two , O'clock On tue morning Of the
"a, "a, our artillery nad fired and destroyed
tS nc SsntSr aid ;! ne ca tie istf Thsy VIZ
h'i'ai, : ahalrs' 3uaslns from Tue explosions
"l'lcn oeeu1feo'
TEE ASSAULT on THE CENTER.
The assault was to have been made alt alour
the lines at ten o'clock, 4. II. The order wi;
army. At tho appointed tine, our lines occt,. Gu
| pi. d exactly the position assigned them m the
| previous day, and up to eleven O'clock. the
| <k!rmtshcrs had not advanced, save those OF
| one or two divisions. On the center. inc first
and third Brjgadcs OF General Lorar,>s diris
l III. sIn
| and John D. Stevenson, ADVANCED nj ahon, hall
| past eleven O'Clock. Two regiments of Stey.
iaI5ars f,71r Ect 1nn1r ,,'t h.d ~ ~ =
| MIR to nsc Inn, hni5r 1r;ron 1,nIe hofoso
roch;nr Tho r;tin ,;ts atra,,1. ,,o,, o,,t -
brayely Int were NET hv nycrw,e1minr IN N. N.
hers of fhc intrcnrhed foe HundrrIs RI tha,n
iumped into the bitches. but the mn1nhnr % Who
rrocbri the noronct 1yns sm,l1 Nnor1v tW,
/ cnm1oni,.s rn.hra int a the fort ,n,l wara -, y,
fnrrd The f1ag of the III Missonr; woe n, ~
had hrc1, ebot TnU,, Am;d t,rc;t;c torI, 81
nnllets and rr,ne. shot The thir1 Rr;roi, 1nain' ~
t.iucd ;ts n6s;f;on mil rrcaiiaI he nrI.r.
frnm the nToner snnrre Thrr .i7r,ncc5 VIA
inr Their f,rn - no,,r ;n+o +hn rian mia af1o,
tllejr ascent Of t}e nararrt Tho crc,nv T,v.
tlrrn valley affer r,,1nv &c 3h.1
annroachcJ sending to-rihlc dor,et ,,;,,;
uinonr fRe5r ranl,s. Coi Tlolins -
1hc Sist Tllinnis vos sho+ throuoh ~, i,c, :,
While callautlg leading bis reriu,e7t. Lie cS
hired II a f;w uoments villa nyhor,;11rr III,
men to nush forward in III" charce no Thr 1ns n
| in Etercn:on'a hr;r,da viii r,osh noar1r .'otl
~ 40 i,,f4 81 ar ~ ~ ~ aeSu onat mst W.
n,,;,,1.-sa ;s;,,sd - s.S oeIIa T.,
Nh; aa dsiun 5at.eu ~ tnc ass.!le. Llhs
eten o.;Hs ~ ~eunliaue3 uhuel sle'ensou 3u'
ent,n. tueit 'a4oi anu coutase WI HFc't, pn
~, Guulo uol sccntnlllsil tu, WoIa assigned tnem
IHcs were alisen u,eh wl'n neasS loss. Got
noouiel, u inc .otH -Mlssourl' cotlnlnaatn:
the "a pf'eade OF tius division, WAS Killed o.
tilt aeld.
TIE ASSAULT ON THE LEFT.
In +hc ,.f, f:., >1rf,,or,,,a <,,,,,,o,oo
+,o onsea',t enr an.,;n. .,,.'.' ....t
Tl,. 1;rst "azanna ,sa ,,ni, H., Mra"naad
cnnt1n Cav 7 s,nith;s 5;,is;,n ~ ta
| 49," - II. EtAt't' atteSn1t ~ "