The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-04
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FREpEncKsBuRo, June 3d-The Washing
ton Chronicle of Monday, Juns LIST, has hee,
received here, and serd you the following
summary Of its news:
| Unofficial dispatches from Grants srmy, :.
| the 2G n, represent no material change in al
! fairs there on the 25sh. Ga the evening fth
25th Pemhertcn asked truce of two hours an
| a half to bury his dead.
! A Cairo spatch of the 3lss says, the light
| ing Monday lasted six hours The battle wa
renewed on Tuesday. Few il any tatterie
have been taker. Shells from Sherman gun
| came over into the city, as can be-Ieen from
| the feet. Banks'e forces have not arrived
| 400 prisoners are expected tonight, and will
| be sent to indianapolis.
| The Chronicles correspondence from rsal
Of Vicksburg, the 22d, says: "Io.day genera
| charge was ordered on the enemy 9 works, tu
not completely carried az any point. The sin
gulsIly rough nature Of this ground makes il
almost impossible to tell what aEe have to en-
counter before us, and rapidly. fatigue the
| fsld artillery
Prices ARMY.-Learenworth, May 90
Col Phillips had severe fight with portion
, of Pricss command on the 9th. The en-
Guy CEue6Su tue AIhdEStS utdr 1bIl
son. Phillips drove them back Oar loss
| was 80 kilied-the enemys much greater
Tbs enemy was led by Gene Steele, MeIntosh
and Cooper. They are now massed ia our
front, claiming ii 900 men and considerable
artillery. We have only 1000, and one bat
tsry,- but ars well fortified. This is eviden,ly
the advance of Piice's main army Dis
patches frow the front inform US cf the ap-
prOach from the Southwest Of large retel
iorce of Texans and Indians, with design to
intercept trains en- route for Nec Mtrteo.
Burnside has renewed his headq 2arters to
Hickman Bridge, Ky, ten miles south OF
NChoasvile.
Burnside Las notified Bragg that he Will
hang all ret ei officers in his hands in Gaze the
rebels retaliate for the hanging of the 81 les in
his department.
Admiral Porter telsgraphs the Navy De-
partmeut, on the 2j.b, as follows: "ihe eXpe-
uition seBt up the lazoo, af.er taking posses,
sion OF the folts at HaiIes's B!ua, was perfectly
successful Three powerful steam rams WI re de-
s,royed a, Yazoo City--one monster, 80 f. OF
long, 20 feet beam, to be covered with four
inch iron Plates A fine Navy Yard, with
machine shops of all kinds, saw mills, black
smith shops, &c, were burned up. The
property dea;Ioyed and captured amounted to
over two millions. Had the monster ram been
fnished she would have given US some trouble.
One battery was destroyed. Oar loss che
killed and seven wounded.
lrron .4a Nsw YoEh Herald OF 'hs 3o.h
dispatch from Washington, the 29th. SAYS
Gran. telegfaphed the 25sh from uear Eieks.
burg, to the War Department. representing
the siege of Fisksburg as progressing salts
factorilV. He was said to be able to maiutain
his investment Of the town and repsl attacks
on his rear.
A dispatch from Cairo, the ooh, says news
from Vicksburg is to the afternoon of the 26sh.
McPhersons corps holds tha extreme left Nc
Ciernand the centre, and Sherman the right
Five or six thousand prisoners are expected at
Memphis to-day. Johnston was al Jacks )r
with Ii, 900 men. The rebels hold Big Back
river bridge.
A telegram from ST. Louis, the same date,
says ohnsson is receiving reinforcemente near
jackson, and will attack Grant in the rear II
is reported that he said if Vickeburp could
hold vut fifteen Gays he would rrYUw Ioo, 900
troops into it, if he had to abandon every foot
Of territory in his department.
A dispatch from Murfreesboro, the 2Sth
represents that since Sunday Grant hsd made a
general assault on the rebel works 1t Vicks.
burg, and failed to carry them. TIA, the place
was 100 strong to be carried by assault, and he
had opened terrible tire on it with artillery
The Heralds Hilton Head correspondent
saws ut least 10000 men have been sent 10
Vicksburg by Beauregard.
An article on the military situation in Il q
South says:
On the whole, considering the defensive po
sition, it the South) has at least e4ua! strength
with the North for this campaign. Pember
ton, according to cur latest Intelligence, will
be able to hold out in that stronghold ten day
or fortnight, until Johnston. with his army
raises the siege and engages Grant Ill battle
e rop;diy racctpfrr info rf;
from all quarters Al Canton, q central point CT
the railroad. Grant is being reinforced too
gone down the Mississippi, which land a
Haines's Bluff, on the enemys left flank, anC
come ND the Mississippi, landing at Warren
ton, on the enemy 8 right flank.
II is thus reduced to a question of speed ana
numbers between the oppoeing forces, com
plicated with the strength OF the fortress and
Grants tactics in the approaching great bat
tie. The rebels cannot afford to lose Vicks
burg; but if they succeed there, 10y concentrat
ing the victorious army at Chattanooga it viii
be an easy matter to clear out Tennessee
! Johnston was OILY prevented from dealing
Roseorans heavy blow by Grant landing a
| Port Gibson aud attacking Vieksburg in the
| rear Lee, with heavy reinforce ments, II
! about to move into Peunsvlvs MIA, and Stuart
| with Is coo cavalry, is behind the Rappahan
mock What ia Gheir destination ? But Hook
| er, whose army is twice as largo IS GENERA
| Lees, must frs, be whipped.
| One cool, sAsacious head at Richmond
seems to dire~t all the movements on th'
| Southern chess oCard of the war What kin'
| of a head, and >.ha. head, makes the counte
| moves at Washington?
| The wsr DehJcrats are Ginning in with tL
| peace men.
Geld in NeN York rose to Iij closing 6
| l44.' ExchanA l57 to 1873.