Daily national Republican., 1863-05-28
REPORTS OP A PAROLED PRISONER,
10000 REBELS In THE CITY.
PembertOn's Terms Of surrender
Rejected.
GRANT MOVES ON THE WORKS
DETAILS OF THE SIEGE
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED

CHICAGO, May GA special dispatch from
Cairo, to the Journal, states that paroled pris-
oner, who left sherrnan's Landing on tho 23d,
says bearer Of dispatches from Pemberton TO
Johnston had been captured. The dispatch
bearer says the number Of rebels at Nicksburg
ls between %, 600 and $4,000.
On Thursday, the rebel batteries on the hill,
north Of the town, were taken and burnt. On
the evening Of the same day the water batteries
at the foot Of the hill were captured. on the
same evening the water batteries below Nicks-
burg were taken by Porter's mortar boats.
On Friday morning Pemberton sent flag Of
truce TO Grant, offering to surrender Nicksburg
If Grant would allow the rebels to lay down
their arms and march out The sticr was re-
fused.
After the refusal TO accept Pemberton's terms
Grant moved on his works and drove the rebels
TO the inner Notifications. Logan guards Black
river bridge. Grant feels certain that he will
be able TO take care Of Johnston. The latter
has only about l0, 900 men, exclusive of what
he may have by reinforcements.
Grants army Is larger than Is generally sup
posed; quite enough for the work in hand. II
stretches completely around the city, each wing
resting on the river. Nicksburg Ia full of wo-
men and children; not only the original inha-
bitants but many who came from the surround
ing country for safety.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Times,
dated three miles east Of Vicksburg, May Goth,
says!
Our wounded at the battle of Champion Hill
number over seventeen hundred; the enemy
/ loss lie acknowledged to be not over half that.
We had about twenty thousand troops engaged
and the rebels about ten thousand.
According to accounts of their wounded We
took three thousand prisoners and about three
thousand at the battle Of the bridge. Sherman
crossed on pontoOns, and Mcpherson and Nc
Clernand's forces built three bridges Sundal
night and crossed their command by Monda,
noon.
By O'Clock the advance of Shermnn's corps
under Steele, reached the enemy's works baCl
of the city, and took the position on the right
on the bluffs above, and commenced the BON
bardment.
Mcpherson planted his command in front
in our center McClernand took the extrem,
left, reaching almost to the river below. Al
possibility OF escape Ia cut of.
Every man, woman and child must fall int
our hands All the forenoon yesterday (lQth
the different brigades were taking position anC
forming the line of battle, etc. At 2 o'cloCl
the battle began. The armies had been skir
mishlng all the forenoon.
Steele drove the enemy from several forts
and took one complete line of fertilization
fronted by rifle pits His extreme right restet
on the river bank under the bluff, at sundown
His division fought gallantly all day, thougl
hungry, dirty, foot-sore, and sleepy. Sherman
} left and McPherson's right are in supporting
} distance. Both advanced their line Of skiT
mishers to within fifty yards of the rebel breast
, works, aud their artillery to within FIVE hur
= dred yards, and are in position at these dil
tances this morning.
t McClenand is not progressing SO fast, but
. doing well.
/. We lost about 500 killed and wounded yet
] terday: This morning we are firing on th
enemy's works from all points.