The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-05
raising the siege by cutting OF Grant FROM
hi. supplies or by a.ssulting him in his
rear.
Further Partioulars--.The City not yet
taken--Casre-et e Fighting.

Further Partioulars---The City not yet
acknowledgements Fighting.
Cairo. May %
~ he steamers City Of Alton and Lib
cry No. 2, VS. hayo Memphis papers to
tbs 2S,h.
The news is not remarkably fresh, but 9
few points possess some interest.
Tia Buii,iia confirms the statement
that Gr7n. invests Yicksb1rg with his lef,
wing resting 4: Walnut'Ilills, his right at
the lover portion oftbe city.
The same Paper states that orr forces
succeeded N taking portion Of the rebel
works.
The forts remaining 10 he taken ara very
sesmidabie, and command the entire town
Several charges Layo been made upon
them with little success.
The rebels seem to think their position
impreguabls.
The river hr.;erie, have been mostly ST.
fenced.
Tie paper 8 confirms the taking Of
Yazoo City an. .h9 destruction Of the reb-
cl Nary J ard.
The 18Th u. s. regulars went into battle
with 200 men ard came out with 50.
Tie fcderals occupy tie same position
they DID on Friday. Sherman on the right
.no nile. from uaine's Bluff, NcCIernanI
nne and a half miles from the Court House
in the centre, and Mcpherson at the lower
cad Of Yick.barg.
No Ugh. sinca Sunday. Til. i, tie Is.
teas news NJ % Tuesday night.
Philadelphia May 50.
4 :peci,i % ito Ep!ictia, dated C:nciu-
nat, May 30lh, says: Dispatches receiv-
ed from lower Mississippi via Memphis,
say there had been no fighting at Vicks-
burg since last Monday. The most Of the
river batteries had been siienced, Dat the
Cangerous one, we're ye. in operation, tie
gunLoa.s slelling them.
|, is reported that Col. Dallina and Al
Julian, Maanock, Of the elat Illinois, have
beoa killed.
1t. Col. Adams, Of Tho 1t Kentucky
cavalry, crossed the Cumberland :his sitter
noon, and captured one lieutenant, one ser,
geah., fre men, and eleven horses.
a correspondence 10 the C,mmerciol
saYs: Wherever tho rebels attempted to
plan. guns they were fpIea by our sliarp-
shooters Our wounded viii be sent rap.
idly to tho river at Chickasaw bayou,
where there arc sufficient boats to receive
them. Our base Of supplies on The Yazoo
was secure and rein!olcem8nts were arry-
ing as rapidly e. required. Gen. Oster-
haus and Capt. Foster, OF the lst Wiscou-
sin, were wounded, bat not dangerously.
Mr.. Scot. heard nothing abou. tie death
OF Gen. Steele. There were 4 500 prison
ers IL Camp at Young's Point.
s.. Louis, May %.
s. G. Scott, we'll known river man, ar.
rived to night from Young's Poiut Sunday
last. He has bceo in Grants army and
saw somo of its operations. lie says our
forces arc wsll prepared to repei any at
tack in their rear, and were in the finest
spirits and confident Of their ability to cap
turo Ficksburg and its garrison. lie says
the attack upon the fortiGcatons on Fri
day wasn't made By the entire line. as was
reported, but b force under Gen. Blair,
which assaulted the big battery and fails
al
Cairo, bIav 81
Tie dispatch boat New National, from
loung's polut Tuesday afternoon, SAYS
thoTo Lad been fighting on Monday from
n'x n. 10 nine in the evening, when
there WAS a cessation Of hostilities hy both
parties 70 bury the dead. The battle was
removed Tuesday morning. No particulars.
But faw, i any water batteries we're taken.
Shells from Shennan's siege guns camo
ever into tho city, as can DO seen from
tic fleet.
New York June /.
4 correspondent Of the HeraN dating
rear FicksJurg, % !, saws this is the fourth
day tia. Grants army has lain about the
entertainments Of VicI5sburr.
nHring that time there has Leon daily
Ll.das and continued cannonade.
At least 1900 ofonr men have been
r'acel ao.3 dl combat in several chargcs
orietel agaus: tic rebel earthworks.
= During las. NIGHT athe cmLoats and
nortars in front Of Vioksburx kept mp
son:;nual fire, anl sercra, buildings we're
burned bv tho exploding shells.
At ! o'clock this morning, tie cannon, |
AIDING was commenced along ctr entire
hne-from every hill top III front Of the |
enemy 5 works. Tie rebel guns were dis
mounted, enbra5ETes torn out, rarapets |
and caissons destroyed, Tho rebels we're
n""er.ess 70 reply, rs orr sIirmi4hors
were close to tho works, AMI wore uaerr-
IN r. picking OF the re5a officers.
This caruooale continued two hours,
sasa S'seIe'a Cars and O5terLau.' d.
visions charged through murdsrous
srss' al enilading FIRE close up to the
re5-l works, where an impossible ditch,
WITH sharp stakes, was encountered.
Our men planted their flag directly in
freHs Of tho Fort, and thou c7ouchod down
benin! the emhsnkmont ont Of the range
of the rebel fire. Tno rebels inside the
Tor, could no. show themselves above
the rarape: wilhuot meeting death from
our shafpshooters, and could orly effect
anytlI1no, IV ruffipr, Of f,r.. 70 .LofI,