The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-05-30
MORE ABOUT YIcKsBURG.

New York, 25.- Trihnne sHys Prssidene
received second dispatch, which bas not
| been given TO press which stated with mere
precision than ths Rrst, that the whole rebel
army had been captured, aDd thifd, also
private. confirming the acCount 6f theotheF
Two. We consider both OF thess.nearly as
Trustworthy as anything but ofRsial or di.
rect information oaa be. Regarding them
| in the tight Of previous dispatches, il is
ts .dly possible 20 dsaht that the GROWING
vistorS Of . long struggle for the gteat
rrvea has a. last been wop. and Vicksbarg
| is ours. ,....~ s...
...3 ....- Washington, May "a,
| AZ IL O. m, to-day, President received
the following telegram announcing that
| Viekebarg 10 ours 4. & ST.; zs,z- 5s.s.s
Cleveland, May A.--A dispatch from Mr..
Fuller, manager Of telegraph at Memphis,
! pated late In the night, Gays the Stars and
Stripes Goat over Vieksharg. The viotery
lie complete. i have held this message,
hoping TO get confirmation, bot have been
interrupted and ] now give it to you.
| i. Washington, May "a.
Up 10 10 O'Clock tonight, The President
received m further intelligence excepting .
telegram from Memphis, dated Al p M,
oothtng later than the morHing report of
the captaFs OF Yicksburg. j
| Specials contain the following account
|. of the battles Of the 10th and l7th:
Champion Hills, 26 miles east OF Yicks-
burg, l9sh.-Early this morning MeCIsr-
naUd's corps vas put 10 motion. Hovey's
division vas on the main road from Jack.
son to Yieksburg, but the balance of corps
yes few miles southwark on parallelroad.
| McPherson's corps followed Hovsy's divis.
| ion closely. At 9 O'Clock, uovey discov-
cred enemy in front, 90 Champion Hill, to
the left Of road near Bakers creek, apps-
| rently 10 force. Skirmishers we're thrown
out and division advanced cautiously and
slowly, to give MePberson's advance diyi-
sion pnder Logan, time to come within sup
porting distance, Gen. HOvsy's division
advanced across open ield at the foot Of
Ch ,mpion Hill, 10 line of battle. Al IL
o'clock battle commenced. Hill 10 covered
with timber, and is bat an abrupt terminus
of bigh ridges, running North and South,
fapked on both sides by deep ravines and
gullies, covered With almost impenetrable
growth OF shrubbery. Rebels appeared de-
6cisnt 10 artillery, bat opened with rather
heavy FIRE from 4 gun batteries riaed s
FOUNDERS, planted 400 yards from brow Of
bill. The woods on both sides Of the road
! leading up the face OF hill ond winding
back 90 tbs ridge mile or mere, wers
allied With sharpsrs, supported by infptry.
Here the battle began in earnest. The men
entered the edge of timber aud it ragged ter
ribly. Hovey's division carried The heights
I in gallant style, and making dash 10 first
battery, drove the gunners from their posts,
and captured their guns. The rebels lay
thick 10 the vicinity OF the guns. AZ this
Juncsure, the rebels appeared reinforced
With fresh troops, and redoubled their eff
forts 30 bold the position and disl"dgs onr
troops on the bill. Hovey, wasAlowIy d ivcn
back to The broy, but brigade from, Gen.
! Qs,nby. was ordered to bis support, and
the ground was speedily reoccupied and the
rebels fually repuised. Al the edge Of shs
woods 10 front Of Logan, tue battle vas Of
a desperate character. The rattle Of fhus-
kerry was iBcessanG from the 6rss moment
of the engagement. Not man finched or
evsn vavered in this division. Two bat-
talions we're captured BY this division and
enough hard fghtirg done to immortelias
lis. Aesides this, Il captured large per-
ton Of prisoners, small arms, &c. s
/ Between 4 and 4 o'clock Gen osssrhaus
and Gen McArthur's divisions. cans inta
action on the extreme left, and cemplssed
shat had been 50 auspicioasly carried FOR
1 ward. They we're both miles away when
engagsmset begans bus we're bsoaghs fot.
ward wish, all possible dsspateh: The en-
ssny we're ia fall retreat puraued BY these
divisions apsil ? e'closk: Psmhersea CEN.
mauded Ia psrsoa..