The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-27

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aid glasses discovered a company adj
vancing, taking position and driving the
rebels before them. immediately saw
that General Sherman's division had
come on to the left of Snyder's BlnfF,
aud that the rebels at that place had
been cut off from the forces in the city.
l dispatched the DeKalb, Lieutenant
Commanding Walker, the Chatham,
Lieutenant Commanding Ramsey, the
Romeo, Petrol and Forest Rose, all under
command of Lieutenant Commanding
Broze, up the YazOO 20 open c0mmunica-
ton in that way with Generals Grant
and Sherman This l succeeded in do
ing, and in three hours received letters
from Generals Grant Sherman and
Steele, informing me of the vast success
Of our arms, and asking me to send up
provisions which was at once done.
In the meantime, Lieut.. Commanding
Walker, in the De Kalb, pushed on TO
Haines' Bluff, which the enemy had
commenced evacuating the day before,
leaving party behind in the hopes of
destroying or taking away a large
amount Of ammunition there; but when
they saw the gunboats they came out
and left every thing in good Otder-guns,
fort tents and equipments Of all kinds,
which fell into our hands.
AS soon as the capture of Haines'
Bluff and fourteen guns were reported
to me, Ishoved up the gunboats from
below Vicksburg TO fire at the hill bat
teries, which fire was kept up for two or
three hours. AT midnight they moved
up to the town and opened on it for
about an hour, and continued at inter
walls during the night TO annoy the gar
rison. On the 10Th placed six mortars
in position, with orders to fire night and
day as rapidly as they could,
The works at Haines' Bluff are very
formidable. There are fourteen of the
heaviest kind of mounted eight aud ten
inch and seven and a half inch rihed
cannon, with ammunition enough to last
a long siege. As the gun carriages
might again fall into the hands of the
enemy, l had them burnt blew up the
magazine, and destroyed the works
generally. also burnt the encamp
ments, which were permanently and re-
markably we'll constructed, looking as if
the rebels intended to stay for some time
The works and encampments covered
many acres of ground, and the fortifica-
tions and rifle pits proper of Haines'
RleR extend about a mile and quarter.
Such a network of defenses | never
saw. The rebels were year in con-
siructing them, and all were rendered
useless in an hour.
AS soon as got through with the de-
struction Of the magazine and other
works, started Lieutenant Commander
Walker up the Yazoo river, with suf1i-
cient force TO destroy all the enemy's
property in that direction, with orders
TO return with all dispatch, and only
proceed as far as Yazoo City, where the
rebels have a navy yard and storehouses.
In the meantime General Grant has
closely invested Yicksburg, and has
possession of the best commanding
points.
In very short time general assault
will take place, when | hope to announce
that Yicksburg has fallen, after series
Of the most brilliant successes that ever
attended an army. There has never
been q case during the war where the
rebels have been so successfully beaten
at all points, and the patience and endur-
ance shown by our troops for 80 many
months is now about being rewarded.
IL is a mere question of few hours, and
then, with the exception of Port Hudson,
which will follow Vicksburg, the Mis-
sssippi will be open its entire length.
GSignedl ID. ID. PoRTER.
Rear Admiral Com, Miss. Squadron. /.
The Memphis correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, writing on the
23d, gives the following items;
Assoon as twas known that Jackson
was taken, a movement was made on
Haines and ChickasaW bluffs, the Fed
erals being under command of General
sherman. The rebels Were thoroughly
intrenched, and determined to dispute
the occupation Of the bluffs to the last.
Gen. Sherman made tho attack in a most
brilliant manner After severe fight
with heavy loss, he occupied the field,
capturing eight thousand prisoners,
hundred heavy guns, one thousand ami
mails, camp, ammunition, and large
quantities Of corn and stores. The loss
to the rebels in killed aud wounded is
awful. The prisoners were paroled and
sent across the YazOO river.
On Sunday General Grant directed an
attack 10 be made on the upper batteries
at VickRburg, and simultaneously the
gunbOats commenced bombarding the
water batteries at that place II is sta
ted by gentleman who stood on De Soto
point, Immediately opposite Vicksburg,
that ON Tuesday General Grant took the
rebel guns on the hill and turned them
on the rebels who were at the water bat
teries.
One hundred aud City paroled priso-
ners came over TO the point with Gag Of
truce, on that day, being sent from Yioks-
burg They state that General Grant
had possession Of the entire line of for
tifcations surrounding Vioksburg, and
that rebel officers told them 1t was inn
possible, since the capture OF Haines'
Bluff, for them TO escape.
The widest confusion existed in the
town. Even the soldiers were hurrying
from point 10 point, officers being unable
TO keep them in line Of battle Speech
es were made by the officers, assuring
the soldiers that they would receive
large reinforeements-Gr would be
attacked in the rear but they refused
10 hear anything, and swore they had
been sold by the commanding General.
The rebel iorce IN Vicksburg is esti
mated al twenty thousand. ltis stated
that Gen Johnston had started 70 Vicks-
burg with nine thousand men, but had