, 1863-01-05

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From demonstration made TO-DAY. it +.
evident sherman's advance upon Vicksburo
from the rear or from the Yazoo will be djs
putea With infantry and artillery. Thei,
stsength has already been felt. With the ,,d
OF the gunboats, the rebels have been driver
back some distance. The land force after m
tanning the desired information and p1acine
pickets, returned to, shelter. The gunboat:
Lexington and Tyler threw their shell durine
the advance with good effect. They now lie sis
miles from Vicksburg, above Cypress Bayou
after their return, q rcconnoitering party
Of large body Of our troops was thrown for:
ward to support the pickets, and encamped
Tor the night some two miles on the road ia
V1cksburg.- This is the result Of the first
day advance By land upon the stronghold OF
Vicksburg-
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
| CAIRO, January 4, 1863,
The Memphis Buletin, Just received. CON
tains further information from Vicksburg.
The steamer Rather had arrived direct from
| Hlcksburg, which place she left on Monday
evening.
Fighting had been going on five days, COM
mencing on Wednesday. Up to Monday morn
ing, Sherman had captured three lines Of the
enemy's works. Firing on the fourth and
Inst line Of the defenscs on the Jackson and
Vicksbnrg Railroad had ceased, and the indi-
cations we're that it had surrendered. This
line OF tortifications is just two miles from
|. Flcksbnrg and there was nothing between
Sherman and the city but the t1estle work Of
the railroad.
Officers Of the Rattler think there is no
doubt but Vicksburg is ours.
Before taking the Notifications, Sherman
sent a brigade to cut off communication
with the city by the Shreveport Railroad.
This work was successfully accomplished.
Tn Sunday night, Sherman was reinforced
By 1900 men from Grant's command, by way
Of the river. Our whole force now at Vlcks-
burg is about 40, 600 men.
We have captured ten guns and 100 prison.
ers.
Nothing hadyct been heard from the forces
below. -
The gun boats Black Hawk, Benton, Baron,
Dc kalb, and Louisville, with five lighter
boats, had attackeda a battery at: :Yazoo City,
with what euccess is not yet known:
61t is reported that Capt: GWin Of the Ben
ton, is dead.
One Of the coal bargcs taken from Blue
Wing, was scuttled in shallow water, six
miles below Napoleon, and the rebels were
graphing out the coal, us il supposed, for the
gun boat Lizzie Simmons; which Is expected
out Of the Arkansas River as soon rs tho rise
takesplncc.
The Rattler stopped at the barge and took
of. 500 tons of coal.
fsThe ammunition boat Judge Torrcncc, on
Monday, was fired at twice while passing Mil
linkenvillc. In retaliation the Rather shcl1cd
the town. Seventy-si1 rounds were fired.
The principal part Of the town was set on
fire and consumed.
The steamer Gladiator had been captured Mt
Helena. On Sunday night fifteen rebels dashed
in the town and took nineteen prisoners with
out firing gun.
Gen. Sullivan, with. forcc Of abont {. 1000
men, attacked Forrest on Thursday morning.
ut Hunts Cross Ronds, twelve miles from
Lexington. They Ind \ severe engagement,
which 1asted all day. The rebels were Mt last
completely routed, with the loss Of 1,400
killed and wounded. We have taken 400 or
eco prisoners, $50 horses, nearly 1000 stand
Of arms, q battery Of six guns, and two Fed
cral guns recaptnred- The rebel Col Napier
l;11ca and r1n,aa5 - ~ 'eo ~ oo"
1uaoos s,r - ~, 4,,.o
the road In order from Columbus to jackson,
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tirc c,xo,rv ~ e>raa ~ 49, % 7a..a a"1 - o4tests Gu
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c.~-. 1..,. ' ~ 'a41 ~ n.'o 'eeu senI oa'
Of cutting up Forrest and stoprine his rofds
,rbf,h ho-o hoo,, ~. -
""en nave oeeh inc means OF our losing |
Trenton, kenton, and railroad communica-
ton With Columbus and Gen. Grant.
Ihc rebels we're rctreating toward Clifton. |
lie has cut him M, hut with some loss.
The fight at Hunts Cross Roads was a
bloody affair On both sides, and after they had |
lost about l,10o in killed md wounded and
500 prisoners, and seven guns, Forests men
skedaddled' pursued By our forces. General
ssullivan'6 loss in killed and wounded Is placed
oy report at eo0, which is probably large cs-
innate.
1t will take two months, 1t is feared, to rc-
pair tile trestle work on the Mississippi road
bnrned by the rebels when in Possession at
Trenton, but the work will Immediately be
commenced aud showed through as quickly Us
possible.
The fresident's emancipation proclamation
r1T6E QTGAE satisfaction f0 the faN 1Tn$0fo