True Democrat., 1863-06-24


 to take Haines' Bluff, had driven Grant down to Warrenton and was in possession ot the country west of Vicksburg We are led to believe thls from the knowledge of his position previous there to. If so he has cut off Grants supplies by way of the Yazoo.
 It will be remembered that Walker was on the western shore, and had made transportation So hazardous that to save himself from starvation, Grant had to send over force to drive him back. Walker, with 4,000 men retreated across the Zen sas to Bayou Macon, near Delhi. Here, he was probably joined by Tappan's and Randali's small brgades, and may be able to advance. From the admissions in federal papers, we find that the for ces of Grant amounted to l40,OOU. On the loth' 30 gunboats and three transports passed down with endorsements; on the 18th ten others passed and some five or six went down since. These were from Burnsides army, who sent Grant twenty five or thirty thousand men. On the 9th of June, nine trains had arrived at Memphis filled with SOL diers probably from Rosecrans' army, to reinforce Grant, so that the latter has now new troops enough to make up the orig ginal number he had, after deducting histerrible losses. Johnstons army is estimated at from thirty to tortytwo thousand. Meantime, Gen. Holmes, in Arkansas, has not been idle. He has forces on the Mississippi river for thirty miles above Memphis to within few miles of Helena. We have report that they drove transport to landing on the opposite shore, and transportation is stopped. Ellet's marine brigade is on the river, on boat constructed that draw bridge is let down so that mounted men can ride out and make a dash on batteries They may find that the flashing business will not pay.
 If we can stop the transportation ot Supplies and Johnston has cut off Grants connection with the Yazoo, the Yankees will find that the starving out process works both ways. He will have to return up stream or So down to Baton Rouge. The news from Port Hudson is equally gratifying. On the 22nd terrific assault was made upon the fortifca tions The negro regiments were put in front and nearly all killed. The loss of life on the part of the federals was awful. They carried the outer intrencnments but could get no further. General Sherman had his leg broken and is since report ed dead. Neal Dow Wounded-likely shot in the neck. Their papers contain long list of the names of officers killed and wounded The loss is given at 1000. Grerson has come to grief. He started out on a raid. was met by Col. Logan and whipped back. One of his detachment lost thirty killed, forty wounded and. sixty taken prisoners. Baton Rouge was supposed to be in dangerand the federals were falling back to save It. After their terrible repulse at Port Hudson the federas went to a respectful distance and bombarded the place for fifteen days in succession.
 These are the facts as far as ascertained There are rumors of Grant being whipped; of free com munication with Vicksburg from the east; of Kirby Smith having crossed and gone to the relief of Port Hudson, and various others which may be true in whole or in part These are stirring times, and the present month of June bids fair to be the most eventful one of the war for independence.
 As we go to press we received the following dis patch:
 MONROE, 22d-G entleman recently from Jack son arrived here this evening, via Natchez, some what confirms rumor that has been circulated for two or three days, that the enemy had again at tackled Port Hudson, approaching by rolling cot ton bales before them, thus using them pOrta- ble breastwork, but our men sailed out and drove them back, killing a large number and taking number of prisoners and artillery, which were Splkcu. lie reports eulUefGOl lCkSDuTS, IltU sent Johnston another courier, telling him not to move until quite ready, he could, if necessary, put men on half ratons, and thus be able to hold out for six months, and that he afraid of nobody. Johnston is therefore not in hurry, and when he does move will be doubly sure of success. It is said the enemy made another assault on our works and were literally moved down; they admit a loss altogether of thirty-nine thousand. Heavy firing heard again to-day, at Delhi, in direction of Vicksburg.
 From this we gather that Walker, Tappan and Randall are fighting beyond Delhi, and that both Vicksburg and Port Hudson stand defantly. From all accounts, the fighting at Port Hudson, though not on so large a scale as at Vicksburg, is fercer and more destructive to the federas. They have 8 force of four to one. There had been, up to the l4th seven assaults upon Vicksburg in force and six partial assaults, all of which were repulsed- The negroes were put in front at the last assaults The white soldiers insisted on it, and they were driven up to be killed by thousands.
 As we go to press at noon, on Tuesday, the ope- rator at Delhi telegraphs that heavy firing is yet heard at V., and has been going on all day.
 Walker is skirmishng with the feds on this side of the river
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