The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-30
The Advance Of Gen. Grant.
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A dispatch from the Chicago Journal OF
the 9th, says:
On Thursday the Rebel batteries on the
! NIL north of the town were taken and
burned On the evening of the same day
the batteries at the foot of the hill were cap
tured. and on the same evening the water
batteries below Vicksburg were taken by
zen. Porter mortar fleet
On FRIDAY morning Gen. Pemberton sent
flag OF truce to Gen. Grant Offering to
surrender Vieksburg, if the latter would
allow lis command to lay down their arms
and march out. This offer was refused.
On Friday, after the refusal to accent
Pemberton's terms of surrender was made.
General Grant moved on his works and the
Rebels were driven into their inner fortG.
cations.
General Logan guards the Black River
Bridge. General Grant feels certain that
ne will be able to take care Of Johnston
Inc latter has only about ten thousand men,
exclusive OF what he may have by reinforce.
ments. General Grants army is larger
than is generally supposed and quite enough
tor the work on hand. 1t stretches com.
pletely around the doomed city. Each
wing resting on the river.
The city of Vicksburg is full of women
ana ehidren, not only comprising the origin
al inhabitants, but many had come from the
surrounding country for safety.
special despatch to the Chicago Times,
date 4" Three miles east of Vicksburg, Nav
10Th" says: Our wounded at the battle Of
Champion Hill number over LOO. The
enemy loss is acknowledged to be not
over half that. We had about 20, 600
troops engaged, and the Rebels about TO-
900. ~
According to the accounts given by their
wounded, we took 5000 prisoners and
about 3.0U0 were killed and wounded at the
bnttle Of the bridge.
General Sherman crossed on pontoons.-
McPherson's and McClernands forces built
three bridges on Sunday night, and crossed
their commands by Monday noon.
AT four O'Clock, the advance Of General
Sherman Corps, under General Steele,
advanced on the enemy's works back of the
city, and took a position on the right, on
the bluffs above. They then commenced
the bombardment
General Mcpherson planted his command
in front, or in our center McClernand took
the extreme left, reaching almost to the
river below.
All possibility of escape is cut off. Every.
thing, every living man, woman and child
must fall into our hands. During all the
forenoon yesterday the different bripades
were taking their position, forming in lines
OF battle. &c. At.2 o clock the battle began.
There had been skirmishing all the morn.
ing.
Genera. Steele drove the enemy from the
several forts, and took one complete line of
Notifications, fronted by rife pits. His
extreme right rested on the river bank,
under the bluff, at sundown His division
fought CALAMITY all day, though the men
were hungry, dirty, foot sore and sleepy.
Sherman s left and McPherson's right are
in supporting distance. Both advanced
their line of skirmishers to within fifty yards
OF their breastworks, and their artillery to
within five hundred yards, and are in posi-.
ton, at these distances, this morning.
McC!ernand is not progressing so fast,
but is doing we'll. We lost one thousand
five hundred in killed and wounded.
This morning there is firing on the enc.
mys works from all points.
No later news from Vicksburg at the hour
of going to press.
- On Tuesday last Colonel Wilder, with
his Mounted Infantry, returned to Murfrees.
boro', from an expedition in the direction
of McMinavile, Tennessee. to the southeast
In Warren county, and abont half way be.
tween the Two places, the enemy S pickcts
were encountered, and twelve miles from
McMinnville our forces came upon camp
OF Breckinridges men, who hastily decamp-
ed, but not in time to entirely elnde our
troops, who made several captures, not only
of rebel soldiers, but also of valuable stores.
The enemy were then driven to within seven
miles of McMinnville, when the pursuit was
abandoned and Colonel Wilder returned
The prisoners taken say that Weeeler and
Morgan's Cavalry are ordered to report
forthwith at Columbia, the capital of Maury
county, and forty one miles south of Nash.
vile, with which it is connected by railroad.
while those at Liberty, in De Kalb county,
ffty.fo miles east of Nashville, were also
preparing to move. The general opinion
was that Bragg will evacuate. The railroad
connecting McMnnvile and Tullahoma,
thirty five miles in length, has been repair
ed, and trains are again running upon it.
Twelve 'bushwhackers, belonging to
the band which recently made the raid
into Kansas, were captured at Council
Grove few days since, and were placed in
charge of Stuart's Cavalry to be taken to
Fort Riley. On the way thither they at.
tempted to escape, and all of them were
shot.