Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-09
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Sunday Nights Dispatches
Rebel News from Vicksburg and Port
Hudscn-DsfcaG OF Banks Report

Rebel News from Vicksburg and Port
Hudscn-DsTcaG OF Banks Report
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FORTRESS MoNRoE, June The following ara
extracts from the Richmond Dispatch of this
morning.
JACKSON, June 3.-All quiet at Vicksburz
yesterday. No firing was heard. Grant Is eyi.
IDENTIFY making preparations for a movement in
some direction.
JACKSON, June "A courier reports that Kir.
by Smith crossed to Port Hudson. Or Sunday
the gunboats made furious assault, sinking
one steamer, and drowning seven hundred men.
No doubts are felt in regard to the result
Interesting details of the fight at Vicksburg
on Thursday are coming. Gen. Grant used
cotson bales for movable breastworks In the
attack Pemberton mounted his two hundred
pounders, and devoted their FIRE TO the cotton
bales, moving down whole plattoons OF the enc
my. O1r entire loss, including the action at
Baker's Creek, does not exceed FIVE thonsaud.
Gen. Pemberton, since his answer 10 Grsn.a
demand for a surrender, has been fully restored.
No fears are felt regarding the result either at
Vicksburg or Port Hldson.
JACKSON, June A, P. M.-Heayy firing In the
direction OF Vioksburg has been heard ali day.
Nothing reliable has been received from there
since Sunday.
CHARLEsToN, June Am official disp,tch
from Gen. W. s. Walker, at PocaIigo, reports
that the enemy fred the town OF Blufftop to day.
Our forces engaged them and prevented a
further advance A letter from Lieut.. Col.
Johnson to Gen. Walker says: We are now In
Button, which place 10 In flames. The enemy
has retreated. No one on our side ia hurt IL
the raid on the Combabee the enemy carried
away about one thousand negroes and destroy
cd nearly million dollars worth of propsrty.
MOBILE, June 4.-The corn crop in Alabama
and western Georgia is 10 hourishing cundi-
sion, and promitel an abundant yield.
Refugees at Pascsiola report another brilliant
victory over the Yankees at Port Hudson.
An editorial In the Richmond Whig saws:
News from the Southwest continues 20 be of
the most cheering character. Nobly has Gen.
Pemberton vindcatei the confidence placed in
him by President Davis. From all accounts the
defense Of Vicksburg is the most glorious epi-
sode in the already crowded annals of our mil
itary history. Hecstombs of Yankees attest
the valof OF our troops, aud the skill with which
they have been handled in every attack. The
heroic garrison has immortalized itself.
The Yankees have given up the attempt to
take the city by storm, and now talk of O regular
siege, plan which Gen. Johnston may possibly
Interfere with.
The telegraph also brings the report of q
brilliant victory gained by Kirby Smith over
Banks at Port Hudson. We have every reason
to believe this news will be confirmed.
With Gen. Grants army all but annihilated
by the terrific execution Of our artillery and
muskeiry at Vicksburg, and the strategic move.
ments of Banks suddenly cut short at Port Hud-
son, the grsa! campaign OF the West from which
80 much was expected by the enemy, bids fair
TO prove the most disastrous and gigantic Of all
his failures in this war.