Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-28

THE SIEGE STILL GOING ON.

p.uher,ou Offers to Surrender Condition.
aIIy-Grant Demands an Unconstitutional
Surrender-Capture Of Batteries on the
North of the Town.
CHICAGO, May ga special dispatch from
Cairo to the Journal says that paroled prison
ers who left Sherman's Landing on the a3d say
that a bearer of dispatches from Gen. Pember-
ton to Gen. Johnston, had been captured,
which says that the number of rebels in Vicks-
burg was between D ,0OO and $4,000.
On Thursday the rebel batteries on the hill
north OF tn town were taken and burned on
the same evening. The water batteries at the
foot Of the hill were also captured, and the
same evening the water batteries below Nicks-
burg were taken by Admiral Porter's mortar
boats.
Tn Friday morning Gen. Pemberton sent a
flag of truce to Gen. Grant, Offering to surren-
der Eicksburg ii Grant would allow the rebels
TO lay down their arms and march out, but the
offer was refused.
On Friday, after the refusal to accept Gen
Pembertoh's proposition, Gen. Grant moved
on his works, and the rebels were driven to the
inner Notifications.
Gen. Logan guards Black River bridge, and
Gen. Grant feels certain he will be able to take
care of Johnston. The latter has only about
ten thousand men, exclusive OF what he may
have by reinforcements.
Gen. Grants army is larger than is generally
hand. 1t stretches completely around the
doomed city. each wing resting on the river.
VicksburS is full of women and children,
not only the original inhabitants, bat many
who came in from the surrounding country for
safety.
Further Particulars.
CHICAGO, May 27-A special dispatch to the
Times, dated three miles east OF Ticksbure on
the Goth, says: Our wounded at the battle OF
Champion Hill number over l,70O. The enc
my loss is acknowledged at not over half that.
We had about 10000 troops engaged, and the
rebels about 10000, according to the accounts
of their wounded. We took 5000 prisoners,
and about 5000 at the battle OF the bridge.
Gen. Sherman crossed the Black river on
pontoons and Mcpherson and McClernand's
forces built three bridges on Sunday night,
(17th,) and crossed their commands by Monday
noon. By four o'clock the advance OF Gen.
Sherman's corps, under Gen. Steele, reached
the enemy s works back of the city, and took u
position on the right, on the bluffs above, and
commenced the bombardment.
Gen. Mcpherson planted his command in
front or IN our centre. Gen. McClernand took
the extreme left, reaching almost to the river
below the city.
All possible means of escape is cut off, and
every man. woman and child mustfali lntoour
All the forenoon yesterday the different bril-
gades We're taking position ana forming lines
OF battle, etc.
AT 2 O'Clock the battle began. There had been
skirmishing all the forenoon Gen. Steele drove
the enemy from several forts and took one COM
plete line of Notifications, protected in front by
rifle pits His extreme right rested on the river
bank under Inc bluff al shutdown. His division
fought all day, though hungry and dirty, foot
sore and sleepy
Gen. Sherman's left and Gen. McPherson's
right are IN supporting distance. Both have
advanced their lines of skirmishers to within
fifty yards of the breastworzs, and their artil-
lery TO within five hundred yards, and are in
position at these distances this morning.
Gen. McClernand is nor progressing so fast,
but is dong we'll
We lest about I.jti killed and wounded yes.
terday. This morning we are firing upon the
enemy's works from all points.