Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-06-19

We have seen VIM. Jas. r. Saunders of Sci.
ma, Alabama, who left the vicinity OF Vicks-
burg day before yesterday, at eleven, a. M
He has been inside the Yankee lires ever since
Grant invested the place, and was allowed to
leave by Grant in order to bring away Mrs.
Il Hundley, wife OF Col. ID. +. Hundey, OF the
81 st a abama, who was wounded and taken
prisoner at Fort Gibson.
He reports that. III the big fight on Friday of
week before last the Yankees confess that they
lost 10000 men.
! Or Thursday Of the same week wesunk two
of the enemy's gunboats, which shell the town
every day, having set fire to some houses, and
already killed few women and children !; but
doing very little other damage. Thirty one of
| Vaugbu's East Tennesseeans, having deserted
and taken the oath, state that so far losses
In the city amount to only a thousand. Mr..
Saunders reports that ths Yankees loose fifty
70 four hundred every day, our sharpshooters
killing them OF whenever they show themsel-
their guns, which they obliged to
handle at night. One of our sharpshooters has
a. ready immortalized himself in the Yankee
army. He tells them he is one-eyed man,
and as he shoots Belgian rife, whenever the
peculiar whistle of that weapon is heard, the
Yankees call out: 'Look out boys, there's ole
one eye!"
| They say he can kill at one thousand yards
and never misses. One day two Yankee Cap>
.aIns looking from behind cotton bale,
and old One Eye killed them both at one shot.
/ Mr.. Saunders also saw one other captain with
an amputated leg, whic:. he owed 20 the same
unknown man. Col. Hundly knows the man,
says his name is Elliott, and that he belongs
TO the 30th Alabama. He is known in Ala
! batna the best marksman in the State.
Gen. Grant speaks very dsparingly of Ohm
ston, and says he will whip him certainly if
he comes to attack him where he is. He has
received heavy reirforcements since the fall Q f
Sny der's Bluff. Among the killed of the Yam
KEGS since they have invested Vieksburg, are
Major Gen. Kerr, Brig. Gems. Burbridgc, Lay,
Bowman and other forgotten.
The two gunboats sunk were the Natchez
and the Nightingale. Grant says he will starve
Vicksbnrg out in ten days, but this is known
to be an idle boast.
Mr.. Sanders states that the stencil of the
dead Yankees offended citizens six miles from
the battle field. Gen. Pembertou sent flag
of truce to Grant and demanded that he remove
his wounded and bury his dead, which de-
mand was complied with.
The Federals, when they approached Vicks.
burg, were perfectly sangune of an immediate
capture Of our stronghold and invited the Ia
dies into Vicksburg. to see thsr sweethearts,
as the rebels weve al to be sent north. Gen.
Grant demanded surrender of the city, and
gave Penn berton three days to consider the
proposition. The rebel General replied that
he dn't want three minuets to consider the ques
tion, but invited Grand to open upon him as
soen as he pleased.
After the terrible slaughter on Friday, Grant
issued an order for new ladders to be made
and the assault to be renewed on Saturday, at
2 O'Clock, but the men refused to be led again
to the s'saughter pen." The goth Ohio cent
q petition to Gen McClernand aud positively
refused to participate again in the murderous
work.
Mr.. Sanders heard frequent conversations be-
tween the Federas and Col. Womack, chief Of
Grants staff, express the opinion that Vcks>
burg would not be taken for six months, if ever.
They imagine that our force in Vieksburg now
is from rs, 900 to 100000 men.
The entire Federal loss around the entrench.
ments at Vicksbarg is estimated by them a,
from 5000 to 100000. Gen. Grant sent ip te
: Pemberton to know why he fired railroad
spikes and poisoned balls at them ? The only
answer Gen. P. made to this question was tina,
the whole story was id lie. They are seiz
ing upon all sorts OF pretexts to account fol
their tremendous losses.
! General Braxton Bragg has been associated
with the Protestant Episcopal church. III
was confirmed few days since at his quarter
! in Sheibyvilie, Tenn. Rt. Rev. Bishop Ellio
: of the diosese OF Georgia officiating.