The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-10

killed, wounded and drowned.
Gen. Banks has invested Port Hudson in N.
rear. dispatch in the Ire Of the 24th, dated
Por; Hudson Plains. May Esd, SAYS: "Yestes.
day Augur's whole division was engaged in
nine hours fight on Port Hudson Plains, tour
miles in the rear of Port Hudson, on the BavOu
Sara road. Toe rebels acre thoroughly whipped
and left 4 large number OF killed aud wounded
on the field The rebel General sent in fac
Of truce At midnight asking permission 20 burv
his dead. We took 900 prisoners The cne-
my was driven three miles iron bis frsl pos.
ton aud Gen Augur bivouscked on the feli Of
battle Our loss ~as / = killed sud Sc wound>
ed The 10th New York and ID Louisiana
suffered the most Our men fought with great
bravery"
A she rebel spy vas recently arrested At Nor.
folk, Va, with an accurate statement Of the for
ces. and minute description of the lorti6ca-
ions t&c, OF the locality, concealed in the han
die Of her paTasol
Adviess from Grants army to The sob, from
Memphis June ,. say that the siege Of Vicks-
burg was slowly progressing The mOr,ars we're
firing slowly al day and night
All prisoners in the Nicksburg Jail have been
released ard put across tie river. They report
that our mortar shells exploded in the jail snd
destrosed it.
The cessation of ho-tlites on the 2lst ult.,
vas Tor the purpose Of letting the women and
children leave the city. Deseriers report that
the rebel loss wa e1ceedagI, heavy on the
ssd
Rear Admiral Foote received orders detAch-
ing him IRON tie Bureau OF Construction aud
repairs, and assigning him to command the South
Atlantic Squadron. relieving Admiral Dupont
Orders have been issued by the Commander
Of The Niiitsry Departm. nj a. Washington, TO
muster into the service al coloFed recruits who
NAV be presented in companies Of Ga.
4 New Orleans letter OF the 9Th mentions
report that one Of our ganboats had destroyed
the TOM OF Franklin, Louisiana, in consequence
OF being fired upon, ss they we're passing. BY
guerrillas.
A rebel account. dated } lckson, Mise. June
I, SAYS: General Grant demanded the surren-
der Of Nicksburg on Thursday. giving three
a days TO Gen PeHberton 70 consider the demand.
Gen. Pemberton replied that he did not want
fifteen minutes, and the troops would die in the
trenches before they would surrender"
The enemy have been reconoter.ng General
Rosecran's position at Murfreesboro, TO ascer.
n tain whether be has reinforced Grant.
. dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune, dated
i June >, says Deserters from all parts of the
, rebel ines, state that the garrison at Yicksburg
= from 20.o0e to 25 900 strong, that the men in
the trenches or forts are not relieved day OF
4 night, and are nov living on quarter ratioas Of
5. corr bread aud boiled fresh beet. Their reserve
(, is only one brigade and hall, and the majority
e of the troops are willing TO surrender the city
Our shells sro destroying buildings, and the in.
u habilants live 10 caves TO escape death.
Pembcrton sent some families with their ne
e groes iato our lines yesterday, but Gen Grant
IA sent the former back and kept the negroes "a
IS work for as
Oar -aPfers and miners progressing sue.
O. cessfully With their work Of gradual approaches
d and in some places have reached within q few
yards OF the rebel works. The rebel sharp
% shooters do not dare to fire, nor their men in
K rifle pits to show their heads above the works
II Our loss in killed and wounded during tho
!. siege will not exceed 500 or 2,O0o-the frs.
- accounts having been greatly exaggerated.
Thirteen steamers leit Memphis in one day,
T. loaded with troops. Gen GRAFT has been heav.
il lily reinforced
Col fitzpatrick has made brilliant raid into
y Virginia the result of which Is a complete cir.
Is cult being made Of the rebel army, the dosiruc.
e ton Of millions Of dollars worth Of railway prop.
erty ard material, the capture OF hundreds Of
horses and mules. forty wagon loads Of provis-
d ions. one thousand contrabands, and the demon.
+ alizstion Of the blacks throughout the whole
country
4 The rebel army Is believed to be moving from
"a Fredericksburg. Balloon reconnoissances first
= revealed the fact that the rebel army las gone
up the Shenandoah Valley
y 1t is, however, more generally believed to
D have gone to Gordonsville. Il Is supposed that
his is tae secret Of the flood Of stories about
re0el aggressive movements.
There was a desperate assault made by the
Union troops upon the rebel works at Port
} Hudson on the 2.th ult The attack was made
by land and water The fight was desperate
all day. aud continued ill the 2,th General
Weitzel, after long and close fighting, finally
captured the heavy Fix gun battery which sunk
the Nssisaypi, and has lnrned il on the rebels.
On the enemy right. sherman charged and
carried the work. By storm. but the enemy
ma-sed Bis troop- and our men lad 10 fall lack
In this charge the "a Louisiana regiment
(colored) fought like demons and Lost some COO
out Of 900 men. Gen. Sherman was severely
wounded in the leg. Coils. Clarke and Cowles
were killed. aud Col Smith badly wounded.
The 9th Michigan and l2sth New York each
lost half their men ia the centre atta-k, made
by Gems Augur and Grover, and the enemy
vas driven into BIZ main works
Our loss Il heavy-reported 10 be Al least
1000. Gen. Bank moved from point 70 point
along ID. line with perfect Goodness. His quick
eye would detect laggard movement or IN
protected position. and an AID would be dis
patched with Instructions. lie INDUCED 10 no
vain display Of siaT officers. The fgbt was
without doubt, renewed At daybFeak yesterday
/ The most perfect confidence Wa felt that the
rebel stronghold would succumb 70 tse Union