The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-10
We fell hack to Vicksbusg Sunday evenin

We fell hack to Vicksbuyg Sunday evening
MAY I7shTne Fsderas comnae 1ced i-ics
on cur line yesterday.
Monday epeaing morning the tifiug is
becoming uore lilteres estirg; the sharpshooters
are hring constantly the ca0non have been
tficg also eli the morning above the town.
| vi ocfock, A. A-1'ne firing, has jus. com
! ee1.cst below he town.
f. III The firing has Increased, until now
! l. IS terrific az several poiuis; the aIeuT Is
| making -4e&vy charge aa The left If oar cen
lre; hragg t;riBg IS heard oa oar right; :he bat
| tle hGs become general alcDy car eDtifs front.
| Suaday, May 2l5h-~sevegit.i day o( tho
! s eye W cepUisea tho e0emr On Tuesday
| evening with great slaughter. They charge
! our Lines again IN F.ilay; the charge was
| made with great fury aaj duiiag They guo-
. caed-d in getting uo to our w0fzs ou several
| occasions; some i hem mounted the works
| ia front Of the q h L.; bu' poor dsluded fell
! lows, that was ,heir last charge. -Four Yaa
/ KEGS fell iato our ditchos dead at this poiat.-
| Tha drlIs vas very heavy and issted TN il
| uigat, & zceat many of our men having shot
! l2D ,on So Di,pg the DAY We eaptnred Il
! lew pri30ueTs. one Of whom j ,kingly faid he
| ''s;a,ted /, Fiskeburg, ard hero L am" Tha
/ dead Yankees were lying il heaps as far as
! the sye could roach fha3s that arS near 0nF
/ v.ol Ks are not VET buried i5a stsnsh 10 be
! coming very offensive. The k'eds mu4t have
] hal sigAL cr ten khoGssnd HI isd daring tais
. 6aht. Oar loss comparatively y sramiL Up 10
| this tine we have Ii ID about itu killed and
800 or 400 wounded Oar little army was
/ badly whipped and 4 mo orai:zed when We came
! here, but they are il fine spiri.5 now, and il
/ W III .aks a host to whip and drive them from
our works. Tha fr.nk has bean kept up cGn-
| eLan.ly ly s.iarpshooters on both hiiss, and
pretty constant frirg from the Federal cannon
Oar batteries reply occasionally The Feds are
silei i,g us constantly rem tier mortar boats
nj 4
OF town, ard ,heis sunbosts below town, bat
vi y l,tle feet.
Fire o'ci0ck p M-Au armi4ties of i've
h0dr3 Eas Teen agreed on, 20 allow the h lie
r..!s to tGry ihsIE deal
| I'Resday, May 20 -D5riug ihs arn,isiee
! cur boys " en, out grd had social tims with
| iIe Feds, and got some late N3Fthern papera
| They say thas they are not going 10 charge
: tut son ks ANY mare, bat stargo as uut. .
ouadoy, May 81 Another week fIas passed
| We have not had much lighting viii nma,i
arms, but tho eaomys caun}n has bssu Ii 'ii,x
! pratty constantly; part OF the tiaie the can
n3raie }ss besu terrific. The F-ds attempted,
on la5s Tuesday evening, to 60 down with The
guuto4t Cincinnati, au iron Clad OF 10 gans.---
As seen ~ II ca'ae i'll range nf oar batteries
,iIeg coJeul Il Cd Etlu9, and by chs time It had
roup tei ths p0ia5 ab ]va to wn il wSs SO badly
crippled that il ysiis Ill Il sinking eJniitiI !;
they han tugoCd tacl, ran up lac river alb lut
oue uihe, aatsnYk il shossi g4tar on this s.de
|, is reported th.t Cel. Grant tod Commo-
dors P5st>r th4t ii Ia woul silsnca cur upper
baitary hs would take -Vick-ba-g il two
lou.5 aaf bGt this was tho Obi .et oil ltiy visit
cl ,re acLn9ti. Il is reported GaaG Goa,
m11oge PpfiaF ws.s Oh ooagS L. lac tiu5 -
Tney I'D oliy eight OF her gugs. The Iii
GERS al oroH ulaca their es.aps il EMAIL boarD
aud II, f.. Tue larse gun known as whist.
Ing D.ck,' the IaaGees say, sank their boat
Tue upp3s WORKS oeirg ous ct waeF, sixty of
C,.. 04,cs's Nilsson t1D weat mp las. ight
slud astiita 10 il. IL ;s sliii bdrning.
Frtlay, Juno s. Shsrpahoo,iug aud cannon
adins about as usual Tie Feisrais are usibg
tha - .ds pro..y exasnsively they gss iitsls
nsar,r .Yery dAy, ba; they tGy 10 kesp-out oi
siyt!t 81 oar aspshooters.
.)aae t;-S0mo tAiaf steie my boota last
MINT hope thsy .ha bactg) 1iA get shot
10 dsy. She!ed ue pretty hs..v, las: night, but
nooody hgrs.
A0.4.{ag. Jane We have has, Bu. !ntie
naas trol4 tas outside III 5aTi aHlonad.ag Z
10 sne river yss,egi.y morning tiiis ;s lhs h:st
tara PROOF snat va have isients ia striking
Gissaucs. man had hls he.d ode arm, and
one lss blown Cd with piecs ef sheii IL eur
camp yesterday. Tao iakses ars killing
gliee. nal!ber u cur mules aud hosses they
are hau!eI aal tAFo8a isl,o the rivsr every
Might.
,tuus iu--U III s. hGe raIa to day. e. II Pen.
berton aas p.sesci ali the tobacco in store and
ia the sis.aes of " hoiasals deaiaTs. ani il ssu-
ing tobacco rations. Nothins aatsGi ii around
the iises The gaa5oats hive not como in
rescl OF eur GGs n ssTefas days
Jaae II We bad preaching q day in the
Qra~< yard near 6as oaEp T3eso U3s Z Very
IsEge ;la,aa4aace from eae tGgasa'st brigade
l. Wa INDEED 3 s9le.sa iesas II " isaas5 .hs
s3lsnis,isy OF this igge eoaeoasss OF people, as
sembled aGoag tue gravas, end ton,bstoaes,
aad uioaamsaas, erss.ed 10 .sa ineaosv of the
dad, listening 20 ths solemn exp su@d:nx of
tia wold Of q "a. ID ,u,sless magy bravo
soldier asked himself tee stiema qaes i,1 !:
Shl.l l dis unprepa.sd to nasos ID and DO
buried among s.raagers-wili my f,ni mo-
ther, aosiag wife, or ioviag sIster, ever saow
my fatei Thsy, psrhaps, viii hook long and
anxiousiy yer my Ex.lsa bat, aias they, par.
hapa, will ioex ia vain Homs, loved wife
asd children. . Lord, when viii | be permit.
ted to sss tiseEa again IN a Land OF peAcs, and
i:bsrtY, aai gy eecb, asai acsianf
Jssss Tive gps ii Memphis paper OF ths
LIB, frora whirh we :eaia Of the attack on
Port Halson. Oar boys a-s gFe1.iy reisisaa
IL the ru cess OF tia sgaya ielsnders Of Pert
Hndsor. al in good fpiriss, Islus sseas ~
uariai.
Jaae el-Nas maea oil in.esss. .he Last saw
daysS The nring yesssra4y Hasruiax, ftom
- 10 ocsosk A. ~, was the hsasisss thai ne
had da-:ag .ns siege.
jsa. 25-I have Gan fsa.hsfson' eaaa. and
shali isaso the city 70 aAossow uaayaip1s--
Saarpshoosiug and eaHnonadiaK havs besu
going on sh0st - neasl far ssSessl 1~yA--