The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-13

that the navy holds the door. to Vicksbursf
Grand Gulf is the strongest place on Tie Miss
sissippi, and ifthe enemy hal suceeehed
finishing the fortifcati0hs, no fleet doqld have
taken them. " N
have been all. over the works and fnd
Them as follows One fort on a point of rocks.
rs feet high, calculated for six or seven guns.
mounting two seYen-ineh riAes-and one eight
inch, and one Parrot gun on wheels, which
was carried of. On the left of this work is a
trianguiar-wor calculated TO mount one hea-
fESsse works m .le McJpsss.lAa. .yMi.hH aSS,s 4
fort by a covered way and double rife pits
extending q quarter of a mile, constructed
with anuch labor, and showing great skill on.
the part of, the constructor 6fs ksai yaE iroS
fThethind fortfcomimahds the river in alp
directions It mounts one splendid oBlaukely
10Ospounder, one eightinch: and two. 80'p0un4
ders. The. latter were alying burst or broken
on the grohnd.fa aosris sat g 5slsifxaes
The gnnboats hadlso covered up everything
! with earth that itswas impossible tosees at ifst
what was fherepwith otheEsexeeptioni of the
guns that Wereadismoanted on broken 15f sie
Every gunnthat felieinto our hands was in
good: condition, and we foundea large quantity
of ammunition. 4 These are by far the mos.
extensizelystuilt works with the exception Of
thoseat Nieksburg l have seen yet; and am
hapPyrto say that we hold them.m Z am dis
mounting the guns and getting on board the
ammunition. S7-
Since making thezaboveis examinations new
forts have been passed nearly finished. They
had no guns, butt erc complete sof the kind
as regards position,3and had heavy field pieces
in them .aesae4 ym 3aa5 .ts9s4l siafa
-a93 Yan 20 aoDAVIDD d, PORTER.
EActing Rear Admiral Commanding Mississippi
nj SQUADRON. .1fosym q ] fiBs !?aiala 1877
The Herald especial Saws the lstest rurnors
ia Tint Gem eintzelman is IN he & aeed IN
Command Of the armT of't b F Potomac oSa p,j IN Slac cs
of Hooker.ol5.s bus asiId reE deiiE t71sI q
evsi 4adi ssisEo ~ New Yerka Mav 9. e
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d.; - ~ TalIssE go spSs.da = liz sas
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j tla =. n ! , .a u ma 81 lh9ss m M saPpanaenoIA
az Q % c1eek yesleroay; iney lmmeolaseiy
Plocefaeu 70 nis edugaa iegrs ~ lIalu.coIuu.yl5
Tnere .ney spep. 1ne nign. ano In most tS u tne
aay r., fe, ranar, w hGeS ifnnn sai ~ ? nm. &
8 !. 40 l epnl Nv aa. .s.a,S i Say - pm
r mat 4o ye,e s mrf ~ from reinf %e.a'1 Hooaal : gepal,.
m NJ r 80 rs1si 49, 80 1870 isoiH
l;,iaa ,.a,ssdsd .apI aes;sansss u oI.. ~ ,'gss
fllleo o, w q nan Hnu PRISONERS places Vi IN
esSep assySII has he.5 +o,;azaa ae
mand for not keeping open The eonnaniossioa
Nth Stoneman and Following mn he orders .for
his mar. Of the cavalry = sxr saitio : SyeI;n3
friends are confident that he aid NOTHING that
cannot Be fully justified 5ao2 isn's
The reported fcss Of d large amout Of field
artilleryfon Hookersa fsfreat is untrue. II is
believed our forces brought away more than
they crossed with. Hooker had ne nearly re-
crossed Tho Rappahannock before he heard the
news in the rebel papers Of the success Of
Stoneman's expedition. But few,'ofth woun-
ded are arriving here-the cause of the delay
is unknown, ! =. So
The President tcida member Of his Cabi-
net this p. m, since his return from Falmouth,
that he found Hooker's army in much better
conditi0s than he anticipated and believed
that the moment the weather cleared of, il
could again make a forward movement, if it
should be so de :ided. :.
Among the improbable rumors brought BY.
boat this evening was one that the enemy had
commenced Smelling Falmouth to-day, and
another that Hooker had commenced to cross
There has been no excitement in Washing
ton To-Day: - Ts..a s.zss.;. , baeft
IT'S Denexed IN y asnLngton tpas the GEN.
scrlPton VIII De ,Immeaiatsfy enforced, be-,
ginning with the state OF New fors. ssass !
1900 ri yo.4GWh washington y.
1, Following has been, received at Head Guar
tiers :ss,. T.a,au an 45ifa ~ sHq1