Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-09
LATER FROM vICKSBURG-HIGHLY INTEREST
ING PARTICULARS OF TIE ASSAULTS
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We have seen VIM. Jas. Il. Saunders of Selma, Ala
who left the vicinity of Voksburg day before yesterday
at IL A NJ. He has been inside the Yankee lines ever
since Grant invested the place. and allowed to leave
by Gen. Grant, in order to bring away Mrs Hundley,
wife of Col. ID. K. Hundey, OF the 3lst AlabAms who
vas wounded and taken prisoner at Port Gibson.
He reports that, in the big fight Friday of week
before last the Yankees confess that they lost twenty
thousand men.
On Thursday Of the same week We sunk two Of tie
enemys gunboats which shell the town very day, hav
ing set fire 10 some houses, and already killed few
women and children, but doing very little other damage
Thirtyone Of Vaughn's East Tennesseeans having de-
serted and taken the OATH state that far losses in
the city amount to only thousand. Mr.. Saunders
ports that the Yankees lose from fifty four hundred
every day, shsrpshooters killing them off whenever
they show Themselves their guns which they
obliged to handle at night One Of our sharp shooters
has already immortazed himself in the Yankee army
He tells them he is a one-eyed man, and ne shoe
Belgian rifle, whenever the peculiar whistle of that
weapon is heard the Yankees call out "Look out boys,
there's old one eye"
They say he can kill at one thousand yards and never
misses. One day, two Yankee Captains we're looking
from behind cotton BALE and old One Eve killed them
DO at shot Mr.. uuders a'so saw one other Cal
ia with an amp ted eC which owed to the same un-
k lown Col Hundley knows the man, says his
is Elliott and that he belongs the 30th Alaba-
ma. He is known in Alabama The best markzman in
the State.
Gen. Grant speaks very disparagngly of Johnston
and says he will whip him certainly if he to at
tack him where be is lie has received heavy reinforce
ments since the fall Of Snyders Bluff Among the kill.
cd Of the Yankees since they have Invested Ycksbug,
Major General Kerr, Brig Generals Buibrdge, Lay,
Bowman, ard one other rame forgouel.
The TWO gunboats sunk were the Natchez and Night
inga!e. Grant says he will starve Vicksburg out in ten
DAYS, but this is known to be an idle boast.
Mr. Saunders states that the stencil ofhe dead Yau-
KEGS ofe ded citizens six miles from The battlefield
Gen. Pemberton sent flag Of truce - Grant aud de.
mauded that he remove his wounded aud bury his dead
which demand was compiled WITH
The Federals when they approached Vicksburg, were
perfectly sarguine OF en- immediate capture of our
stronghold and invited the ladies into Yicksburg
their sweethearts the rebels ato be sent Nor
Gen Grant demanded surrender of the city, and gave
Pemberon three DAYS to consider the proposition. The
rebel General replied that he didn't three minutes
consider the ques ion, but invited Grant open upon
him as soon as he pleased.
After the terrible slaughter OH Friday, Gen Grant
issued order for ladders 10 be made and the
sault to be renewed Saturday at o'clock, but the
men refused to be lead again to the slaughter pen
The 20ih Ohio sent up petition to Gen. McClernand,
al positively refused to participate again in the pur-
derous work.
Mr.. Saunders heard frequent CONVEX alton between
the Fed,rals and Colonel Womack, chief of Grants
staff expressed the opinion that burg would not be
taken for six months, if ever They imagine, now that
our force in Vicksburg is from 10000 to 900 men,
The entire Federal loss around the entertainments at
ViCksburg is estimated by them at from $4,000 to
10000 General Grant sent in to Pemberton 10 know
why he fred railroad spikes and poisoned balls them?
The only General p. made to this question
that the whole story id lie. The FedeTals are
sezng upon all sorts of pretexts to cunt for their
tremendous losses