Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-09

TIE ASSAULT ~ NAY HlsT
A private lester recsivss h r. from a PhiladeE
rhian an If er If tke h Iowa regiment,
I Stsele's division, reads az t)low
rs THE FIELD BrFoaE vrcEsBURs Z
NAY g. lees
We are suce .e1'n- beyond cur N Ct gaine
I eKDectsri1us Y se-dsy the eoemv sent out p
htg-Uf trucs. fsriug 20 srrreudar the pisre snd
ali their arms sud munitions ~ war f they
would be allowed 8 uass ous E7'hiaz hut an
uucnndiriansl Surrender viii Be eec.ose3 Oar
regiment charged the br-astWorks dav before
Yesterday, hu, they were TOO mrcAH'r us sp7
forced Us u advance q the resr. hsA nl a friend
" point of lsrd. 7 writ within 81 ekrg dis
tsncs Of th4 euemy' 8 vrorks
Orr sharpshOeters & yht them Il dsy. and
ehsff them a. night We are sheltered behind
q hili from the enemy's fire; bat IF We sbcul3
chance % lock over the bill q rebel bullet Is
sure 10 come after 70 We have kept This po.
sifisH since night before last, aud, with or
sharBshoO-ers. are-Dr0-sc-iug the remainder Of
orr brigade, who are directly under the Hill IN
Wbirh are the rpbels works, sud within fly
.rds of them We have the enemy comolet
IL surrounded. 0u- RIGHT resting on the Yszr o.
and our ieft on the MssjssipDi, below Veks-
hurg. The place viii Certainly fsll 10 a few
days before our heavy Ere
The LATEST FROM vICKsBURG.
WAsHINsT0S. June I-Miiniygt-Uo 70
ore O'Clock tl-uighs no s1di iOnal int d yencs
had been received from Grants army later than
the previous 4 dsps'eh g Of the % h. when it was
sts.ed that Giants forces were progressing as
favorahly ss c0nl be expected, aud GRAFT had
no faaTs Of N result
CHICAGO. Juu4 "A speeial disrs'rh t. he
Times. daiei II .a'qusrtars in the Field, near
Vicksbarg, May % says;
But liftls has hoen Fl ciAd 8u~ing the last
thirty-siX hours. Over a hundred pieces IF Il "a
artillery and several sic q guns rsned sho. and
shell on the enemys works yesterday The
mortar q haet. slso took 3 position behind D q.
S TO point, and b0mbarded the city the entire
dsv.
On the right Gen. Sherman has pushed
S. ele's dgsion % rarely 20 the foot Of rbe Dsr-
spats Or men laY in a ditch snd on th
slape - ths psraDat. inside If ous Of the prin-
oipsl forts. unable 70 take it BY storm. bu; de
ter0'inna not tn retire
The Federal and rebel soldiers are not tws,,tv-
6ve fesf spsrt, bpt both are pOws-less 10 iuRics
much harm. Each wssches the O.har. aud
4 gems Of muskets ara fred a. soon as q soldier
eInoses himself shove bs'works on either side
Nearly the same co diriou Of things exists in
n Paerson's front sR1 bis sharpshooters pre-
vent The working Of the snsmy's pieces ia one
OF two forts
J
morning on cue Of them BY Seohsnson's brig
sd4. but vaa 7apnsel I've companies Of one
brigade got inside hut n Isl Of them were cap
tura1
TIE forp srs fisl with Infantry. Oar artil-
lfry has 't mounted few guns apd damaged
TIE works in som places, but they a-s sill
strong
Gen n Cl-rnsn5 was hard prsss'l ou the
left vestefday, End sent for reinforcs snents.
q i l.
81 O'Clock The contest continued ssh ore Of
our Gags was planted at the foot of fhs earth
works on he outside Of a Tsbal f0ri, ani kept
there for several hours, bat the fort was not
aiken
@cCleruaud's loss is essima'ei at one thou
"a, a killed and wounded, yes. r1ay
The fighting grows more desperate each dav.
The Transports are naV bringing supplies %
wi'hiH fhree miles Of our Iight
Gar. J e J1ans,sH IS reported 81 81 u-sr the
B g B.ackTiver 81 oar resr. si.h iutorc-aa snts
G'r the bssegea army. Cen Ca0t ear le.aii
men cnouge 90 the operations h-Ts. g. keep
Johnston Ia check.
TIE HERALB's DISP tTGHEs-GUN 30sF CIN.
CINFAI sUSK BY THg r. BeL HaE
WASHINGTON. J6ns 2 1868 OF sal advices
received iram Yisk.brs 30 90 haz9 Of My
indicate ihst th r. is no chsHge in Eha ststs II
sgass there. bot tat the prospects Of General
Grant are IT 2 - uraging
The Riehrond Hhig sal DisPatrA of Sstur-
urdsy. the 80 ut conan ~ g. eraphic n-
tel genes a. all, and ihs former nu eveH 40
aiius'on to the CO. diet pragTsssiEg on the banks
Of the Aissis-iani bis retieenee OF the rebel
papers Is considered as ind c4tive OF great
lack Of n6 ience 10 ih4 success Of Psmb srtoa
ava Johnston in their attempts 10 retlia posses
sion Of Ycksburg d 3eles' the army of Gea.
Grsut While our own accounts from ihsrs are
highly encouraging and 81 flciory, the rebel
rspers have nothiag with VII ca 10 eoazoia their
fesde's enc p the h7ps that mattsrs, despite
theigpresent uaiavUahie aspect, msy yet come
on ! dgtt
CHICAGO, Jaue "A special 3isDs'ch from
mphis, dated ths lst inst, furnishes the fol
lowiug intel geues:
Tue steamer LTuinary arrived 0a Sa'urdsy
aight from below with news from Vicksburg
10 May 25
The gunboat Cincinnati was snuk BY the IRE
from She reb.l batteries ct Veksburg 90 Nay
26, VITA reported loss OF over twenty killed
ard wounded
Svarsl of cur men captured by the rebels
hsvS been par1led on bseoaut Of scarcity Of
food
A dsnaich hcst from Yeksburg on me y n
alt eorhgms the report Of the 81 king Of the
gunboat CrneiauaG ~ shag from che rebel bat
teriss. Size vac ordered 10 move down the
river aud when turning the no;nt was opena1