, 1863-06-12
THE SIEGE OF VIcKSBURe.


WALNUT Hills, V1cKsBuRa, Viz YAzoo
R1rER, June s. VIA CA1no. June II, 1858.
Joe Johnston took possession Of 1azoo
City On Sunday last General Grant sent 4
large force to dislodge him, and skfrmtsh
took place between our infantry and the
rebel cavalry under General John Davis,
at sata1tia, on the east shore Of the Yazoo,
fifty niles ADORE the mouth. We took
thirty or forty prisoners, and had few
wounded. Our cavalry are In hot pursuit
of the rebels, who only fired one yol1ey
and then fed.
The fate Of VicIsburg must be decided
within ten days, but there is no faar felt on
our side as to the result.
Ne are within 160 yards Of the rebels
strongest works, and our eharpshooters keep
Tho rebel guns silent.
The Union flag las been seen hoistcd oVrr
several houses in the country between the |
Taxoo and the Big Black River. Deserters
etil1 come In daily, and the city is suffering
from our conyerging fires.
- 1.,r ,1rno c,1,ov,,o,
has been received by mail from Washington,
oaseo tne io.n' .,.,+
ivy u'sta'enes na'e oo: s,T'.sat sns'a
from den. usan1' ooiesea ~ ~.
men in high official positions. Tic dispatches
are dated Monday. An important f.ct, and
one WINCH naa 'ess'o"eI 414a-. 4. 1a@ 1'' r,t
de1i'eo IRON 1nem, na'ne5' taa' o1u' u1""'
Was III communication WIZ oen aIuhs ~
late as Oh 1ne 4tn, IL "u'cu '''uo Ao' AA"~aon
was c'osea5 inses'cu' oeA. oa' .,.s sto.'s' ~.
what Is a1feaoy Ano"h' Ut poi1e.ea' ta44 49,
johnston ~ conce m..A. u.s '.'e sanast ~ ~ .tst
Ia'c 'E.a,e' u.s. p4A4' ~ ~ csa.. 80 -, 49,
1hree oiS'slons ar* nlo'ios 1.om o4'5s' W
1h1orec Jonnston' n'eeAia.4uso - A"o"" ,,, ~
nave )oiheo 1onns.on' ,'s 1os ~ .s.s,. 49,
Closely tn'ee.eo' N"u -. s,ss. - p
1asofaol5. ine 'oae ~ tnI u4spa. .,t "a: - IS.
presen1ea 70 oe 7oca ~ ~ ano" '.na. .,. as .sao
neither tne enem, a. 4ns ~ T.,,
and Will project us liucs ~ W alauo - -
presumed nc a,a no' Ano" ~ ~ ..ts y. .e,- ~
telee'al'', "se.nc' VI NV Nv "so ~ $500,
1oreco. 1has in'oa n'.'''on sa'P'a~7 'r4,.~
nope anu connoence III 'A' 1"''1 7ueee'' - ''Ae
slege' .r
NE" 1oRh' yune tlNu.1o's n1 1'e 1uosol
disaster q. 'leAso.!e. ~ 49, -a..,sa1
e'lne. ~ Wy, ~ ~ s.,' ,s.,:s ,aoa -aa.,~oa
1fom '1cAspn1s ~ 'ue - .tA' 1850 10 ~
IN washington, out Mo 1o' '11' ~ ~
IN ll'pof'an' ~" e1' po~.u.,
ihc repo1'eo 1epulse '. 'a.e nn .naoat.aas. ~
eon' - 49, s.s... ~ az n7t,,
1e.e1s !" Iue aet1o, - s' :".a,,,, .'. - .
~ ~ aooa 'o.3 ~ 's,.N~.s
"s.S'~1 14Ao =, ,r,,. corox,,,o,+
WASHINGTON, 'one .uo uo'.. ."tAsu' ~,
| las received adTices from 9fant TO Inc ON
| inst, saving, everything Is progressing satis-
| factor,lr
Tine" YORK, June AA'-Ane 1f'o""e e@sa
VIC have letter from our correspondent,
xenophon ~ to tho 9Th inst. He gives q
1ae,; Co., - +,,o s;eoa H. renorts TINT
nepelaA s1s~ ~ .ae sS..,,.. 49,. * ~, nh.
the rcpnlse Of sortie against ono OF our MN
e+-,+ae that 1oe Johnston cannot possibly ret
e''''~0 .4.A. ~ -. =. ..-,1-. -..t,,a+,t ~,
near enough 10 a1ant ~ e'tAe' "4'nou' oo'uS i;
extinguishcd, and says that the garrison "il
soon .: co"peneu :" -, -.
NAsn1Sd1oS, June Ian unoiuelal tele
g1am from the vicinity Of Vie6sburg, received
to.aov sors the rehe1s In small force attackeG
.1,,,:,.,s,: 49, ans yon,,a,s po.n+ ~ tl,.
1nnunea oehu auo ao"n5 e'n.' y. ~
9Th Inst, but we're dcciRlyely repulsed at DOLL
points.
Tha ,,,,rod 4roona ,t The formcr n1occ n
Aus -, .,'.t 49,. :,
hrst gave way out upon nea'lns lpat tuo7
Of their number who were captured wen
killed, they rallied with great fury, and routct
tbe enemy
.a..aa. .o thu ,+t &c. ,,ra- hoe. racn,vet
Aa'teee ~ .n' 7.o 4n7. os'o sn
everything then looked iasofaple 10 gu
fnal SUCCESS.
c.1po lime 11.-Rey. Afr. Gibson. Recto
NJ 80, E,;scnna1 Chnrch, near Vicksburr. ar
~ r;raa ID ~ d,v from the front. He tells a glow
in~ story il bclalf Of the rebels, and a yer,
gloomy u,,e for the Federal army lie come
With }Ess at the expense of the Government
and desires to 60 on ut same rate, but doub
if he is worthy Of the confidence and gencros
| i,5 that las been reposed in him.
It is probable that the rebels haYe fo9
| light sqnadrons Of men between Yazoo an,
Black River: Thursday morning last, Gen
Kimbal1. with :, coo troops, landed at satartta
| thirty miles below Tazoo City. a force Q
2,DCO rebels, supposed to be under III
Adams, were near that place. ana 4en 3