Daily national Republican., 1863-06-08
dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.l
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WALNUT HILLS, VIoKsBURo.
VIA CHICKASAw bayou, MAY rs. !
VIA CAIRO, june 3.
Deserters from all parts Of the Rebel lines
state the garrison Of Vlcksburg at from twenty
totwenty.f five thousand strong; that the trenches
and forts are not relieved day or night, and
that they arc now being fed on quarter ratIons
Of corn bread and boiled fresh beef. Their re-
serves is only one brigade aud half. Tho ma-
jority of the troops are willing to surrender the
city. Our shells are destroying the buildings.
ana the inhabitants live In caves to escape
death.
Gen. Pemberton sent some families with
their negroes into our lines yesterday, but Gen.
Grant sent the former back and kept the ne
grOes to work for us.
The guerrillas have made raids at an d above
Lake Providence, and run OFF a number of
negroes.
Our sappsrs and niuers are Progressing suc-
cessfully with their work Of gradual appToacb
and In some places have reached within A few
yards Of the Rebel works. The Rebel sharn-
shooters do not dare TO fire, nor the men in the
rihe-pits TO show their heads above the works.
Our loss In killed and wounded during the
Siege, which commenced on the Sth, will not
exceed 1900 or 1900, the first accounts hnyInp
been greatly exaggerated.
The Rebels may have to be starved out, but
there need 6e no fears entertained of the cap.
ture OF Nlcksburg and Its entire garrison.
KEINFoRcEMENTs ron GENERAL GRANT.
Under the river news" head, In the b..
Louis papers of June 8, we fnd the following
interesting items
Early yesterday morning the Atlantic, with
quite number OF sanitary goods aboard
passed down. She also had the Twentieth
Iowa, from PaduCah.
We hOar to-day that the Dean, strader. and
Graham took troops from Columbus.
The 81. Louis, down last evening, has sani-
LaTy stores aboard from Plttsburg.
The Meteor sailed on Government business
yesterday, having troops on board.
Inc Empress goes this morning on Govern
ment account, and 1t Is said she will take on a
regiment and a battery.
1t 10 rumored also that the Hannibal, Conti-
mental, White Cloud, d. q. Taylor, Minnebaha.
and still others now In port, as we'll as out OF
port, will meet with instant dispatch on urgent
Government business.
Government is hauling In or hauling out
many boats again. The steamers Henry Won
Phul, Belle Memphis, John Warner, and other
boats that were expected TO arrive al this port
from Memphis, have been detained by the an.
thorities below, for transportation purposes.
They will not, therefore, arrive here for some
days.
The D. G. Taylor and other boats lying here,
we understand, are ordered below.
The Cairo Correspondent of tho st. Louis
Republican writes nnder date Of June Il
"Tho Chouteau, Perry, aud Dlckey have
gone up the Cumberland in Government ser
vice. They will likely return tomorrow.
The gunboat Lexington arrived from Cum
berland river" ...
SOUTHERN ACCOUNTS FROM yICKsBURG.
NEW York, June THE Tunes army cor
respondent says: Richmond papers OF the 9th
contain the fOllOwingi
JACKsOS, June 9.-The result Of the Beige OF
Vicksburg thus far Ia very encouraging 10 our
side. The enemy have been repulsed In every
attempt TO storm the works and Gen. Grant
must be compelled to raise the Beige in a few
days. The storming Of the works 10 looked for
In the next forty-eight hours.