Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-07-01
From the War. .

From the War.
MOBILE, June PA special dispatch
to the Register from jackson to-day says
that on Saturday Grant made another heavy
assault on Vicksburg and was repuls ed with
loss of ten thousand.
The enemy has evacuated Grand Gulf.
His troops passed to the west side Of the
river. JOHN Forsyth.
JACKSON, June 24.-Several private
letters received from Vicksburg of the 17th
state that the utmost feeling Of confidence
exist in their ability to resist any assault,
and that our entirelo including Wednes.
days fight, was six hundred and twenty.
FIVE. 5~ss
Among the killed were Col. Garret and
Capt Gould Of the Goth Alabama,
The shot ofGrants batteries never in.
jured any one, many of which go over the
city and plunge into the river. Even:la:
dies came out of their houses at night to
witness the bombardment, which was repre-.
sented as being perfectly. grand: y,
All concur in the statement that the gar,
rison is bountifully supplied with provis.
ions. Full rations are still issued. :
JACKSON, June 19.--About 12O prise.
sners arrived here this evening, taken by
Logan, at jackson, La, during his lats
raid. - -
They report the slaughter at Port Hud.
son as enormous. -
One of the officers says he lost two thirds
of his command in one attack. 4
Official dispatches state that General
Chalmers sunk three transports below Mem
phis on the Goth, and disabled another. S:
Pemberton receives troops and supplies
across the river every night. -.
JACKSON, June 26. "A staff officer; who
left Yicksburg on Monday, reports the gar.
rison is closely besieged. The enemy keep.
up a constant fire, which is more severe
than formerly, as they have better range Of
the town. One entire block on Washing.
ton street was destroyed by ineendiaries5
last week. Every means has been taken
to discover them, without success.
The sappers and miners on both sides are
hard at. work. They can hear the sounds
of each others picks. The report that two
ladies have been killed by the lombard.
mentis untrue no -eitizen has been injur-
ed. "A; * -. =,
a special despatch to the Mississip pptan,
dated Grenada, 25th, says Maj !. Mc cGibbon,
of the Federals, was arrested in disguise at
that place. Heswas reported to the Pro-.
vost Marshal last week as having left Mem
-phis on business, on a promise often thoa-E
sand dollars reward if successful. A num- Z
Der ofgoods earoute to Memphis, have been,
seized by the Provost Marshal.
Trains are running again to Pamela. .s
Z JACKSON, June rs. - Advices from
Vioksburg, ofthe 23d, hayefbeen received:
There was no assault upon the works last
Saturday, asreported, but every gun from
Grants works and feet brought to bear.
on the devoted garrison. The fire was kept
up from 2 o'clock 8. m. till 10.a. N. Our
guuners responded briskIy. The Yankees
admit our FIRE to have been very 4destruc-.
tive, and the accuracy Of our gunners M.
equalled. Our loss was 70 killed and
wounded. q s.
Brisk Sringis going on at icksburg to-
night.
RICHMOND, June 25.-Ten transports
appeared at the White House this morning,
and landed small force It is reported
that the Federals have advanced as far as
Tunstall's. No apprehension is felt in off. 4
cial circles. Efficient measures have been
taken to repel the advance, if attempted.
Imboden has destroyed all the workshops,
machinery, locomotives and cars on the
Cumberland, and every bridge from Little
Capon some distance west Of the Cumber.
land. The immense tunnel was destroyed,
and the great iron bridge knocked topieces.
This is the greatest blow Of the kind ever
given them. t.s.%+
The correspondent of the New York
Herald of June 18th, says Hooker's army
hns suffered untold miseries from heat,
dust and want of water. The whole coun.
try issflled with stragglers. The men
could not be keptin ranks. No coaxipg or
threateninga could prevail on them to move
On. There were many thousand cases of
sunstroke, of which hundreds we're Instantly
fatal. ,.S5 -