Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-05-29
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Rrltania left Mass: u on tn. 21st and arr:v-
ed l'ere last night.
MOBILE, May 25.-Tha Mo- Ie cores
| pondent Of the Epening Nr;cs in |. ter
dated jackson, May %, says: Tro p;
, are continually arriving and we will soon
hare a fine "riny. The city was being Tor
! ''fied. The Mississippian Say> on Satur-
day the enemy attacked the for;ifcations
at Vicksburg six times, three time, vest
day and each time was defeated with i'm
mch'e loss. Gen Stevenson says he can
hold Ficksburg Indefinitely.
y special despatch to the Evcninq
Ne~s da'.I Ja-kson, May "a. says, frin y
was Icard till this morning, but nothing
since then.
This morning the Goth Mississippi. noun
ted, dashed into Raymond, CAPTURING 100
| prisoners, fourteen were brought 10 this
city, the rest sick and wounded, were IA.
! rolled.
JACKSON, May 25.-An officer from
V"kshnrg says Oh Tuesa, mornny. a,
! 10 o'clock, the enemy attacked the lett o
our centre four times-the first attack LAST
ed thirty minutes, the second twenty, the
tt'rd fifteen, and the fourth nine, and were
repulsed with great slaughter Our loss
was eighty men. We took four stand of
colors. column Of assault was brought
up on Wednesday, the officers leading, but
the troops broke and the column disappear
ed. On Thursday the enemy commenced
'heliing. The Federal dead were unbu-
rled up TO Thursday night. Our works to
ward Warrenton were not menaced. The
Federal line Of investment is imperfect.
Yankee prisoners report that General
Steele was killed
JACKSON, May 23.-Our latest advices
from Vicksburg are up to Thursday night.
Our losses during the recent assaults of the
enemy upon the place we're slight, and the
injury to our batteries was but trialng. The
garrison is well supplied, and cofilent of
holding the city. Ehe enemy failed in all
his efforts his dead strew the ground in
front of our works. One estimate fixes
bis loss at 10000 men. Firing has been
heard at intervals last night and to-day.
The enemy is supposed to be shclling our
position.
The mornings train from below reports
the enemy to have reached Ponchatraln,
having come up from that pon. from New
Orleans.
GoLDsBoRo, May 25.-An abolition pris
oner arrived this evening from Kinston.
Also seven prisoners. the captain and crew
OF the schooner Seaside, captured last
Thursday, twenty miles below Wilson's
Point, on the Ncuce, and forty from New
bern, BY six men OF Captain Barr,nglcn'.
company, Wbitford's battalion. The
schooner and cargo, CONSISTING of Govern
mont stores, were burned Two negroes,
who aav they belong to Norfolk, were tn.
ken off a lighter at tie same tim: and u
Yankee Doctor, captured below Kinston,
on the enemy's retreat near Newborn creek
make up the balance Of the crowd Which
start tor Richmond in the morning.
RALEroH, NC, May z6.-Tbe Knston
correspondent Of the Raleigh ProgrGs of
the Oath says three thousand Yankees at
tackled our pickets, three regiments, at
Gum Swamp, on Friday, surprised and
routed them. We. had several wounded
and fifty to hundred taken prisoners.
Gen. Hill forced The enemy back and drove
them to Within eight miles Of Newherp.
The colonel commanding the Yankees is
reported killed. The enemy burnt the court.
house and other buildings at Trenton, Jones
county. on Friday, and robbed and plum
dered the citizens as they went.
RICHMOND, May 26.-Advices from the
North TO- the Esd instant have been re-
ceived here.
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