Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-01-10
Telegraph News.

viohsburg-caire, Jana
Dispatches from General Sherman, on
the battle 6eld at Vicksburg.
On Saturday, the 9Th, General Sher.
man debarked in force on the left bank Of
the Yszoo, ten miles above the mouth, and
forming line Of battle advanced towards
Vicksburg Afler passing beyond the
reach Of Gre from the gunboats, he enconn'
tered the enemy In force. A terrific cOn-
nict for FIVE hours ensued, when the enemy
was driven back beyond two bayous that
| skirt the rear OF Vicksburg, and from their
entrenchmenls on the bill by shell.
Saturday night the two armies laid on
their arms with two bayous intervening.
During the night pontoous we're construct.
ed. Notwithstanding the terrific FIRE Of the
enemy, under cover Of the underground.
AT daylight on Sunday q concerted ad.
vance was made by Sherman's whole force.
Gen Steel held the left Gems Morgan and
Blair the center, and Gems A L. and M.
L. Smith the tight. S'erl turned the enc.
my's right so as TO communicate with Nor.
gan's division, having been separated by
Swsmps runing at right angles to the
msin front. BY sunrise the whole force
was engaged, and up to ten o'clock the
musketry and artillery lighting was very
severe
Rebels in front of Morgan's and
Smiths divisions were entreuched on high
rising ground. This position was finally
carried by storm. The gunb, ats did not
cooperate, but the Benton engaged the
fortilicatio at Haine's Bluff. During
the engagement several of the Beuton's
crew we're killed. Captain GwyUn was
mortally wounded The 59th Ohio, Slh
Missouri aud 2d Kentucky regiments sus'
tanned considerable loss during Saturdays
Gght. Banks aud Furragut were expected
to cooperate, but they had not arrived.
The Memphis Bulletin, says the fighting
had been going on FIVE days, commencing
on Wednesday, up to Monday morning.
Sherman had captured three lines of ih
enemy's works, aud the firing on the 4tI
aud last line of defence on the Jackson
and Vicksburg road had ceased and lndi
cations were that il had surrendered
This line was jnst two miles from Vicks
bnrg, and nothing is between Sherman AM
the city but the tressle work Of the rail
road
Before taking the fortifeation, Sher
man sent brigade TO cot eff commnnica
, tlons with the city by the Shreveport rail
road, which work was successfully per
formed
Sherman was reinforced on Sunday b.
5000 men from CRAFTS army, by way o
Ibe river.
The whole Federal force before Vicks
bnrg is now 10000,
The latest accounts are that We had CAP
lured ten guns aud 700 prisoners. Moth
ing has hs yet b, en- heard of the forces belo'
VicksbuIg.
The steamer Judge florence was twic
6red on while passing MilIekenville. il
retaliation the RstIler burnt the town.
General Sullivan with force of 6,00t
attacked FoIest, Thuredhy morning a
Hollis q oss Road, IL miles fIom LexIng
on, Tennessee. A severe engagement en-
sued, lasting oil day. A gunboat patrol.
ing the river prevented the rebels frou
crossing.
They fought desperately, but Gnall!
were routed aud scattered, with The loss o
400 killed aud wounLed, and 400 cap
tured. We also took $50 horses, DearIy
1000 stand of arms, and battery of sil
guns. The Uuion loss was 800 killed aud
wounded. These losses may be eXagger
ated, but it is certain that they we're very
heavy.