Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-02
LATER. FROm THE NoRTR.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS r THE REPUlsE AND
SLAUGHTER AT vIqKsBURG-GREAT DE-
STRUOTIoN OF YANKEE SHIPssBY TIE ALA
BAgA APPROPRIATED : =
+ By tire way of CITY Point we have che follow ng ir
tercsng nom United States papers bf Friday
afternooS; , 81. ~ ..,..,
TIE siEGE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., oy TIN yANKGEs--
FIAETuL HAVOC e"
specia despatch to the Chicago Times, dated on
the 6ed mean Vicksburg ON the 2Sd (ssturday) nine
o'clock p. NJ, Gays 800, .'Vs '.,sa
There has been DO sighting to-day Our troops are
resting from yesterdays assault Our repuse was
etc all parts of the line, but no encouragement
Needle entertained of our final success. We are EN-.
renchng ourselves aud building rife pits Cavalry have
been out towards Canton ascertain the where
sbout of JOhnstOns fOrce4 Our 5ss Yesterday was OF
Tar from 900 rOi - ii Try
The Times special despatch from Memphis May 9th,
says ,ls,-. o., s. is5r, -r,ntl. 49,
Our forces we're repaed on Friday yieksburg, but
the City OF Memphis, from The vicinity of Vcks-
burg Mondays arrived to-day and reports that Gen.
Grant has eaptTtd etfry fsbtt Tsdo At one place it
was necessary owing 70 the steepness Of the hill to
scale IL with ladders. Gen. Horey led the assault The
rebels rolled shells down the hill at the Federal troop0
which exploded amongst them, making fearful havoc.
Fighting going iupiously when the City of Men,
phis LETT The FcdeEl lcsEs' are'said to be heavy.
\ telegram dated Chicago, 2sth, saysS "a
special Cairo despatch TO Gen. Lee, Of Kansas,
confirms the report that of the outer vnks of the
enemy at Vieksburg have been taken.
In fridays attack the forthcaons the battle was
very slngunary The HAtonal-loss- very serere =
The rebels fought with great GOODNESS and desperation
ressrving their FIRE until our forces CANE WbR amur
derOus range. @F6
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into the last line Of their entertainments. -
This was the situation Oh Friday seyepipG, Nay a.
When the boat left on Saturday morning. our mortar-
boats were throwing occasional shells into yelsburg
we have captured the batteries both above and below
the town. es..- -sa 1910
arrived at Memphis Monday morning. From Captain
Stesrns, passenger, We learn the follow ng
The fighting Friday was desperate Gen. Grant
charged the Notifications ara took come of'them.--
The rebels rallied and retoOk them. There was much
hand-to-hand lighting s.t- t- - :. e. ~ -
Capt Searns says our loss hat DAY III killed, wound
ed and missing, about5 coo The rebels used hand
grenades when our forces attempted the works
i was reported that one corps Of Banks army had
arrived at WarrentOn, .. ) e.t
d, ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED AT MKNPHIs.
despatch from Memphis, 2S.h plt, says: -, J..
The first load Of wounded from General Grants army
has arrived. Among The Sc are Colonel Mavendy, Col
wounded severe, but not dangerous ~
In the severe battle, the llth aud Oath Indiana lost
about ESQ each Captain Holman Of the 24th is killed
General HoveyS Indiana division at Champion Hill,
maintained the brunt of the Eight against an over.
wbelmng force Of the rebels under Joe Johnston
V;cks6urg isinVested all SIDES and soon be in
our hands. Gepersl Carr aud. lieutenant Colonel
Cameron, Of the 44th Indiana, reported killed.
Lieutenant (oonel ----, 24th Indiana, bad his
right hand shattered while aspng the cclors of his
guuent and eRdeavoriRg to rally his men under mgr
derous fe F
WASHINGTON MISUNDERSTANDING OF 1aE Imzs
The New York Times, of Friday last, contains the
following: 10
WASHINGTON; May 2S.--AnoGher day has passed With
out anything, Official or otherwise from Vicksburg-
There begins be talk in official circles Of prQbabil
" that the siegemay last fortnight
|. THURSDAY, 2S-Sidnight. is nothing later
Ylcksburg than shat already communicated to the
public.
The Star Of this afternoon, says that private inforna
ton from experienced officers now ia the vicinity OF
Vicksburg, written Gen. Grant was about to com
mence the siege of that city expressed the opinion that
it vould he a work of week or two a. least ere it, re-
duction could be looked for. .
The Times says, editorialy;
Phe dispatches concerning affairs at vicksburg con,
tnue to be nearly as possible ineOmprsheast5ls"
This is pretty good indication Of the sepulse Of the
Yankees, but here'i5 better from the Times;
''Now that the people of the North know, and have
settled do ndcoutsn in the belief thatthe "StiIs and
Strips did not wave over Vicksburg on Sunday last we
think it would be 10 harm if the Government a. Wash
ington would furnish the public with crect statements
of the news they have on hand There ought certainly
to be daily communication by steamboat between
Poreers fleet and Memphis-fFom whence the wires ex
tend all over the country"
THE GLAHXMK AND FLORIDA AGAIN AT woRK--ExrENsIvE
pIPREDAroSs UPON YANKEE coNNEROE-kINE VESSELS
DESTROYED 50. O. ...,s
PaILADELPMA, Thursday, May 2s.-The brig WIN. NJ
Dodge, from PernaWbuco on the Sd inst has arrived
here. -e.I
Captain Potter of the ship Oneida, % a passenger
and reports that the Oneida destroyed by the Ala
bama , .. .'. ... t.7
From Captain Potter we learn that the Oneida was
bound from Shanghae for New York. and was captured
and destroyed by the Alabama the 29th ult in lat
| deg 40 min. south, long. 90 deg. west.
, Al the same time he fire the bark Henrietta
from Baltimore for Rio Janero, likewise the work of
the ALBANIA. =. - T.5
Capt Potter aseertained that few days prior to his
capture the Alabama had in company with the Florida
captured and destroyed the following vessels:
Bark LafRyStte, of New Bedford, Capt. Lewis.
Brig Kate Cory, Of Wosport Capt. Flanders.
- Schr. King Fl her, of Fair Haven.
Ship Louisa HATCH sos tons burden rated H. built
a, Roeklsnd 1855, where she was owned (Boaud 10
S ngapore from Cardif)
Slip Nora 925 tons burden, rated A L. built and
owned in Bangor in 1862. From Liverpool Feb a. to
Shin Charles Hill 500 inns burden rataS A o b,;I+