The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-13
FROM VICKSBURG.
The Rebels under Johnston at YazOO
City. Grant sends lasge force to
dislOdge him. 49,.


WALNUT HILLS, YIcKsBURG, via Yazoo
Pass, June 5, via Cairo, Juue ll.-Joe
Johnston took possession of Yazoo City
on Sunday last. Gen. Grant sent large
force to dislodge him, and skirmish
took place between our infantry and
rebel cavalry under General John Davis
yesterday at Satartia on the east shore
of the Yazoo, 60 miles above its mouth.
We took 80 or 40 prisoners and had of
our men wounded Our lads are in hot
pursuit of the rebels, who fred a volley
and then fed -1L
The fate of Vicksburg must be decided
within the next ten days, but there is no
fear felt on our side as to the result.
We are within l6n ards of the rebels
strongest worl 9, and or sharpshooters
keep the rebel guns silent.
The Union 10y nao cen 0, n hoisted
over several houses locatcu "a the coun-
try between Yazoo and Big Black rivers
Deserters still come in daily. The
city is suffering from our converging
fires.
The following officers designations
were accepted to day: Lieutenant J. NJ
Stafford I'D Indiana; Capt H. Thomas
9Th Kentucky; Lieutenant A. H. Wood
worth, 18th Indiana; Surgeon Lewis Man
ker, 10Th Indiana.
The 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry is
temporarily detached from Gen. John
ston's command, and ordered to report to
General j. B. Turchin.
The resignation of Major Bell, 18th
Ohio, wss recently accepted, for the good
of the service. ..
ITO the Associated Press.
MUFREEsBoRo, June 1.-THE Chat
anooga Rebel, of the 4th, imam article on
the situation, declares Breckenridge
corps had returned to Braggs army and
that Johnston was so secure in his posi-
ton that he needs no more troops 1t is
suspected Breckenridge has never left
Bragg camp-It is known that regi-
ments from two of Breckinridge's bri-
gades figured in the reconnaissance made
on the 4th of June.
We have no later news from Vicksbrrg.
Rebel pickets refuse to exchange papers,
and it is suspected the latest issues con-
tains news of a -raverse at Vicksburg,-
Citizens of Shelbyyille, who repUrred tho
surrender, state positively that it had
been published in rebel papers. Chatta-
nooga papers of the 7th and Sth contain
nothing regarding it.
SECOND DIsPATH.
MURFREEsBoRo, June 1.-THE Chat
tanooga Rebel of the 9th is received. Its
columns are chiefly occupied with Gen.
Bishop Polk official report of the battle
of Murfreesboro.
Dispatch from Richmond Sth, says no
official advices have been received from
Vicksburg for several days
1t is understood that Vallandigham
will proceed to some Southern port en-
route for Nassau.
The fact that there is not a word in
the Rebel regarding the fall of Vicks-
burg is conclusive proof that the women
refugees story were groundless. 1t is
rumored that there was big fight at
Vicksburg on the Sth.
Our cavalry pickets between Salem
and Triune were fired on last night, and
one of them slightly wounded.
A most intelligent conscript deserted
from the Sd Alabama Cavalry and came
in to-day. He says that, according to
his judgment, there are 5000 troops
about Shelbyville, Bragg's headquarters;
and about 10000 at Tullahoma Large
reinforcements, rather more than two d.
visions, have undoubtedly gone to Mis-
sissippi. There is great discomfort in
the ranks, and thousands would desert
but for Bragg's fair promises.