, 1863-06-30
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Txibuns.1
CmcKAsAw BArou, June p.
ria Cairo sTunn "a 1877

division il eapping 1t at three points. Gen,
Giles Smith is On the left, Gen. Ewing in front,
and Gen. 1tghtburn on the right In each Of
these approaches, the same breas!wo1ks serve
tor the rebclA aud for Ms. Gen. Brockland, Of
Tutle's division, is also approaching very
near.
An unusually sharp attack was made BY the
enemy on Blair's approaches this morning,
but without effect.
The rebels yesterday threw over into Blaies
trenches copy Of the Vicksburg Whig Of 81
urday, printed on wall paper. It admitted
that the cannonading on that morning did
much damage among the women and children.
Gen. McArthur's works are being pushed
steadily forward. Not IN hour, not minute
is lost. This digging is not fortifying but ap-
ploaching.
Ransom's men have gone forward rod to.
day, amid concentrated fire from the rebel
sharpshooters, while q ten-gun fort, Just being
completed, dug during the week, will prob
ably open fire on the rebels tomorrow. This
fort is in horizontal line, ahead of all other
works. Logan's approach has entered the
large key-fort Of tho rebels, piercing nearly
to the inner base Of their entrcnchments and
two 30pound PARROTS have been planted
upon the rebel entertainments, just under the
crest this side, and are doing fearful execu-
ton. One last evening silenced gun Of the
enemy Is which had been annoying Sherman's
batteries.
Under cover Of these two guns and our
tharpshootcrs, Eogan's pioneer corps is cut
ting tEase1se inside the big fort, thus gaining
a position from which the reduction Of the en-
tire fort must necessarily be effected.
a rebel sergeant escaped into our lines on
Saturday, who proved to be one Of the two
spies sent into Vicksburg oyer year ago
By Admiral Porter. The other WIS
hung, and this one enlisted, and has served
the rebels faithfully up to this time, to avoid
the came fate. He has Of late had charge ola
saprfng and mining paEty, and seems well
pos ed in regard to the position OF the enc
my's works. He says their redoubts and bas-
lions are all undermined. with trains laid
ready to be fired the moment We gain posses.
sion Of them. The rebels also have sewers
aud pitfalls covering the ways BY which our
troops must approach the city. He says they
have provisions to Inst from ten to fifteen
days longer, and plenty Of ammunition with
the exception Of caps, aud have lately been
casting ordnance According to his story,
and our officers arc disposed to believe it, it
is samorh imposEibility for VicksbuIg to hold
out over fortnight longer.
The Chicago batteries, A, E and Il. under
command Of Major Taylor, are doing some
WA, ae W .ns 'o45 o7et "fius
along the line Is done By them. :. !.
Lieut.. Hill, Of McAllister's battery, who
gas thoueht to be morta1ly wounded n few
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uuse nso' IL feeo' o'ei1oss' "n'ca ID conSioe1eo
miracle. :
Capt Barrel, Of Taylor's old battery, has
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en1neo 1fom elean'ng oat Ine enemy a. h1cn'
mona ana o11s1ng them beyond tae <1ensas,
and goes to the 'front.'
f.cn R,nso,, IL onfte ~
1en. 4,-,'e. - 4a-s1 A-'
Inc aono"1ne casuAlaes nase ocsutreo IN
the Inst fofty-e'5hs hours :. "m. T. EDDY,
Co. A, 44tA Illinois, ehot through the head, in
I,opan,s works: :Chnrles R. Burnett. 31st H.
,,e3. 1,;11aa ~, 1,,c1-a+t dut1 a, a,+rra.,
ano,e' A'o'$' W P'>~o'~' >N1'5 w nA'03"to0S
night
There is d general feeling this morning
o1onu the Tines a,nonr intel]1rent and fnf,uen-
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ua4 o1lce1e' to1t tnous1 ~ 1"o'to ct1en
is not rs probable as on Saturday., Jet that
Vicksbu1g, will be onrs before the 9TH Of July.
n, one IL willing tn mt It off a 5av bcvond
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