Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-06-04
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From Admiral P0rter's Fleet.

| Derny's Bluff So
! WASHINGTON May 31-The fellow
ing telegram was received at the Navy
Department to-day; -,..-..-.--.---------
Hag Ship Blach Hawk, Mississippi
| Squadron, near T1chsLurg, May 20,
via Cairo, May 80 Hon Gideon.
Welles; Secretary of the Navy:-Sir: |
have the honor to inform you that the
expedition sent up the Yazoo River, un-
der command of Lieut.. Commander
Walker, after taking possession of the
forts at Haines' Bluff, was perfectly
succ 'ssful.
Three powerful steam Rams we're de-
strryed at Yazoo city one a monster
80 feet long hy 70 feet beam, to be
covered with 4 inch iron plates; fine
Navy Ya'G with n achine shops of all
kinds: Saw Mills, blacksmith shops &c
were burned up ......... a,,
The property destroyed and captured
amounted to over $4,000, 600 Had the
monrter ram been finished, she would
have given us some trouble.
One battery was destroyed at Dcrny's
Bluff.
Our loss in that expedition was one
killed md seven wounded. I'D
(Signed) DAVID ID. PORTER, 81"
Commanding Mississippi Squadron.
-4drtces to Tueslay 4fternoon---No
/ .s Fgh'ing Since Mondy.
CAIRO, May 80 -Adviccs from Vicks-
burg are to the afternoon Of the 26;h
No fighting had taken place since
Monday. + ID. r'.'"
The position of the army is said to
be change - McPhersons corps. hold
ing the extreme left, and McClernaud
the centre, while Sherman still holds
the right .., ... .....
Five or six thousand prisoners cxpec-
ted to arrive at Memphis to-day.
Johnston is reported to be at Jackson
with IS, 600 men. The rebels also hold
Big Black River Bridge
Adjt Gen. Thomas passed through
Cairo to-day en- route to Louisville. He
>, very sick so much so that it is thought
he will have to abandon his labors in tho
West for the present $751;. ....-~
Sr LOUIS, MAJ 80. We have some
further information from Vicksburg,
brought by S G Scott, well koown
river man. who arrived here to-'ignt
from Ioung's Point; W iich place b. left
on Sunday last, He had been for some
time with General Grants army, and
saw some of its recent operations Er
says that our forces were well prt pared
to repel any attack that might be ma T.
IN their rear, and that they were III th'
finest spirits and confident of their NH
iry, TO capture Ficksbnrg and lis eptiir'
.zarllsOnr lie says that the attack uppu
the rebel Notifications. on Friday LAT
was not mad by ur entire line, as re-
ported, but ty the free under Gen.
/ Blair, which assaulted the large bate.
ries, but failed in the attempts to carry
them, Whenever the rebels attempted
to plant cannon upon the Notifications
they were foiled by our sharpshooters.
who picked off the men as they APP
peared .f..
Our wounded were being rapidly for
warded to the river at Chickasaw bayou
where there we're n sufficient number of.
boats to receive them. The steamer
City Of Memphis had reach2d Cairo with
420 of the wounded, and the steamer
Janway was the next due.
Our base Of supplies on the Yazoo
river was secure. and achievements
were arriving as rapidly as required
Gen Ostcrhaus and Capt Foster, of
Tho tst ttip,p,cin
ded, bnt not dangerously
Mr. scott had hear nothing of the
death Of Gen. Steele, as reported
There were 4.S00 rebel prisoners in
camp at Youug's Point
CrNcINNATI, May 30 General Banks
is reported as coming up the Nlississip-
pi river.
The rebels report that Generals Cheat
ham and Feathcrstonc were wounded
in the Mississippi fight, and Gen. John
ston is massing large Free at the
Black river bridge
The report via Memphis that Gen
Grant has captured every rebel rcdoubt
n; Nicksburg is dis reditcd .
WAsulNGroH, May 81 Unofficial
dispatches received here to day from
the Army of General Grant, dated Goth
instlnt, (Fuesday LASH represent that
II" material change in affairs had taken
place there since the 25th. Monday }
On the evening of that dav the rehe
Gen raj Pemb, rton asked fnr p hours
truce to bury his dead, which WAS had.
There is no truth in the rumored
death of Gen Steele.
" Nothing official from Gen Grant has
been received to-day. 10.
CINcINNATI, June 1.-The Commercial
has full particulars of the operations of Gen.
Grants army up to Friday, the 22d ut.-
When our army advanced on Nicks burg it
WAS confident that it would make an easy
conquest of tie place, but the ground in the
rear If the city was found to he so much
broken and rugged as to be almost impassa-
BILE by artillery and the rebel Notifications
were ascertained t, be very formidable. Be-
ing grass grown, it shows that preparations
had long since been made to stand siege
upon the land side. .'g. 70 81. ..
The main Notifications consist Of a chain
of pits about eight hundred yards apart, con-
nected by deep entertainments, and extend