The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-06

We are indebted to the courtesy of IIor
RogrRr OuLn, Commissioner of EXCHANGE
for files of Northern papers of Wednesday
The 81 inst The latest direct news the Yam
KEGS have from vicksburg IL to the 2S.h uls
and that only conveys the intelligence of tn
sinking Of the gunboat Cincinnati, while at
tempting to pass the batteries there She wa
opened upon by batteries which were s,,rpose,
TO have been sleneed and sunk, losipy abou
10 killed and wounded. We give two dis
patches published in the Western papers: -.
CINcINNATl, June 1.-The Commercial ha
fnil particulars OF the operations of Genera
Grants army up to the 22j uls. When on
army advanced on Vicksturg 1t was contiden
OF An easy conquest; bus the groand in th,
rear OF the city was found so broken and rug
ged as to te almost impossible by artillery
and the rebel Notifications were very formid
able, being grass grown, &c, showing tha
preparations had long eince been made to stant
siege upon the land side. The main fortitica
tlons consist Of chain of forts, about eigh
hundred yards apart, connected by deep or
trenehmenis and extending seven miles Oul
loss in the assault on the 22i was about tWl
thousand. 1t was the opinion that anothe,
general assault would not be ordered, but the
city be taken by regular siege approaches.
Tie Gazette publishes sdvices up to the
9th, received through a staff officer Of one OF
Grants Generals, who left for Washington
last evening. Three assaults had been made
by our forcas, in all Of which we were re.
pulsed In .ths last assault made by General
Sherman, with ~, 600 men, we lost GOO k,lle d
and large number wounded. Oar cutter line
is within a hundred yards of the rebel works.
aud our shsrpshooters prevent tue rebels from
working their guns. The rebel works in the
rear of the city are far more formidable than
those in front. Johnston ia in the neiphbor.
hood of jackson with about Is 600 men. lie
is short OF provisions and ammunition. No
apprehensiols are felt OF any serious attack
in the rear. The titicer from whom this in
formation is obtained says Grant has taken
S,400 prisoners and 81 pieces Of artillery.
A priva.e letter received here from an officer
Of the 4th Iowa regiment, Steelss division,
reads as follows:
"lN THE FIELD BEFORE VICKsBURG, May
Dive are succeeding beyond eur most san
guine expectations. Yesterday the enemy
sent out u flag Of truce, Offering to surrender
the place and all their muniIons of war if
they would be allowed to pass out. Nothing
bat an unconditional surrender will be ac-
cepted. Our eginent charged the brsast,
works day before yesterday; but they were
too much Tor us, and forced us to advance to
the rear, behind friendly point Of land.
write within speaking distances of the enemy g
works.
Cur shaipshootcrs ii <ht them all day, and
ct!aio them ~ night. We are sheltered behind
tIlii from tho euenIy ire but II VIC ouit
chance to look over tie Till, i rotei bullet Is
suic 10 come attef Il. We have Aabt The 10
s.tlon since Dight before last, and, with sur
sharpshooters, are proie ting the re mainder OF
cur 1ri 5ade, Who are directly uuGer the h'ii
on wiIich ..re the rebel works, and within iit:y
wards Of them. We have 'ine enemy Com
pieteiy surrounded, our nigh. resting en the
Yyzoo, AID cur ief. on tne Mississippi, below
fioesburS. The place will certainly iail IL u
t>w days before cur heavy iilo
WASnINGros, juue i--Midnjgat Up TO
o'clock tonight 40 addition intelligence lad
beon received from Gsn. GRANTS army later
than the previous dispatches OF the 2Sth, when
grsseins as favorably as could be expected,
and Grant had no fears of the result.
CHICAGO June IA spscial dispatch to the
Times, dated ''HeadquaIters in the Field, near
Vick-buig, May %, rays:
Bat little has been effscted during tie las.
thirty six hours Over = Aundred pieces of
tisid artillery aud several siege gUus raired
shot ard shell on the euomY WORKS ester
day. Tue mortar fleet also took ii position be-
hind De Soto Point, and bombardei the city
the entire day.
Steele's division squarely to the foot Of the
parapsts. Our msA lay iu . ditch and on the
slope of the parapet, inside Of one Of the prin.
cipal forts, unable to take it by storm, but de-
termined not to retire.
The Federal and rebel soldiers are not %
feet apart, but both are. powerless to iltict
much harm. Each watches the other, and
dozens of muskets are fired as soon as SOL
dier exposes himself abovs the works on either
side
Nearly the came condition of things exists
in McPherson's front, and his sharpshoo
prevent the working Of the ensmy's pieces in
one or Two forts
A charge was made es,erday Friday morn
ing on one of them by S:ephensons g brigade
but was repulsed. Two companies of one bri
g.de got inside, but niost Of them were cap
tnred.
The forts are all filled with infantry. Our
artillery has dismounteda a few guns and dam
agsd tho works in some places, but they al q
stiii strong.
Gsneral McClernaud was hard pressed on
the left yesterday, and sent for reinf)rcements
General Quimby' s division went to his Assist.
anca at 4 o'clock The contest continued till
Ona Of our flags was planted at the foot OF the
earthwoIks Oh the Outside OF rebel fort, aud
kept there for several hOurs, but the fort was
not taken.
McClernand's loss is estimated At one thou.
sand, killed and wounded, yesterday.
The fighting grows more desperate each
day. The transports are now bringing supplies
to within three miles Of cur right
Gen. Joe Johnston is reportedto be near the
Big Black river, in our rear, wi reinforce
ments for the besieged army. Gen. Grant can
detail u,en enoue h tor the operations here TO
keep Johnston in check.
THE LATEST REBEL REPORTS FROM viCKs'
BURG.
The President last night received the fol
lowing disI atch from Gen. Butterfieid:
Hendoud, ters Army Of the Potomac, May
81, l865-To His ExceiIency A. LINCOLN
President of ths United States Oar ctii:el
who crossed under flag Of truce to-day brought
no papers. but says the latest news reported
Was a dispatch froM General Johnston, OF the
9th, to the effect that up TO that time the
Unionists had been repnlsed with g eat slaugh
tar. The dead were yet unburied, and becom
mo verv offensive, BUTTERFIELD.
An extra of the New Otlsans Era of San
day, tie 9th. gives some- of the Ddtchmar
Augur'a lying dispatches. The death OF Gen
PamL ton is rather s.aitiiug
HEArQhs u. 5. FORCES. (
Near Pof. Hudeop, May 70
The fnilo wing good newe liaa jas. been 10
ceiyei f.o;o Col. Gfieraon:
vs. are baif a nlle north of the rtliroad
We nave formed Il junction with TIE forces
Of Major General Danks.
The news from Gen Grant is glorious.
lie has cut General John2tons forces t
mecca at jackson, capturing sixty piecei
vf artillery.
ua has Vicksburs SO hemmed ia that the