The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-01
New. York. Monday. juno I, 1893.
THE sITUATIoN.

A despatch received at the Navy Department
reports that in the recent attack at Haines' Bluff
three powerful steamers and ram were destroyed
at Yazoo City. The ram was a monster, three
hundred and ten feet long, seventy feet beam, to
be covered with four inch iron plates. Also that
fine navy yard, with machine shops of all kinds,
sawmills, blacksmiths' shops &C., were burned
amounted in all to over two millions of dollars.
Unofficial dispatches were also received at
Washington yesterday from General Grants
army, dated on Tuesday last, the Goth
nit, which state that material change
had occurred in the condition Of affairs
there since the day before. The news Of that day
VIC have already published, and it will be remem-
bered that it did not report much progress since
tho Friday previous. On Monday evening, the
25th ult., it is said that General Pemberton
asked for and obtained from General Grant truce
of wo and half hours to bury the rebel dead.
The fight was renewed on Tuesday, but we have
no particulars. Rebel accounts contain various
rumors relative to the condition of things at vicks-
burg. The Chattanooga Rebel of Friday reports
from below vicksburg that General Banks has
crossed the Mississippi with his army at Bayou Sara,
That General Grant sent in flag of truce about
the Union troops was far greater in the assault
upon vicksburg than in any battle during the war.
The Mississippion of Tuesday says that Saturdays
battle at ycksburg was the most stubborn Of all.
The Memphis Appeal reports another splendid
cavalry raid Of Colonel Grierson from Baton
Rouge, in which he captured and destroyed
large camp of the rebels.
Our special army correspondence from the
vicinity Of voksburg to-day contains an interest
ing account of the famous battle fought at Cham.
pion Hills, near the Big Black river.
A despatch from General stahel from Fairfax
Court House yesterday details the particulars and
results Of the rebel raid Of Mosbys cavalry At Cat
lett's Station on Saturday. in which train was
burned and the locomotive damaged by six.pound
shots from the rebel howtzers. The enemy was
pursued by Colonel Mann and were brought to .
stand near Greenwich, their guns captured and
their troops dispersed We give list Of the
killed and wounded In this affair to-day
II is said that General Burnside will remove the
headquarters of the Army Of Ohio next week to
Hickman Bridge, Kentucky, a place about ten
miles south Of Nicholasville. despatch was sent
under flag of truce the day before yesterday by
General Burnside to General Bragg, stating that II
any retaliation for the hanging Of two spies, exc.
cuted recently according to the usages Of war,
should be rcsorted TO by the rebels he would hang
oil the rebel officers in his hands.
A despatch from shelbyville on the 2sth says
that Mr.. vallandigham was still there. but would
got Virginia in few days.
we-have nothing new concerning the rebel pri.
vateers and their movements.
The United States steamer Vanderbilt and sevs.
raj other vessels Of Commodore Wilkes aqaadron
gere at st. Thomas on the Goth ult, supposed to
be watching for the enenys ships.
EUROPEAN NEWS
The Jura, off Cape Race, telegrsphs European
news TO the 22d Of May-Hve days later--and the
sidon, at New York, brings our files Of English
Journals TO the 10th of the same month.
Reports Of the fighting OF Rockers army In Vir.
ginia during the frat three days Of the recent bat
ties had reached England The London journals
took II for granted that the Union forces would be
ultimately defeated, the London Times asserting
that General Hooker had committed an "cgrc gious
blundern IN his strategy during the conflict.
Earl Russell, in the House Of Lords. defended the
American prize courts and the course Of policy oil
Secretary Seward relative TO the cases OF captured
British vessels OF the blockadIng coast against
severe attack Of the Marquis OF Clsnricarde. Tho
Earl stated that the law officers Of the Grown had
considered almost every case Of seizJrc, and thsy
reported that there was no rktional ground Of OBJ
lection TO the action OF the American prize
courts.
Mr.. Seward had replied, on behalf Of Presiden,
Lincoln, to an address Of the British Emancipation
Society adopted In January last and forwarded 4
Washington. President Lincoln docs not requir,
aid. or even sympathy. from foreign Powers, bu
wishes that tho course Of his government may oh
TAIN The impartial judgment OF mankind. The 20
veramcnt Of tho United States Is based on III,
rights OF man. The rebels seek TO dispiace Z
for one resting ON "huasr bondage for its corne
stone"
The emigration of ablc.bojied laborers from
Iraiapd 10 American was progressing on q mos
sticnsiye scale. American agents Of the interest
eqI.,ng the hands were operating all over ia
comfy Cork, and hundreds Of young ucp swai;c
shipmeet when Tire Jara sailed. Some Drifts
,g,hoiites ALLEGED t.ss the msu we're enlisted 70