, 1863-05-11
A Painful Runner from
Yicksburg.
Late and Encouraging
from Gen. Grant.
Our Loss 100 Killed and
500 Wounded.
The Enemy's Loss Large, In
Guiding 500 Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, May o.--The following has
been received at headquarters: /
Grand Gu1F, Nay 8, ria. NEuru1s,7
Major General Ualleck, General Chief:
We landed at Baulingsburg, April 30th, and
and moved Immediately on Port Gibson. Met
the enemy, eleven thousand strong, four miles
South Of Port Gibson ut 2 .. III. OIL the LIST
inst, and engaged him NIL day, entirely rout-
ing him, with the loss Of many killed and
and about 500 prisoners, besides the wounded.
Our loss is about 100 killed and 500 wounded.
The enemy retrea:ed towards Vicksburg, dcs-
troyipg the bridges over the two forks Of the
Bayou Pierre, these were rebuilt and the pur
suit continued until the present time. Be-
rides the heaEy artillery at this place, four
field pieces we're captured, and some stores,
and the enemy was driven TO destroy many
more. The country is the most broken and |
difficult to operate on ever saw. Our victory
has been most complete, mud the enemy is |
thoroughly demoraized-
U. 8. GRANT, Maj. Gen. Com.
GnAsp, GULF, MISS, May 9Th, 1868.
To Gen. HAlleck: !
I learn that Col. Grierson with lis cavalry, |
has been heard Of first, about ten days ago in
northern Miss. Hc moved thence and struck |
the Railroad so miles East Of Jackson, call
ed Uuston's StAtion. He then moved SOUTH
wards towards Enterprise, demanded the sur
render Of the place, and gave an hours grace,
during which, Gen. Ioring arrived He left
at once md moved towards Hazellurst, on
tho New Orleans iand Jackson Railroad, at
this point he tore up the track Then he
| passed to Bahola, ten miles farther south, on
| the same read, and thence eastward on the
| Natchec Road, whcres he had d fight with
| Ni1th Adams Cavalry. From this point he
| moved back to the New Orleans and jackson
Railroad to Brookhayen, ten miles south Of
Bahama, and when last heard from, he was
three miles from Summit, and was supposed
10 be making his Nny to Baton Rouge. 10
had SPREAD excitement throughout tue State,
destroying RAILROADS, trussleworks aud
bridges, burning; locomotives and railroad
stock. taking prisoners aud destroying stores
| Of Ill kinds.
U. s. GRANT, Maj. .-Gen.- -Com'ding. :"
Especial Despatch to Chicago TEibunc1
| SrESaE1E Id, Nay 9.
The following was received lato last night
from the Governor;
GRAND GULF, M1ss., ID, via Cairo 8th, |
To Hon Jesse E. Dubois, Springfield, Ill.
We have gained glorious victory at Port
Gibson on the 1st inst. Enemy n.,full retreat.
Our forces in close pursuit. Illinois troops as
usual have behaved with the greatest gallantry.
Loss on our side $50 Killed and 500 wounded.
We have taken 1000 prisoners, and the enemy's
loss much greater than ours.
RICHARD YATES.
FLAG Su1r BENTON, GRAND GULF, Mss,
May 3, 1S63-Hon. Gideon Wellea, Secretary q
the Nd,y.-S1R: Ihave the honor to report
. that I got under way this morning, with the
Lafayette, Carondclct, Mound City and Pitts
+ burg, and proceeded up to tho forts at GRAND
Gulf, for the purpose Of attacking them again
r if they lad.not been abandoned. Tie enemy
: had left before we got up, blowing up thei
t ammunition, spiking their large guns, ami
t burying or taking away the lighter ones. Til
c armament consisted Of thirteen guns in all
r. The works are Of the most extensive kind
u and would seem to defy the efforts of a muc
C heavier fleet than the one which silence
them.
The forts were literally torn to pieces By th
accuracy Of our fire. COL Wade, the con
nandant Of the batteries, was Killed, also h:
chief Of staff, Eleven men were killed that y
!, know Of, and our informant says many wount
cd, and that no one Was permitted to 60 insid
the forts after the action, except those be1onl
ing there.
We had great fight for these forts, and 1t
n :tA great pleasure that report that tbs na'
holds the door to Vicksburg. Grand Gulf
the strongest place on the Mississippi. q:
the enemy succeeded in finishing the fortlhc
tions, no fleet could hare taken the1
T have been MI over the works, and fon,
H. them as follows: one fort on Point of Rock
IT. seventy five feet high, calculated for six
u seyen guns, mounting two seyen-inch rife
Ks and one eightinch andaone.. Pasrott gun
ne wheels, carried of On the left Of this Wor
H. is q triangular work calculated to mount o.
=, heavy gun.
No These works are connected with anoth
u.s. fort by q covered way and double ride-p
~ extending one-quater Of mile, construct
'no with much labor, aud showing grcat skill
ery the part Of the constructor. The third #
om commands the river in nll directions.
: mounted one splendid Blakely, one hundl
~ FOUNDER, and eight inch, and two thi
M lsc- Founders. The latter were lying bursted
IL" broken on the ground. The gunboats had
covered up everything with earth that it '
impossible to see at first what was there, "
the exception Of the guns that were dismou
cd or broken.
"a Every gun that fell into our hands was
inns good condition, with a large quantity OF a
For munition. This is BY far the most cxtensiy
.;nn built works, with the exception Of those
l,n9 Ticksburg, have get seen, md am hal
nro, to say that we hold them. am dismount
!. n the guns aud getting on board the amm1
the tion.
Since making the above examination, 4
and forts have been passed nearly finished. r
o-, Ind no guns, but we're complete Of the !
ho,r as regards position, and had heavy +
hcn pieces in them.
aaa DAVID D. PORTER, Acting R. 4.
Com'd'g Mississippi Squadro.
49, "-' Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune,]
+lon' CA1Eo, MaJ 10, IS
The Belle Memphis has just arrived +
WIS Memphis bringing last evenings DHlz<tin.
war contains the names Of the army corresp'
lew ents TINT were on board the tug that was
etroyed in attempting to run the battcrie
yicksburs last sunday night. They are as
lows: Junius Brown and A. D. Richardson
Y Tribune; Mr.. Colburn, N. 7. TT
49,, Mr. Mccullough, Cincinnati Conm'en
49,. Mr, Betty, Cincinnati Gazette, and A. H.
1a~+ man Of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
,,N think there must be some mistake a
@.,sa' Mr.. Boaulan, As he had horse aud went
49,. to New Carthsge BY land, when the