, 1863-06-15
The Rebels at .Ficksbrrg Must
Surrender in a Few Days.
4 Rebel Steamer Voluntarily Sur
rendered.
THE EEFED:TEGN UP TEE BLACK
kND YaZG0 RIVERS,
What was Accomplished.
Tie Fight. at Milliken's
Bend.

CAIRO Juno 13-S p. m.
The steamers Lady Pike and Venom, boil,
from Memphis, bringing adyices and papers
Of the 10th and 11th have arrived here, but
the news is anticipated by the Dun1eitb yes
terday. No boats had arrived at Memphis
from bliilikcn's Bend and below for two
days previous to the departure of the Wenona
for Cairo. l have private adyices from John
sons Landing to the 6th. There is nothing
new or interesting that has lately trauspired.
No further particulars Of the Mi1liken's Bend
battle.
Tie garrison in Vicksonrg, our correspond
eut thought, might hold out thirty days pos
sibly, bnt not longer.
A member OF the o!th Wisconsin, writing
june 9Th, says lie Was camped in the field,
three miles eaet Of Vicksburg, sharpshoot-
ing and sklrmlshing with the enemy from
tile pits three or four hours daily. The re-
naipder Of the time he is doing little Or
nothing This regiment was at Port Gibson
and Champion Hills. In the latter, in the
thicsest part Of the fight for two hours aud a
half, and lost many men.
4 private In the 18th Illinois writes the
samc date that his command is doing picket
duty between Vicksbnrg and Warrcnton. He
is within range Of the rebel heavy guns.
From the picket line he can see several of the
Confederate forts, with flags waving over
them. Iu some places the pickots are SO near
the rebel works that the heavy guns of the
enemy cannot be depressed to cover them.
He thinks Vicksburg almost, If not quite
impregnable to storming parties, and not to
be taken in that manner without terrible loss
Every effort had already been made Of this
Kind, but without SUCCESS. He says noise
most common to Ills ears, day and night, is
the sound OF heavy guns. The rebels do not
show themselves often over tAeir works.
When they do they are cut off By our shorp-
shooters.
JouSsos's LANDING. TAzoo RIVER, June 81
Via CAIRO, June 18, 1858.
The lines Of the army arc in the same posi-.
ton. Cannonadipg continues In front and
rear at intervals during the day. A small
body Of our troops, at satartia, on the Ya-
zoo, vas met and attacked BY portion Of
Johnson's force, when We retreated, without
loss, to Haines' Bluff.
It is anticipated that the rebels may en-
deaEor to regain that position. Ample pre-.
parations hare been made to repel them.
The rebels are known TO be In terrible
condition within Vicksbutg. A few days
more must reduce them to starvation. The
wea her is hot. The health and spirits Of the
troops are good
GCxnoA7 3fARxonA,7 \
u NILES ABOVE GEEESv11LE, Miss. RIVER,
June z, Wis CAIRO, June Is, 1861
tsnt,;n md s;- men came out of thc Arl,n.
s,s R;rcr md surrc,derea n our ornto,t
1x1er Thcr rcnort M fortifcotions cvc,nt
rs.ar Pine B1nfr Proris,ons n1entv md
pr;ce,s arnv ,uovjnc sont,v,rd
U4sa1scTos. June 1;-rhc following r.
tracts arc from n letter of m officer d,+ea
Baincs, Bluff Miss. June 1st. 1868. md which
to-day was received in this c,tv.
I'VE reached here Yesterday after A vcets.
,u,rch m ,,.tveen Tho R,oc,- md ycxoo R,rors
17,s o,,;t.t oftha .-ncd;,ion ~oa ~ destr,r
tho raeou,cae of rho coun+rv -:to nnavon+ +ha
.,a-a, f-o,n e,,hs,s+;nr thair o,,,,as ooa ~
dr;rc mt INV force he ,n;oht hare IN Tint ~.
pion. and If nossth1e to nscertain If the enemy
uoa concen, -ot;np in anv con.1d.
cr,h7. force for the nnrnoso OF ra1sinp The
sieee Of y1cksburg. We had six brieades,
numbering something over 1000 men. We
bnve marched orer 100 miles in . week during
the hottest Kind OF weather, We
DESTROYED all the forage supplies, and cotton.
,nd drove off all the cattle, horses and mules
between the two lines for distance Of afty
miles. We met no considerable body Of the
enemy. Ind only ono or Two slight skirm,shes.
1va osce,+,7red whore tbe enemy w,a concen.
,,o+;,r and ,,,;ned ,nncb vo1nah,e info,,na.
t,on whfch NAV be Of NE hereaffer- The
commencing General having rcnortcd to Gen.
f:r,nt the 1ottcrcome tr,s norn,nr to Hafnes,
n,nff and seemed yell satisfied Win onr On.
or,,,ona uwae n,5a mr. n,;nf,, hnt IN.
1er,t,rs artv IN aestrov ercrrth,no-ror,,
an,tor na.t mills and cotton. .e,neStb,t we
eo'.on, "'' s'.,1 ss,,l y"
conld nno, epalang oniy o"eAinss ana small
supply Of provisions for each family. They
can raise no force to make Us give up the
e;c<,a
81
MEMPHIS, June E.-Ihe steamer Fort
Taype, from Youue's Point, arrived here to-
dav She hr,nps mn later da+es that the stb
The tight at Ail,'ken's Bend Sunday las.