, 1863-05-30

patch is essentially correct. If the Ibst, or
nny other paper, does not choose to credit my
my dispatches. I do not catch up and send
every 5u1nor, but carefully discriminate and
send what generally turns out to be true.
Medical Inspector Allen, Tor Grants Dc
altmcnt. is Low engaged in his labozs at
Columbus, and will be up TO Cairo in few
days.
new YonK. May 2?.-The Lrra1,Ts Wash
ington slecial says: 1t is considered by most
military men that rebel strategy looks to re-
crossing the frontier, while every efEort shall
be 1tut forth to crush Grants army, If he be
not ahlr to take Vickshurg ty storm. He has
foo,lIo1d in the rear fthe city, which cuts Oft
the entire Yazoo region, ard will thereby en-
nbIe Kim, if properly reinforced, to push back
the rebel l,usc to the great river Of Al4baula,
and thereby cusure tho early fall Of Vicks.
tic latest information from Vicksbnrg re-
cciyed by The Government is contained in an
unofficial disratch from Memphis, dated My
oT,b. ysEt states that two boats from Ficks-
burg had just reached Memphis: This would
n,uEr She latest dates from FicksbuTg. the
9Th inst., rs it takes two days to run from
nv OF. .ciai dispatches have been received By
th-~c bua,s, but that they report that the at-
t:;ck III, Eick shrrg WIS progressing, and thut
G,a1t VS. It'll gaming !: ~;r also reported
li.t Gen. CIR aid Col. Hloomer bad been
killci'.
fr{,1,, l.catiaua.ters Of tue Army Of the Poto-
mac report that the rebel pickets today
shouted across the river to our pickets, thAt
tthc Yankees had taken Fitksburg." This
is undoubtedly the opinion Of the rcbels on
the KapI'ahallnock, but whether correct or
4T+v,.s s1.r$H Shr.u
Nothing has yet been heard from the move
ment OF Gen. Johnston, but lt Is und"ubted-
ly engaged in collecting forces with the in
tcnticn of attacking Grant III the rear; but it
is not believed that he can obtain furcc
enough. bciorc Eick=burg is carried to make
formidable demonstration.
Wien the bodts above mentioned left Ficks-
burg, everything was going on well, and it is
believed there, in Official circles, that the
Ec.ss Of The fjnal and complete cupture Of the
| place will soon be received.
ST. LOUIS, May GA special from Mem.
7ihis Of tue 2S;h, says the ar-t lot IF wounded
| from Grants army 1las arrived there.
Johnston is rapidly receiving reinforce
| lneuts in The vicinity Of Jackson, with the in
tcu,ion Of attacking Grants rear: Johnston
is reported to have said that if Vicksburg
would hold out fifteen days, he would thro"
| 100, Geo lien into it, if il required the reliu
quishnlcnt OF every foot Of territory in hi
Department. to effect it..
The Commercial .1drertiar's Washington
letter saws :-Alth ,ugh cnntr;dicted, it is tru
that the President did receive dispatch da
or two ago from Grant, in which he state
tLa' - IL.u . 49,. - VI fnat I.T no,;. -
,h,3a .eGI; 9vei ~ pom,srtoS sta,;nty tha, r Il
could mold hold out at VicksburE for ti1tee
days, he could send him 10o, 600 men.
Grant adds:-This is impossible, for tw
reason LIZ, u 'isn. m;N;ssinn +ha, t1,t r,n1nf's
~ ~ ,ncn u cculd no, hc f,rwardcd in flat tine
:. .cn,d p,1nhrrton could mt hold ont tiftrc
NOTES on THE SITUATION.
iCorcspond< nee Of Tue Missouri Republican.
nr,ror y1rEsnuuc. NAV 81. 1sc3.
.u,.,a ~ 49, .a1,,.1 ,,a,...r -, =,
The stronghold OF tAe feoel power On u
4n:siss'vrS; ~, = & "oc nt EJ"'e'e's A"'es~"
tho army 81 Gen Gf'n:. 'n:..e.,,
Ile fragments u TIC 1nsnrsen1 forces "nlt
: escaped 1run. the victories Q! roft Huos"n,
Jaekton, ,of Champion till n5;Haa" uls1S ~
o1 Big B!aek, ha'c retired NstA1h the small u .,
:, strong circle OF deftns:s winch surround I!
city, 1T distance ot ut ont TWO miles from
hcart. There stubborn resistance Is ne
beirg made, the rcdouts and rife pits giyi'
the lcbels an advantage In the way Of sntct
Tut ,unc, i think, in tie way OF moral strc:,gt
, Presump,iycly, the advantage is with the :
tacking party, and especially in this cas
d where our army since its bold move fro
Youns's Point, hy the way OF Grand Gu
G has hren uniformly and brilliantly succcssf
y To-day our forces ART busy from right
i left, over the entire line, In creeping mt
closely to the formidable works Of tho enen
At several points our sharpshooters are
. near the redoubts, and 60 well sheltered
~ The remarkably rough ground, that I'll
totally prevent the enemy from using
Il runs, they are near enough, too, to indul
~ In iocose conversation with the rebels in th
Jilie. pits. As today an Illinois by CT
&c out:
:; "Iullo. there, eecesh!'
= "Hulio.'
Is "Got any liquor in sicksburg p
"Plenty."
N "W.ll, we'll come in tonight, and take
horn
At the same time our heavier atthlefy
Ct being pushed up slowly ~ IL suen i1 way a. a.
" near very GiicetuaHy On ,ne ;,' Gnsn5 NJ
Inc ground Is suen l1iat tie nii!s oec0pieIi -
RI us arc Just aoout Us conSSn.e1L ;l .n aaa ~ -
handing as tlose occupied " aiem' ~
works they have Wthln thc hhe We are
IN lacking Is no! known, uut iney cau'ot ~
,7f tensivc, Tor t'lsir present ane IS .luase !;
Tue cty: II tne aeoe'1 b,t aelfI w ity o;4, ~
c: present poslllon LHcy SUBJECT 'Ae e4Ie ~
struction.
y Below ana ABOVE vlc,.souIe our nns.s,
rs IS grnmplihg anu thunueIlns3, .els sI,"t
steadily, and VIC can see the huge shcils ~ ou
ler ing over tnc lo"n. Il "aiu 1'''4ee ~ A'
how. ,r. "a, -,
In REAR OF '1ehe8tHo' aas ~ ~
To-day general charge upon the enen
/, works WIS ordcfea ana fnaac! tnongn
lot get learn that at any point The ".
W. were completely carried. Ing singni
ad- rongh nature OF tnG GROUND makes IL an
-, impossible TO tell What We nave 70 encou
3D. evto1c US, and rapidly la1lsuts me men,
arc nc advance IN lns Wy en, htu;n, ~ ha4tas ~
charge our fhlrpShQoters 0DLalu q DcI[Cr
ses' 10. tneir opGi.lot; oua e,a11 ;ntranchna
ccs r.! d @ pet,s. pose'o, .,,.oat = a.,1 I'm;
ns.ns - ~ a,oaPt,c1o ~ host;in rndn
ecu ltNe ,nc suI Iious ~, nthar nt
u,s aareaus iso"nins asS Ipum sS4 Wy oa'' a. u
6ange VI uut ~" % liHna' .,2,s. - mn, =, a
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G. unt se!oo.n. n;ney az ~, +hos 10y noT -
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cnt lu!ner 1niin ra oon:1 =,
aIl'l!slf, 'oo. 1heis icu.u o.;.'';,, tha fast !
ital lua eu s1ns, !mu I,.s ,"n,,rad a'ons scy
ccs. eti1 "eIha n1n' o4'1t 4A'A' ~ ~0 '"~
u tneEe. .,.- ,,,.,~ Il,
i at ~ :ue lca1 ~, ttlaS' ~ u, .,,so,,rb .,,;r
snpp1es I'oFi Tue l"Hu.', tn'o15t "ni>
Irea lntofcc!nchts, ammunition, '.nu nc"'s
al. call he sent as rapidly as possible.
Ihe Febel iorec Wltnln lehsnnle -
1',,.eo,' t" +hn.. ,nov hnvc hai IL nm. bui
If that number re forced up northwar
IS. ward Canton-say 10000. At the bat
Soy. | Midway Hills (ncar Champions Hlli, o.
FIR 18th inst, their effective force WIS, per
5000 me1l Of these, at least 10000
auu killed, wounded, captured, OF driven to G