Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-23
ANOTRER FEDERAL VICTORY.
NEWS TO THE 9Th.
SOUTHERN NEWS.

New YORK, May q.
The Richmond papers of the 20th, con
tains The following Southern editorials,
devoted to the news from the Mississippi,
and are very disponding in their tone. The
Sentinel of the 18th says, it is reported
that the Confederate authorities are deter
mined to detail one Federal Captain and
one Lieutenant, with view of of retaliat-
ing in ksnd for the hanging of two Con-
federate officers in the West, by order
of Burnside.
a Brandon, Mississippi, dispatch, dated
the 18th, to the rebel papers, says that two
Generals rode to jackson to-day and trav-
ersed the city, which the enemy had evacu-
ated about o'clock. They are supposed
to number forty thousand and have retreat
ed towards Yicksburg as heavy firing has
been heard in that dIrectien, and its pup
posed Pemberton is in their rear They
burned the Confederate House Depots,
Peniteniary, two factories, foundry, a
block of buildings, medical puryeyors and
other offices, also several miles Of the rail-
road track and both bridges over the Pearl
River. --
Rebel papers contain Mobile dispatch
of the 18th, stating that the special re-
porter Of the Advertiser, at Jackson the
18th, says the Catholic church was de-
strOyed, the Mississippian Office gutted,
presses and type. thrown into the river,
Sc. 800 negroes Joined the Yankees. Far
mers estimate the damage by the Federals
at from S5,00O,0O0 TO Sl0000,O00 Much
suffering prevails The last Federal rear
guard left about two o'clock, when the
rebel cavalry dashed in and killed Fed
eral Colonel and captured two others.
The Yankees captured and paroled 200
South Carolinians and Georgians
A dispatch from General Johnston TO the
rebel War Office, dated Brownsville the
18th, says Pemberton was attacked on the
morning Of the 10th, near Edwards De-
pot After nine hours fighting he was
compelled to fall back behind the Big
Black River.
A jackson dispatch Of the 18th inst, to
the Mobile Advertiser, says that there was
heavy and indecisive battle fought near
Edwards Depot on Saturday last. We
fell back to our intrenchments. The loss
was heavy on both sides. General Tilgh-
man was killed. The Federals sent flag
Of truce on the 18th inst for surgeon
The officer in charge of the Tag of truce
state that the Federals lost six thousand
men and took sixteen guns.
The rebel troops fell back across the Big
Black river, destroying the bridge. They
advanced eight miles northeast on the
morning of the 18th, found Johnston and
gave battle.
According to rebel advices no artillery
was lost and the bridge was not burned.
Rebel accounts say that our force Of
twelve thousand fought two army corps of
twenty-four thousand. Sustained them
selves, and fell back at night to the encamp-
ment. Loss was heavy, and the battle Sc
we're and indecisive. The yankees are on
their way to interrupt communication.
A Murfreesboro' dispatch, dated May
2lst, says that General Sheridan's scouts
report that the rebels admit that General
Grant has defeated Johnston, and has Sc
cured the railroad bridge across Rig Black
river, thus cutting Yicksburg of from sup
plies and reinforcements. This bridge is
the largest in the South.