Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-06-26
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|32as !ssaGt On OUT pc IN the rear of vicks
A ac,is tasted until ten O'Clock
RRk2ing in he complete rrpulse of the
Citizens from the neighborhood
hf fire of muskeuy exceeded
heard, and the loss Of the
|sHNRs Vier than in any other attack.
6 Vhatevc, is known in regard to
MrsqSss hs3Sityis certain that another great
1yctoSy has;beeNgained by our troops.
Passengers. from Grenada report that the
O. ike raiders have gone back in the
fection Of Memphis after burning Pamela
Fdnd Batesville. 1t is was thought Gen.
Chalmers had overraken them, as heavy
firing had been head III the direction they
had taken.
JACKSON. June 22.- A special CORES
pondenI Of the Mississippian estimates tho
loss of the enemy on SaVftay at ten thou.
sand. Also that the eeemy are throwing
pon'oons across the Zig Black. between n
the railroad bridge aud Baldwins ford,
hear Warrenton..
1t is reported thar our forces have taken
possession of Union Bluff on the YazooM
JACKSON, June 22.-Our scouts Just
arrived from the interior of the enemies 4
lines, report that they acknowledge thej1
loss IS heavier than in any Other aa9
varlousiy estimated at from seven to-
| hnusand mrn, and that tne- rennlse was
comp'ate. Their troops were m@& de-
pressed in consequence; the, say .Virks-
burg has ever beeu = slaughter pen, and
abused General Grant for rnqaxrfatng an
impossbility. - ~
JACKSON, June Rursles with
his cavalry overlook tlie sfs near Ruekv
Ford on the Tallaha' chg 5STer to-day when
severe engagement ensded; fessi ting in
the cantnre of 80 prisoners. two pieoes of
artillery their entire baggage and am
mnni,ion train, together with a large
amount of provisions stolen from The ci,i-
zens. The enemy lost 81 ; our loss small
Gen. Grant sent a flag of truce to Gen.
Jackson yesterday, asking permission to
remove his wounded left at Elward's De-
pot after the fight at Bakers Creek, which
was allowed after they were duly exc,ian-
ged.
OsfKA, June PA courier from Kel-
lesion, La, reports nothing new from Port
| Hudson.
RIcHMnND, June 22.-An official dis
patch states that Gen. Kirby Smith is at
| Miliken's Bend.
A letter from Gen. Lee, dated on Fri
| day, staten that portions Of Stuxrl's com
nand have had several engagements with
the -nemy's cavalry, all resulting success-
| fully for our side.
RICHMOND, june 22.-Nothing by the
| Central train except a reported cavalry fight
on Thursday and Friday at Middl4bnrg
Robertson's brigade was chiefly engag. d.
The enemy were r.pu'sed with severe loss.
A large portion of the LIST Rhode Island
cavalry were captured. No particulars OF
casualties.
OsYKA, June 19.-The New Orleans
Era, OF the 18th, has been received, but
contains nothing new. -
All quiet at Port Hudson.
NArcnEz. June 16.-fnfo-mation (which
can be relied on) from Bayou Sara States
that Banks had left with ten thousand
whites and legion of blacks; the latter
guarded.
Capt. Hart, Of the Albatrosp, committed
suicide at Bayou Sara on receipt of sbz
news of tile fight at Port hudson.
| The Yankees left Harry Logan's cavalry
in one mile of them. They stole all the
plate from David Barrow's house.
Bayou Sara is ruin. The churches
were desolated by them. The coast is clear
at Bayou Sara.
| JACKSON, June 1s.-The enemy's cavaI
ry made dash on the outposis near Ed
wards Depot, yesterday; but found them
too strong, and retreated across the Big
Black again.
Scarcely day passes without an acci-
dent OIL the Meridian Road, which, being
the principal means of transportation of
.l.supples, have retarded Gen. Johus,on's
jtMovemenrs.
T. Firing continues at Vicksbure.
JACKSON, June ia special despatch
to The Mississippian. d,,ed Pamela, 18th,
lsays hs Wy force Of Yankee cavalry are
marchiog on Yowna between that poin,
and Grsiasa ia. Hatch and WalIace's Yam
kssis are rigging rats across tbe
h'ie, with the in snti"n of destroy
ne road below Pamela, and cutting off
sh. Johnsfon's supplies. Another :orce
fIs. Crossing the C..ld Wafer, near Senatoo,a.
They come from Memphis.
Gen: Johnston has Issued orders grant
Fing full pardon to all deserters from tl,is
d'pa'tmsnt who will reioin their commands
Immediately.
Nt,hing from Vick<burg or Port Huj-
son. No firing heard there this morning.
KNoxvnLE, June 22.-Tbs Yankee
raiders left here on Saturday at ten O'Clock
and reached Strawberry Plains II five p. IN.
where they encountered some Of our forces.
After q hrisk fire of half an hour our
troops were captured. The enemy psroled