Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10

from the laser bstEies at Yicksburg On The
90 h of May, with o reported loss Of OYER
twenty killed and wounded.
Several Of our men. %cspturad by the rebels,
hqvs been paroled on account Of a scarcity OF
food
CARGO. june IA dispatch boat iflm Vlcks-
burg, 9Th, confirms The sinking Of The gunbosi
Cincinnati by shot from the rebel aterss. shs
was ordered to move down the river, and. whkn
.urning The point. wss opened On by several
batteries from above, which weie supposed to
havs been silenced. She managed 10 return to
a poin. Just above ths upper battery. where she
senk i'm & een feet water. Efum thirtv-ive TO
forty arc reported killed, drowned sud wounded
mi BATTLE OF CHAAIPIoE HILLS.
A Yankee correspondent writing ri a charge
made BY Gen HoveY q. the batls Of Champion
Il l., Msy 10 b. says;
On went the st0rmirg party. and iu twenty
minutes the gallant remnant Of tlasa who start
cd were hurrahing over 8e possession of al
the guus, tie crest Of the hills. aud the tetsl
reut If tbe irf,uiry- In this eharge, the 24ch
I3sva-a regiment made Mp largely of clergy
men, snd henee known a. he Preachers Reg
imsnt-wss foremost, and was nsarly anniDi-
lated. NJ more gallant thing has bssn done IN
fhe history If gallant Efforts. Hovey, by this,
has proved himself a hero of the first order.
CALAMITY OF TIE REBELS.
The rebels who. on this occasion, were com.
msndsd by Gen. P-ma-rt in person, fought
with the most reckless gsllsntry They were
mainly composed Of Gsorgians, and were IL not
that their # rs were exDeHded in a cause o.
treason, Georgia would have Iesssn 10 amembel
with lasting pride tina day upon uh ch Ter sons
fought and died a. CAsmpion bills. 0 G entire
regiment posted IN suppart Of a series Of bstta-
les ON the crest, refused to retreat When HOvey
came upon them, and were 70 a man killed
wounded 0r captured. Five-six.hs Of ths regi
msnt wer killed whore they stood refusing ths
boon q Life vt the expense # being taken prs
oners.
II REPORT OF A STAFF OFFICER
A staff officer If one OF the commanding gen
erals ia Grants army who left Vicssbngg CT
Wednesday lasL states that Gan. Grant Is per
| fectly certain 20 take Fickshurg, but says Il
will take tme-peIhaps q week longer. ara
perhaps Two weeks. Three assaults have beer
made on the rebel works, with hesvy column.
of our forces. IN 81 of VII .ch we wore repulsrd
The last sssault was made by Gen Sherman
with 20 900 man, and IF that number 500 wer'
killed aud a largo number wounded. Gen4ra
Grant is uos engaged in building a work witt
the view Of taking tho place by regular sp
breaches. "a is also mining some Of the rebe
works. Oar outer line is within one hundred
I EaflHs AT E0lllos OF thE EENft WUEhas ana GU
shsrpshooters prsvepi the rebels from working
their heavy guns. He says ths reb5l works il
the rear OF the city are far more formidable than
those on the frgnt.
General Grant hes been reinforced by con
siderable portion af Banks forces. and more ar
coming This off ,er sta g tina; Cen Johnston
is still ia the neighborhood Of Jackson, Missis
aippi, gathering forces to attack Grants rear
hut that he has not yet succeeded IN obtaining
f teen thousand men, while BE- IS short of boil
provisions and ammunition, aud the roads hav
ing been destroyed. he cannot obtain either. I
is certain that the Black river bridge has beer
destroyed. and it is positively known that John
ston has not thrown any Of his men across th.
river. General Grant hes fsr more men guard
irg that river than Johnston can gather mp, an
ne apprehensions whatever are felt by Genera
/ Grant or his division commanders of any seriou.
attack in heir rear
Our gunboets vers occasionally shellins
Vicksburg. ard. the rebel water batteries hav
ing been silfnced, the eunboats were not mo
les ell by tie rebel guns. This rfieer state.
hat a flag Of truce WIS sent into FicbsbuTg II
obtain the body Of Captain Washington, whel
the rebels cred on the hag and the men return
ei Il is reported ibR Vcksburg is short O.
water, The inhabitants and soldiers being cm
palled to RELY on wells and ~cisleTns in iba city
they having been cut IF from both the Missis
sippi and he Ysz01 rivers, and there was con
siderable distress on this Gec9uus.