Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-25
BY TELEGR APH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY.
Important News from
Vicks burg.
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM GRANTS ARMY.
Five Battles and Five Victories.
HAINES BLUFF CAPTURED.
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM GRANTS ARMY.
HAINEs BLUFF CAPTURED.
HEAVY CAPTURES OF ARTILLERY.
VickSburg and the Whole of Penn
bcrtOn'S Army Probably Taken.

| REAR OF NICkSBURG, May ~ he ar
my of the Tennessee landed at BralinSbury
on the 3Oth of April. On the LIST Of May, we
fought the battle of Port Gibson, and defeated
the rebels under Gen. Bowen, whose loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners was at least
1900, and his loss in artillery pieces. On
the 18th of May, at the battle of Raymond,
the rebels were defeated with loss of 800.
On the l4th of May, we defeated Gen. Jos.
Johnston and captured jackson, with a loss to
the enemy of four hundred, besides immense
stores and manufactures, and seventeen pieces
of artillery.
"On the 10th of May we fought the bloody
the entire force of Vicksburg, under Gen.
Pemberton, was defeated with the loss of 20
pieces of artillery, and four thousand men.
On the 18th May we defeated the same force
at the Big Black river bridge, with a loss to
the rebels of $500 men, and II pieces of ar
tllery. On the 18th May we invested Vicks-
burg closely
''To-day Gen. Steele carried the rifle pits
on the north of the city of Vicksburg. The
right of the army rests on the Mississippi
above Vicksburg. JOHN A. RAWLINGS,
Assistant Adjutant General"
| ''PosTsCRIPT.-I learn further that there
are from Is, 900 to 20 900 men in Vicksburg,
and that Pemberton has lost nearly all his
field artillery; and that the cannonading at
Vcksburg closed at about p. NJ. on the goth
of May. Gen. Grant has probably captured
nearly all. JAR"
CAIRO, Ill, May 23.-The reports from
Gen Grants army are highly important, and
they are believed to be reliable. 1t seems
that after accomplishing all that was desired
at jackson, Gen. Grant marched towards
Black river bridge, burning all the bridges
behind him, doubtless with the intention of
preventing an attack in the rear. AT the
Black river bridge heavy battle was fought,
and it is reported that we captured % guns
and large number of prisoners, and that the
rebels were driven back towards Vicksburg.
If the rebels don't escape up the Yazoo river,
most Of them must be captured.
New YORK. May 23.-[Special dispatch to
the New York Tribune. l-WAsHINGToN, Sat-
urday, May 23.-The government has infor-
nation from Memphis, through an official
channel, that Gen. Grant has captured Haine's
Bluff, with filty-seven guns, and is in virtual
| possession Of the works about Vicksburg.
| The troops there cannot but surrender.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Republican
announces, by permission of the president, the
following dispatch. 1t was received by the
president at half-past twelve o'clock to-day -
"MEMPH1s, Tenn, May 23.-7o Col. Anson
lStager, Superintendent Of the Military Tele-
graph, Washington - Official information
from below up to Wednesday says that Gen.
Grant has captured IIaine's Bluff and the out
er works Of Vicksburg. large number of
prisoners and 81 pieces of artillery have been
taken. The battle was still raging, with every
prospect of our capturing the entire rebel
force in Vicksburg. We hold jackson, Black
river bridge, and Haine's Bluff. report is
being made up for Washington.
w. G. FULLER,
Assistant Telegraph Manager"
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLES AT BA-
KBR'S CREEK AND THE BIG BLACK.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The following Of
fetal details of the battle of Black river have
been received:
"MEMPHIs, Tenn, May 23-l1.30 A. M
To Hon. EdWin N. Stanton, Secretary of Var:
The following despatch has been received
at these headquarters and is forwarded as re-
quested S. A. HURLBUT, Maj Gen.
REAR OF VIcKsBURG, May 20, 6 A. M
Gen. Grant won great and momentous VIC
tory over the rebels under Pemberton on the
Jackson and Vicksburg road, at Bakers
creek, on the 10th inst. Pemberton had a
most formidable position on the crest of
wooded hill, over which the road passes lon
gitudinally. He had about twenty thou
sand men. The battle began at III A. NJ,
and was gained at 4 p NJ. Its brunt was
borne by Hoveys division of Netherlands
corps, and by Logans and CrockerS divisions
of McPherson's corps.
Hovey attacked the HILL and held the great
er part of it till 2 o'clock, when, having lost
1000 men, he was succeeded by Boomers and
Holmes brigades of Crocker's division, by
| which the conflict was ended in that part of
| the field. Boomer lost $40 men. Logan OPP
Grated on the right and cut off the enemy's
| direct retreat, so that he was compelled to eS-
| CAPE ny HlS lISht hihOOSh bhS "OOdo'
| Logan lost 400 killed and wounded. We took
about 2000 prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to the Big Black
we fought Pemberton again at the bridge
there, and captured 5000 more prisoners.
The rebels fought in rifle pits protected by a
difficult bayou full of abbatis. LAWYERS
brigade of McClernand's corps charged the
rifle pits magnificently, and took more prison.
ers than their own number. Pemberton
burned his bridge, and returned to Vicksburg
with only three cannon out of sixty that he
had taken out. Building four bridges over
the Big Black, Gen. Grant arrived before the
town on the evening of the 18th, and now
holds it closely invested.
Gen. Grant had opened line of supplies
on Chickasaw bayou, having cut the town off
from Haine's bluff, which is abandoned by the
enemy, and which Grant will occupy. There
was fighting through the day on the 10Th.
Steele won and holds the upper bluffs and tile
enemy's upper water batteries, and gets water
from the Mississippi. Sherman's corps lost
on the 10Th five hundred killed and wounded.
: Mcpherson who holds the center, lost little,
rs did McClernand who holds the left. The
t gunboats kept the enemy alert during the
night, and probably the town will be carried
to-day, (the 20th). There are from To- 900 to
10000 men in it.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
t New YORK, May PA Herald dispatch
from Washiupton saws the advipps from Con