Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-23
THE EVENING STAR.
FURTHER NEWS FROM THE WEST
AND SOUTH.


The Gapture OF Jackson by Grant. and
What the Rebels Say About it-W arreu.
ton in Our Possession.
Files of Richmond Journals TO the 18th con-
tain The following dispatches:
THE CAPTURE or JACKSON BY GRANT
BRANDON, Miss, May 1.-TWO gentlemen
rode TO jackson to-day and traversed the city.
The enemy ha evacuated about two O'Clock
II Is supposed that they number about forty
thousand, and have retraated towards Ticks-
hnrg. Firing has been heard in that direction,
and it is supposed that Gen. Pemberton is in
their rear.
Before leaving they burned the Confederate
House, the depo;s, the penitantiarT, Green L
Phillips factory, Stevens's foundry, Lenoire's
hat factory, and block OF buildings on State
street, including the Medical Puryeyor's and
ether government Offices. Also, both bridges
over Pearl river, and destroyed several miles
of the railroad track
1t is reported in Mobile that some of this
burning was done before we retired. The Con-
feoera;e House was burned by the proprietor.
THE TOWN WHILST IN POSSESSION OF THE
UNION FORCES.
MOBILE, ALA, May iS.-The special reporter
OF the Advertiser, ut Jackson. May II, says:
Arrived in reccnnoiiering train. The Citho-
lie church of this place was destroyed and the
.sNississippian" Office Quilted, the presses
broken and the type thrown in the street, The
furniture in the Capitol was badly abused, and
;he Governors mansion demolished. Ladies
were robbed OF leweiry and money. All the
stores were acke6 and their contents destroyed.
IRON safes broken open. The railroad was
BADLY torn up for several miles, and the tele-
graph wires TORN dows. About three hundred
negroes from Kinds county joined the Y an.
KEGS. The country was piundered generally.
Farmers estimated the damage at from five TO
ten millions. Much restitution and suffering
prevails.
WARRENToN, MISS, IN FEDERAL POSSESSION
WarreBtCn is in our possession. Teams are
continually employed in hauling stores from
that point. 1t WAS reported Il: Helena that
Price and Marmadnke have force of ten
thousand strong st WittsbUrg.
GEeenvilie, Miss atown Of some four hum
dred inhabitants is entirely destroyed.
GENERAL GRANTS STRATEGY.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati s. Times"
writing from General Grants army on the 18th,
says:
If your readers will but look at the map they
will TO some extent realize The daring of the
presen: move of Gen. Grant. It cannst be
coutrabana TO inform them now, for. long ere
you Will receive this, the most splendid deed
or daring-Gne that shall place his name above
that OF all others in this war--wlll tie won ny
his army, or all will be lost in irretrievable
dereat.
Yen viii observe that he landed sixty miles
below Sicksburg. o. course all thought that
The OBJECT was that City direct. Nothing of the
kind. The darling object YVES Haines's Bluff,
on the IaZoo river, only eight miles from
where wenow lie. 1t is not his intention to go
nearer NicksbuTg than Jackson; destroy all
ccGinissary stores. the railway bridge; wait
there long enough 10 make sure OF provisions
to meet his destination. To do this-to march
through hot sun, through hostile country,
carry all the equlpage for SO many, ammuni-
ton and arms-is more than less brave man
could dare.
Haines's Bluff reached, Communication is
open ngan. The enemy think him going tor
their stronghold. They have sent an army to
,ut of his retreat instead OF advance. So much
in our hand. This fleet lies at the moath OF
the Yazoo, ready to bear him provisions il he
succeeds.
The Bluff is the key to Vicksburg. Military
men say thai it is az good as an open door. It
will Dc il great saying Of life, and the consuul-
NATION OF our wishes.