New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-22
The REBELS OPEN A VIGOROUS FIRE.
ONLY TWO OR THREE OF OUR MEN WOUNDED.
The Siege Pressed with Vigor on all Sides.
Johnston Afraid to Make an Attack.
Porter's Report ofthe Fight
at Millilfen's Bend.
MEnPHIs, Thursday. Jone ~. is63.

MKuPHIs Thursday. JDne 10. is63
The steamer Imperial has arrived bringing Official
adyices from Gen. Grants army down 10 Sunday
Last, 18th inst.
The Rebels opened a vigorous fire with artillery
and musketry along the whole line, keeping il up
most OF the dav.
AT times their fire was furious, but YVES vitboua
much effect
The Rebels placed two Of their mortsrs on, Of The
reach Of our guns aud siarpshooiers, from which
they fred nearly 100 SHELLS at our trenches, ba, only
wounded two or three of our men.
The siege is being e,s with yigor on all sides.
The deteDses in our are bong daily scength.
ened, and Gen. Joe Johnston is evidently AFRAID 70
make an attack on ibem.
Guerr'las are twsrn ing on the banks Of tie river
above aud below her, lnug on ali passing boats.
The Alice Dean was ii "a IN at Bucks leland 10
miles below. One uan killed.
Measures sre being Iak 70 check the operations
Of the guerrssa heavy cavalry force is being sens
Sou.h by Gen. Hur bat.
WAsHNGroN, Saturday, June 20, 1863.
Private and oic.a. adyicrs from Admiral Porter's
feet received az he Navy Department to-dsy, mp
10 the 9th ins STATE mat everything at VicksturS
il gong n well. Se,fndgr's batteries have silenced
sud disllouned several d the euemy's guns. Oys
twenty-five hun0rrd shells have been fired into
Vigssburg.
All the refugees aud Geser'ers coming into oul
lines and to the sun1,s tell tie same story. Troy
represent that or, ae bout ten thousand soldiers
the city, and tai hey have quarter ra'ions for
from ten to fifteen days. line garrison aust soon b
starved out.
At the attack on Mhuhea's Bend the negro troops
fought like bloodhrunds TLey stood firmly up 70
the work, and aniougn iteir ICES was heavy hey
only re bach slowly u.0er the pressure Of over
wLemina nambr, 10 The r.ver bank, when the gum
boats poured In : destructive fire ard drove the
Rebels off III COZ usioB, leaving. their dead aud
wounded uvon tue .,o.ud. With anything ike
equal numbers rney woulr nave won tue cay WITH
out the assi.tilce q - sll )otts.
A new w.ek .pAier Lar been started On board
the naval fleet, ,,ahi ite 8iaeI-HarE CAgss'e'e,
devoted excu,yel, 20 naval aud military affairs On
tue Mhsi,.u.. n, IT, hunber, Of June = bas
been received le.e. TDo prospectus informs The
public that no s,srlai ,Iorers are connected 9Th
lie paper, Consequent! ury may expec! TO read
nothing but tie Ii.h TIE terms are $1,000 per
sunuu IA CoDi, u,roI, money, or An equal weight OF
cordyood IL II rather au amusing gIair, and dssls
In a joyiai ,ppi, wi,h il uAecil and nomcntons
.yenls u.Lip,,r /. 10 t-ar yc.ity. The following
extracts are Looe from De columns:
"B.twrea tie 4ia ..IJ , OF 5ure over three
huDoted L,ad a. l'.a u ast the guLbolts below
Vck.burl IDS. seq killed by the mortar sneils
IL was quIts au eXe.us 81 ltciasses. The larger
hunter irriaits; Ia tie n.y. IL II hoped they VIII
Goa he al at 1isu
"A nun 81 womeI agd children came over TO.
da, iru.l VvE-V ~, feP.>.lIus TIE families 10 10
in a staryiug coaaii,u. Ire els ems have in many
case. been ., usyiisa Gy IL uortaT shells, AM the
caves wher. Io.Fe nave been 1idibg were no longer
safe the -Dslir ol. fhiOu ~ them. The spirits VI
Ihe frools Svi sep W ~ te reports oil jos johns
ton beilg o.v-c "a uuud. aud jet. DAVIS was re-
po!t,u - eoa.i.p In ierson 10 the!s rsEeI.
Inc s. die, 4,e ni..lu1 he houses Tor 1000,
4; nd wen To r l. ifJn t1C c1l Ken. Teas ana rice
ground together por 81 20 be the only Jood 70
e mad. .Aoe .A irIye.r families where there was
riil - .nt ply. rrou tn~ tuue Gen. Gran5 landed
n, Bsyou Pierre ~ 10 prereni tine t.vf 81 cur
mel have peca s,, Is 81. Il 1000 SouIGed." :
MrEyAElsBoHo. Tom, Saturday, Jg8e %, 'a'L -
Inform a, Ou i.,>I,'o mere says that Gen. u ant
will uno. uO,rus t.a, N..Asbug.
Ten days a. hs uuaaebeG his position on Inc
Hills.
Grn Cant is Iellectly able 10 defeat any force
" hich The hco.s iua! t.ing Asaisst him.
Gen. Joe johnston ,auiol collect sufficient force
10 disooee Gel @. te.oie the mines shall have
been exploded aaG Tie ciy taken.
Jared B.sz ii the 4Iu lnoiana Battery was shot
o-day Tor Oesr'IIon.