Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-24
TELEGKAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DlsPArCKES.l
FROM yIGkSBURG.
The Progress Of The Siege Sill Encaur.

AhS IIO&fess OI the SAeSe St1Il Euc0Hf
aging
NEnPHls, Jnne ~, via Caro-, Jnne 23-Ths
Gamer k.uminary, from ChIckasaw Bayou
with Official reports from Gen Grant to The
leth, last Thursday, has arrived. ESprythins Z
was still progressing finely. The snemy keep
up steady fire of heavy artillery, bu: acconu.
pisaed nothing, scarcely Il man being injured
on onr side.
Col bEoner, no is in command 0. Miilil,.a's
Bend, made an expedition 10 Richmond. La.
and drove The rebels from that section and
nurned the town, and brought the women and
children 10 Millikep's Berd. He states nosi.
lively that the rebels carried the black flag
with skull and cross.bonss" during theiI
recent attack on Milliken's BEND
Johnston forces are moving towards YazoC
City, bnt he will find that Gen GRAFT is ready
to receive them.
The cavalry expedition south of here men.
toned yesterday, resulted in the loss of Major
Hebry. hundred men made an expedition
under Col. Missper, which was Il success. The
rebels continue TO harrass tbp railroad And
telegraph between here and CurimLh, on; don
accomplish much, as our troons are watchful.
OPTICAL ADvlCEs
MEMPHIS. June 2J.-Onicial Gdyicss from
GRANT TO The 18th are received They enort
some advantages gained by Cur forces ON the
18th.
The siege is progressing sa.ist ia atorily.
M McClernnnd has been remos rC! from the com
mand o. the 18th Army Corps by Gen Grant,
and ten. Ord assigned TO the command in his
place.
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION I'd ElCRNOSn La
bOUNG,s POINT. June Il, via CAIRO. June
23.-Ihe Marine brigade, Under Col Fljet ac-
companied by Gen. Moore, made Il reconnois-
sance 10 Richmond on the 10th inst D .al man
They drove $500 rebels on! OF tsr playe and
captured &c prisoners, and burned the tewn.
our less was Slight.
Eiiets cavalry captured a wagon containing
what purpcrted Il be Elk barrels OF flour and
.nTee boxes OF goods, al Marion, Ark, on the
I5tn, but on exam nation by th, commissary
WIS round 10 contain over 5tH,AU pprrussion
caps packed In the flour. The boxes contained
stationery. The whele had been pfrmit,ed 10
pass out of Memphis. Documents were also
fonnd duplicating certain known merchants of
-: Lonis rs the guilty parties.
WALNUT I1I.ls. NEAR NiCKSPpRG, Juno 11-
copy OF the SicIsburg Whig extra is -eeeiy-
90, printed Oh wall paper. L. pretrnas 10 give
e8cliihe Northe1h news. putting Grants loss in
the siege at forty thousand
A rebP1 lieutenant, captured Yesterday sayS
II Is PemheTtoH's purpose 10 die sooner Than
suTTenuer
There WAS picket skirInishing at Eaines, :
blnf yesterday and on Monday The rebels
are reported 70 be advancing on our detenses
at that point.
The total 'cas sualties in Netherlands co-,,x
III The campaign is ). $50. The division of Cen
BAR LOST sGG, killed, wounded and missing in
she assaults on the l'th ard 22Ci.
TIE report OF the r"bels iOrtitying Black Riy-
er Fridge IS serroneous. The enemy Is noJ with,
III many NILS OF that place
LATER.
GouNa's POlNT, lure ls.-CCrresronGents
fr.m oUr lines say all IS unusually active, the
rebtI - FIRING more continuously.
News from Johnston torrshaGOys hot work
seen.