Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-22
WAR NEWS.

We get nothing Of interest from
any point save jackson Miss. this
week, every thing being quiet else
where.
The Yankees under Grant, moved
from Grand Gulf into the interior and
in the direction Of Jackson Miss fight
ing at several points and finally taking
posse ssion Of jackson. The battle at
Edwards Depot, which was fought
after he enemy had retreated from
jackson, was Inc most desperate,
both sides losing heavily. General
TiIs!ilnan of Kentucky was killed.
We copy the te.lygiallhic dispatches,
n reference tothe occupation Of Jack
son, which we have received up to the
present time. 1t will lie seen hat the
Nandals have acted with their charac-
tensile balbali!y.
BRANDON, May II Two gentlemen
rode t Jack on today and travcrsed the
city. The enemy had evacuated about 2
ocf~,k L is supposed that they rumber
abcu t ~ thousand, and have rctrcated
towards Vicksburo u:-;- L hAAn
-. - s: -. direction, AID i. is supposed
lhat Ccu. P,inLertyu Is III Leir lear.
Before leaving they BIZ nd the. Cen re i
rate II use, the der,'s, tie pe..s,cntiarv,
Green and Phillips's factory, Steven 5
foundry, Lenoires La factory and a block
Of buildings on State street, including the
Medical Purveyor's and other Government
Offices Also, both bridges over Pearl
river, and destroyed several miles Of the
railroad track
5. 1t is reported in Mobile that some of this
burning was done before we retired. The
Confederate House was burned by the pro-
prietor.
MOBILE, May IS. The Adce,fiser and
registers special report, under date Jack
son, 18th, says there was a heavy and in
decisive battle near Edwards's depot, on
Saturday. We fell back TO our entrench-
ments. Loss heavy on both sides. Gen.
I,lgghman, Of KY, was killed.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MOBILE, May 1S.-The special reporter
of the Advertiser, dated jackson, 18th,
says:
Arrived in accommodating train. Re-
peats previous accounts of damages. The
Catholic Church was destroyed: the Ms
sassippian office Quilted, the presses broken
and type thrown into the street. The fur
niture in the Capitol was badly abused, and
the Governors mansion demolished. La
dies were robbed Of jeweIry and money.
All the stores were sacked and contents
destroyed; iron safes broken open; the
railroad was badly torn up forseveral nriles,
and the telegraph wires torn down About
5000 negroes from Kinds county joined the
Yankees. Thes country was .plundered
generally Damages estimated at from FIVE
to ten millions. Much restitution and suf-
ferfng prevail
The enemy evacuated Friday and Satur>.
day, retreating hastily No serious en-
took place. The last of the rear
guard left about two o'clock. when our
cavalry pickets dashed in, killed Federal
Colonel and captured two others. The
Yankees captured and paroled 200 South
Va oiHldhs dnu UeOrglanS 1hey lett
200 wounded at jackson and 900 at Raw
mond.
Grant occupied jackson in full force.
His entire army is not more than so 900
strong.
Gen. Loring on Friday cut off and cap
tured his supply trains.
CAMP, BETWEEN LIVINGSTON AND \
BROWNSVILLE, May Is, 1898.
General s. Cooper
Lieut. Gen. Pemberton was attacked bv
the enemy on the morning of the 18th inst,
near Edwards depot, and, after nine hours
lighting, was compelled to fall back be hind
the Big Black. JOSEPH b. JoHNsroN
General Commanding.
From these dispatches we are led to
believe that we have failed to accom-
pllsh what we had looked for in the
South West, but we are. still encour-
aged by the circumstances, General
Johnston having arrived the Wednes-
lay before and consequently had but
title time to prepare for Grants ad
7ance. We hope to give more cheer
ng news next week.