The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-27

Inc Mexicans again oecupy Fort Sanza-
bier, which they are repairing.
that the French had been dsfeated and Obliged
to retire Is miles towards 0risaba, q which
place Gen. Forsy aud staff had gone. Il Is
understood they go into quarters At Orizaba
and await Feinforcsments and heavier guns
from France. Operations aahnot be resumed
before October let.
: Report says q convoy OF one million dollars
from Vera Cruz had been captured by Next
can Euerriftas.
RO1Edu azElss Cairo, May -
Ia rcported Sherman took Haines md
ChickasawaBlufs, with 5000 prisoners, 100
guns, ammunition, and commissary stores
The prisoners were paroled and sent across the
EYazoo.
Another report is that these points we're
evacuated, and Sherman took quiet possession,
Grant attacked the upper batteries of Xicks-
burg on Saturday, while the gunboats attack,
ed the water batteries. The upper batteries
we're captured and turned on the water batter
Paroled prisoners who were rel brought across
from Vicksburg, say our forces have, posses
sion of the entire line of outer Notifications,
and the rebel officers TOLD their men since the
capture ofHaines' Bluff there " s no chance
of. their escape. 5t<W@ .pGC
The, rebel force Is estimated at 10000 to
10000. 5eus ,fa3
The widest confusion existed among them
The eaaeers we're unable to keep them in line
of battle. 3.
The Express, the last boat up, says when
she left VI ednesday evening, firing had ceased,
and no doubt but the rebels surrendered !
Gen. Blair reached Chickasaw 1 Bluff on
Tuesday, and sent Town for rationsr "a ii.
Federal loss reported heavy. eaaa5 549s
AFi9. al. $ 44th New York, May 24!ssf
The North Star fran Aspinwall May 10th,
arr ed at 5 o'clock this evening, with $780,
900 in treasure.
The steamer Constitution from San Fran
cisco, arrived at Panama. on the 18th, bring
ing Puebla dates of April 30th, that the French
have been driven from Puebla at the point of
French probably retreat to the seaboard as the
rainy season had set in. -
Washington, May q. g.
Up to 10 P. NJ. the President has received
TO further intelligence, excepting a telegraph
from Memphis, dated 400 this p. NJ; saying,
nofhing Letter yet than tho morning report of
the capture of Vicksburg.
Washington, May "a
AT Ii o'clock to-day the President received
the following telegraph announcing that Vicks-
burg is ours
Cleveland, 24th.-A dispatch from Mr..
Fuller, the manager of the telegraph at Mem
phis, dated late in the night, says ahe stars
and stripes float over Vicksburg and the vic.
tory is complete. I have held this message
hoping to get the confirmation, but the line
has been interrupted, and I now give it to you.
we fought Pemberton and again at the bridge
where we captured 1000 moro prisoners. He
fought in rife pits protected by q dif6cu .
bayou full Of abattis- is,
The la8less brigade of Netherlands Corps
charged the rife pits magniiciently. auditook
more prisoners than their own numbers. Penn
berton burned his bridge and retreated to
Vicksburg with only three cannon out of 90
that he had taken out, and building four
bridges over the Big Black. Gen Grant ar
rived before the line on the evening of the
the 18th, and holds it closely invested. He
had oponed a line of supplies, Chickasaw bay
ou having cut the town off from Haine's Bluff,
which is abandoned by the enemy, and which,
Gen Grant will occupy. There was sharp
fighting through the day yesterday. Steele
won ana holds the upper bluffs and the enc.
my's upper water batteries, AMI gets water
from the Mississippi 5B.
Sherman's Corps lost yesterday 500 killed
and wounded. Mcpherson. who held the cen.
tire, lost little, as old McClernand, who held
the left. The gunboats kept the enemy alert
during the night, and probably the town will
be carried to day. There are from $4,000 to
to. 20, 900 in it.