The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
NFWS FROM VICKSBURG.
Pemberton Proposes to Surrender
Ills Terms Rejected---Progress
of Grants Army. =

CHICAGO, May pa special from
Cairo to the Journal, says a paroled
prisoner who left Sherman's Landing on
the 22d, says Just before leaving, he
conversed with the bearer of dispatches
from Pemberton to johnson, who had
been captured. IN -c.c SOB - s. .-Lrs'
The dispatch bearer says the number of
rebels in Vicksburg, is between $4,000
and 10000 rre 10 a.ti1.s.s
On Friday morning Pemberton sent
flag of truce to Grant offering to surren-
der Vicksburg, if Grant would allow the
rebels to lay out their arms and march
out. The offer was refused. -.,, F.,
On Thursday the rebel batteries on
the hill north Of the town were taken and
turned on the enemy.
On the evening of the same day the
water batteries at the foot of the hill
were captured. On the same evening
the water batteries below -Vicksburg We're
taken by Porter's gunboats.
On Friday after the refusal to accept
Pemberton' terms of surrender Grant
moved on his works and the rebels were
driven 10 the inner Notifications.
Logan HudIQS bldCh 1elHOL
Grant felt certain that he will be able
to take care of Johnston. The latter
has only about 10000 men, exclusive of
what he may have by reinforcements.
Grants army is larger than is gener-
ally suppos d, ;. quite numerous enough
for the work on hand. 1t stretches
completely around the doomed city.
Each wing rests on the river,
Vicksburg is full of women and child
rem, not only the original inhabitants
there, but many came in from the sur
rounding country for safety.
A special to.the Times dated..3 miles
east of Vicksburg Goth says:
Our wounded at the battle of Champi-
on Hill number over ], 200.
The enemy loss is acknowledged not
over half that.
We had about 10000 troops engaged.
The rebels about 10000, according to
to the accounts of their wounded We
took 5000 prisoners, and 5000 at the
battle of the Bridge
Sherman crossed on pontoon bridge.
. McPherSon's and McClernand's corps
built13 bridges Sunday night, and cross,
ed their commands by Monday noon.
By clock the advance of Sherman S
corps under Steele, reached the enemy S
works back of the city, and took posi-
ton on the right of the blnff above it,
and commenced the Commandment
Gen. Mcpherson planted his COM
mand in front, or on our centre.
Gen McClernand took the extreme
left reaching almost TO the river below
All possibility of escape is cut of,
Every man, woman and child must fall
into our hands. ..-..
All forenoon yesterday the different
brigades were taking positions, forming
lines of battle &c. .-.-
At clock the battle began in earn
est .-..-.aa .r-s- Ht
There was skirmishing all this fore
noon.
General Steele drove the enemy from
several Forts, and took one complete line
of Notifications fronted with rife-pits-
his extreme right resting on the river
hank, under the bluff, at shutdown. His
division fought CALAMITY all Cay, though
hungry, foot-sore and sleepy.
Sherman's left and McPherson's right
are within supporting distance. Botf
advanced their line of skirmishers with.
in 80 yards of the breast works, their ar
tillery to within 800 yards, and are in q
position at these distances this morning
McClernand is not progressing so fast
but is doing we'll. We lost aoout l, 50(
killed and wounded yesterday Thi:
morning simultaneous assault will BIZ
made upon the enemy's works from al
points