Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-06-17
From the West.

JACKSON, June 10. = The Bowman
House, the only hotel left by the Yankees,
was destroyed by fire this morning.
Maj. Smiley, commandant Of the post,
escaped by jumping out Of the third story
window, and was caught in blanket
Loss estimated at s25O,5O0, partially in.
sured.
JACKSON, June IA special to the
Mtssissippia,,, dated Pamela, June 10, says
the Yankee cavalry, 1000 strong, under
COL Hatch, passed Holly Springs on Mon
day, going South--another Grielson raid
contemplated.
Col. McCullock, I'd Missouri cavalry, at
tackled the enemy % miles south of Mem
pbis on Monday and put them to rout.
Northern dispatches say Hunters troops
sailed from Port Royal to reinforce Banks.
A private letter from Clinton, La, dated
June 8, says, Port Hudson was exposed to
tremendous fire by the enemy's feet for
the past ten days. The Essex and two 9th.
er gunboats were SO badly damaged that
they withdrew from the attack
Grierson, with 1000, attacked Col. Lo-
gan, with 600 men, near Clinton on the 4th
inst. The enemy were handsomely repuls-
ed and driven off With loss of 80, inclu-,
ding so prisoners. Our loss was 3 killed
and IA wounded.
A negro Lieutenant and II others be-
longing to John Taylor Moore, near Grand
Gulf, who had arrested citizens and COM
mitted depredations were brought here to
day. Some excitement, coupled with
threats to administer the lynch law, was
caused, but they we're quietly turned over
to the military authorities to be dealt with,
as they claimed to be U. s. troops.
A correspondent of the N. York Times
adverts to Grants loss, and says it was tre-
mendous For instance, an Indiana Regi-
ment went in nine hundred strong and came
out with one lieutenant colonel and fifteen
men. ~
The same correspondent says Federal
brigade was repulsed on the Big Black MY
err by Gen. Johnston.
JACKSON, June l2.-An officer Wholeft
Vicksburg on Wednesday night, reports all
working well, the garrison in fine spirits,
we'll supplied with provisions, and 50 far
but little damage done by the enemy's fire.
The total loss of the garrison since the COM
meucement of the siege does not exceed
five hundred. Grant was still pegging a.
way from his parallels, but no mischief has.
been done SO far.
"A special dispatch to the Mississippian,
under date of June 18th, says Gen. Marina
duke captured one transport and sunk a.
mother near Helena on the 11th Instant
Two regiments were sent to Helena against
him he routed them and drove them back
to the town. .....
General Price is marching on Old Town
Point, eighteen miles below Helena.
Twenty two companies from North Mis-
sissipi have reported for duty under the
late call.
SUMMIT, June 19.-Gentlemen from
Woodville reports Banks fortifying on
Thompson's Neck, northwest Of Port Hud-
son, and planting heavy siege guns.
Banks has mustered several regiments
out of service.
Sherman had his left arm amputated.
JACKSON, June 13.-Our loss in the
series of attacks is about six thousand, that
of the enemy between forty and fifty thou.
sand. Grants present force does not ex-
coed sixty thousand, Notwithstanding the
heavy reiuforcements which have reached
him. Numbers are swept off by sickness
and desertion.