Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-07-06
From the Southwest.


JACKSON, Jund 29.-Advices from sVicks-
burg received here report no change in re-
gard to affairs. On the night. of the 21st the
enemy sprung a mine to blow up an angle
on the fort, which was a completes failure,
killing a number of their own men. The
Vicksburg Citizen of the 18th, 18th and Esd
received here, says that for twenty.eight
days an incesant shower of shells had rained
upon the city, and the lowest estimate pla-
ces the number at many thousand, and but
one casualty occurred. The streets are daily
TILED with people, intending women and
children, who go about free from danger.
On Tuesday, while working off the edition of
the Citizen, a thirteen inch shell passed
through the Office, scattering the cases about.
No one was injured. One of the enemy's
gunboats loaded with troops came down the
point a few days ago. The enemy have been
firing ineendiary shells three days. No dam
age. Major Hadly, of Ark, commanded
water Battery and Major Martin, 26th La.,,
were killed last Sunday, and Col. McLawren,
9th La, seriously wounded. The Citizen
confirms the news of the heavy bombardmcnt
Of Tuesday, and says our loss comparatively
nothing. All now feel that johnson viii
arrive in time. General tone of the editori-
ais in the Citizen are cheerful. The paper
is printed on wall paper. Gen. Parsons
Battery, at Cypress Creek, twenty miles be-
low Napoleon, fired on five transports loaded
with troops on Tuesday, crippling them bad.
ly. The troops landed and attempted to
storm the battery, but were driven back with
q loss of three hundred.
The New Orleans (Yankee) True Delta of
the Oath ult,, reports a fight at Lafourche
Crossing on the 23d. The Federal force
engaged consistedof six Regiments; Con-
fcderate force not given. Confederates
chsrged and captured a Federal battery, but
are reported as loosing IS killed, including
Col. Walker, Cd Texas, who was buried un.
der a flag of truce, and sixteen prisoners.
The Confederates retired, the enemy waiting
for pdrsuit. A gentleman from Pascagouls
reports the capture on the 10th, of a Connec-
ticut regiment and two battries from New
Orleans, by our pickets near Algies.
Official dispatches from Gen. Dick Taylor,
at Alexandria,26t says he stormed and car
ried at the point of the bayonet, with unloa
ded guns, the enemy's position at Berwick
Bay, capturing over one thousand prisoners
ten heavy guns and a large amount of stores
Our loss, killed and wounded not known
Same dispatches say the eneny's position
at Thibdeaux was also carried, but by whor
it does not state, but by Brig. Gen. Walker
i :s ssappessd gThis gives US e9uamand .
MISSISSIPPI rtaer@ahavoaNew Orleans. an,
enables US to cut off Banks supplies.
Lieut.. WELDON, with a volunteer party
captured Capt. Man ncrs and his entire part,
consisting of thirty three men, after KILN
four, who had captured and burned a trai
of cars at ~Brookhaven, a. few days ago.
Nothing from Vicksburg. Weather clear an
|; very warm.
Gen. Leman, from New Orleans, says it
reported that the Federals lost five thousan
!, in the fight at Port Hudson on last Frida,
r A private letter from New Orleans roper
Yellow Fever there.
9 Vicksburg Gates to the 23d have been II
: ceiyed. There was no assault made last Sa
4 urday, but every gun on Grants works an
l the fleet were brought to bear on the devo
' ted garrison, and the fire was kept up fro
: 2 o'clock, a. M, till ten a. No.. Our gunnel
o responded briskly. Yankees admit our fiji
was very destructive and accurate. Our gul
: ners unexampled. Our loss IS killed ar
b wounded. Brisk firing to night at Vicksbur