The New York herald., 1863-05-28
Reports via Cairo.

CHICAGO, May n, 1858
A special despatch from Cairo says
Paroled pr soners who left Shermans Landing the
2sd say that just before leaving they convered with the
bearer Of dispatches from Gen. Pemberon to Gen. John
ston, who had been captured.
Tho despatch bearer says tho number OF rebels at
vicksburg is between 25, 900 and 80 900.
On Friday morning Gen. Pembcrton sent flag OF truce
10 Gen. Grant, offering to surrender veksburg II Gen.
Grant would allow tho rebels lay down and
march out The offer refused.
On Thursday the rebel batteries the hill north o the
town were taken and turned the enemy. On the
ming Of the day the water lbattces the foot OF
shs hill were captured The same evening the waier
batteries below vicksburg taken by Porters
boats.
On Friday After the refusal 10 accept Gen Pembcrtons
terms, Gen. Grant moved his works and the rebels
were driven 10 the inner fortncaons Logan guards
The Black river bridge.
General Grant fees certain that he will be able take
care General Johnston. The latter has only about
thousand mon. exclusive Of what he may have by rein
forcemcnts General army larger than gene
rally supposcd-que numerous enough for tho work
hand II stretches completely around the doomed city
zach wing resting on the river.
vicksburg ia full OF women and chdren--not only the
original Inhabitants there, but many who have come In
from the surrounding country for safety
despatch dated three miles east of vicksburg, May
20 says
Our wounded at the battle Of Champion Hin number
over one thousand hundred. The enemys loss 10
acknowledged TO be not over half that We had about
twenty thousand troops engaged, and the rebels about
Ton thousand according to the Of their wounded
We took thousand prisoners and about three thou
sand at the battle OF the bridge.
General sherman crossed on pontcon bridge. Gene.
ssi McPhcrscn and General KcCcrnands forces built
three bridges ON Sunday night and crossed
BY Monday noon. BY four O'Clock tho ad.
vance Of shcrman's corps, under General Steel,
reiched the cncmy's works back m the chy
and took position tho right the blum above and
commencad the bombardmeht General McPberson
panted bis command in 'front.' centre General
McCernand took The extreme c reaching almost ~ the
river below. VIVA f
All possibility Of escape on. Every living man,
woman or child, must fall irto hands. AL the fore
noon yesterday different brgades taking position
forming lines Of batte, &c.
Al two O'Clock the battle began in earnest. There had
been skrmshing all the forenoon General stccle drove
ITO enemy from several forts and complete line
Of cffor,acaions cnlcd by rife pits His extrome right
rested on the river bank under the bun sundowu His
division fought CALAMITY all day though hungry dirty
fooisore and sleepy.
General shcrnans left and General McPhersons rIeh.
are supporting distance Both advanced their lines
Of skrmshers 70 within nf,y yards Of the breastworks
and their artillery 10 within Ave hundred yards and arc
IN position a. these DISTANCES.
This morning General ucclcrnand Is not progressing 20
fast but rs doing well wo lost about fifteen hundred
tilcd and wounded yesterday.
This morning suialiaEeous Assault viii be ordered on
she enemys works, understand FROM oil points.
Oar Army Cerresponaenee.
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