Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-17

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establish these new terms We regret to have to
do it, but it is unavoidable.
Latest War News-Vicksburg.
We have no Confederate from Vicksburg of def
mite character. Communication between Gep Pemberton
and the government is exceedingly difficult shut up he
is all sides. But have Northern dates in the last
Richmond papers late the 10th instant, and from
these we CLEAN the following information:
CINCINNATI June adams Express Company have
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The dispatches from Gen. Pemberon to Gen. Johnston,
sOur forage is all gone. The men are all on quarter
ratious.
The ammunition is nearly exhausted. We can hold out
On Friday Gen. Grant ordered every gun position to
throw shells into Vcksbug In one hour 5000 safe
lodged in the city, but with what effect is not known
CA1so, June IA steamer from the Yazeo wednes-
The rebels burned the upper works of the gunboat Gin
The fire in Vicksburg Monday night was caused BY the
explosion of our Shells One whole side of Washington
The planting of seige guns was progressing was the
intention to on the enemy with them along the whole
line Wednesday.
Our lines had been drawn in that in many places the
armies within speaking distance
CINCINNATI June S.-The Commercial publishes letter
dated Memphis June Sd, which reports Pemberons inter.
cepted dispatch to Johnston about being able to hold
ten days, &c. 1t adds the following:
Gen. Osterhaus is the west side of Black river bridge
with bis entire division watching Johnston who appeared
artillery Shots exchanged and the rebels
tired Johnston is said to have IS 600 poorly armed
and deficient in artillery There is then, no probability
Of his being able to relieve PemSerton.
Siege operations at Vicksburg pressed with much
mspt on the sdinsf Result unknown The two armies
close together-xthin talking distanSs general
batteries along the Mississippi the first line above the
water batteries all sienced at the extreme
upper part of vicksburg, where the Chickasaw Bayou
comes into the Mississippi
The Ninth Army Corps which accompanied Gen. Burn
side to Kentucky has been sent with other troops re-
iuforce Gen. Grant at Vicksburg
The Philadelphia Inquirer of the 10th states that the
9Th 0y rebel prisoners arrived in that City, captured in
the battles around Jackson. Iat paper also says that
about left at Indianapolis. 1t says l57 officers
captured sent Johnstons island and kept in close
confinement to await certain developments expected from
the Confederate government.
correspondent of the Cincinnati Times furnishes that
paper with the following summary of events:
Grantleft Miilikens Bend for Grand Gulf-eapuredG
with ali its heavy guns Marched on to Jackson Was
met at Big Black BY Pemberon-deeated him-took his
cannon. On to jackson. Defeated JOhnston-captured
his cannon Destroyed all stores and depots there Penn
bertcn ordered to march out all his force and capture
Grant before he reached Grand Gulf Net him at Cham
losing Rgs. all ssa
its gums Grant holds Pemberton in his grasp: Commu
nicaou open with the North Yazoo and Old rivers
Banks marching on to vieksburg Port Hudson Of no
Joe Johnston in the but of little moment dares not
approach Plenty of stores and ammunition Men healthy
and excellent spirits ALI horses within thirty miles of
vlcksburg in our possession. Time and patience will
win. Ali bosh about sickness. Wherever the negro
any other race can live there we can flourish no people
excellent Food is in the counry-est out. Rebels
desert in plumbers.
The Herald of the 10th contains letter from Vcksburg
dated May Slst which says Grants forts have been
structed to completely command the rebel fortca-
tons and that not for the rifle pits Vicksburg might
be carried at any moment by assault The opinion of
Grant, however, differ from that of the correspon
dent and he still clngs to the shovel and the hoe Ac
cordng to the correspondent Gen. Laubman is the
extreme left Grant in the CENTRE Mcpherson on his right
and Sherman the extreme right Ali have their bate.
res of siege guns posted entirely to command Penn
bertons work The opening of the bombardment thus
described:
Orders were received late last evening to be ready at
O'Clock this morning lombard the city Accordingly at
that hour every gun along the line was in position and
opened upon the unfortunate city. For full hour
mendous cannonade kept up the object at which it
directed being the Court House and vicinity 1t is
impossbleto convey anything like adequate idea of the
demonstration. impossible that one hundred and fifty
guns all raining at the same moment terrific storm
upon the beleagured garrison and all concentrating their
efforts in locality, have failed to produce important
suits.
aQlStfeSSlng cOnQbOQ
When army approaching from Big Black river all
the women and children the envrons of Vcksburg
were ordered to within the lines under the Impress
ion that greater degree of safety could be bad there than
without Experience has proved this impression incorrect
The Union shells are no respecer Of persbns and 11en
dropping in the Vicinity of peaceful dwellings explode as
armed host Large numbers of women and children have
been killed he The Grst shot fired by the NOR
tar boats killed woman and her child Lsery the eiti
of their dwellings, which, with their wives and little
they retire when the cannonade becomes furious.
REPORTED cAP1rULAT1oN vIcKsBURG.
80 MuRFRREsBoRo' June O.
lady from Shelbyve arrived to-day, and that the
report Of the of Vcksbug and Che garrison of
1900 men, prevalent in the rebel camps later ar
papers had published the particulars of the captuaton
FROM PORT HUDSON
W44sa1saTos, June s-Gen Banks in official report
dafed Before Port Hudson, Nay 80, says:
and missing are nearly ooo including deeply regret to
say some Of the ablest officers of the corps"
The War In Virginia.
Fredericksburg correspondent of the Richmond En-.
xmn writing under date June II, says that Hooker is
evidently Strengthening his position and forces on this
side the Rappahannock, near Deep Run, and that the
enemy had constructed another pontoon bridge about
mile and half below Deep Run .
The Richmond papers of Saturday contain nothing Of
interest from Fredericksburg The enemy have held their
position this side the river for than week. and
battle yet.
The Richmond papers of Saturday contain rumors Of
movement on large scale by the enemy by way Of the
Peninsula Gunboats and transports have appeared in
James river. ard there rumors of large feet in
Hampton Roads. Ol Thursday some fifteen hundred of
the enemy advanced from Williamsburg to Diascund
ordge miles east Of Richmond but retired afer
orief skrmish with forces. The Sentinel of Saturday
says:
There was considerable excitement here yesterday
news that the enemy were exhibiting considerable
force on the Peninsula and advancing in threatening
manner We learn that colamn of three or four thou.
sand were camped at Barhamsvile in New Kent county,