Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-25
Sunday Night Dispatches.
Glorious News.
yICKSBIRG CAPTURED +! F.!
The Victory Complete.
PROBABLE CAPTURE OF THE
WHOLE REBEL FORCE.

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CLEVELAND. Nav "a A dispatch from Mr..
Fuller. the manager of the telegraph at Mem
phis. dated late in the night. says the stars and
stripes float over Vicksburg. and that IL is com
plete victory.
/ have held this message hoping to get the
confirmation, but the line has been interrupted
and now send it to you
WASHINGTON. May 24-The following de-
tails of the fight of Black River Bridge have
been received:
IN REAR OF VIcKsBURGl
May 20. A. n.
Z NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Gen Grant won a great and momentons veto
~ over the Rebels. under Pemberton, on the
Jackson and Vicksburg railroad at Bakers Greek,
on the 18th inst. Pemberton had most formid
able position on the crest of wooded hill and
one which the road passed over longitudinslly. He
had about % 900 men.
The battle began about ii o'clock and was
gained by 4 p NJ
The brunt of the battle was borne by Hovey's
division OF Netherlands corps, and LOgans and
Crackers divisions of McPherson's corps
Hovey attacked the Hill and held the greater
part of il till two o'clock p NJ when having
lost 600 men. he was succeeded bv Boomers
and Holmes brigades of Crocker's division, by
which the conflict was ended in that part OF the
field
Boomer lost 500 men. Logsn operated on the
right. and cut off the enems's direct retreat so
that he compelled to escape BY the right
flank through the woods.
Logan lost 400 in krllec and wounded We
took about 1000 prisoners.
On the 18th. advancing to the Big Black. we
fought Pemberton again at the bridge, and CAP
tured 5000 more prisoners. He fought in rife
4 A. an, Il. 4 "a
Lawless' brigade of Netherlands corps
charged the rifle pits magn6cently and took
more prisoners than their own numbers.
PembertoD burned the bridge and retired to
Vicksburg with only three cannon out Of sixty
that he had taken out
Building four bridges the Big Black
Gen. Grant arrived before the town on the even
ing of the 18th aud holds it closely invested
He had opened line of supplies via Chicka
saw Bayou, having cut the town off from Haines'
Bluff. which is abandoned by the enemy, and
which Gen. Grant will occupy.
There was sharp fighting throughout the day
yesterday.
Steele now holds the upper bluffs. and the
enemys upper water batteries. and gets water
from the Mississippi.
The gunboats kept the enemy on the alert dur
ing the night. and probably carried them. There
are from $1,000 to 30 900 men of Pemberton's
army in them.
Sherman's corps yesterday lost 500 in killed
and wounded
Mcpherson, who holds the center. lost little,
as did McCernard who held the left
NEW York, Nav "a The Herald's special
Washington dispatch says:
Advices from Gen. Grant. received by the
President TO night. detail his proceedings up to
the Doth. He had fought five battles. captured
sixty -four guns and taken 9,400 prisoners.
The Montgomery Advertiser of the 18th says,
in relation to the fight at Jackson:
Our troops were commanded by Johnston. We
were finally driven back to jackson and fought
them there till overwhelmed by superior num-
bers. when we were compelled to evacuate the
ctv.
The enemy's forces amount to about %, 900 or
30 900, and our own TO only 5000. Gen. John
ston then retreated 10 Canton.
The enemy's cavalry was Yesterday at Bran
don. the Southern road, twenty odd miles
this side of Jackson, which point we had a
force to protect the road
The Richmond Enquirer of the 20th has the
following in relation to Vicksburg
If some happy combination he not made be-
tween the forces under Pemberton and Johnston
the heroic city may possibly fall.
The Times army correspondent of the Odd
saws:
that Pemberton has been defeated between Jack
son and Vicksburg. with heavy loss in killed
and wounded and 1000 prisoners, as we'll as a
whole division of his forces cut off and retreating
in a southerv direction.
Johnston attacked the Federal forces in Jack.
son, which retreated on the main BODY Penn
berton also attacked Grant, but was whipped and
retreated upon Vcksburg.
This Is said to be the contents of a dispatch
from Pemberton 10 Lee
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th contains
an article arguing against the receipt of men sent
south by President Lincoln. Ii saws:
1--WE must require Of all who are received. tina,
they join their efforts with against the COM
mon enemy They must assume our allegiance
and it's duties
The Richmond Dispatch of the 22d says:
"Gov Shorter OF Alabama has demanded. un.
der the order of the President, all the officers
taken in Alabama and found by Gen. Forrest 10
be serving with armed slaves.
The Savannah Republican of the 18th.
presses apprehension of another invasion oil
Georgia.
# says our dispatch announces the marching
off 900 or 5000 Yankees upon Rome, in this
State. No particulars given of their where
abouts, only an assurance that preparations are
being made to meet and expel them.
4 Charleston telegram OF the 2lst says:
The steamer NOrseman, With $50 bales cotton
for Nassau, struck snag, supposed TO be the
wreck of the Georgiana in going out last night
She was run ashore on Long Island Beach, and
is believed to be total wreck.
CAIRO. May 24--lt is reported that Sherman
took Haines' Bluff and Chickasaw Bluff, with
5000 prisoners, l01 guns, and ammunition and
commissary stores. The prisoners were paroled
and sent across the Iazoo.
Another report il. that those points were
evacuated, and Sherman took quiet possession.
Grant attacked the upper batteries of Vicks-
burg on Sunday. while the gunbosts attacked the
water batteries
On Tuesday the upper batteries were cap
tured and the guns then turned on the water bat
teries.
Paroled prisoners who were brought across
from Vicksburg say our forces have possession
of the entire line Of outer Notifications. and Reb
eli officers told their that since the capture a
Haine's Bluff there was no chance of their es
cape.
The Rebel force is estimated at from 20 900 &c
10000
The widest confusion existed among them
Their officers were unable 70 keep them IN line
of battle.
The steamer Empress. the last boat up, says
that when she left on Wednesday evening tn,
firing had ceased. There is no doubt but the
Rebels had surrendered
Gen Blair reached Chickasaw Bluff. on Tues
day and sent down for rations.
The Federal loss is reported heavy
From Washington.