The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-27
More shan 90 Cannon taken and
aGreat number of Prisoners.
Let us Rejoice :

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The news which We have received concerning
the capture Of Ycksourgh, BY Gen. Grant,
comes from so Trustworthy a source a. 10 leave
10 doubt that bis gallant army has achieved the
most important victory Of the war. Ii IS stated
that Gen. Grant won five successive battles pr
or TO the taking OF Y cksSurgh, capturing 400
prisoners, 65 pieces Of artillery, and immense
army stores The following is an account OF
these victories:
Washington, May %.
The National Republican announces bv per
mission Of the President, the following dispatch
It was received by the latter Al bali PAST 2.
Memphis Nav %.
Gel. Ansou Stager has official information
from below to "wednesday, which saws that Gen.
Grant has captured Hanes Bluff aud Tia, outer
works OF Vicksburg, a large number Of prison
ers. and 81 pieces Of artillery. The battle is
still raging, with every prospect Of capturing
The entire force in Yieksburgh. We hold jack
son. Black River Bridge, ana Haines Bluff"
Washington, Nay %
The following has just been received at the
War Department
Memphis, May %
forward the following, just received from
Col John A Ri~lings. A A. G.:
Rear Of VIcssbargb, May %.
The Armv Of Tennessee landed at Barnsburg
on the 3Oth Of April.
On the lst Of May VIC fought the battle Of
Port Gibson aud defeated the rebels under Gen
Bowen, whose loss ia killed, wounded and prs.
oners wes at least $50, and loss in artillery Eve
pieces.
On the 18th Of Nav, at the battle Of Ray
mond, the rebels were defeated with LOSE OF
500
On the l4th OF May We defeated Gen. Joseph
F.. johnson, and captured jackson, with = loss
to the enemy OF 400, hes es immense stores
and manuiac, dres, aud Il pieces o. artillery.
On the 10th Of May we fought the bloody and
decisive battle OF Bakers Creek, in which the
entire forces Of vck=burgh under Gen Pember
ton, were defeated, with the loss Of % pieces o.
artillery and 4, 900 men.
On the 18th OF May We defeated the same
force at the Big Black Rives Badge with the
loss OF 1900 meu and II pieces Of artillery.
On the 18th OF May, We Invested Vicksburgh
closely.
To-day Gen. Steele carried the rife pits on
the North Of the city.
The right OF the army rests on the Mississippi
above Vicksburgh.
(Signed) JOHN A. RAWLINGS, A. A. G.
p 81 learn farther that there are from l5,-
600 to O,OOO men 10 Vicksburgh, and that
Pemberton has lost nearly all bis field artillery,
and that the cannonading at Vlcksburgh closed
about three P. NJ, on the 10Th Of May. Gen.
Grant has captured neariy all.
The Adrer.iser and Tribune has the following
special:
Cairo, Nay "A.
We have news from Memphis to P b. yes
terday. General Mcpherson is reported to ,e
still in possession of Jackson. News from that
point to the 9th states that the rebels, after
defeat, fell back towards Canton. It il reported
that Sherman took Haiues' aud Chckasaw Bluffs.
with 5000 prisoners, % guns, 1000 animals.
the camps, and vast amount Of ammunition
and eOmmissary stores. The prisoners were pa
rolled and sent across the Yazoo River. This
seems improbable, but give it as it l. in the
Memphis Bulletin.
Another report is, that these points were
evacuated, and that General LougmAn took quiet
possession.
Grant attacked the upper batteries on Sunday
.h, 4,Io
On Tuesday the upper batteries were captured,
and turned on the water batteries.
Paroed prisoners who were brought across
from Vcksburgh, say that our forces have pos
session of the entire line of outer iortifcatiens
and that the rebel officers had told their men
that since the capture of Haines' Bluff, there
was no chance for them TO escape The rebel
force is vaTiOusy estimated at from 10000 to
80 600, aud the widest confusion existed among
them. The officers were unable to keep The
soldiers in hue OF battle They assured the
men that Grant would be attacked in the rear,
out the soldiers declared they had been sold oy
their commanding General.
special dispatch 10 the Alvertiser and 7ri5
iine, dated Washington, May "a SAYS:
Extras of the Washington papers contain the
following, published al ! l A N. TO-DAY:
We just received the following telecraphic
Cleveland, o, Nav "a.
A dispatch from Mr.. Fuller, the messenger at
Memphis, late in the night, says the Stars and
Stripes float over Vieksburgh, and ths victory is
sOmplete. have held this message, hoping to
get further confirmation, but the line has been
Interrupted, aud I now give it to YOU as it reach
ID me- l think the wires will be all right
soon.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 2sd has the
olIowing:
Mobile, May p.
Our Navy Department has information that
Admiral Porter has been cooperating with Gen.
isant in the siege OF Vicksburgh, bis feet can
lonsding the city and its works by night, While
iranI's army assailed il by day, thss giving the
orces within the town and intrenchments not
relaxation from the perils of their sit
lation. The same Department also, this after
loon, received Official information that Admiral
'arrsgut's feet is actively engaged IN lombard
ng Port Hudson.