M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-05-28
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during tho night, and probably the
town. viii be carried to day. There
ars irrra 1900 10 10000 msu OF
Pcmbeyton 5 army in it.
CAIeg, May 24.-it is reported TINT
Sherman toek IIaiues' and ChckRsa@
BlulIJ, with s,Q00 prisoners, ice guns,
iamnmnituH and c,mmissary stores,
The prisoners were pardied aud cent
across the Yazo0.
Another report ia thu: these points
wc:e evacuated, AMI Sherman took
gniot possession. Grant attacked The
upper batteries Of Yicksburg on Sun.
day, while the gunboats attaeked the
water batteries. On Tuesduy the
upper batteries were captured, and the
guns turned on ito WAGER batteries.
( Paro!ed prisoners, who were 6rou.
ght across from FickSburg, sag our
iorees have possession OF the entire
IiHe Of outer Qualifications, and the
rebel officers t,l their men that since
/ Irhe capture OF IIaiues' Bluff there WAS
no chancs of their escape,
The rebsl forces is estimated at
Irom 2Q, Geo to 10000.
The widest confusion existed oms
ias them. Their oticers We're unable
Ly keep tnem in line Of battle.
The steamer Express the last boa.
up, Gays that when che lef; on Wedn.
eeday evening, the firing haI ceased.
Here is uo dOubt taat tue rebe!s had
surconlVgeL.
Geuogal Blair reached Chickasaw
Buts on Tuesday and sent dcwu Tor
ralouo.
The Federal loss is reported heavy
General Burnside received the lol,
loving djspatch lrom the Secretary Of
War at Washington last evening.
"WAsnSeToy, Nay q.
@5oncral ILallock received informa.
tion flom General Hubert that Gran!
HAS beaten Pembcrton, with severe
loss of rcbsls in killed, and wounded
and prisoners, has captured tFty-Eeven
pieces Of artillery, and haa the first
!. lac ef rihe.prtS above Wicksburg,
Lis right 10 on toe river at Naines
Bluff. Iemherton has only $4,000
men in NickSburg, aud we entirely
invest the place.
o." BY order Of the Sec'yof War,
/ T6isned7 Tx ECKERT,
Assistant Spp't Telegraph"
CmcAoo, May GA private die
patch, received in this city to day from
the officers OF an Illinois regiment
dpted near Vicksburg, May q, SAYS
the city wsa not captured ~ to th.'
.iue.
1YAsnINoroN, Msy 2G.-Somo 81,
bundled officers aud prlvatoS arrived
AZ Annapolis, yesterday, from Rich
mond. Ihcy report that Naptat
Mckee, 0! the Fourth Kentucky Cav
airy, a;d Lieutenant Conn, Of ,th,
Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. will b,
hung by the rebels in retaliation fo
the eZecution vi Two epies hy Genera
Bunnside
This is known to be trustworthy.
( TIVE correspondents ofthe Tribune
Me5Srs. Richardson and Brown, VIII,
were ,c&plursd, with others, in atteInp
Fting to run past tie Wicksburg bat
tere5, are retained at the Liby Pri5ol
Mr.. Colbuyn, Of the JTo,i&. wa
! called up to the rebel War Depart
, ment on Friday, and kept until mid
b! night, when he was returned to prisen
: lie YVES subsequently conditionall,
/ released.
t Theacondition0 were that he ShGult
{ make certain representations to OF
] Government regarding the measure
Q Of retaliation to be. adopted by tn
E rebeia.
WARRINGTON, May 2G.-Tho Prcsi
!. dent, Secretary Of Wa~, hs3,sJsn
= Secretary 0! tie Navy Geaaga. ia
. chief Of the Army, a.j Genera. LoC
.l;er, were in council ecrgrai hours tl
i dav at the Executive Mansion.
r 1t is understood that q dispatch, sc
ceiYed to-day, Estates that another. liz
= VI deisnges Las been discovered in th
- - rear oi.Yickeburg, which it.would b
= necessary 10 take by storm,
e Il is reported and believed tia
- Stuart has sent&bout .l00 men 10 &c
. liAforce Mosby, to the ead of continr
- ing the latter's degradation arouu
. cur lines.
- y The impression prevails in Il
y noig oighborhood Of Bappahannock St,
y ;, ton that Stuart lie concentrating
! large body Of HE cavalry botwee
= Culpepper Court house AMI BIanC
" Station.
DAYTON, Nay -26. -.Yesterda
q morning Sergeant ;Swigert, viii
,e passing through q wOods in Beav'
n Greek rowhship, Greene County, W.