The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-05-29
Cheering News from v,ck,burg.
The Rebel. Driven to ,he Inner Works.
Intereresting Account Of Federal
Successes.
Details to the aad Instant.

CHICAGO, H., May 81.
A special dispatch from Cairo to the Journal,
says parolcd prisoners who left Sherman q
Landing on the 23d, say that just before leay-
Ing they conversed with the bearer Of dispatches
from Pcmberton to johnson, who had been cap
turcd. The dispatch bearer says the number OF
rebels at Vcksburg is between % 900 and 80, 600.
Friday morning Gen. Pemberton sent o flag of
truce to Grant, offering to surrender Vicks-
burg IL Grant would allow the rebels to lay
down their arms and march out. The oiier was
refused.
On Thursday the rebel batteries on the hill
north of the town were taken and turned. In
the evening Of the same day the water bate.
ries at the foot of the hill were captured. The
same evening the water batteries below Vicks-
burg were taken by Porter's mortar fleet.
On Friday after the refusal to accept Penn
berton's terms, Grant moved on his works, and
the rebels were driven to tho inner fortifca-
tions.
Gen. Logan guards Black River Bridge
Grant feels certain that he will be able to take
care of Johnston. The latter has only about
l0, 900 men, exclusive of what no may have by
reinforcements. Grants army Is larger than
has been generally supposed, quito numcr.
Gus for the work in hand. II stretches COM
pletely around the doomed city, each wing res
ting on the river.
Vicksburg Is full Of women and children,
not only the original inhabitants, but many
who have como in from the surrounding coun-
try for safety.
A special to the Times dated three miles cast
OF Vicksburg, on the Goth, says that our woun:
ded at the battle Of Champion Hill numbered
over 100. The cncmy's loss is acknowledged
to DO not over one half of that. We had about
10000 troops engaged, and the rebels about
IN mn Ac,nrdiny In tho aecnunta 0f their
wounded, we took 5000 prisoners, and about
5000 ut tho battle ut the bridge. Gen. Sherman
crossed on pontoon bridge, and Mcpherson
and Netherlands forces built three bridges
Sunday night, and crossed by Monday noon.
BY O'Clock the advance Of Sherman's corps
under Steele, reached the cnemy's works back
Of the city, and took possession on the right on
the bluffs above, and commenced the lombard
ment. Gen. Mcpherson planted his command
front, or In our centre. Gen. McClernand took
the extreme left, reaching almost to the river
below. All possibility Of escape Is cut OIL
Every living man, woman and child must fall
into our hands, All the forenoon yesterday,
different brigades were taking position, form
ing lines of battle. &c., At 2 O'Clock the bat
tic began in earnest. There had been skirmish-
ing all the forenoon. Gen. Steele drove the en-
envy from several forts, and took ono complete
line of Notifications, fronted by the rifle pits.
Ills extreme riBut rcsteu vi unc .,e. oanA un-
der the bluff at shutdown. His division fought
calamity oil day. though hungry, dirty, foot
sore and sleepy. Sherman's left and McPhcr-
sons right are in supporting distance. Both
advance their line Of skrmishers to within so
yards of the brcastworks, and their artillery to
within 500 and nre in position ut these distances.
This morning Gen. McClernand isnot progress.
ing so fast, but Is doing we'll. We lost abou-
1900 killed and wounded yesterday. This morn
ing simultaneous assault will be ordered on
the encmy's works, understand, from oil
points.
--LATEST FRoM VIcHsBURo.
Midnight. The last official intelligence from
vicksburg, is to O'Clock Sunday morning,
when oil was represented as going on well,