Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-11
rCerrespopderce Of Mobile Register. ]

o. Jackson, May "a Gems Johnston, Humphre
Marshall and Gov. PEI US errived here yesterday.
John>1ens novem pts but little is known. He is cor
sianty on the move, and turns up almost auywhef
and at any time. Or. at activity prevails
Slowly we receive scattering particulars of affair
at Vcksburg and rejoice to say that they not
bad as first representtd d. On Monday the Federal
commenced feeirg The weakest and most vulnerable
point of The Fieksburg works-the approach by tb
jackson road-and on Tuesday morning, at 10 O'Clock
advanced to the assault a her Gu and Iidcuou
manner. They advanced their flags c.ose the works
theft negro troops ia trcIt, end lay down Bowen
gallant Missourians fred shot The other reg
ments then MARCHED up, and the whole assauing col
umu, fororn hope and all, marched within easy muske
rarge
| At the word Forward Charge they received
fire. shastering ard deeinang their ranks fright
fully They rallied closed up asd stood to it for thirty
minutes, when they broke and fed Thy were rallied
10 the charge four successive times and met with the
some storm of iron hail ard leaGen rain. The whole
feld literally red for mile with their dead
and wounded, where they still lying Thursday
night unburied. aud without any attention What a
cruelty in Grant His dead and dad soldiers were
LIFT alone where they ell-ti, dead to rot-tbe wound
ed to sner and die under the very Of the my
How cruel ard beastiy put the Degros whom be had
seducd from their happy homes, under the deuson Of
freedom and liberty, or by force induced to become sol
dece and then put them 10 front Of the battle to be
mercessly shot down By their former masters snd pro-
tecsora AID then leave them 10 the first hour Of trial
/ die, 10 rot many beasts
Since tuesday, from all | can learn the eremy has
ted binself with sheling cannonadrg aid sharp
shooting, and they asionay succeed in picking of
some OF our men. As the firing is at long range Penn
berton does rep Y.
On Tuesday morning Lieut.. Col. Brown of the goth
Mississippi infantry. dashed il to Raymond and capur.
ed the place, taking four hupdred FedraIs, and about
fifty Or sixty runaway negroes. Not gun was fred
aid nobody hurt The sick and wound were
parohd the well were brought here and sent past
Among them s1me half dozen Captains and Lieu
tenants The negros have been brought herr and rat
to work on the Notifications,
The enemy is reported ia ding the forces of General
Curtis at Snyders Buff Grant has moved his army
we'll up nortf OF the railroad bat few troops being be-
low or in the vicinity Of Grand Gull which is no longer
bis base OF OPP rations,
JACKSON, May 27.-Tbe re9s from Vicksburg is
cheering, and sfalrs wearing hopeful and |
confident face The Ftderals rave made desper.
ate assaults upon works. aud have betn each time
repulsed with immense slaughter. ALI accounts reDre-
sent that 1t has 40 equal in the The F. derai Fl
GERS are said to have represented TO their that
Kichnon bad been captured by HooAer, ard that the
only remaining rebel stronghold the city of Vcks.
burg, before which they were drew2 I'D in battle ar
ray and that by determination and boldnt IS in their
charge they might take the ace and a, once ED the
var Ire troops did as they commando their
charges were not only sim bern but desperate hence
the immense bills of Yankee dead that no cover he
'ece OF the ea1h awaiting sepulrure aud poisoning thu
moSphere by tie rid stencil Of thousands of car
casfs TOR oiices estimate the enemys loss at from
"A
North Carolina Federal deserler cam: 10 last night and
tells he same story and says that Grants loss is es
mated in camp at from 10 10 30 600 men,
The "inenes" OF The margin in the, stlmaes will give
Gu faint idea of The punishment that the eemv has
received d OF the imnense strength OF Vcksburg ard
The heEGsm "f its defenders. Our own loss ia yerv
small, hardly 200 SO much for good" entertainments
From TIE lazoo l can learn but very little and from
nat n'le oraW sgh OF relief. The enemy went up
he river as far as Yazoo City, and committed good
nauy peculatons. Commodore Brown sunk four boats
the river which sufficiently INSTRUCTED it to prevent
ne tpemy from going any farther up. The navy yard
vas burnt. Last year We had ounboats in the
liver, out few Fedora! boats started upon recon-
oIte ing expedition, when the Confederate officer be-
anne alarmed and burnt them up. Nothing but mis- :
orune has ever attended naval efforts in that quar-
er, and L am glad ttat they are done with
Charpent 8 battery marched through the city this
nornlDg and attracted good deal of attention The
zen looked WELL and are in fine sta of discipline
Flcksourg was given up here for several DAYS and
be news thai came in was sickening and painful Our
rmy after lis defeat at Bakers Creek was very much
but being successful in repusrg the enc
y III their assaults on ticksburg confidence is restor.
and fine MOI ale prevails The garrison of Vcks- .
arg Is yet bsSieged from the river and the north and
az Ks lsseported to have crossed his army st Bayou
ars, and s marching Nachez The enemy has '
ee2 terribly run1shtd but not driven away.
Prospects National Finances p,
lie l. ndon llmjs, OF the 18th, diacourses as fol-
VS. =.
Although the United States Stocks flucuale less Il
an The Exchanges and tie premium geld they con il
1ue to experience rapid movements according to the
cgress OF The war. But the variations are directly "
pos''e to those which logic would dictate The OF
aderal " success . which are followed By an i'm s..
ovtmenf should in reality increased distrust b.
Tile every ne" and crushing dsaster in the North 81
sht Cd the contrary be accepted the best CLEANS
promise against the reign of Reputation which seems
nlneht Ii the war be protcactsd much longer or so
the suongaon of the South be accomplished either ia
e or soon, AMERICAN finance be WITHOUT hope ar
definite and honorable separation Cas- be effected ia
possibility of redemption of Northern obligations be
> , pooPS' oe within rauooai antlcipatlons. of
proongation of the for another SIX months ON or
present scale OF expenditure will swell the mass of to