Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-27
Gtltgrapbie Ne@s.
From the Omaha Daily Nebrasklan.1
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St. Louis, June 10.
The Democrats Vicksburg dispatch says
on last Saturday morning our approaches
from Sherman's corps were pushed through
to the rebel rifle pits and within 20 yards
Of one of their bastions. The enemy threw
lighted shells over the parapets on our
approach aud received ia return % hand
gren AIDES, 20 of which exploded driving
the rebels out. The rebels on Friday cut
away the timber in the rear of their lines
and opened on us with II inch shells and
two or three siege guns. Gen. Logan
silenced their mortars with his 80 poun.
ders PARROTS and % FOUNDERS. Is gun
boats now patrol the river between Helena
and Young's Point. The gurboat Mar
mora destroyed the town Of Euaice Sa,ur-
day.
Memphis, June 81
The steamer Summary, with official
reports from Grant to the 18th says, every.
thing is progressing finely. The enemy's
Gre continues, but accomplishes nothing.
COL Mower, in command at Millikins
Bend has made an expedition to Richmhnd,
La, driving the rebels from that section
and burning the town. and bringing the
| the women and children to Mil1ikens Bend.
1t is stated positively, that the rebels car
ried black flag with skull and cross
| bones in the recent attack at Millikens
Bend. Johnson's forces are moving to.
wards Yazoo city, but Grant is ready for
him. The rebels continue to harrass the
railroad and telegraph between this point
and Coriuth. They don't however, &C.
complish much as our troops are watchtul.
| New York, June %.
A New Orleans correspondent, per steam.
er Locust Point, states that our seige bat
teries have been opened on Port Hudsou.
A continuous rain Of shot and shell is being
poured into The enemys works. Several
buildings supposed to contain Com missary
stores are destroyed. The rebels are
known to be suffering some in killed and
wounded. An expedition had driven away
q force of rebels collected at Clinton
Deserters coming into our lines report the
rebel strength at least ten thousand all
clothed but suffering for food. Twenty-Five
or thirty of our men are daily added to
the list Of killed and wounded by the enc.
my's sharpshooters. Capt. Hart, Of the
gunboat Alba,ros, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains with a pistol while
in q state of insanity from fever.
New York, June %.
A rebel telegram from Mobile the 18th
SAYS the rebels repulsed the federal troops
twenty,se times at Port Hudson and
aid was close at hand. Also that cour
ier had arrived at Jackson from Port Il I'D
sen who states the enemy were punished
severely and that the rebels had sixty day,
provisions and will hold out TO the last
Harrisburg June %.
News from !'tsoorg show that grea
| Exported at Union town. forty m;les a.. a..
"o@ Business is entirely suspended.
The rebels occs pied Uka1hh bersoare ,ein.
morning, our cavalry p,ckets are now five
miles this side Of that place. The troops
under Gen. Knipc At Cbambcrsburg have
safely fallen back to the main BODY
The authorities believe that the rebel.
will be in considerable force at Cham
bersburg.
Baltimore, June %.
| About I O'Clock OH Saturday night a
body Of cavalry reached Monocracv bridge
4 miles this side Of Frederick. They pa
rolled all the sick in the hospitals aud ev
cry government employee. They searched
the stables for horses, seizing all marked
is. A very large force of iebeI infantry
cavalry aud artillery crossed at Ante. am
during the day. Refugees say they num-
Der 40 to $4,000, but DOR pickets re ,ort
them at 900. Earthwo,ks are being
erected around the west and north sides
Of Baltimore, thus completing the chain
OF fo''hca.ions. A line of ba.ricades is
being erected within the city, extending
from the high ground on the east TO the
southwestern extremity oil the city. Each
will BE- defended by Union League men,
who are being armed by Gen. Schenk.-
The Union men are entirely confident the
rebels will not be so rash as to attempt a
raid in that direction. The disloyal among
rs are evidently uneasy and begin to re
alize that any hostile movement, of the
rebel army against Baltimore might reac.
disastrously upon themselves.
Chicago, June %
News is received that second body Of
rebels, 900 strong, crossed the Ohio river
at Oil Creek Sunday morning for raid
Into Indiana.
New York, June q.
Harrisburg dispatches Tonight contain
the following: The rebels are re oried
10000 strong at Hagerstown and are
fortifying. Milroy's headquarters are still
at Bloody Run. Gov. Curtin to night re-
ceived dispatch from Chamaersbprg
stating that Jenkins arrived at Waynes.
| borough and threw out pickets ,ailes
this side, but withdrew them this morning
There is no information at Waynesboro
Of rebel infantry It Hagers.own. Jenkins
has been stealing horses in the mountains
Gen: Couch received a dispatch to uight
confirming the report Of rebel cavalry at
Gettysburg.
The Des Moines people were the vic.