The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-14
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
YANKEES REINFORCED

i TUrMo June l3--Forres,, with Bclrs, Cross' and s.
Lyons and Rucker's brgades, also Jolnsons brigade
of Roddy's Command and Rice's and "orton's batte
rles, has whipped twelve thousani Yankees will
great slaughter, capturing 90 cannons, $50 wagons
1000 mules and 1000 prisoners. Many of them ar,
negroes who fought desperately.
The enemy had 1000 killed and wounded Our los
rumorod az heavy as 60oto 1000
Among our killed are Col Holt of Balls brigade, Ad
jutant Pope Of the 7th Tennessee and King of Rice
battery.
The enemy isscatlerod and Forrest still pursuing
The heavy rains may cut Off the retreat Of the enemy
Railroad and telegraph undisturbed to Corinth.
The enemy were ever twoto our one.
4 Their infantry Is demolished.
/ RicnMoSD, June H. Accounts FROM font rep
resent Grant busy digging parallels
There was skirmIshiAg yesterday aud to-day
! but II amounted to nothing
Tho lines insome places are not over two hundrcc
| yaris apart.
PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE New York Herald, o
| OH, Is received.
| Lincoln and Andy johnson were nominated by both
Conventions on the Sth. The Herald thinks that boil
tickets will have hard road to travel
Victory Ia claimed for Hunter In the Valley but In
formation ii gathered exclusively from Southern
sources.
Morgan captured Mount Stirling, KY. on the 9th
,n 'osr yed N" h"ders AMI MP the track Of TIC
Kapthcky Central Railroad, between Cyilliapna an
Paris and captured passenger train. He also occu
pied Paris and destroyed important trestle work there
The Herald pitched into tho Times on Tuesday for
the publication Of long account OF the battle between
Lee and Grant The Times claimed that it was the
most important battle of the war, and confesses that
Grant badly beaten, and thu Rebels undoubtedly
successful The Herald said it was Published lely
to defeat Grant for the Presidency, and succeeded.
Gold Gle sod at l9l-l.4.
A dispatch from GRAFT iatcd the 7.h r. ~, says al
is quiet to day.
RICHMOND. June 12.-Tle report tina: Sheridan is
moving towards Canal Is not confirmed on the con.
trary 1t Is asserted that HamptoEs cavalry attacked
tho raiders last evening near Louisa Courthouse and
captured battery and large number of prisoners
S1oRRs FARM, June l2.-No change In relative sit.
nations of the armies occasional artillery and ac
tive sharpshooting OIL the nart of the enemy.
Scouts report that Grant Ii tearing us the York
River Railroad, is being heavily fortified our front
aud his lines il places within Hfty yards of
ours.
ATLANTA janet ID The position of affairs at the
froit has behn unchanged for two days except occa
sional slight skirnishing and firing working par
ties.
Weather i4ve-y cool and has been necessarily wet
for the past few days.
TIcHaosD, June 10 g. Tclcsrapbic communication
with Lynchburg is unbrokep.
Nothing additional from sheridan.
Tsore was heavy firing at Bottoms bridge this
corning.
CLINTON, La, Juuo 10 Tho remnant of Bsuks' ar.
my is on tho west side Of the river near Port Hud
son.
There is constant diminishing between them and
our forces in their rear.
Pointc Coupee parish, by order Of, the Yankee com.
lnanler, has been desoatel Houses, crops and ev
rythng burnt and the people has had to beg provls
ions from the enemy starve.
Mrs Catlet has beca killed by the enemy.
The Yankees are denoralized and dosertIng in
large numbers selling their horses and equipments for
whatever they can get.
Three thousand troops came up from New Orleans
% reinforce the enemy, who arc constantly dreadlng
m attack.
Gen Duckner and STAFF were expected to the
River last night for the Mississippi Department