The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9752. VICKSBURG. News from the Army to the Morning of the 24th Inst. BANA The Rebels Still Holding Out, and General Grant Cen- fident of Success, j Reported Offer of the Rebel ‘Commander to Capitulate. lateresting Accounts of ‘the Progress “)-* of the Campaign. wee eee, THE LATEST REBEL REPORTS. PESPATCH FROM GENERAL JOHNSTON. 2 i Assaults of the Union WasnixGton, May 27—Midnight. ‘Nodaspatehes have been received from Memphis to- day,nor bas anything been derived from rebel sources tater than the information received by the government Two &o,, Dy way of Momphie directly from our army iv froutof | Vicksburg. ‘The latest intelligence is up to four o'clock of the morn- idig of the 24th inst,, abnoutcing simply that Vickaborg ‘still holding out; but General Grant was atill ccnfi- dent of speedy success. It, is understood that telegraphic communication be- ‘tweon Cairo and Memphis has been interrupted during the day by recent storms, which may account for the ab ence of any further newe, although it is hardly reasona. bie to.expect at this time anything later by way of Mein? phie than the date: above mentioned. By a comparison of the reports in the Richmond papers with those received from Vicksburg by way of Memphis 4% fe ascertained that the latter are almost invariably later than the former. Reports vin Fortress Monroe. Wasmxaroy, May 27—11:-40 A.M. ‘The following despatch was received at the Navy De- partment this morning:— Unite States FLAGsnr MixwEsora, ‘Orr Newrort’s News, May 27—7:30 A. M. } Hon. Gunon Weiss, Secrotary of the Navy:— ‘The steaméF Georgia, just arrived from City Point, rings no prisoners, papers or news. 1 have. seen tho Richmond Ezaminer of yesterday, wisich contained only ‘he reports of the day before. > 8. P. LER, Acting Rear Admiral. ‘ices from Fortress Monroe state that when the flag Of gruce boas left City Point early this morning the rebels looked decidedly dive. D+ Reports vie Cindinmati. Mu rough Union sources, are to Friday last, May 23. “Ab that time a vigorous bombardment of the town by Vand and water was going on. A special despatch from Murfreesboro says that rebel Pie mers made the following roport:— » Qu Sunday last a courier dashed up with a despatch trem Colonel Breckinridge to General Wheeler, at McMinn wille, acknowledging that Vicksburg bad .faiien, out that Pemberton escaped with almost ni! his army, but bad lost bis artillery. - Reports via Cairo. Cmicaco, May 27, 1963. A special despatch from Cairo says: — Paroled prisoners who Jeft Sherman’s Landing on the ‘23d say that just before leaving they conversed with the bearer of despatones from Gen. Pemberton to Gen. John ton, who had been captured. ‘The despatch bearer says the nomber of rebels at Vicksburg fe betwoen 25,000 and 30,000. On Friday morning Gen. Pemberton sent a flag of trace to Gen. Grant, offering to surrender Vicksburg if Gen. Grant would allow the rebe!s to lay down their arms and march out. The offer was refused. On Thursday the rebel batteries on the lili north of tbe town were taken and turned on the enemy. On the eve- Ding of the same day the water gbatteries at the foot of the hill were captured, The same evening the water Batteries below Vicksburg were taken by Porter's mortar Teeoeyieuy patter tho oiteanh so-aeteps Gen. Pemberton’s terms, Gen. Grant moved on bis works, and the rebels were driven to the inner fortifications. Gen. Logan guards the Black river bridge. General Grant fee's certain that be will be able to take ‘are of General Johnston. The latter has only about ten Shousand men, exclusive of what be may have by rein- forcements Genera} Grant's army is larger than is geno rally Bumerous enough for the work in band, It stretches completely around the doozed city, wach wing resting on the river. Vicksburg is fall of women and children—not only the @riginal jahabitants there, but many who have come in from the surrounding country for safety. A despatch dated three miles cast of Vicksburg, May ‘20, saye:— Our wounded at the battle of Champion Hill number over One thousand seven hundred, The enemy's loss is acknowledged to be not over half that. We had about twenty thousand troops engaged, and the rebels about ‘You thousand, according to the necounts of their wounded, ‘We took threo thousand prisoners, and about three thou. Band at the battle of we bridge. General Sherman crossed on a pontoon bridge. Gene- “fal McPherson and General McClernand’s forces built three bridges om Sunday t and = crossed by Monday noon, By four o'clock tho | ad ‘vanee of Sherman’s corps, under General Stecl, reihel the enemy's works back ©f the chy snc took & position on tho right, on the blulf above, and eominenced the bombardment. General MePhergon panto! bis command in front, or in out centre. General McCiernand took the oxtreme loft, reaching almost to the river below. All possibility of escape is cut off. Kvery living man, ‘woman or child, must fall into our bands, All the fore. oon yesterday different brigades were taking position, forming lines of battie, Re. At two o’clock the battle began In carnest. There bad been skirmishing all the forenoon, General Steele drove the enemy from several forts and took one complete line ‘Of fortifications, frouted by rifle pits. His extrome right rested on the river bank under the bluff at sundown. His division fought gallantly all day, though bupgry , dirty, footsore and sleepy. General Sherman's left aod General McPherson's right are in supporting distance, Both advanced their tines of skirmishers to within Ofty yards of the breastworks, and their artillery to within Ave hundred yards, and are ih position at these distances, ‘This mornivg Gonoral MeClernand ts not progressing #0 fant, but Is doing well. Wo lost about fifteen hundred ‘wiled and wounded yesterday, This morning 4 siiuI{a.cou8 axtanit wil) be ordered on the enemys works, | understaod, from ai) points. , Correspondence. Cucamne or Bro BLAck Riven, May 16, 1903. GASRRAL CRASTS Rarth #ateinwe. 4 ‘The # \uation remains unchanged ot vais post, When from Vicksburg, | » t AHeHU THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1863, we arrived here on the heels of the retreating enemy, the army was entirely exhausted. Wo bad marched con- tinuously from Milliken’s Bend for seven days, and with | bardly an hour's rest night orday. We had fought a severe battle and achieved a splendid victory, and it was Proper th@¥ a few days’ respite should be given the tired soldiery. This rest ia working wonders. The men are Dow anxious to move. They are in the best of spirits and confident of their ability to whip the enemy. The indications are that in the desire to advance they will s0on be abundantly gratified. To-morrow, they say, we Move upon the railroad bridge and the city of Vicks- burg. One division ie already several miles in that direc Sion. It is intrenched, aud the whole country is being thoroughly'sconted, to arrive if possible at the enemy's jutentions. He doubtless meane fight and defence. A RECONNOMBANCH 1 FORCE ‘wos made across the river at this. point yesterday, Our troops penetrated the country to the north a distance of Foven or cight miler, and found the enemy occupying any Advantagcoug position, and drawn np in Tine of battle to receive thom, There wan slight skirmishing in front; but , as an engagement was undesirable, the troops were soon alter withdrawn, and recrossed the river to their old camping ground. “We captured afew army wagons and ‘neveral boxes of fixed ammunition *" GArrors oF Guna. Gen, MeClernand yesterday found the two 32pound Parrotie which the enemy used in bis, retreat to keep us, al biy\ concealed in a clump of bashes by the roadside, near Willow Spring. They will do yeomau service with the Union army. GRNBRAL MCLERNAND’'S HEADQUARTERS—-MR INGRARAM, General McCiernand established his headquarters at the ‘houre of Rev. Professor J. H. Ingraham, of yeliow covered ijterature notoriety. This gentioman’s ‘‘rautical and piraticul”’ turn of mind, as evidencea by his novels, will be ‘readiiy remembered. His heart was tonched, ‘and several years since he became a Christian and thought ho bad a cai) to preach the Gospel. He setticd down « country parson, married a rieh wid ~w, and, becoming tired of the care of souls, gave up his profession and un- dertook the care of bis movey. His old literary habi(s returned in greater force in his retirement, and he wrote the religious novel, ‘‘The Prince of the House of David,” and others of the same character... Professor Ingraham’s mareton 18 @ beautiful que, situated just on the crest of A hill overlooking a deep ravine and miles of grand old forest trees. Kvergreepe, magnolias and beautiful flowers around the house attest the man of cul ture and refinement. Persoually Mr, Ingraham is agreeable. He has a mild, sanctimonions cast of countenance, and when couversing uniformiy defers to h's lady—a large, portly creature, gray haired and red faced—by whom he isevidently kept in proper subjec. The lady brought him big fortune, and should therefore 1envive his Es ntio pect and nttention. lam afraid Mr. Ingraham is a bit of a rebel, The tr bad batted on the top of the hill when we were pursuing the énemy beyond Willow spring a few days since, and | 1 tde along the pathway leading to bie house, and called upon the old gentleman, I naturally desired iaformation as to the whereahouts of the enemy; but he insisted that mot a rebel soldier had passed. We bade the Professor miiou, and had hardiy reached the roadside again beforo the rebel bullets began to whistle about our ears like hailstones. The rebel soldiers were lying within twenty yards of the’ Professor's house, and had they Known of our presence might easily have picked ug off. Bither the Reverend Ingraham was profoundly ignorant of what was going on directly under his nose, or he spoke falsely. TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED AT THOMPSON'S MILL, ‘The following is a table of killed, wounded and missing in the lase battle of Thompson's Hill. It is correct and complete as far as it goes. The removal of General Oa- terhans’ division to the front has prevented me obtaining his report, and a similar reason prevents me from imelud- ing the record of the casualties in the Second brigade of Carr's division, Both of these divisions will doubtless: present an aggregate of four hundred, which will swell our entire loss to nearly nine hundred men:— Regiments, Killed, Wounded, Missing. ‘Total. 23d Indiana. _ BY - 6 Hino. ~ 2d Iinots ea oe ? 30th. Tis 20th Mlinoie ps 8th Michigan battery. ‘Teh Miesourt 67th Indiana. 83d Onio.. 16th Indiana 48'b Obto... 97ih Ilinois. PSTN EEL memmueeuel oe El ael Tl al Surenne SSNS EEE] en BSael eseeme PhemL EEE Et bell petit tte tL i TEiee | SenenwneSEBe tale So eaB tact wire ty We have reason to know that the enemy's loss will reach twenty-five handred men, including four hundred captared and parole im the hospital at Port Gibson. Nearly six hundred prisoners have already been sent North. 3 $i § NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. (Correspondence of the Chicago Times. | Grsmmar Logan's Heap cantare, Eicutmen Mies West or Jacnsoxs, May 16—9 A. Immediately on entering Jackson, on Thur y ral Grant despatched orders to McClernand's cory was coming up in the rear as rapidly as possible, to coun termarch apd get on the main road to Vieksburg at ( lin- ton. Yesterday it marched to a point two miles west of this before sundown, and drove in the enemy's pickets } there. General McPherson's corps wae put in motion in the sume direction, with General Logan im advance, and reached Unis point at four o'clock. Everything ‘udicates a stubborn resistance at Vicks borg. ‘Their small forces at Fawards’ Station and Mieek Kiver bridge will do nothing more than endeavor to delay our advance Intercepted derpatehes from General Pemberton order. ed the rebel forces at thse places to fall back to the in- trenchments w Vicksburg when bard pressed. This will undoubtedly be done. ‘The ‘at Jackson was short but spirited. Gen. Crocker’s division had the advance, aud but two brigades were under fire. ‘The Ninety third Iinois, Eighteeath Wisconsin, Eigitieth Obio, Tenth Missouri, Fourth Moe. sota, Twenty-fourth Sissoart, and Fifth and Seventeenth Jowa whem, The livt of killed cannet be vbtamed yet otheers were injured. Our loss in killed will be got far from seventy. The wounded may number two hundred, though I could cbtain but one hundred and seventy names Gen. Sherman's corps will lose about a dozen men all told Cwasron Five Barris Pub, Twesty-sin Mies East oF Vickswene, May 16—9:30 i’. M. The Union army ander Gen. Grant, bor won her choo victory. A fariows battle, lasting nearly five rs, has rewalted in the defeat of the enemy at all points, with the Joss of from two to three thousand : complete batteries of heavy ides several single pieces, and fr m One thou hundred to two thousand prisoners in our hands, gon i unl men bat thee of life by which it was achieved. (vison was v0, the war put in main road. A Hovey discovered the enomy in front on Champion Hill, to the left of the road vear Baker's Creek, ly in force, Skirmishers were thrown out, advanced cautiously and siowly to give vance division, under Gen. Logan, Suppor ory Hi pat re at 11 ooleck, and commenced table growth appeared a detent Abroughout tbe batile, opened with a rather peat bey gy Sy an ater of rifled six pounders, planted the brow of the bill, tani ala tg tnore, were biled wih Santry. Here the battle began in as our men cbtered the edge of the timber, sd aged erry rom eleven © cloed Wil) between three and four. Gen. A.V. Hovey's division carried the heights in gab lant style, and, making a dash on the first battery, drove the ¢1 Flay agi aod the ‘The Eleventh Indiana con sere oe carping nt battery. The »rebels tay tb of the gyns, and their horses were more haw Ribot me adn peels broken overturned, ie was opened The made a and noth! me prey ented its captore |, and ix believed to have fallen inte the enemy's hands, At this juneture the rebels appeared reinforced with fresh trvops om that wing, amd redoabled their efforts te hold the positiw and dis! ‘Our troops on the bill, General Hovey was slowly driven back to the brow of the'hil!; but a briyade from General Quimby was ordered to hia suppert,and the Compan was speedily reoccupied by us, and the rebels Gnaliy repulsed. At the ement General La- ib the eats division marched past the brow of the hill, and, rming in live of battie on the right of Hovey, advanced in grand style, swee,ing everything before them, tthe edge of the woods, in front of General Logan, the battlo was of the most desperate character imaginable, ‘The rattle of misketry was incessant from the first mo- | ment of the engagement, and bient im a continuous and deadly roar, in wh ch reports were so bicnded that @ single disebarge:'was rarely leard, Not aman {il or a line wavered in this division, £0 tar as I could disco: ver, All behaved like veterans, and moved to new posi tinws with (be conscious tread of victory, Two batteries were captured by ‘hia division, and enough hard fighting was done to immortaiize it. Be- Co _ it captured a large portion of prisoners, small Between three and four o’elock Genera! Osterhaus’ and Gen, McArthur’s divisions came into action om the treme left, and completed what bad beep 80 carried forward. They were both miles away when the Pope began, but were brought forward with all ey ‘The ene visions pursued U1] nine o'clock, and are now encamped at Fdward’s Cention eighe miles beyond the battle fiised: ous of the question. From rebel prisoners we Icarn that General Pemberton commanded in po'son, and Generals Fitz Hugh Lee and Gregg, wo commanded at the pattie near Raymond, ad others of note, had subordinate commands. From them dissatisfaction exiate He is accused b; of selling out to General Grant; y planuing military operations for the last four weeks 90 an to insure the iatter’s snecess, By way of offset we presume there are those North who, within two months, have charged Geveral Grant witb littie less than imbeci- lity, tacapacity, and general uniitoess to command, Another case of extremes meeting, in abuse of men who have both unquestionably dove all in their power to serve their respective superiors in authority. It is too earl; yetto do more than approximate our loss. 1 think it will De about one thousand kilied and we . It muy prove less, but cannot be much more,! think. But fow officers of distinction injured. ‘The Twenty-fourth In- diana reg'ment jort one hundred men, and Lieutenant Colonel Swain, commanding, is killed. Major Jones escaped unhurt, and subsequently captured an Alabama vattery. Not @ geveral or stat! officer on our side was hurt. id Blolone) Pouck, of the Eighteenth Wisconsin, informed tho elope of the engagemen, that but two privates egiment were injured, his has been the hottest and mest brilliant store for ux within vodays. [eay three days, because within that time will have marched to thé snburbs of Vicksburg, if ry miieof road bo not contested. The men are eu. thusivstic wherever Gen. Grant appears. Gen. G, has been fairly outdoing himee'f of Inte, and his reckless ex- posure of himg.ifon the field begets unbounded atmira tion among the privates. Well authenticated casos of rebel barburity to wounded men can be enumerated No lees thin three different men who were shot down to day in battie were subse quently sabred by rebels when they they temporarily re tork the ground. ‘The men lived to narrate the atrocity, but will searcely recover. 1 have bedn slow tw believe such etories, and know that guch instances are rare, hut asionally Cecur, to the disgrace of our common porsible Moment, bit, as we march and fight alternately, delay may be unavoidable. Grany’s Heapguarreas, BLACK Kiver Barer, wei: Mites bake oF VICKSHURGy May 17, 1863, General McClernand’s corys marebed to this place early this morning. General Osterhaus was in advance, and found the rebels strongly intrenched on the left. on the east bank of the river. Hattapies were soon in position, playing on the enemy's works. At ten o'clock General ler's brigade, in Curr’s di- visio, charge | across an ried fleld two buncred yards in width, wading a bayou ‘ront, and swarming over into the intrenchmeuts. In a moment, utter; Seres ints bly to rebeldom, reventoca canuon were 0 the ride rthworks, and trom 1,600 to *g red, No description can do jurtice to iy iments c mponing this brigade. The rebel fire of ar- tilfery and mur! wae appalling, but bey ruahed on ‘of denth, and literally swept every- 8 Missourd br! over 1 200 strong, was 1i80 Gen. Mart. Gt was cut off by rendered to a man. Gen. Vi wae alight. that regiment is concerned. ty third lowa led in the toss. . The as the huss of ‘the Twenty dist aed Twen and sustained the privci- tp either of these. The pal y Het is not Eleventh Wisconsin also of colors. Furious canonading Tas Camiouee al a from the rebel batteries on the other side of the river. fired the bridge to prevent our crorsing, and can prevent our re. copstruction of itat that point in all probability. eer corps, alded by whole preparing timber for a br’ " ably not exceed twelve to eighteeu hours. Poutoons have been sent toGen, Shermye's corps, avd be wili p bably cross a fow wi'es above here, and ar in flank ‘The fores op ceite is thynght to number 100. our cellent fighting condition, and think them. . wnt rode to the front to-day be was every th tremendous and upraarious shouting ‘The boys appreciate his strategy. There ing practical iu it, They have marched over two hundred miles, fi urht five bard battles, been vie Urious in all, skirmi bed pearly the entire distince, taken over fivd thonsind prisoners, eaptured rixty live field canon avd heavy siege Kans, Laken an iminense quantity of small arine, aud destroyot am amount of the enemy's. property that can searcely be computed Vic wry bas perched upon its banners everywhere. General Grant's bame. is today & terror to every Souther’s boart and a piltar of strongth t every soldier in hi< com mind. He can well endure the covert sneers or the open atiacks of the litte Trdune and papers of that ilk. His repotation is not iu their keeping, They did not make bim, neither can they unmake bim. This morning two 24-pound howitvers, two 12- pounders and six 6-pourd rifled guns were surrendered, with borses, harness and ammunition complete, without ashot,afew miles back ona road. Thee guns became separated from the main bedy of the rebel army yester- day in the retreat, and were cut off by our advance. The rebel killed and wonoded is unknown. Their troops did not fight as obstinately today as yesterday, avd seemed to expect defeat on this side of the river. The wonder is they were not wholly withdrawn to the other side witbout an engagement. rebel General Tilghman was killed this morning. General Onterhaus was slightly wounded, but rode on the feid ayain in « carr Tem-pay Evexive—10 P.M. Geveral Grant iavested Vicksburg ci sely yesterday. A furious caponading bas been go! onall day The aseaclt will probably be made io morning by the entire force. REBEL ACCOUNTS. Despatch from General Johnston. Richm nd papers of the 25th contain the following — Ab official despatch trom General Johoston, dated the 234, says an officer who left Vicksburg on Tuesiay re porte that an assault near the Yazoo road on Pemberton s intrenchments had beef repelled. It sant to day (hat another assault was made near the Jackson road, and wos also repulsed. Confidence in Pembertoo's ability to maintain his position is expressed, and hopes are given of final sacctes. ‘The Richmond Whig of May 26 says:—Our Southern ex changes intimate & rumor that General Jobnswon has taken from General Pemberton his sword and placed bim under arrest. The Jackson Appeal of the 13th saye that our loss on the first day's engagement, near Raymond, may be stared at six hundred killed, wounded and missing. The loss of officers is paid to be small, ATLANTA, Ga., May 23, 1803. Vicksburg bas five months’ supplies of every kind, and can be taken ouly when the force defending it have ex hauated their supplies. ‘The Yankees report the capture of Alexandria, La, but it is not credited. Critical Situation of Vick a [From the Petersburg (Va.) Express, ) After « silence of some four days we again have intel- ligence from tbe vicinity of the Big Hiack in Mineleeiipi. it is very far from 4 Tt places as in poreeenion of information which we were pot prepared t hear. |n Saturday's fight we lot thirty pieces of artiliery epiked and abandoned. The advantages gained ov Saturday were folly appreciated by the enemy snd on Sunday he again advanced to take ti ae, repulsed, Nothing daunted, Grant crowed above the Drbige aod attacked Temberton Wn the rear. The reeuit told in a few words, We burved the britgo, abandoned our works.and fell back towards Viekeburg ® ith lore At and the enemy was closing In on every mao. ‘That our readers may form nome ies of the contracted mite in which General Pemberton's army i* now con fined, we would stave that the Big Binek britge that stream only kwelve miles (rom Vicksburg, and Mieco mites from where it empties imto the Mirtienipnt. This stream is about one hundred yards wide, and was formerly bay igebie for small vessels as bigh oy ae wiewe iy. ae Tico in fal retreat acon arto, nd these at,)| Capture of Artillery, War Munitions and Unfortunately we have uo cavalry, pursuit is therefore | logs in to day's fighting is not beavy on our side. | Yk Over the Rig Mince, bat war | eas atconute Vieksbuirg was cwerly besieged, | a ree PRICE THREE CENTS ‘the railroad crosses, but the atrexm has become obstruct- ed by trees and tho caving in of the embankments, 80 that its vavigation would be difficult, if not impossible. ‘Phe tomography of the country through which the river Tuns, below the railroad, ia generally swampy. above, it gradually rises into ‘undulating and heavily wood ed land, ‘The stream is fordable, but owing to ‘the nature of tts banks, the passago of artil Jery aiid wagons is difficult, and confined to few fords, tho bridge which crosees the river bere (now destroyed) is about half a mile long and eighty feet high. ‘he part of it whic’ is immediately over the river is sup of strong \ coden timbers. ‘The destruction of this bridge, unfortunately, not only isolates Vicksburg from commu. nication with al) other parts of the confederacy, but it opens to the enemy (the rich and much desired Yazoo conntty, With scareely any field artillery, and bis arm: reatly reduced. General Pemberton cannot long hold oat, ‘we fear, wnless General Johns n speedily concentrates bis forces, and relieves the beleagured army, b eerml we cannot shut our eyes to the fact, that the situation of Vicksburg is extremely critical. IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. rebels but the fleetness of the | ported by strong columns of stone and brick—the rest is | “Cont itchell waa wound- ‘Arrival of the Transport Steamer | Emilie at Norfolk. Brilliant Dash Upon the Rebels in Their Intrenchments at Gum Swamp. | Over Two Hundred Prisoners, 'DESTRUCT.ON OF THE REBEL, WORKS, The Enemy Are Dispersed, Union Forces detire, the Bebels Rally in Large Force, and Fursue and Marass Our Bear. Ree Colonel J. Richter Jones, of the Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Com- mander of the Expedition, Killed, List of the Casualties on Both Sides, &e., Correspondence of Mr. Samael R. Gle Newenen, N.C,, May 24, 1863, 1 take advantage of the departnre of the United States &e., &e. furnish you with the particulurs of one of the finest and A successful affairs that has occurred in this depart. ment since the Kinston and Goldsboro fights of last De cember. Although it had a melancholy termination in the death of the untiring and heroic leader of the expedi- tion, and the supposed capture of some of our men, yet its results must bave a beneficial ‘effect upon the caure of the country nnd the credit of the Union arms. in the De partment of North Carolina. THE ADVANCR, For some time past the city of Newbern bas been thréitened with attacks from the enemy, who had in- trenched themselves at various points between the city apd the village of Kinston, throwmg out their pickets and skirmishers aod destroying bridges and tearing up the Failroad an far as they dared venture to approach. To Colonel J. Richter Jone, of the Fifty-eighth Penprylyania Volunteers, was eutrunied the duty of keeping a sharp lookout for the enemy, and bis regiment was placed in bts charge an a special and independent command. (abo nel Jones had made several successful rkwrmiahes against the enemy, and on the 20th ult. General Paimer toox out ‘a brigade for the purpose ef dislodging the rebels from nome of their strongholds, The result of that expedition has already been reported in the Henain. Bome recent depredations of the rebels haviog attracted the attention of Colonel Jones, he asker and obtained Jeave from Major Goneral Foster te head a brigade, and pursue and punish the marauders as he deemed ad visable, subject, of course, to the precautionary restric- tions which the Commanding General thought necesvary | to impose. Another expedition was therefore planned, | and the Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania, Lieutenart Colonel Curtis in immediate command; the Twenty seventh Mag- sachusette, Lieutenant Cob ned 1.0 mand | ing; the Twenty-i'th Massachuretis, C the Forty sixth Massachu: , Col. William 8. shorted, the Fifth Mareactusetts, wel George H. Piers m, ali 01 the Second brigad und division: ood companies E, Captain Jacobs. K, Captain Pierce, snd M, Captain Pond, of the Third New York cavalry b Urree pieces of Rigg'® batiery, company H, of th Third artillery: under command of First Lieut Clark and Second Liedteraat Field, were elected us the force 10 com. pore It. ‘THY, ME RI. WORKH AT GUM BW AMP. ct Cuinel Joues tad 1 view at the cy from their works | ata pont on Gum swamp whieb ied the Ff ad to Kinstou and Raleigh, and allorded ® refuge for the enemy when aporoached by our rkicinishers. The only ‘aneai able point wos suppowed by the enemy to be from the tront, facing, the Lover road, about eleven wiles fraro | Cove creek. The rear was protected by what they com sidered an lnpenctrable swe ten of tweive miles | Jong, and undivided by road, or scarcely a pathway of | any kind, Through this ewamp, OF “pocoron,”” as it is Jed. our troops hed te march. The route lay vod, water, trailing briar#, thorn shrubs, with cocasional sete of dry #l, On which the native pine in brief, it ie a complete American jangle, wimp that Colovel Joves proposed mente—the | ity eighth Peonaylvania and nth Massachusetts—in darknews, and by y in thelr exposed and unprotected rear, roops kept them amused in frout, sue « their whole foree with an werd It wae the Colonel's de cap- Zirt (Thuradoy) whe ca. | wand of Captain Jocobs. in cap Of live a# possible ture , not Kill. Farly on the morning of th vairy left Newbern, | Atsit A. M. the Pity eight yivania started from their catmp, at Hatcholor « creek, via the Neure road until ite junction with the Dover road, three omnpanies mail and transport steamer Emilie, Captain Ashcroft, to | the place on their rotreat to the trenehments btw few minutes before Colonel Pierson Mecupted (he prem sort ‘The house was shortly afwor eed as a temporary hosr ital for the wounded ou both pides ax (ost ay they were brought in. and tho poor old widow's rH freely min Fed with the bigad of (he soldiers as their wounds were Iresved. EXPECTATION-—WHRRE If COTONEL JONES? ‘The firing had now been kept up on the fi Light omtil pine o'eloe: three or four | the time when th ival of Colonel the rear was expected to be indicated, Colonel scarcely knew what to make of the Colonel Jones become bewildered and jot in the swamp? Had the guide betrayed bimy Ha been obliged to | turn back, and thus for the present tion? Theso suggestions forced therosoh Taind ae bo was conversing with some oilicers iu Uke and he was about giving orders for @ chang: tions, If nos av abandonment of the undertaking, | hark! like the “slogan of the Highlander,” came the welcome sound of a rousing volley (rom the rear of the enemy's works. TAK REMELS TOTALLY KUKPRIBED AND ROWTED. “That's the Fifty eighth, 1! aw cried one, An other terrific vole immediately heard in (he same direction, ‘That's the Twenty-seventh; | know their lively gute!’ exctaimed anther, ‘1 can almost hear their cheers,” said a third with enthusiasm, And, sure enovgh, in instant after, cheer after cheer rang through the pives, and we foit sure that Jones had come up, Seaip ean the enemy, and was perlaps at that moment bis intrenchments, Tho evemy had but a minute beforo fired a heavy volley from the front, wounding two of our men, and it war Hot doemed p udent to advance without proper precautions until it was well ascertained whether we id be Obliged to cucounter an egemy, or unt firo upon friends. If the rebels Joves, it was sup- Fifth aud ¥ th dashed over the breastworks, bul, alas! not to enemy. They hud fel, flown, vi 5 ea through swamp and muck, and pocoson and brier and brush, aod by a ralway bank forthe rappundtetiy bet novee se the (pet oo esr, wat the table Colone! Jones after them. Your special from the front, ‘was among the first to enter the works and a delectable stare of confusion he found things to. Blankets, canteens, ammunition snd provisions were strewn everywhere, but ( did not long remain urap iated. A number of Jettets containing valua- le information were secured. Horars and urtiliery wore captured, and prisovers were trotted in by the score as {ast 2# the boys could overhaul them tu the swainp. About balf a dozen rebels were vaptured as they were carrying off x wounded rebel officor in a blanket. ‘The wounded man was shot through the throat, and his face, bair and clothes were clotted with bis gure, and the blood was etill streaming from his mouth and throat, “1m sick *ick—aick of this,’’ said one of the rebel sol- diers, as we stopped to ask 'a few questions abuut the wounded oilicer; and they all locked aa it they felt the same way—they appeared so utterly woe begone and wretebe OW C01. JONI ED YT It {is hardly necessary to recvunt the toil and bardsbips encountered by the Fifty-eighth and Twenty seventh in thelr midnight march throogh the dietnal and bitherto cousidered impenetrable jungle known af Gum Swamp, ‘They can be batter imagined than described, Soarcely a man camo through without scratches on bis hand and 1d with clothes torn, and covered with swainp mud nearly from top to toe, But it war all borne without a mormur, and the Instant Oot. Jones descried thy enemy he cried “there, boys, you haye them!” and off want the vollies directly the panic-siricken rebels, The ifty eighth aud Twenty seventh then charged, led by the | Colonel, and the rebels fled in ccusternation in every di rection, except, ax before stated, the front and rear, ‘The surpried was complete, and not ® man of tho Twenty sevonth or Fifty eighth was reriourly burt, The results are the capture of aver two hundeed ners, O00 twelve pound howitzer, about fiity horses and mules, and considerable stores, ammunition and small arms, and the ‘This wan ‘but the pr deatruetion of he ‘rebel stronghold, work of a fdw minutes, and os it was attended with no loss of life the whole affair reflects tho highest eredit upon the humanity as well as the axill of the commanding NARROW PRCATE OF THE RYMEL GRNEHA! RANKOM, Just before Colonel Jones cane in sight of the rebol works Ransom, the commander of the rebel troops in Kivaton, rode leisurely down the road op Horse. Dack, until, to his amazement, he came in view of tho Y without being obrorved by them. "The devil! ‘at the Yankeos "’ ho cried, and, turning Bdeut, he pot spure to his horse, and xped like lightwing on bis way toward won, probably for retofurcoments, > TNE REAR KOCK © peisted of the Fifty »ixth Nerth Carolina, Colonel Fay. fon, numbering about 700 mon, and tho Twenty fib North Carolina, Colonel Rutledge, 5 ‘ latter troopa were not ly Cogaged, having fred bat one volley; but when the retrest n bey not mncceed. in carrying off all their force, and “The prisuners alt ‘good Yankee 1o not serve similar wick before long. Focarve foree io Kinston, consiativg comprising the Fifteenth, Tweuty seventh, Forty rath and Forty-eigbth North Carohna {nfantry, tain Ja cobs, of the Third New York cavairy, pursued rebew some distance, but did not succeed in overtaking ther 1NUIOENTH. Company K, Fifty-cighth Mennsylvania, Captain Cecil Clay, captured Ue epemy's howiver, also a number of horses, kc , Jn company with Company 1, Jacuten mandiog. Licatenant Wolls alno captured the rebel colonel's hore ‘Two skirmishers, of Company A, Fifty eighth, Captain Dwight, captured ‘six reve's, and Lientevant Wood, of Company ¥, Twenty seventh Massachunetts. charged 0 upon a'couple of the enerny concealed behind @ log and forced them to wurrender worters were shot in the rebel camp on phe 10th, ‘on the 20th. A letter found in phe camp says — moting will not stop devertion, Times aro hard in eam, both m clothing and racions.’” ibree ompanies of the Twenty seventh Massachanette, under command of Captain sarford, Acting Leutooant J, made the first charge on the rear of the rebet Lieutepants ‘French, of Company A, aod brenat Wood, of Company 1), eaytured one rebel Heutenant and twenty five soldiers armed with Fnfelt rifles. Colonel Jones complimented the Twenty revonth Max rachusetts by saying he "didn t waut any regiment t» fight better than it.’ Jomes K. Madinoo, of Branch’ rebel battery: J. A. edden, & the Twenty Mth North Carolioa ambulance corps, and —~ Molder , uf the Twenty Aith North Carouna, wounded ot Malvern Hill, were among the Twenty O(n North Carolina captured THE PEFR RIGHT FRRNSYLNANIA AND THK THRNTY MEV ENTI A ACH PRTTE ‘The arduous and active part taaen by the above revi ments in (Dis affair deserves more (ban rpecial mention The owing ie « list Of the offeers of the Fifty eighth am they marched through the swamp aad surprived the ny — COON ONC ERA OF THE PITY KOGIE PRESET H VANTA, Colonel, J. Kiehtor Jones. Lieutenant Colovel, ©. 8. Curtis. Acting Adjutant, G. M. Hevertey. ¥ AA. Wright Aneistant, ——~ Campbell, ing company Second I sy Com: any B—Captain, Heary Metcalf. Licatenant, W. A. Adame Company C—Firet Lieutenant, 1). F. Lino, commanding. Company D—Captain, S.C. Redmond , Lieutenant, J Paxson ‘Company K—Lievtenant, —-- Mineman. aod K, m sivanee, under Capta balance of the regiment, unde Goionel Cu taried by the sa us Twenty keventh commenced ching, followed by the Twenty Mth, Filth and Forty sixth, aud the artillery under Lieurenant After @ march of twelve miles Fitty near Cove creck. The artillery was parked, |. the Fifth, Twenty fifth an th having come by way of the railroad to within three miles and & hat of the render. vous, passed through the camp of the Fifty eighth about sundown and bivouncked pear by. Aho reowned by a | | rebel named MoCoy, to the leit of the road and near the lace of crossing, was temporarily the beadquarters of | Lieutenant Colonel Curtis, of the Fifty eighth Pennsy! yauja. At about four P.M. Colowel Jones rode down the | road, inspected the work on a new briige then being oon structed across the crerk, ord hiv Gnalorders The Fifty eighth and Twenty reveu' re (0 takes bypeth imumediaiely to the left after leaving (he crock, rtrike inte the swamp—where probally bo man ever slruck be pureaing & certain direction, reach tbe ener y'* rey doylight the vext morning These to fart at nine P. M., just afer ; and they dit, led by the Jowel himself. ou foot, hay ing left ound to ibe front in charge of hia | faithful orderly, Michae! Webber: vier vem TP Wr, At midnight the «ther imenia tarted by we | the, Dower Pre however, the enemy become aware of onr advance by thie road, by the pren ence 1 several 4 cur sharpebo ters, and they retwet | from their works on the creck aod a iar an their do “ regi i oo) ly fences on Sandy Hidge, as our #kirminbers cxme toward | | then. At doy light op the Zed (Fr) mo oot advance eb irmigh and Company K, Pap. ore—( owpany F, Captain ON of Twenty Gfth Maasachanite—wire ahd ewecrantered the fret f of ie en firing rayit volleys. The enemy fre me hoavet ant fred « few whore rt} With aod Forty #ixth approached, baving the Twenty ors. At halt-pant gin o'clock the Forty euuth were io porition on each siae of the road. tho Fifth oo the 4 0 the left, aud the Twenty 71h on the right, with the artiiiers (two te ih 6 opew fold, tet emerged by belts Of pine weds which bid thelr owh works from our view until we came 4 reetly upon thet. Jacobe’ cavalry command wow some digtance iw the Year, ready for 8 chwrge at the proyer ms ment The rebolg, having dereried all their places of refice antit shey Peneled their jutrenchweots, now commenc 4 sbiaring but poorly directed fire from their dele « upen Our inen. At this Lime Colonel Pierson of the Firh | Mewnachyeotts, wer in comipand of the force egacing | the ewetmy jo Mremt, Bod tok se hie hewtys Were the houre of = witew pemed Houre, whe bed jutt receive wntetigence of the hiding of two of ter fone in Thee army oo the Kappehomnors The rebes had siopped at a het had @ taele of the quality & Company P—Cayisin, Henry Magers. Lieutenant, J, M Collins Company G—Lientenamt, —— Co(ter Company H—Caytain,, —— Mowes, Lieutenant, —— Ladwige u | "Company I—Liewtenant,-——- Wells, Company ¥, com monding Company K—Captain, Cecil Cay, Lieutenant, a” Wad OFFWCRER OF THR Lieutenant Colonel ment Acting Lieutenant Corel, Ca Company A—Captain, HD. dd Company Captain, A.W. Onawell Sumpaon o FT) TN MARR CHE ONTTE, uke Wyman, Commanding rgb iain Chae D. Sanford ‘right, Leotenast, — J First Licotenant, W.C. Hunt, Heound Liew tenant, —— Dav Company D—Lagtain, A. BR, Deolwon, Lieutenant, —— Lee. rp y B—Captaio, JW. Trattiin ony P—Captate, J, Wo Moore, Lieutenant, Pitey a Weed Crmpany G—Viawk Lieutenant, 2. & Bailey, Brome Licutenant, —— Giteon Company 1—Vivret Lieotenant, WH. I. Driggs, Hocond en fee 1G yy Caplan, © K Wilco, Liewtenant) Ih 6 | Kegel Company K— Captain —— Noting 1 GORE ey AITO COLD. JON IN Lange YORK ON Ge RETURY — 18 (OLUTRG IED Te APT wee The pujedt of the expediion neving been acon | plieboa. Cate tome ot the Gain Swamy intrenebrrents About we PM, bringing #10b hice ahi hee prisoners, tay minded baying bee. sent wagras, hermes, he vanes 8 short Vane prev iowly eer | 8 Atnbalancas Kaaching thie rite of ¢ ve creek the Colonel biveutited bia ro ys ov Youoy't plantation, On Saterday moruing ' thew Peveding on Win way tack to has je trenchnenta at baichelt's Creek, when the eneiny opeped | Oe bien from both the Dover cond set the rairond. Uney } commenced by Grieg wheth at Mrteg'® levene, aliict | right fre end wnmcrmemed. The enemy warn force bho Fetine from thle work by B het frw OF shells (ru Cathe & Mikael, Which Perma W) UinwoM enn mm they wom, however. relied agein, apd yar poring Away a8 Ooh Jones rewly tue senor lor Veit advance war Kept ‘ Thew adv awe ibey én by the Amirable baniling ef aur ga. and (ire (or & Wine Couned, and Cob. Jones georoded | gettlog all Bie Sep gud priemers beite hie ow Lo. Aboot three FM the enemy shelled our Dicxknonse st Tuscefora, abet three mies of bot the. guard (Captain Winns company) covted in making their escape. Hiewring thir fring, Cohomet Jones ordered out Companien | aed Doth | pegument, atl led Uhaet wereen Matchetwr'® cron, om the Keene road. and wee met by « very henry fore f the cemmy ne af the berty-oumn, Viy © | wan left of (hem) and the Histyesomd Nor Lievtenant, — | rebel infantry, with Jones at once cumin fre b.eastworks, and as he rose breast bigh 00 take a viow the enemy's position he received @ ball in bis be w penetrating his bedy, breaking bit backbone ant lod in bis blouse. The Colonel fell upon the shou! fa\tbful orderly, Mike Webber, and, mat “Ob, Sickwel,” instantly created & deop rensativd in camp And seemed Lo the vengeance of the rebe's: for they bad not resumed thy ight up to daylight Sueday morning (24th). ‘Coional J. Kiebter Joves was among the b 4 of the 1 brave. He went into a ght fearless of personal danger and yet with doe regard fer the safety of bin men. He had the advance in front of Newbera for a long time, Colonel J. wow at « aylvant ime a promivent politician in Penn vo farm and iron works ip Sullivan bably be: Drought to this city by the wext steamer from Newborn. The following ina \ist of casual: ww the affair, toge- ther with a list of the rebel of} or aptured some tit go and Ket to Fortress sonroe for the purpose of being exchanged.— CASUALTINS— UNION AND REFTT. Unin chter Jones, Fifty eighth Pennsy!- mander uf the peditio Mowes, Co. H, Fifty. It Privaie Cornelius Conner, Cc churetts Vologieers, in fore finger of right hand. Private Wa@iam Wood, company and same regi ment as the above, and, by a singular enncidenee, wound, ed iw the same finver of the same baud ainpatated at first Joreph Eaton, Co. K. Twenty Ah Magsacha olunteers, three fing an of right band roraped by a musket bal! + Venjar'n Sebofield, Co. A, Fifty-eiebth Penn. Volun/cers, badiy in leg. bail extracted. jo Josiah Hembury, Oo. A, Fifty-eighth lennayt re, 1D le Two others of Pennsylvania Fifty eighth were weundet at the time Colonel med was killed, Wounded.—Lieuienant D, 8. Ray, Co. D, Fifty sixth North Carolina Volunteor infantry, badly wounded ia throut; was cared for by Unton surgeous, but died shorily after reaching Newbern. Private Charles H, Deford, Co. A, Fifty-sixth North Ca- rolina infantry, left leg, severcly. Private Wm, H, Modride, Co, E, Fitty sixth North Caro, A, Fifty sixth North Hina, in chest, dangerously. Private James C. Williams, Co. Carolina, in the xbdomen; was eared for by Uuien sur- goon; but died in an ambulance on the way to Newbern, Gore crock. , Co. D, Fifty sixth North erely. ‘Scroggion, Co. HW, Fifty sixth North the arm; severe fracture, Dr. J, Marcas Rice, Surgeon Twenty Ofth Maswachu- fetts und acting head Director Secon? brigade, First di vision, Kighteenth corps, oceupied a farrohouse poar the feone of the fight, and devoted bis axbiduons attention to the care nnd comfort of the wounded ou both sider, KNEE, OFFICE CAPTURED, First Lieutenant J. Whittemore, of Starr's Light North Carolina artilery, Lieutenant Whittemore lort his own private horse, with bis piece, a12 pound howitzer, and eight Loreen. Lieutenant P.M. MeDonald, of Company B, F North Carotina yofantry. Lieutenant k. W. Thornton, Company B, Fifeyewiath North Carolina infantry Carolina, ty -wixt KECAPITULATION. Ketel Lon. Wounded, including two #ioce dead dopseneny Captured, “ling Unree olticers... e +» 198 Totat . 202 Caen Lom. ‘ Killed. see ie 1 Wo nfod 7 Missing seeeee « ‘Total... tx ale te «protncws'te os ssuese on Inclided in the missing are detachments of two com: panies of the Fifty-elghth Penntyivania, who were sent Ling. aot poker duty on the return of the regiment Ow Seoul f ) ab iatcholor’s ercek, and had not bees hea from. at the tine your evrrespondent loft the Unton \a- trenchmenty, two o'clock A.M. Banday, May 24, They say still be safe REPRE OFFICE ON HOARD TINE FOMTEIR, TORED. Captain Jol A. Wichardwn, Sisty second Georgia and North Carolina cavalry, taken at Carroll's Mills, meme Little Washington. Captain KS. Varker, Viftieth North Carolina infantry, captured at Rodman’s potnt, near Uitte Washington, iret [Aeutenant J A. Morrison, Fifiet® North Carolina Volunteers, taken at Rodman's Point, Heoond Lieutenant Wm ds Mellane, Twenty seventh North Carolina infantry Second Fieutenant F. ¥. Hicks, Forty ninth North Caro- lima infantry. ‘Dr, RH. Baker, hoapttal, Divieton 5, Richmond, hay been detained about four moutba, First Lieutenant R. W, Thornton, Piiy-siaty North Caroline infautey. First Lieutenant J, Wetmore, Thirty sixth Nortly Caro Hina artillery Second Lieutenant D. M. MeNonald, Fitty-eistt) Norte Carolina infantry. Avd two buvdred aod thirty ovr Ben-comminnaned officers apd privates. Several other persuns were sent to Fortress Monroe by the Emilie, whe have bees confined in Newberm awaiting an opportuity for exchange. Some were de tained ae hoate ea. PARENORRA CX WOAKE TH ONETRD OFA TIN TANEORT TRA Ram hat ANT AIS ©. D. APHOWORT. Palmer, cow PHEVIOCHLY Cate Fightecith arte Corp Lieutenmut Re J. amp Surgeon CA. Come, Cuited Mateg 4 Indy, Sargeou HH. Tireed, Ci fed and iady | Captain Charles Sorrow Taylor and Second !ieutenant 1. Marrach V lunteera, & United takes Arte nard, Liewtonamt # HT, Beadints, bitey fret Mo Hagent. A. Tracy eayeree, t ‘roets ‘ James it 1M ekalellow Up! hew York Mr. Jayer, of the Forty four fifteen in ttearage, and 269 rebel prison ere. —Total 357 Gennn al ‘The schooner Sea fird, of Miiladelphia, while aground at tho mouth of the Nowk® river, om the’ 20th inst, wi y the rebels, who went ol Wem email boats, and’ took her captan crew prisoners, All the rebel troops in tho State, inelading reeent eon: have geome Ww Virginie, Foster le how on 8 tar of jospeetion to the lly streugthen ing. Ham 1eeent developoments at Heaulort (hat * worth of supper have reached the evemy b divinion ond fegimental autiors, The former have exclusive Fight 7 open wholmate houses ‘hevever they chore, red 9 many lmetanors they bive where we fave po military jurte- acces W the eummy ix readily obtained GENERAL DIX’S DEPARTMENT. Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence. rr ne Monon, Wey 2 bene Arrival of the Truce Boat wate of MainemMeial Prciing Comcarwing Vichdear gm tha Recgnt Camsiry ba tition How A t4 Viewed in Hetcidrm— Death of Crpt Alien Nawil Honere—Union Prisment Comtemned to Death, and Why Arrival of the Kanilie, de ‘The steamer Mate of Maine, Captaio Bamuel Allen, Im charge of Captain John K. Mulford, fog of trace off morning from City Point, hawt bows my ond navy Ofheers, among the Be late of the indiagnia, All in the bende of the rerels have bene releared, excepting the officers of Cobweb Bicogts's ernment, «tom Shorter, Govervorf Alabama, cla, fn to dead with that ou Friday the rebels were very rasch tor ef ob the intelligence from Vieweturg. but yor y they were more Jubil mt, a8 they hed rane vet ew (rom Vembertoe that he reputeed Grant «tha “4 Wm wd ht Chanel Kiloateiek to Matthews and Gioores eons 1 nettle the chivalry « b epithets Yankee thieves aly are heap’ opm the entire Gay of yeuterd played thebr colors at bait mest | t Cuptae " " Ale mre fing (rote ‘ive fonisene oh noted war Cel worretitp # | ine @ ate and Kiealde, wer remaioe of the bet trade ey New York, A tata Of marines sieate 'Pigsie Minpesta hoe been edered to tule yt eeeirt the corye to the Maitemore beat lafoteee tion bas been feceived bere that (> tm 8 ? wo coined Wo Saath by thee robe retatiath © Of, the Dpoging of two rebet spe by Gendral Ruthelde. Clvmel Lodtow shenet of } neta ve | fe mtrmte the jomemee eter two Te batt meme yr hetwees bin an change be, abemerons Fone oichok bol gee froma tue Ht oorale Age Her ‘ont ort O syatehes “theaet pate hed on beard ren eae he vewee! Bore the she on ome Of the 18 Month Car 4 for bi exbiritet te 6 met } | | eure I canee n we | deity set sontnant omergene Arrival of Biockade Mann at Chartes- t A Pichmens paper of the Dh wsyt,—The am Margaret and Jowie, Capt. Wile, and Aner Capt Cur ed Kate, Ont. St ybe, arrived at Clear \entom Inet Wetneetey frna Neween with value le ergo