The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1863, Page 1

NEW YORK, a. MAY 29, 1863, GENERAL GRANT'S OPERATIONS IN MISSISSIPP. The Battle Ground of Edwards’ Station and Big Black River, on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, 1863. _ AMSTERDAM SY 47 ips) dren rinronene VNC of WAY P aa) Middle Tennessee would have been fought beforo this. With our present army, which ts only large enough 'o operate on the defeus' ve, {t would Le almost madness if General Jounston were to advance and fight General Rosecrang in bis strong position around Murfreesboro. Let our ‘at home be patient and hopefol. The awful et will come soon enough. General Johnston is ineommand. He kuows when and where to strike, BRIGADIER GENEKAL RDWARD D, TRACY. {From the Macon (Ga) Telograph of May 1%.) Tho death of this gallant young ofiicar in front of Port Gideon on the Ist of May has cast @ gloom over the hearta «f bia friends in Alabama and Georria that will + not goon be dispelled, and has deprived the country of | the services of a true And tried son at an hour and in « field | ments, of which it would be imprudent to speat progress that wo hope will result inte ee aoaes eae Grave ‘whole army tn spite of hts gunboats. (Vicksburg letter, May 8, in Augusta (Geo.) Chronicto.} for another fight at Vicksburg are immi- ‘The enemy is closing in on us a fast as the cir. cumstances under which he moves will admit. Dotny is dangerous to him, and, unless he moves quickiy the de- struction of bis whole army may, p* invo'ved tm procrasti- pation, Situated as he ts ar t! it moment, he bas aoe of procurmg supplies except by capturing vat Wf he hag not met with such severe treatment at Port Gibson be would undoubtedly be im the immediate. vicinity of this city, aod might at this momeut be en- . ee ee eee | VICKSBURG. | TH SIEGE. . THE SANGUINARY FIGHT ON FRIDAY. . The Rebels Driven Into Their Last Line of Intrenchments. Tho Batteries Above and Below the Town Captured. Generals Steele apd Carr He Reported Killed. ai, A NAL REBEL ACCOUNTS. INSIDE VIEW OF THE CITY. Singular Disclosures of Rebel Mill- Ie SES 3 tary Movements, 9 ff OES AL Pt WS REAR Sant JACKSON, MISS., DESTROYED. ‘ 4 The Rebel Force at Port)’ Hudson. Bina PIT Reported Arrival of a Corps from Gen. Banks’ “Army at Warrenton,, &e., &e., &o. Wasanctos, May 28, 1863. on the ier iatoridlllie oder Vickabare received by the syvermr dent is contained im an unofficial despatch from Memp) as, dated May 27, which states that two boats from Vicks Jurg had just reached Memphis, This would make the ‘atost dates from Vicksburg the 25th inst., aa it takes ‘\wopdays fer the run from Vicksburg to Memphis, fae telegram says ne official despatches have been re- @hved by these boats, but that they report that the on Vicksburg was progressing, and that General was still gna - SCALE OF MILES ‘ M was also re) that Gon. Carr and Col. Bloomer a | Pe ‘Tad been filled. . spe sary cr Pei government os ‘ped ime day, had deserted from the rebols, and their statement "quarters y ‘Potomac report 0 Fel agrees with those who previonsly came in, that fully that “‘pickols to day shonted across the river to our picketathat | number ‘had, on ether ulate) Pi pais a the poems i went bis bsg ogi Mena Scattering and taking diferent routes to ion-Of ‘bels.on pabar ” enter our lines. Nothing #9 heard in regard to tho movements of Geo, | How Grant's Position ‘fs Viewed im “Tehnstor 5 Washington. mts i eg Als bo aye sod papal +) © OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. ‘tho rear; but it is pot believed that he can obtain force bwsren trons iv ages ‘enough bofore Vieksburg 1s carried to make a formidable | 1! considered by most military men: that tbe rebel dreeanixinii strategy looks to terrorizing the frontier, while every ‘Wheu'the boats sbove mentioned loft Vickeburgevery- | “Hort shall be put forth to crush Grant's army, thing was going on wellysitd 16, fs believed here in aMoiat | _ if he be not abio to take Vieksbarg by storm. be bas eeian thst of the final and rat capture of the acquired by 4 most perilous movement a foothold in tho cqill’ alta nteortes, ‘ha ie raph wire rear of the city, whieh cuts off the entire Yaxoo region, bec Memnpt sad Pett Ra donee ‘onder, | ABd will thereby enable him, if properly reioforcea, to bar ; by to- 66° te cof till push back the rebel base to the great river of Alabama, | | = seas wen de pee orn ensure the carly fall of Vicksburg aud Port | The Richmond papers of the 27th instant baye been ro- | i siesinestimainid cetved, but contain notking from Vicksburg as late as the | Effect of the News at Vortress Monroe and | officinl.despatch recelved from General Grant. What iney i ity Point Hl Give le-butarehash of the reports provieusly published, “ic ss seh pata cg ances ‘aud.cover the time only up to last friday, eins, goog jeepers > Shs 5 igo "Aa offeer connected with General Beaks’ army,wbo | Ailict of the Vieksturg Victory om ‘This Command—Omt- nab iesonitly arrived Sa Gite'GlY, ethics that abe ondmy'|* MAU SMINGE OF Rickmond Papers of the 260h—How tha | até ‘pretty newly driven out of Louisiana, and that the | ltl Feel at Coly Point, de. | State about redecmed from revel sway, If Gencral ‘Tho glad tidings from General Grant's army causes the | Grant-and Admicals Portor and Farragi. are snecess"ul ii liveliest satisfaction to every one in thie department:*bat | reoponing (ho Missiveippi, the State of Lovisiaua may soon ies te tae pe sto ee perce m4 eed bod | ‘" a Tuto core. | te id at Vicksborg has fallen, stil slight | poner aarahpe oy tho Union, aud be aguia TPF: | oe sisted, which, however, haa been partially ais. | ih oxolsbeocit ba tith HIN te regard 'té <perationd ab peiied. by the cheering despatch of Admiral Porter, 1 | Vickabuirg'ls very great, and manch emiiinat 6: wy Sau have been chown afUchmond paper of the 26th, which, - eomathing iiinis< trai Chink aoarteneeale fom sym. | LOWEVEr, doew not evem mention Vicksburg, From this pathisors avail Lhemoelyes «f the opportunity to circulote asbeurd reports of disosters aud repulees to Gon, Grant's ecbie army in that quartoy, The goverment his re- etived nothing to indioxwte any conirmtkin of these runond, whl b alse Cro.n their desire for unfavorable re- eulta, ead Hot from auy inforinatwu or facts aetudly te fternoon say® tint private ieformation officers now .n the vietuity Vicks burg, written us General Graat was abont to commence the siene of that city, expresgrd the opinin thit it would be tho wok of 8 wook ur two, at leas:, ere its redaciion could be Hooked for, Camo, May 28, 1383. * me anes mer Ip petial arrived at Memphis on Monday morning. Drom Cupiain Stevens, a passeazer, we warn the toliowlag:— ‘The fighting on Friday was desperate. General Grant ebarged thy fortifieations nad took some of them, ihe rebels railed and retook them. There was much bana to-band fighting, Captain Stovens ea ys ovr be thot dey im killed, wounded and prisoners was about five tourcod, The robols vaed hand grenade: when our turews aliowptod to storm the works. It ws reerted that ene corps of General Banks’ army Arai arrived att urrepton. ‘ ‘ May 28, 1863 A special Cato despatch to Geversl Lee, of Kansan, sounfirms (bo report hat two of the outer works o: the evemy et Vieksburg have been taken, Tn jridey ® aticck om the fortlcations the batiie was | ery canguioary. The Union torn was severe. The rebels | fuygt with great coulnces and desperation, reerving J fu o fire untl! our forces came a murderous : ‘Whe rebsle, bowavcr, were driven back by main force | fadu Bee Huet line of ALwir intrevcheents. ‘Thie was the mtuation on Friday evoning, May 22 Sncjaon, Miks., tan been destroyed by the Union force | that pebepied that place, aud this forge is wow acting as | 8 rem ioreemen: to General Grant. | Whenthe Bout leftap Saturdyy morning our worter | ‘ boats wore (brewing occasional vheiis into Vickxbarg. ' We have capiarred the patteries above and Leiow (ho | town. Only Ten Dhoweand Mebel Troops at Port Livdsom—adéebel Comecripts Keruse to Fire an the Unteon Broops, Ke. } Cwvcurnati, Mey 28, 1863. Ane mber of capseripis from sls Fiftieth ieamesseo rebel repiment reawhed Caleo ou tue 25th instact. They were oo their way from Port Wedeon to join General Brogg's toy «hon the vartie of Raymoud was foogut In the Hee spy refused to dre ov the Usionists and shot into the abr AMicr (hie engagement they o.wermpod at Mimelesipy Aprings, «here thoy rageived 1,000 yeiuforcements from A atria ‘ In the sfdale of the migit about Gall of the Fiftieth | relvo! Lonneaese regiment loft their canip, — w make their way Into the Uuivn tines. a3 They ey there bas i ot 08 tapse nage ide 10,000 | awe, Feiwel Loa at Vorb Hudaon, sipplane in Virginia Dedare? }| erament did mot fi | view. ami trustod to that Grant was wmy down to Vort Hudson and that w® peed f assault wutil the attempt was made to redore the lattor point. Well, the sequel has | demons ated v ho was right. and al! thats necessary to Ja thot tho mpiltl department « merely refer to the fact that ith Nicly proclaimed by the enewy for mouths that Lis Leoops were to be taken then land thrown acres the river to arent thie point trom bow. In order W avert this strong batteries were pruvgd ia a posttién W command the month .of the canal. Tne eonscquevce was that ie fact we mey augur that some great disaster haz befallen Pemberton and Joe Johusion, the inteliice: Lbereof having’ doubtless béen rceeived and anppressed by Had the rebels gained ay reven repuleel onr troops but oF enoné prove would. here spread the news thore its readers iu double capitol ierters. But their ond we take it for granted tat vietore ne there ie’ New Ye From Ljeuienaut Wook dewidedty bine, and tat Vickeburg. Point ix Captain se member of Congr district) oF Virginia REBEL ACCOUNTS. tu fa oud ada cf in charge at City | gon of the Hon. Joaeph Segar, | from this (the Firat Congressional OP VieKksD . [Vieksborg letter of Mag 7, in Mo Advertiser.) Army movements in this quarter hove now aguin toastand, Inthe early part of the week tucre y certalu dogree of tropidation that was not by any meau coatortable, thoagh there wie 0 exhibition of panic or any expression of fear; bat the general impresston was that the tide o€ war had rather disconcerted our depart mentat officers. for the evewy certain! tarned up in a quarter where he had not been looked for. Thia over- sight wus not easily € as any ordinary infud was able to penetrate Lhe tu € tho enemy for the pro vious three moaihe, but the red tane system of our gov- | 1 diay to take & eummon genes asa ble vee ol iather Time todeveiop the Birateyy. ot a weok bet ber of gunboats and trons ports had ron tre and a great deol of speculation | Soliowod ae to wh Abe the poxt move, Sume few of on, transpo Fiver, aud to altar wisdom canceni rated bi «dre not behind the curtain, predicted that the oct intended to bring the troops across the this point below: but the m.jttary outed thir Kies, and told us work had to. abandoned wy run « my, and pure other expedients wore rexuted to tor the purpewe of farning the place withoaé @ direct demonstration in rout ‘When all other efforts had atied jt was at last deve mined t rug we cok of pagmog the transports by our batierien. This war partially gocnemiul, and out of a Humber of sLnApOrU started Grom above several got tirongh salely. Unis dd pot iter the programme, an the grand idee feom tho fst was to get the traneports dows, when this Woe, ax that 2) would 4 max sipph soit Sev the seach <f cor gnus. And this was done; thoogh cnexpocted, i had heen padiicly anne unced and repeuiediy foretold, but no head Was given to warning. As the matter bas (wered ous it i* ail very wett the: it | fid not prove dikaetrows to the mitewoulaiions of our | Jwhhed 1, for one, felt certain » lated the troops on BMianis officers, became & mon Bering a unity eye and jus saixing an importaut command coud nab but notice m | onee that Grand Golf wat @ point that Co4ld readily be fanked, and our gertieos, off trom sunSatance, would ba forced Wosuceulod. 1h woud. have en botter i wo dotences bad been projeoted at Grand Gull, ae tat would have forced the enemy ww makeaie demovetcaton more wet Viekwburg, Bot we Dave © a Same iw check until our Is of defence are all at hand end in resdi for his apy Aol aad | o aivir at Port Gideon a vA; ing the Rebel Army. A“ Sd beastie, 40° peta the i oaaae VOLK CORRPATOXMDENER. Bary (or marring ovr forces’ wnt getblug bh reed Poh Sérvoun, Say us. 1969. "| trim borore the wrt . Four of HE more iesertere hive evma io to diy trend) 7 Ret te. ee, ee, i the Forty ceen td Mretizeiyps. They were a portion. of i? 6 tha water, at (bere w Yanko . ' the bendred mbn, an S Meformed xc ib my joller souier dt Fide O CUME SIP OC Uhie wrmoghpertaw orn. = (¢2\sROBINSONS STORE con Jobnston has becn sniMciently reiaforced, which we sup- pore has beon the care. Grant is undoubtedly playing a desperate gumo. It te sald that tho term of service of a lnrge numnber of bis troops is about to expire, which would seriously impair his streneth ond cripple hia plane. Tho sickly season, | be’ ig athand, which wouid still further eee | | in fact, extinguish his offensive operatio: considera ic have, no doubt, stimulated him to the movements he is now making, and render him utterly re- gardies: of the lives of hin m Great things aro peoted of him by his goveroment and bis peovie, and hes not a moment ts fore in ros;owling to thine’ expec tions. So he has thrown his army over Ww the owrt bu ofthe river, marched up to Jackson, eromwed the Black and appesret bebind Virksbarg, at a cont’ erable PRICE THREE cuts IMPORTANT FRONT THE RAPPAIANC OK. The Rebel Army in Motion To- wards Culpepper. Probable Commencement of Offensive Opera tions by General Lee. wernnmnnnnaronnnins | § Another Invasion of Maryland Foreshadowed, ae, Rew ae Heavquartan, Anny %, THe Porow ae, May 28,1568 The rebel army ie evidently moving. General Lee bar ignued an order, which was read to tho treeps a fow Rights sivoe, congratulating (hem upon thelr part nr iiewe ments, and foreshadowing a raid into Maryland, He bolle them that they are to have long and rapl) inyrehew {Brough o country without rafroade, and calle spon every. man to be prepared for the severest bardehiyt, Wonder ful victories are, of course, promised them, ant thy ever throw of our army predicted as an tnevitabige yest. Tho trains of the enemy have bool ohn fir several days moving trom te depot of sippy ie below Frederickeburg, and balloon recone pane ave discovered a large column pustiag rapilty io the direction of Culpepper. Whether the srmy jotend making a raid into Marylaud, or im eo Goavoring to get between Ceneral Tooker’ army and ‘Washington, we are unable to detormine. Every one is on the qui vive, and stirring news Taay bo expected soon from the Army of the Potomac, Everything remaina quiet along the river Gitional rifle pits are being thrown up on the went Dat the rebel pickets lounge in the shade an yeval, parently oblivious to all operations vutride cf their own sphere A fow ad nk Rebel Foree Greatly Keducrdt~ ication Between the Picket. on. Wasuimatos, Moy 24, 1865. From the statements of geutiemes who have or rived from the Rappabannock it seems probal'e thet the rebel have greatly reduced their strength, and are main taining x mere #boll in front of our Hue. (f ihis wore Poritively known to the military authorities {t t® pro bable that our forees would not much longer remain ipactive. It Js further represeuted that | consequence of eer tain information having been reonived by citizens of Falmouth, which wos pot obtained through legit) mate channels, in relation to afhirs in the epemy '# bir end an it was believed anch information bad been ear. mupicated by rebel suldiers who bave been engaged in hauling seiner tn the Kappabannock, a vote wor atdconred to General Ire on the subject, protesting against & con ‘tinuance of the practice, The renuit te that the fishing bas been digcontinved and the pickets widvirawn toa considerable distance (rom ether shore of tharwer, Thin ino breaks up the friendly vinitea of the pickets t one avotber, their awim mong over, exchanging pijorr, Ke. Correspondence of Mr. Th Hrangvanrens, Anaty un | Preeatation of Metals ta the Heroes of Chane terion Piag Prerentalion to Cie Thirty cighth New York, de A vory intercating ceremony ocearred iy Cenerat Bir ney's (late Keagny’s) division, of General Si ken’ corps, yecieday afternoon, being the prenentation of wjwards of four hundred medals lo non-comminsioned olf.cers and privates of the divieiom dintingutshed for ter iteriow orvicor in the battle of Chaneelioneyibie, ed in bombarding our defences, Bot he has io hold | where they could not be spared. Though @ youth, until bis broken reciments are reorganived and his | General Theey, identified himeelf with the vouions. j distance from his bare, w if defeated; ho will pe | The presentation wor modo in the prasence ef the ey wounded taken care of. The ainount of dunages be ‘sus- | friends of the South who advocated the ton of or | By ed oa ror or fan wt srg poll corn Wa waleh | tive divinien, drawn up to & hollow mqnare, Among the was evident i vier t first ever fe 2) s g / | inet rt. conte. cs ar wees nok tae inns bo 100. Rivecoar’ | Sfttie araer of ie rer roes thee Geeued kar wiih rainst, him. As’ Johnston ix no lees remarkatte for bia | eens wore 8 number Of irene ete oom Hon itr wiscts, Tete We aivter wwrtbe. ies which wa | When’ (ee call lo arms was. socoded he ieomeditcty | Rirategient than Aghtiog poware wo feo! wel ET sor Ryd needle <1 a osene Gad on weoen le orse of in tes baghiolir Of the wea? | aaelee & coscpeny | that he will bring bath 0 bear in tho mont effeotal- tas ral ickiea, Mend und Wirney, with thelr staf, deloas and now we ave ready for tt [-Alabuméava, loft @ bapa | ner upou bie wiversary on Present occasion, whi yen Svom OAT © slate nnd Tolcadiee tonerale > Our troops have entirely recovered feom the haviese! (0 General Johvrton's standart i | epehe.s cep for ti I ne te Lai fob bimett rt aye, Gransan Leamtueg ian ayes ae Sate Pe and hardships of errible march, and cur de ley of the Svenandoah. The hordempe of the cele. | (From the Riebn Whig, M j ‘en meant s Speen " sy Caneel Bicker are minned by #s brave and determined a set of men as bruici™ forced march’? from tho valley to Manssens We give under the tel Je bead nome ene ne | paneae qrenripore pestis uve My Aeon ever entered a ditch. tion sebled his health ia sich a degree that li rey ener Vickaburg, boned upon thonituation of afaum | paras oe th i ea On Tuesday the enemy attempted to cross the Big | vised |) fricnda not to go into th on Thursday evening 6 OF tho investment fter Ws tion of the medals a. hondtit Black, bet were met by some of our artillery and driven | nto their ~ of that stronghold anvona of te ot con TO an bine cisated tae winds back.” In the meantime our troupe were leisurely drawn th Alabama dinpiayot a | Week, the Mobile Me ister eayn mas we hnvo'beeh | of ol hth New ¥ ark Vohastere, tehenes of into our ines OF defences, and now they ocenpy Le posi agement unearpameed hy | #rANKe'Y misinformed as to Chestrength of the placo, ie | "The colo:s werk Tar naonad op Hom at which they wish the enemy to come tor the debt? The positinn of Major of the | cannot be carried by storm. ‘The town ts lt garriaomed | 5 * n= tae General Pemberton, anticipeting an assault pou tho and provisioned, sid the reduction of such 4 pirce by caper city, has isened an order to have the non-combatants re singe ib a Blow oy mn. Meanwhile General ay fer r movod immediately, and i¢ imperative theorder In Jo Jobustou bas yet to his part in tho drama, ered ‘ey tho what mao 2 Intends to enforce it remains to be xeon. | Shiloh, whe He is behind the ene ) a pretty large : de he vinis stall be asthere are bat few who will pay my attention to it, — this e 419 Brigadier Geu 4 places | foree, and that ating. Tr al exclusively priva'a, mice? the Thiety-neventh opt Thirty - threatening as the prospects are. The poor cls of people | tu com Jubania brigade ih Steveneor's divi. | RCcounts troops eighth regiments thoals ners org bie prewenee tn New have nowhere to go and no means with which to provide, | sion, at tat time im Teune see. but ria transferred | the East. General ‘ Ben hain » iat leasd ma Tar ea food for thetr familics, and many of these sternly rete | ts Vicksburg. General racy had, what very few possess, | Son in his works in frout be oft ta mie te the 1° ope <4 / to leave thelr homes, aud will not move an inch unless toefacnity to enforce the str weyand at tne} Jonatton la his rear. It witl 5 Everyih $1 ' the army, ae nely ected by military forge ne time e lot tbe admiration und iow of his —— te -sedane Sigrbace m.” is Cow " reer iaag {0 troops ne entiré plan of the enemy twenow being 4 4, troops. chances of war open atrondant hopes o ts a } A by » 197 iran ond corresponds with what “Aminon' tos bertolore pre a . by cutting off Graat tem lis sapyii — ey . 70 reve dicted im. the cotemus of the Chronicle aut Sev/euct, that | VICKSBCRO CAN ONLY BR CAPTURED BY TREACHERY | bes in Bis ine Michigon £ ne the nttark 1 to be m ite it COWARDICE. / ae Prepurntions for Defence, The federal guuley jes [From the imont Examiner, May 25, j sl vepen thorns Wee, are ee astinatetcer ed |, Moart ioral inartin stce eon prnvere ve made | THE LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS. baat bx ag em that the fede aval to the gun d that on no wide can . AT ALEXANDH A AVE ROS OF 11.8 GTS - While the ¢ thon eight thousand men be’ deployed in line fur an | LR a eee wos . the charseter of the ground renders regelar up: | THE LATEST OVFICLAL I " We reinnmerlie zs ’ It, while the heat ax ria ofthe coun- | The following derpateher fr he the male coutenbonde tn arbor oo” army on th | Seas ix sent oF vid make ite ~ commander at Vicksburg, wor evista ennai wu § While this in gefuy om below ft fe probable that a ‘ase | St Me present Reason ote 0 nas on FooOrd. 4 from thenes bole 0 Vrenident Dav os daa lar demonstration is to bo made by the gnubtats above, | _ My treachery or cowacdlee ec the captors | "#4 fromtthenan telegraphed to Yen! t bay! neicuborhoud, The ¥ ovew ty y and tly atti tine will be formed onthe river front | Of Vicksburg by sudden ssyantt or Viceencne thea te oe th i extending from Warrenton to the point above mm ns craton “neo 2 The « ited oun inirenchimenia yesterday om | ngs t dirge dinta of twelve miles, and ane ciou! y had gwept down the v ip fp tagpatetes whe A si at battle gronnd at ( Bayou This extensive Northern Jasippi, bet to take permaneut ;osses tows, Our lone iw small, The evemy's fore ocean's we a rust ena 1: Meaty te well fortified 1 i tte epsiro lougth the whole country, and establiel (remsel ver there | eo.xo. { AY the enemy feel oned to teat ite etrengt have donein Northern ‘eoncame and Keutucky, ¢ | V nc, May 2h eee — aii of Vieksburg could with difi.c Po a ee aetihinn tan ie Ps 7 ited and 4 sive feoyt fren fon Our troops are in good spirita and apsious for iho ener Isolated in the alder oF the chy 4 as Our picksts wate attaied yesterday siuiswiete in the to come. enemy , its redaction hy biockate © tion | Two Of oar guus were diemounted in the contre r eee ; “ Regt TAS Runrt, Nore FoR VicKsACH of ima ak Grant «ari works, however, were ohiajared. Their sherpehootcrs _—— ob om Pays namy From the toate Advani | Stith ome Of oeeapn oo ie sr A ths woce ra. | WATOERAFN tan aud pom were Kind ant : From tne Mobilo Advertiser, May 1 f ‘ever intended, b: : ory ordinary | Picked off oficers and mon 2 work ‘ : Yesterday noon we were advived that the tele fue. Bhp tie pik Bao Z. | galred and our guos replaced lest night. Our ree woandd Inte bo cometnw was open to Jackson, bet Inst night a re eae ren rt | cpt sexsi edagepe ap ‘ it is onyge hore are un rebote in foree f « to Brando, fourteen and a balf miler this #» — he captared Grand Gait (ui late! couraged by a report that General wtow to vear with rene mg” " goa Polhill Southern Railroad. This leads us to the inevitable con. | ea" wafener sve Geom under large 4 ad epirtt ton down to Ain cove, me we Wal the Inlery es Closion that Genera! Johnston bad boom under the n | Govomee Bat ye Poms» fla > iar Na ara aaa ar.M country oud ail ab ing the Rap hammock sity of abandouing Jackson, and we are incline! to ered ay oe . zs " enenh er . 1 tte tated ie the report that ho bas fatlen ba k on the ling of the Cen im the maoment val Johootm |. We have realtek Ags ' - Rey See en tral Hallroud, having, alr at Brandow the ve weed he a thet army | day, miso heavy mortar fring from punt us wit be large numbers haste 0 jo | Whether he able t 0 Ae ee MP enela pealiioe wil enable ‘ies to Keep his front to tho | BAve boew}sumered by tho Coufederater remains ty be} =) Balm Mitte IMPORTANT FROM KEMTUSKY. enemy, resting bis left upon Pea:. river, and eorumras- | *°m " . ee N " . dbaittaid iy with the forces collecting at Brandon, It | , pp Po lo reason (0 foar the low of the State] gone up the river. Their deatination le uukocwn all ‘ ad Tt | of Misetetippl and consequent fall of Vicksburg wiitie be r 4 ainsi a avaaas ray pen ition Soe eee ent the acta there. | TRLRORAMS TO THK sUCH nx AMIN | The Appeehended Itetet tave ” cunalod we the eartets Of on Watedhea sede | sh, Sigereaatal, item made hore, th Bicbmond, to | May 28, 18 eonengn, Mar i rs « Ppe he > n epprel ra a hina th powasdilities o e 4 ave 1 s a ” bt the nd Meck dxtet Atvions [rom wt thas it wo Se ee coos coe Wien aaease | Lioutenaut General by favor, wire was eutrrsied wilt the | | 4 Lua ged saline F Abbeireread ‘ qsol against any force the enemy can | Cumand Othe mort ikaporiant ariny “{ the eon‘ederae to day, sayn:—Tho latest fr are is Thureday | © ‘ . Ne agen Bh, ees, ch) ae taneedioeh vie. | myiadron iw the eld of baitie: but | might. The enemy bas Leen frtlot in ecorte wie | The . ynee Kertscky, i ontirmot torce. Meanwhile General Jownuon will ve daily rein tale aelaiater pet Aaag man 1 see Uiet biis doles: | goad strew the gromnd coms oF Aceoraing | ¢! Wo * Cua forced, and will soon Le ate to makes heed agrinet (he enemy, | “0'* . r ‘ rene rebel b ariore ere this wide of — to one extimmate thie iene 16 6 000, | b THR APPAIN AT. JACKSON—PEMURRTON PREPARING ” a } Mewtiontio wd ve frowt, ve sein oe 6 yom ypreescllad | Opinion of the Rebel Press. : Bhesor cena | « ’ on, ond wnberealne Wt ob Ve (From the Montyomery Advertiser, May 15 } : VICKSBURG. beraleqgunsnipmtpngessiany 5» Ay Sanyal pba . Advices have been veecived from’ refugees from | i ‘ river five miles below Grand Golf, with Crem 00 00 “ Jackeon, Who telegraph (rom Brandon that fight ot us give as not alinge | 46 1 hoavy forest eavalr has the rbely agp pring (6 Bebe 6 Bee etn ag dean ak an early Dour ‘Thursday morning, | ther rout nnd pave CAE A Beate rto st ptaqytieccsie: Ae. ymca le evident . tome eight miles southwest of Jarkeon, ard | leading artielen, uptil ihe cnowny huve firm defeated thom, | recetved ao reinforcements from Lauisians, bit 7 . x ontinued pearly all day, our troops commanded. | True, we ace all great Hirmimqints eo military | acorewion® constantly from the wert bunk of the 5 o r by Jobnaton and the enemy%s by Grant. Wo were finaly | crithes; yet mey alse bo urged, witb ro w ot Fok: | sou trdompertateaa COMMA OTOP dike thes + Bnqoneettne ere ee ‘i Gives beck 10. Jackson, iy ought them through the | 80m, that the geoerais oppointed by the Premdent, aud | spicing aeatg Fortra i " streets overpowered by greatly superior numbers, and | Charged with responrtliitics ao imocnentow 4 who tn ter flag oF a ot the were comelied to , bave heretofore ved the Confederate cause HORAME TO THE # wine | amounting to about twonty thousand of thirty thovsana, | CaNBot be altogatt by the tenn of the matic a, Moy 26,3 j fee os and our own only to about nine thousand. Gen, Jolin. | /oneral Pemberton ow be en back n bering A special deapateh to the 7 . 4 jackon, ¢ ‘ , ton then retreatet on to Canton, When heard from yes. | '%% tones from before Viek berg with * whe be Ere or teriay morning He sant hoavy slaughter; be ha. been ) is | May 26 (Senday), says firtog beard il @ o'clock thes | aioe Lath be . dhe estibere fond, | high owt by the greatest military suthor be is OW | more No report of « ar been heard ote " ng oy | tending at bay at ‘ ihe td on" the mightiest a that hour Tt ie further stated that soms deye beture ewving Ten | enetny line y ‘This morving the Twer senoipy rom freon Sosteres y peewee Gon. Johneton sent Gen, lemberton an orier@ he GM Clad deny ie day (onqceted) dashed iat it yrwen ere Ps somewhat change bis plans, which was forthwith net | MANY 4M anxious heart, abd will oul! forth fervent blow | 4 ‘ fe vent, beta at jpn ann aside by the latter a# a very improper dictation to vo con ings onthe head of ourneble army end ity chief Gye | Fourteen have been browg)t « y. ie rest, being ix oft che oyveptial @ commander, wherespom Gon, Johnston re. | forces aro weil pie with» they need. Viekeborg i | sigk or wounded, wore parvied cetved an order at the Ined moment oa Savarday w Pp to | cleared for action : Ae sanoe a1) *, May 26, 1908 ‘ Miauwesippt and take command of the wry. | wround, nyo the | elo bouts 19 the | an omeer who left Vicksburg ow Te tavrning, 04 | A WHRan Baeeee Mint Napier was oe wh ates same time apd arrived, in ouprecedanted iime, ax er fo | Fiver, and the hovts of stat ‘ neg it 4 ad * yesterday. A & . ‘ i the stated, Wednesday morning. Weare giant to ‘le | open her from the roar , the tg. | UR O'olook, nays t ay vite ar eth ond conte | " ike Lie eomplacent predecessor had wo far antieipete vincsble biust, aad Juli stag four Vines. The frst attack insted thirty minute, the | Hhettinn at Sask « ove ee an Soe plies and a From tho Petersburg Va.) Eaprene, May 26 pacond (wenty mie the third Giteon mand tte fhe | tere bo General Lamgtrort we - wakes | are iF tateet mfortmation from Vickwtory and it vit * ere repalsed « " reid to Morfotk ™ yaa ’ me army bee four mouths p ovisions at Vickrbueg. $i, MAbs AA We Chnat 06 we Could wist: ik 60 be yon acy, | MNP minates. They wore repelens coed Uae. Oar tem | a sana " one ree nrapte farces 1 Comniumseation tm M insu cournging eaotgh The enemy have, ¢ the parg | wae eighty men. Whea the eoiame of senpult wee | et (man ‘ masterly lesd of Johnrton, te meot and repo! the im. | week, made repeate: sauits by band ogsvnas | Beinght up on Wedoceday the officers | at Mortot by the named Births, 1 oe vaders; bot It may requiresome iitiie time We put our | (bs) strong in which be how been aF Of sipnaliy trek 4 the ama Aweppeared Um forces in the proper position. end biaoaily repulaet, He wae vtiit, at the last serve coon: erngarot io wtoniting our tote The Soldiers at the. League Co GRANT OUTOENERALA JONNETON. threatening @ renewal of hiseturie to etormé the bat works Urwarde Warreoten have ot bom ment. T Amant, Moy Shelbyville gkenn.) Correspondence of the Mayanaiy’! rice; bet os oar force wee o tered mafieleat to rreiet | federni line of invertmont i impertent fo the paragenph fe the wlth News, Moy 1 roccommtully any and ali roche Home of the prinvners takan report thal Uonersl “ome 7 My prediction abat our army woeld make on alipance | pnidect of thete ability to do & thet Geuerel MeClalian at the Loyal Lager meetic * mucement before you heard from ine egoia has becw on! y intnewe about fesalis, We pretty sore that ( re yertertay the report of the matement othe siieer partially folfiled, All tie comtingencias on whieh the | rerio will hold tie pince in wpilent wil ty ‘ Sales of Government Bonds. +4 have veod, ‘‘he bel net tard 6 word tn precictina wie beget, ond whiel eeomed at the | be ogavaat it Preteen ra ay 28, 1969. stan were pm the Rewkable, did not tramepire. and Lewes the partial f Pet we foot analog: t warn what Geo General Sotecriptvn Agent, teperia the | © oukors ts fever of 10 * he af Juinent. It ie certain bint Gane at Jaroph | ow will Dt, File powtion was evsdeut 09 to woveramet wrde imday ob Uh " » bad fully determined $3 force General Koseri ar | will a Tlew to 40 OOmrntd With tne acimy at Vb Y Ma ghy " wa in New Tork, tow Hiladelphsee Bid tOalendar—'t hte Dey. give hiro hattie. change in (he wemya yon | h rawt« rear re bee Berar 0g bin ta between the West, * 4 : gramme om tor > bpvordiy shade 8 aaa ” Hod toe Mie aa to bn h rs 4 for hun f daforeonnia we ware yen'e vie wer bs Death of Ka-Governor Sowts Martie. 3 re y fre 1 Viebsiuiy, Cd thik left the Ay my of t war oe ’ t 1 4 manaire ayer sume | rhe ~ wit 1 Governen Xe are ded Le . 4 \ neve go km ti’ secon pital Cattle nt oe provided | tte me Teg Oo ape g ow os ae