The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1863, Page 1

a / VICKSBURG. ‘ANT NAVAL OPERATION. he Destruction of the Yazoo City Navy Yard Confirmed. Three Powerful Steamers and a Mon- ster Iron-Clad Rebel Bam Destroyed. Over Zwo Millions Worth of Pro- perty Lost to the Rebels. rating with Gen. Grant. Ool::Grierson Mukes Another Successful Raid, Capturing and Destroying a Large Rebel Camp. TWE BATTLE OF CHAMPION HILL, The Terrific Struggle of Mont St. Jean at Waterloo Re-enacted at Champion Hill, CONTEST AT THE BLACK RIVER BRIDGE. Bombardment of the City and Attack Upon the Works. ee THE CASUALTIES AMONG THE OFFICERS, &e., &e., &e. Whe Washington Tclegrams. Wasmnxerox, May 31, 1863, Wwoklicial despatches were reccived here to-day from the army of General Grant, dated on the 26th. They ro ‘Present that there had been 00 material change in affairs (here since the 25th. @a the cvening of that day Genoral Pemberton asked for two and a half hours’ truce to bury bie dead, which ‘wan given. ‘There is vo truth in the rumored death of Gen. Stecle. Wasnixeton, May 31, 1863. ‘The government bas no intelligence from Vicksburg Deter than the 26th inst., when everything was progress- ug favorably for Gon. Gramt. The silence in the mean- (ime of the Richmond papers is av augury that there bas * gsothing occurred to givo encouragement to the rebels. ‘The President has stated that Vickaburg may be taken by our troops by assault, but it Is thought better to ac- eomaplih the object with as little loss of men’ as possibie, Baxven o’Crock P. M. Mo officia) despatches bave been received from General ‘Grant's army to-day. ‘The Cairo Telegrams. c Camo, May 31, 1863. ‘The despatch boat New National, from Young’s Point on Tuesday afternoon, has arrived. fhe fighting on Monday lasted from sia A. M. to nine P.M., when there was a cossatian of hostilities to bury ‘the dead. The battle was renewed on Rreeday morning, but no particulars had reached Young’s Poiot. Bat few if any batteries had been takon. {ells from General Sherman’s scige guns come over tate the city, as can be seen from tho ficot. ‘Geperal Banks’ forces had not arrived. Forty-four hundred prisoners are expected hero to- Right, and will be sent to Indianapolis, Oficial Despatch of Commodore Porter. Wasuwatoy, May 81, 1863. ‘The following telegram was receivod at tho Navy De- partment to day — Pracanur Bick Hawk, Miesiamers ose’ f Naan Vickesuna, May 2, viaCairo May 30, 1863. Zo Hon. Giprow Wrium, Secretary of the Navy:— Sm—I have the honor to inform you that the expedition wader the command of Lieutenant Commander Walker, after taking possersion of the forts at Haines’ Bluff, was perfectly successful. ‘Three powerful steamers and a ram were destroyed at Yazoo City. The ram was @ monster, 310 feet long, 10 fed beam, to be covered with four inch iron platet, Also, a ne navy yard, with machine shops of all kinds, saw- mille, blacksmiths’ shops, &o., were burned up. ‘The property destroyed and captured amounted 10 over frwo miblicns of dollars. ‘Had the monster ram been finished she would have Given us some trouble. One battery was destroyed at Drury’s Biull. Our loss on the expedition was one killed and seven wounded. DAVID D. PORTER, Acting Rear Admiral, Comd'g Mississippi Squadron. THE BATTLE OF CHAMPION HILLS, CORRESPONDENCE OF MR. DH Len REE Heapquanrens itm ( v's) Al Corrs, Barriariniy oF Cuamrion Hints, May 16, 1863. A Severe Cowtett—1he Batile fora Long Time Doubifui— Orccker’s Division Saves the Day;~Great Rout of the Bremyp—Heavy Loss om Both Sider—Generai McPher ton— Medical Departmen—Dr. J. H. Boucher, de. From the success of oar forcen at Jackson, loaving Couc- ral Sherman jm possession of the city, in order to complete te triumph, the main body of the troupa engaged in that ection reversed ite direction of advance, aud marche! epon the enemy’s position near the Big Black river. The advantage gained at Jackson having rosulied in the divi- ton of the adversary’s force—part lying north of Jackson, having retreated to Canton, and the romaioder between us and Vicksburg—the ultimate ruccess of the campaign cannot be questioned. The enemy is disconserted in his plang, for be did not anticipate our movemout agninst Jackson fret; and as & consequence, bemiidered by the ooaselesnness of our attacks, the complications of our plang, the invincibility Of our soldiers, and above ali the ‘well digested pian of operations, bis army is hastily flee. tng towards the North, out of danger, and towards bis strong positions on the Big Black, where, with Dut © remnant of @ routed, disorganized aad de- AMoralized force, he proposes to make bis last desperate Opposition to the progress of our approach against the Doasted impregnable stronghold at Vicksburg. The man. ner of Lia retreat, according to information gathered from the people, was anything but encouraging, and the most cheerful of bie friends grew despondent, With an @nomy thus Ill-conditioned for a fight, we left Jackson to attack his force drives towards Vicksburg. FWS JUNCOON OF THR SEVENTEENTH AMD THIKTERNTA CORrS, From Jackson to the location of the action of to-day is twenty miles. Sixteen out of the twouty were marched yesterday by the troops of this corps, bringing them within convenient proximity to bring on sn engagement today. During the whole of yesterday the troops of McClernand’s corps were im position, for it was evident, upon reliable information, that the enemy ‘was moving, designing to bring on an attack by marching out to meet us before the rest could come up. The object im view when the positions of yesterday were taken way sorely to repel an attack, if it came, and f not to awai, the arrival of MePherson's corps, when a combined move. ‘mani ahegid he mandy vag the momy wherever fovsd, oe Gen. Banke Reported Oo-ope- Comsidered defensively the positions of MoClernand’s corps were equal to the purpese—Osterbaus covering the Rundred strony, were seen carly in the morning making hostile demonstrations. The road thus held intersected ‘the main road in the rear of the body of our army. In the centre Generai Hovey commanded, and took weil en Positions, while the right was held by General Ou the morning of the same day General A, 1.. Lee, formerly of the Seventh Kansas cavalry, mado hie ‘@ppearance upon the field, in pursuance of orders tore Bort to General McClernand. Being familiar with cavalry Operations, General McClernaud at gace despatebed Gene, al Lee on a reconnoissance to discover, if possible, the in- tentions of the enemy. He several times saw their Pickets, and in ene instance a body of Infantry in lige of Dattle, Unmolestod, with bis gies, Re studicd taeir movements, which seemed to be those of preparation for @mattack. The General also mp @ chart of the roads traversing the gountey over wi be travelled, amd then ., The \t. of the reconnoinsance was very icky Aad mc to dowith the movements of }be Thirteenth corps to-day. ARRIVAL OF THE SKVESEREYTR CORFE. At five oolook” McPhergon's corpe made ite appearames, ‘and the june. (ion of the two commands wasmate, We were then 11 Gondition to take up once morc the offensive. The di- visions of Lvgan and Crocker were the only ones of the Corps present; that of McArthur arrived this afternoon from Grand Gulf, having veen leftte charge of army lores accumulated there. ‘Tar anvy. This moraing found everything imorier for the fight. ‘The troops intended for the actio@ were formed in heavy eolummns along the respective routeses march towards the enemy. The men and officers were fresh after a good Bight’s reat, and jo high spiriteas tothe Issue of the tying rcenes in which they were seca to participate. In Addition to all this, Sherman's. corps was rapidly moving in this diroction, and by the timeof theactionwas within supporting distance, and still moving 0. co-operate with us in the movements wich are to nugzeed@ the triumph of to day, THE ADVANCE. Doring the night © part of McClernand’s corps went forward several miles, it baving the advance for a (ime, and halted before the enemy, deployed in line of Dattle and came to a rest, to await the disposition of this corps, whioh was to tako the right. In order to take this porition It was necessary to move somewhat off the road throngh a country considerably broken by irregularities of surface, However, by ten o'clock the ground was Feached, dispositions of the troops made, andeverything in readiness to commence the action. FOSITIONS PRIOR TO THE FIGHE, Tho order of formation and attack choseu by our com- mandors was admirable, and resulted in an ungnestionable vietory on our part, In the front, immediately on the Tizht of the principal road to the Bag Black river bridge, Hovey’s division of Mc“lernand’s corps was deployed into line along a ridge facing the enemy’s positions. On the right of Hovey’s slivision was deployed the division of Gen, A. J. Smith, bis right leaning somewhat to the year, On the right of this division lay that of Gen. John A, Logan, of the Seventeenth corps, with Genoral ‘M.D. Leggett on the lott, General John BE. Smith in the centre, both in line of battle, inclining to the rear, and on the extreme right, in column by division, lay the brikade of General Stevenzon, Iw the rear a short distance, as a reserve, General Crocker occupied a protected position to await the development of the struggle. Our artiliory, numbering forty picces, ocenpied emi- nences at various points on the field in positions to fire over the heads of our troops in line, THR ADVANTAGE OF POSITION was decidedly in the enemy's favor, His infantry was drawn up, from appearance, in two bodies ou the same line, partly covered by a thick wood. His artillery, in commanding situativns, stood out prominently, and was dirested upon all parts of the battle ground. One posi tion im partioular he occupiod which commanded the whole fleld the ontire reach of artillery range. This was the scene of the most sanguinary struggle during the battie. WHE OFENING OF THE FiGHT. ‘The aciion opencid with skirmishing of a trifling nature ag early as seven this morning, the division of Gen. Hovey being engaged. The object bere was to keep the enemy's attention and defer a general engagement wnt!! the rest of tho troops bad taken their respective positions, This was done in « few bours,and the battle was ready to begin, It was an hour after the troops got into position before severe firing commenced, for during this time officers on both sides could be seen riding up and down the lines, encouraging the men to stand fast and do their duty. Also some changes of detail wero made, but not materially changing the general figure. . TERMIFIC ARTILLERY FIRING, At eleven o'clock, like a terrific burst of thunder, all of a suddea the booming of fifty cannon broke upon the comparatively trifling mature of the action. and gave utter- ance to the general opening of the conflict. The enemy im an inst caught up the sound and returned it from the months of as many pieces. The artillery on both sides nobly strained every cuorgy. The battle had fairly begun: Flying projectiles could be heard every- where whistling through the air like the rush of a heavy wind. Tue explosion of she!l on every side, added to the Tour of artillery and the fiying fragments of tron and shat- tered trees, rendered the scene one of terror, The com- vined fire of both armies was deafening, and sounded to those engaged even more terrible than Shilo? During this engagewent of the artillery the infantry were silent, paesiVe Spectators of the scone. Consequently during the time thus occupied the fight was not of that general, that promiscuous characier which the engagement of infantry naturally intotves, THY INFANTRY IN ACTION—A CHARGE. Shortly after midday the infantry was brought into action by charge upon a strong position, an eminence cecupied by @ battery supported heavily by infantry. Tho charge was admirably made, Through « perfect sleet of shot, shell and musket balls they rushed to the summit of the hill, drove the gun uers from their guns, captured the battery and with a yell rushed down the other side of the hill, the enemy fleecing before them in a perfect panic. As fast aa the men ovuld load running they delivered their fire into the dense masres of the retreating foo. Nothing was more io our favor than the events of these delightful moments. Artillery horses, limbers, ammunition wagons, officers and panic stricken soldiers were crowded in a confused boty in a cut, which was necessary in the road to mako tae doscent and ascent of the hill practi. cabie to vehio'es. This stayed the retreat and gave us an opportunity to make Exext appalling havoc in the enemy's rauks. A ROMEL FLANK MOVEMENT, Of @ mudden, on the left, emerging from a wood near the road upon which our forces were pursuing the retreat. ing enemy, the foe appeared in large masses upon Me- Gionia’ flank, The situation of our troops was appalling. Superior numbers, freeh from a shady position in the woods, and vigorous after a long rest, vow bore down upon our men, panting from beat and execasive exertion, suffocated by clouds of dust and broken by thevery natural circumstances ot the charge. ‘What was to be done? The existence of the command dependedpn the activa of a moment—to charge front and Tecelve the enemy or to fall back. The question was of life of death—the selection to be made in an instant, ‘Wisely our forces desiated from the pursuit and fell back. THe RNEMY RUSH FORWARD. Our left, overwhelmed, ave way; the remainder of the line soon followed, and the enemy was once more {0 possesion of the most important position. This charge was moat magnificent. The steadiness and firmness with which the men advanced up the slope of the hill, with bayonets fixed and in the face of projectiies of all kinds and dimensions, without fring @ musket, was won derful, and the consummation of human bravery. ‘THR HILL RETAKEN BY THR KERRI, The reoccupation of the by the driving back of the \brigade of General McGinnis pat this command out Of the fight for the remainder of the day, Its place was filled by the Reserve division, un- der General Crocker, who hastily threw hie troops in the breach occasioned in our lines by the reverse suffered by the troops of Gen. McGinnis, thus saving us the disaster Of defeat, yd enkindjine once more the confidene = gay me. y afternoon the advance of DOOMMR TO THB RESCUE. Immediately to ‘he rescue of the retreating troops of left, with his troops well umder cover and his batteries _ McGinnis’ command rusbed the brigade of Col, Boomer. upon commanding eminences coutro!ling ® road upon | They soon cained the summit, awid a fire even more tor- miles further on, the enemy's cavalry, five ' ridc than that eustained in the first attack. McGinols ‘Was Row Bale, aud the esemy once more dislodged, but ot driven off, Now commenced the most severely onn- led struggle of the day; for the porgession of this bill to decide the contest. Admitting tis, the enemy in ‘Aispositions brought all his artillery to Bear here, and every effort to secure it, Equally determined were @r troops to hold the position ‘THE ONION TROOPS UNDER BOOMER REINFORCED. | ‘ter Agevere contest of at least thirty minutes tho @uwurition of Colonel Boomer’s command was nearly ex- Rausted; Dut he druiy malatalved his grouud withho Bayonet where his men had expended al their round, It 4 was not long before General Crocker brous up the bri- of Colonel Holmes, and the fight went on ever more) Peal than before, The enciny goon exhibited signe umeasinors aud a disposition to give way. TNE NIL ACAIN CARRIED. | No sooner did this become evident than Colonel Hoinies ‘forward at a charge. Perceiving the movement, enemy. broke and fled in every direction, numbers ing't@ the woods. The loss sustained hore by the fugi- ves was alarming. Behind every tree, every sliiinp, uf of undergrowth, in tho-ravines, on the road—| , strewn every voré—could 6 been men oitner dead in the last agonies of fearful wounde; and were to be imploring cries for belp from thoad suffering under tormonts of sbattered bones and: lacepated flegh and the festering tnfluence of a suo, Nor is this ‘ny the fove applicable to us, Our lose in tbe severe strug: Wes for thie Possession of the hii) was equally ag pevere as Ghat of ti cnomy, and probably, wheaghe fact is known, Fil be somewhat more. At whatever cost, the hill was Dow Maisputably ours, and with it the battery which the @omy bail posted upon its summit. ‘ON Ti RIGHT. Tet us now turn our attention to the right. About tho time the assault upon ihe hill was going on General Logan @rdered another charge, which was to be ngainat the ene- my’s loft, which lay ona ridge immediately in front of our right. For this duty General Stevenson was aseizned, ‘and with bim bis brigade. His command was at once de- Ployed Into Ine, its first formation being in column. To feteh the enemy i was necessary to cross a deep and Wide spreading ravine, subject incessantly to the enemy's fire, When the order to advance camo he «et forward slowly, descending the declivity and crossing tho fiat of the ravine. Upon reaching the base of the acclivity on the other side, this men moved off at double quick, with bayonets glistening before thom, at a charge. It was fiot many moments bo. fore they were up to the enemy’s position, and the latter gould be seon falling back hastily and forming a new line alosg a road which ran off to the right a short disia:co Deyond the hill secured by the two brigades Of Crocker'a Uivision, Up to this time the troépé wore succossful in taking 4 battery which had been annaying them consider- ably. A few momonts respite, to take breath, and Steven won again pushed forward, obliqaing somewhat to the right, he soon struck the enemy’s left, which immediately broke the whole line and get it to moving’ in partictes all over tho fleld. THE FLEBING REUELA, , Stevenson had scarcely strengthened himself in his new: Position on the enemy's left than he was almost over wholmed, not by orgauized force, but a crowd of terror stricken infantry and artiilery. Whon Colonel Holmes made his charge (rom the hill, the enemy's right broke and took across the fields andjdown the road. Stevenson at the same time on tho right scattered the enemy’s left | and waa driving bim the other way. It was not long be- ‘fore the entiro rebel army was in the wildest confusion, for the collision of its right and left, when drivea to the centre, gave it a shock from which it could not recover. WHAT WR GAINRD, Thirteen pieces of artillery and twenty-five hundred Prisoners crowned the triamph. In kilied their loss at the lowest estimation will amount to three Hundred aud one thousand wounded. Three colonels, two majors aod & great number of line oficers were among the pris- oners. Colonel Harris, of aGeorgian regiment, hag hady bis leg amputated, but his survival of the operation is doubtful. A large number of rebel wounded brought into hospital have already died from their wounds, and many moro will follow before morning. Our entire loss, as far as learned, is four hundred killed and at least twelve hundred wounded. Among the killed is Colonel Horney, of a Missouri regiment; Lieut. Colonel Scott, Sixty-cighth Ohio, and Major Brown, Twenty sixth Missouri. Ia line officers killed and wounded our lovs {9 comparatively small. Tum PURSUTT. ‘The moment the retreat of the enemy was certain, Carr's division of McClornand’s corps was sent in pur. suit, and followed him closely, inflicting occasional lose, until be was within bis fortifications upon the Big Black river, Then, forming in line, the troops rested on their arms. At this moment everything ts quiet. The rest of Moiernand’s corps is now moving up, and will at once make preparations for tha attack of the enemy in the ‘morning. ‘THE COMMANDER OF THE FIELD. I cangot say too much {im praise of the General commending in the action today, After the over- wholmed forces of Hovey’s division retreated down the hill aod were relieved by the fresh troops of Crocker, with the exception of a few regiments on our loft which were not engaged, the battle was sus- tained by the trvops of the Seventeonth (McPherson's) corps. As the officer commanding thie corps is a new actor in the arena of the war, a few facts succinctly men tioned may not be here inapt. SKETCH OF GENERAL M’PHERRON, James'B. McPherson was born in Sandusky county, Ohio, November 14, 1828, aud entered the United States Military Academy at West Point aa a cadet in June, 1549. He graduated with honors in June, 1863, and was pro- moted to brevet second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, July 1, 1853. In July, 1853, he was made assistant instructor of practical military engineer. j ing at the Military Academy, and acted in that capacity | until September, 1854. In September, 1854, he was em ployed as assistant engineor on defences of New York harbor until December, 1856. In December, 1854, be was made full second lieutenant of engineers. He was in charge of the construe tion of Fort Delaware, Delaware river, from January, 1867, to July, 1867, and later tn charge of the coustruc tion of fortifications on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, aud surveys on the Pacific coast, from De comber, 1857, to August, 1861. He was promoted to first lieatenant of engineers December, 1858, and to cap. tain August, 1861. At the latter date he was placed in superintendence of the fortifications of Boston herbor un. til November, 1861. At that time he was appointed aid- do-camp t Major General Halleck, with the rank of lieu. tenant colomel, employed chiefly on engineer duty in Missouri. Later be was assigned to General Graut as chief engineer of the expedition against Forts Heory and Donelson, and remained with him during the operations ap the Tennessee river and until after tho battle of Shilob. Om May 1, 1802, ho was aiddecamp, with the rank of colonel, on Gene ral Halieck’s staff, and employed on onginecr duty during our operations against Corinth, He was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers May 15, 1862. In June, 1862, the Generat was appointed by | General Halleck superintendent of United States military railroads in the Department of West Tennessee. At the battle of La k-a he was on General Grant's staff, and after the battle of Corinth was in command of a division im pur suit of the enemy, in his retreat after hie disastrous repulse at that place, On October 8, 1802, General McPherson received the appointment of major general, and was assigned to the command of the United States | forces at Bolivar, Teno. To the campaign through North. orn Mississippi! the General took a prominent part. Iie assignment to the command of the Seventeenth corps daten from January 11, 1863. Since then his command has figured in all the important occurrences of the war in | the South west, THE MEDICAT, DEP ARTWEYT. One of the most noticeable features im the efficient or ganization of this army i# the excellent arrangement } made for the treatment of the sick and wounded. To | effect this there has been recently organized an ambo lance corps to each division, which ie under the superin- tendance of a canminatoned officer, and under tim isa mofficient womber of sergeants and privaten to oompiete the necemary force, tn event of a battle thie corps # on | the field, attending to the wecennities of the wounded, who are Bvt made comfyriable by simp!» gigicetions a | bering over the hills everywhere rubjécted to « murder | NEW YORK, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1863. the fleld, and (ben placed in ambulances and oonyeyed to tho division hospital, which is neas the fleld ag sasety will admit, | Tm charge of the medical department of this eorpe ig Dr. J. Hy Boucher, the moat efficient and en- G@exéiic officer of the kind im this army. His action ip alleviating the pains of the wounded im this battle was 80 prompt and perect that General Grant waited upon Bim in person aad remarked that he was the most eMeient «ical officer in nia command. | Iu regard to tho other corps the same might be said. he wounded wero never allowed to remain on the field longer than a few hours. So muoh for humanity. TE LATKOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THK ENEMY & that Loring’s brivade, being cub off from the rest of the Qemy’s semniand, Is making its way towards Port Hud- fon. The respef the army bas made another stand at Big Black rivér, A large line of earthworks have been theown up tat, IL is our intention tomake an attack oo them in the ing. * FIOHT AT 81G BLACK RIVER BRIDGE, ice of DcB. Rasdoiph Keim. DMP, Near Bia Bisow River Bar May 17, 1863, Over— the Enemy Offers. but Small Resist: | K. Lawler Planks the Enemy, Taking | More Prigomers than He has Men—The Bridge Des- THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE THREE CENTS “WHAT IS DOING IN CANADA. into one fort, and through the breach the boys walked bravoly in, The first fort on the left of the railroad was stormed by @ portion of General Carr's division, and gal lantly takem, Colonel Stone, of the Twenty-second lowe, led (he charge, and was weunded. On the centre the fre was persistent and terrible. Many brave officors were killed and many wounded. Col. Dolling, of the bighty-firat [Mlinois, Feil dead while leading Dig men to tho charge. Tar in ihe afternoon General Rameom's brigade charged the works: ite his porition with berg 3 lonw Lieutevant Colonel Wright ‘of the Sewenty-second tlinoin, was wounded aud Colonel Nevins, of the Eleventh Illinois, and Colonel Humphrey, of the Njnety-fifth, were killed, Stole wud Putte, on the right, were heavily engaged. and tho former is reported to have lost nearly a thousan: mea, Our Special Correspondeu MowrneaL, May 26, 1403, Celrbration of the Queen's Birthday—British Volunteerin The Grenadier Guar and Scotch Pusileers—Secesh in Bxiie—lienry Clay's Sem in Want of Employment, will Pay—1is Capabilities Miserics of Exile Skedaddle'— Chowe Extracts from Southam Table Tath—Maryland f My Maryland! be., he Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated here on Monday and was made a festival very moh like a Fourth of July In reduced corcumstanoes, with popular excursions, squibay crackers and a pyro! pal display at night, There was @ parade and review, anda portion of that was as (ine a it is possible for a military display to be, The Montread Volunteer infantry was decidedly 40 80, the volunteer ar- Lillery was better, but the brigade of the Guard wae Splenda, This organization @ made up of the #eoted Fusilecr Guard, the Grenadier Guard, the Sixteenth regi- ment of tnfauiry and a teld battery of breech loadern. OUR LOesm'N OF /CRRA ‘The following is a list of a fow of the casualthes among Officers during the lagt three days — OLED. Lieutenant Robb. 224 Jowa, Colonel Polling, 81st litinois, Lieutenant Brooke , 30th Ohio, Colone! Nevins, 11th lilinois, Colone) Rumphrey , 95th Iiineis. WOUNDED, Certainly the Guard, as seen on parade, is worthy of all Captain Seth Barber ,42 Ohio. its fame Poot perepete pane Lp ey There wag in all their movements something better ‘han mere mechanival precision—there was a unity of Spirit. They did not merely soom to be one—they were ©. And that is, perhaps, the advantage of the long Continued association of men in regiments, Regiments, Lioute ant J: W. Harmon, ith Kentucky, Lieutenant Charles Henry, 42 bio, Lieatenant W. Ferguson, 114th Obio, Lieutenant Croxk, 498b Indiana, Lientenant Whitcomb, 49th Indiana, Lieutenant A. H. Rice, 724 Ohio. With capable instructors, will attain in one year all the troyed —t (Me Fortifications Ri cenrae be 7 ne i 0 Tede Bee aap SRS 4 Rasen ete, 2 en 3 GOULD Precision ia movement of which mag are capable, More ‘The repulse the rebgie at Champion Hills yesterday | Coloue! Cradlebaugh, 114th Ohio. instruction does not give the rest—and that ‘rent’ is the ‘way to the carthworks of the enemy on the Big i ver, Our foree, closely ing them, Diveuacked in fropt of thelr position to daylight thie morni ‘THE, (OF TUS FIGHT—OSTERDAUS WOUNDED, At sunrizo the divisions of Carr, on the le‘t, Usterhaus im the centre;and brigade of Lawler on the right, ad- vanced close t4 the enomy’s works, and opened a fire of artillery from 'the centre, Tho evemy had in position seventeen ligtt field pieces, with which he played upon ‘Our ines, with but littie effect, aside from the blowing up Of a eaiseon agd the wounding of Gen, Ousterhaus, who at the time was pngaged in sighting one of the guns of hie batteries. GEN, LEE IN COMMAND OF A DIVISION—GEN. LAWLER'S MOVE ‘MENTE. General 14@ was assigned to the command of the division. While the centre was engaging the enemy's attention infront, Genoral M. K. Lawler defiled hie command on the right through a road and deployed into ling, whereupon he made a dieect assauit upon the ene- my’s position, carrying it with a trifling loss in wounded. In this attack the enemy lost twenty-five hundred mew prisoners and ail their artillery. * ‘TUB REREIA RETREAT—THE BRIDGE DESTROYED. Ag mavy ag could effect their escape before the com- mand came tip did go, but their number was few. In their retrext the enemy destroyed the bridge aud trestle Work across thé river and flat with their own hands, in oriler to stay our farther porsuit of them. ARTILLERY WORK, Batteries wore soon brought up and commenced shell- ing their positions on the other side, Though few tents ‘were to be seen, with the exception of his sharpehooters, it {9 Believed the enemy bas fallen completely back to the city. THE REWELS DEMORALIZED. In the action of to-day the enemy displayed great de- Moralization, Hoe seemed entirely devoid of a detormina- tion to dispute the possession of bis boasted stronghold. It fs not possibic that his intention is to entice us towards ‘the city and come in upon our rear from the cast, for bis divided forge is too small, and the possibility of # janction 18 out of the question. It is probable, upon reaching the city, several days will be spent in testing the strength of the work and making reconnoissances. onwanp. A movement of the trooopa upon Vicksburg will be ‘made as soon as the bridges across the river are com- pleted, Hach corps is expected to make the necessary arrangements for its own crossing. McOlernand’s ts to cross at te ratiroat bridge; McPherson five miles higher up the stream, aod Shorman six miles above the latier. ‘Tho engineers of exch corps aré now busy preparing Dridges. It is presumed that the army will commeuce crossing in the morning. COLONEL. KINKMAN MORTALLY WOUNDED. It te with pain we report the wounding of Cotonel W. H. Kinsman, of the Twenty-sixth lowa. Ho was shot twice— ‘once throngh the stomach, and again through the loft lug. He ie rapidly sinking, and will die, it is thought, during the night. This conatitutes our only loss, as the remainder of the wounded will recover, considering the ‘excellent treatment given them. ‘The troops upos this, as upon every ovber occasion, be- haved with great galluntry. ‘We learn from prisoners that the rebel General Tilgh- man was killed in the fight of yesterday, THE BOMBARDMENT OF VICKSBURG. Correspondence of Mr. A. H. Bodman, Near Viexesune, May 22, 1863. AROUND THE RFNEL WORKS. This is the fourth dey the army of General Grant has Jain around the intrenchments of Vicksburg. Wihia that ume there have been daily battles and continual can- nonade. At least two thousand of our soldiers have been placed hors de combat, killed and wounded, in the several charges ordered against the earthworks. A POMBARUMZNT ORDERED AND CaRBIKD OTT. It was rumored yesterdsy that this morning General Grant would order a charge simultaneously along the en tire ling of works. Late ia the evening the commanders of the aifrent corps, divisions and brigades received their orders prepared to execute them. The order contem- plated a feree cannonade from daylight until ven o'clock, but for some unexplained reason it was not opened until after eight. During the night, however, the gunboats and mortars lying im front of Vicksburg kept up continual fire, and dropped their flery messengers right and left without distinction, THE CITY BUILDINGS FiRYD. During thie bombardmont several buildings were sot on fire by the exploding shelis, and lighted up the darkness, revealing strange shapes and wonderful outlioes standing out tu relief against the dark sky, which added wonderful interest to the bornbarament as witnessed by the distant observer. It is imporsible to estimate the damage occa. sioned by thus dropping into Vicksburg those heavy leven and thirteen inch sheils. Imagination falls far nbort of its reality. WIKRE THR WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF VICKEWTRO ARR. Before we approached the city the General Command. ing ordered all the women and children for miles around Vicksburg to come within the intrenchments, savoring them that in that way they would exeape all danger. The consequence is that there are a large num. ber of non-combatants in Vicksburg, expored to all the dangers of siege and bombardment. Tm ARTY OVO HIRE. At eight o'clock this mor: acourding to programme, the camnonading began, and continued with scarcely 4 moment's latermiasion, along the entire line unt eo o'clock. From every hill top in front of the enemy's works cannon were placed, and the flery tempest raged fearfully. @uas were diamounted, embrasares torn out, parapets destroyed, and calssons exploded. It was a fear. ful demonstration, The enemy were powerlen: wo reply; for our line of skirmishers were pusbed up close Ww the enemies works, and unerringly picked off the gunners whenever they attempted to work the guns. THR WEARS AND HTRIPER PLANTED mRFOMR THOR w For too long boars did this cannonade, continue, when on the left, io Smith's, Carr’® andsterhacs’ divisions, charge was made. Winding through the valleys, clam- enfiading and crots fire, they preset up clone to the rebel works t find that « deep diteb, protected by sharp states along the outer edge, lay b the ‘mtrenchments, They planiod their flag directly | before the fort, and crovched down behind the embank ment, cut of ranges f thefrebel fire, aa caimiy ax previnie, to awalt developments. The soldiers within the forst could Bot raise above the parapet to fire at them, for if they 4i4 & hundred pullete cane whirring through the alr and the adventarers died. « 4 OL ROLLED DOWN THR ML. They adopted another pian, Taking @ whell, (bey ent the fuse clone off, lighted {4 and rolled it ever the over slope of the embankment WO THE FORTE Wea Taney —oC® Lommme Rabsonventiy, with Yichs aud sbovels.a way was das Captain F. J. Cady, 14th Wisconsin, greater part. Much of the ine appearance of the Guard depends upon its brilliant dress, Ite uniform i# the jin Menge and ridiculous bearkin shako, the red coat, with white pipe-clayed belts, and dark blue pantaloons—the dreas formerly worn by the Now York City Guard, except that the coat of the British soldier has @ very shore skirt. Both in the Fusileer and the Greundior rogimonta the men are of very good average height, Such ao line at they make, stretched acrons a green inwn, with the woods behind it, cannot very well be beaten in respect ta Major Wm. Avery, 95th Iitinow. Captain E, J. Cook, 9568 Iinots, ‘Captain J. MeDermot Roe, 17th Wisconsig, Licutenant M. L. Roaseau, 17th Wisconsia Lieutenant W. B, Waiker, 95th Lilipois, Lieutenant H. Wetmore, 96th Iilinois. Lieutenant Palmer, 17th Wisconsin. Captain Reed, 72d inoin, Lieutenant Ledyard, 721 Illinois. it Wheetle, 72d Hlinvis. — Lieutenant Colonel Wright, 72a Ilicoie, Adjutant ©. H. Brookings 11th bycmey 69 Lientenant Colonel L. R. Crocket, 72d Obie, ita appearance. Captain A.C: Hubbifd, 90d tndiana, Having seen them thus 1 should like to nee them oo Major Cunningham, 30th Otuo. A march*in Virginia in Juno, with knapeacks and blinketm, Lieut. Col. Holt, 30th Ohio. Lieut. O'Niel, 30th Ohio. Tieut. H, J. Bavia, 30th Ohio, ). H. Grose, 30thphio, Licut. Boies, Ald-de-Camf to Gen. Blatr, oe igo Ballon, 10th Missouri cavalry. Col. Hoge, 118th !itinols, Lieut. Col. Boyd, 116th iinois. Lieut. Thomas Riley, 9th Indiana, Major J. P. Hail, 56th Illinois. Major Brady, Aid de Camp to Gen, Bene Col. Stone, 22d town. eight days’ rations and rixty rounds of cartridges, just to Bee what their double ehins would look like. Though | know that gratuitous advertirements are not generally inserted in tho Henaty, it has oceurred to me that you might make an exception for a caxe like thie, Mr, Jomes B, Olay, of Kentucky, the son of Henry Cla of Ashland, would like to obtain employthent by whic he can earn a ivelitcod. Io has lately been engaged doing chores for the firm known as the Southern cou- Adjutant Wm. Kittridge, th Mranescta, federacy, and did hope that they would have sent hing Lieut. St. Cyr, 4tb ita. ae Bh tes " : Captain Henry S abroad to England of Franco as a cotymercial traveller oF opresented in that This disappoin'ed uthern firm a way by inen lke Mr. Mr, Clay—and it may lock as if this great § mer; but they “ preferred to be jeorge Sar Captain Albert Head, 1 ‘ Captain Thompson, 4th Minnesota, Adjutant Campbell, Sist [ilinols, Captain De Grane, di Micsouri savalvy. Lieut. Ramadell, 14th Wirconsin, 4\4 not think very highly of bini—but it must be remem~ Lieut, Miller, 14th Wisconsin, Dered that bis tatnor was Geopty interostod iu an old e# tablishment that the new firm does not regard with atfea- REBEL ACCOUNTS. tion, and they may fear that a little of the old leaven i@ - still there, aud that some latent epark of the “ Mil) Boy of the Slashes"? might break out at any sine. Mr. Clay would make bimeelf useful im any ental lishment that shold give him an opportacity in his present strat, Ho is @ handy mas, ilo can assist in the organization of a rebejlion, and has done wo; 18 an adept at brigandage, and can compel a @eamboat to stand and deliver ou rivera na wider that the Ohio or Mississippi in lens than a day's notice, for bo has tried it—though when he last did thig he had tho able assistance of a gentleman, then a revel, now ««lonel in the federal arm: tot of ali, he can run. a blockade, and has done that. fle his not been succes fal in life, and is tly well fitted for a ponitim in the United States War Department, ax be knows so weil “how net to do it.’ ‘Wo would recommend Mr. Clay for modesty of speoch, Mcnrnensnono, May 30, 1963. ‘The Chattanooga Rebel of the 20th has the following: ~ Monte, May 28, 1863. Reports from below Vicksbarg state that General Banks has crossed the Mississippi with his army at Bayou Sara. General Grant sent in @ flag of truce yerterday about the sick and wounded. The slaughter of the federais was far greater ia the arsault upon Vicksburg than in any bat- tle during the war. General Pemberton is burning tar and using other dis- infecting agents to save our troops from the efects of the Union dead, rotting in frons of our works. ‘The Mississippian of Tuesday says Saturday's battle at Vicksburg was the most stubborn of all. ‘The quartermaster at Canton says the Yankee gunboats | demeanor and appearance, He dresees ia jean, pace pian SF Ricmuond, Va., May 27,1869. | roa yoth conk and pai out, His hair A private despatch from Canton; Miss., says, ‘All wae ‘well yesterday. Vicksburg holds out bravely.’ The Hebel says Captain De Myer, of Morgan's cavalry, el ee atrveiously isarhade lighter his coat, and is w: called unkempt, He has a low forehead em, wide inouth and & mr to bare been worn in all sorts Of wonther:Bs ue last vex ‘was killed in a skirmish near Readyville on the 26th, tige of color ia washed out it. His voice i@ deep ‘Tho Rebel believes the Army of the Cumberland 4 in Fs Mt ME ab vo J ce A wt DY ween hagas &: 8 weaker condition to-day than at any time sinoe the bat. time you this it will perbape be over the tine and tle of Murfreesboro. It thinks General Rosecrans has re- | nearer to Linville. inforced General Grant. P S.—Mr, Clay says that if Koatacky coutd speac ont from her heart to day she would s)eak for the antitila- ton of the barbariaaa who encumber her soil.’ Noubiless every civilized Miate on (he earth would utter the pume sentiment, Darians Mr. Clay probab! Ciscaxmant, May 31, 1863, ‘The Commercial bas the following Southorn news from rebel sources: — ‘The Appeal of the 29th says two gunboats have been sunk at Vicksburg. Col. Grierson’s cavalry made another raid from Baton Rouge, capturing and destroying a large robe! camp. Pemberton’s quartermaster has succeeded in running seven hundred muler out of Vicksburg. thereby reducing the consumptien of corn. The garrison has fell rations for ninety days. The Atlantic (Ga.) Commomecnith of the 28th aotices the arrival of Breckinridge in that city. THE FIGHT WITH MOSBY'S CAVALRY. Particulars of the Affair—N But who aro the barbarians’ My the bar. means that portion of the ia. object to the J. Davie ar. ngement, Wickliffe aud Crittenden, be cupsiders, are in (heir dotage-—both were eolemnly pledged oot te vote men or monoy for the United States gaveroment, Andy Johnson «a wroteh, Gathrie ancther, and vo on Bab Peow ol these opinions would not affect hie fitness for @ situation in a goed democrutic house, ae he cau be a good Union man aud talk sound patriotiem If occasion stiunld require it rC, if not the only intelligent American whore fort tunes or mysfurtunes have cat thom on this desert ator Thero are also here frum Kentucky Meare Porter and family, Lyous and familly, Talbot and family, and several gentlemen who have the Mmintortune to be without farnitien ax well as withvat hames Mr, MeChesney, for. merly a Southern editor, is now connected with the Com. mercial Aderrtier, A thin city Meters. Portertield and Lyons, just returned from & trip to Parks, propese to cous Killed Wounded. mence busigers hero. They Co a het noid o Wall street just now, wod trade telegraph in the var Saesoeee, Wee 08, 1008 and misarion of the stay a: hom i A telegram was received this afternoon from General Here in Motiireal Unesco men Stahet, dated at Fairfax Court House to-day, in which he | selves ‘‘nkedad that they dog Of thera propme to visit New ¥ this visit may depend wu whether or bo they can get British pasmporte. Thoogh tha inpliestin Ww tbat they have “ekedaddied” trom the doticn that thelr Souther principles would lnpose opou therm, they, Soul heruers aa they arc, see wo reprosch in that, How Iney sutter—there exiies! driven from their homes by “cowardly Yankeet They make « ala ot tempt to connie themeciver with Par Pines like bomne—certainly there ano pace ia I outLern homes whitch your®, rerpectial 4 they noe more crook the terribie Athwntio ih panmage) and get an Dear ae they cam to the New Yor’ gold market. And sili they euflor, aad yituperate says Mewhy, with two bundred men and one howltver, attacked @ train of cars near Catlett's Station yosterlay, and the guard having escaped, he burned the train. the locometive is not much damaged, Colonel Maun, of the Seventh Michigan, who had the command jp the [rout, bearing the firing, took @ portion of nin troops and followed in search of the rebels. He encountered them two miles from Greeaw ich, where they had taken a very #trong position. * Colone! Mann charged the revels, who replied with grape and onnister. But, as the Colenei reports, ovr wer never faltered. They dasbea upon the rebels and wok | the North Yet they fom) well they are dinyosed their guae. to “ suffer and be strong.” They brestinst noely ot the gone. Donegasa,luneh ov brow and molasses, aud dine on seven We have captured Mosby's artillory, a tweire-pound rarer, with ‘vegetablen of the aeons Watarte howitzer, taken from the Unionists in the battle of Hall's | Come ‘fore and afver mumic hae ite appromrata piace, snd, inte af night, they look epon the wine Blu, and wounded Captain Basking, late of the hoagie army, #0 severely that he will not recover. fle was pa roled, an also was Lientenant Chapman, ate of the regular army before the rebellion, and in command of the artil lory under Mosby, He made a gallant resiniance and was severely wounded The exact number of the ecemy's wounded is not known, an they carried them off A list of our own lomt append—seventeen in ail killed apd wounded. whew jt i red.” they tempt the goddere at ron and they indaige ia poker, “Wheat will happen if don't #10 our independence?’ quorien a rotend member Of thee vy etims of Oppression Worne the says another, So they toke anvther game 4 b last ight and Wo day they have been very clam over from Viekatorg. Thoagh they deny M, sod yeas iui it 0 be A1b bat aphounces the news speculate upow it, ty bet ‘le wey VY) ture what they deem their tn * Over troops fought bravely. I will send full and detailed the ‘And thee are the whe particulars to morrow — | coe wep gntieen et rah yor ddied—Oriando Drake, o OF co euch 8 party Creates sround it tn thie whines Murphy, private, Ng bg Bally town ems conan seutiment I heeeee etn - color from euch @ party, mod Be bere Healy, private, Co. C, bt New York; Job Curry, Ger: | Sth LC ton Bull wonocuees bles” cenpeatahy geant, Co. H, Ivt Vermont. re her che Ball ie 8 pile Wounded—Homer Ruggion, Sergeant, Co. ©. tet Ver | preeebea 7 ” " e 7 ae well as ariouer. They spend money freely, aw mont, ie side, ball cutering liver, ddagerousiy, left in | £2 orl nnie them with eaten. Bul when they tare boure pear the fleld: B. J. Barker, Meeond Lieut, Co. i, bth New York, by grapeshot fm tbigh, reriously, oot 4x erourly; Sanuel Deonietown, Corporal, Co. ih} York, wounded by pistol Wall ih ,reriowsiy Coorge H Jenkinn, private, Co, ©, bth New York, wounded in arm away Le curugs bw wboulders Jotun Hall in Montron! ie 21108 Preach, and ones hin sbealders to that way on @ mop emect w bit DAtarely awkward powers of exyrees wee tiers @ the cows from Kentucky, se given at the publig by pitol ball, vet dangerously; Calvin W. Oxborne, | «,{te® a pias Ps, a 1 all a “Yate, | 006 of the Whittington's has made $40,000 on wbrong, private, (0. ¥, 6th New York, by shell, io the right ae Vay eee a pet “WSs Otel eo Hide, not seriously ; Joseph &. Wooster, Corporal, On. 1 tan | yal One an Coane Bae ma they etruh about, New York, two pietol belle in the tht, sertoust Daniel Hull, Sergeant Co. AG, ton Ciark, horveant Co. G, 1 Hill, private Co. G, Ist Verm with plenty of wowey, people who wever had a ceut be- fore in thew lives they say (hay Nike (nGwrille aed meng to rattio there whe (oe wars over, when the war ja over they’ be went oot of that fant sangh\ peovie iy (a vate, Co. Hl, lat’ Vermon “4 Saab ont of thet, fast, ene Proton Jotn teetnt . pri Hf. lat Vermon thet make war on wo drew y by ebett, # thy ; on privaie, Oo H, at Ver. | Zen old precocity eed to-day that ‘if Bockner was a the hate, be gueered ive Varkoes were gating their bow They begin Wo wove their nuores right away, aod bight jong whenever they hear of the Com ar mont, slightly by abet! In the leg Lietanant Barker deserves partioular mention; also, Lieutenant Haseiton, Co. H, let Vermont, who ied the charg. General Stabel haa gone on, aod ban protabiy pursved on o real of | e , rf vem pet te f ° the brigands out of the reach of immediste comment | ugty ber eos te ight. Are 008 theme cation aan weper from the fellrwn that beeid emery -r00 Meryiaed! My Maryland is the verdes ythern muntrelsy, They tay chant for « ihile ‘or thet wogre dy, Wad they dott @o far, sod ta Maryant My Maryinos ste she eyurne the Northern seam, ‘The Chattancoga Rebel thinks Vailandigham’s chances of being Goversor of Obie are very fair, With seems phe etarte, she wakes ebe |! creme, abe’li come, man for Prem A the United Mater, it maya, 4 | te given con amore oes Jour orrermtent one the robot arty @as there, ant t the ten made then, the hed 9 pretty good of bet ae Gita | come. manee aiwey pan, A doepatch mye hit bealth te excellent, epirits not te preneed, and bie movements fall of animation The Chat tancoga Ketel aAvinen him, editorially, oot to allow bim self drives int obecority, but w run the bieckade ans go Conada via New as, aed, like Napoleon at Kiba, enter ons carry Uiio ae candidate for Governor Rarervnee, Mey 28, 1068 Vallendigham i still here. ie will go to Virgina oe ow Gaye. feth New Works bment, Aunawy, May 21, 1863 ot, Cot fearing arrived | Weteome to og here war & greed torchily rate ibe entire Fire lepertnent participating an the parole the regina: t marci to the Cayite , and wor weloned betes UYU) FON var and VOR. Ber Reve,