DISHARVON's PLANTATION, NEAR GRAND GULF, Miss.
Saturday, May 2, 1863.
The forces of Gen. GRANT encountered some 10,000 of the enemy, yesterday morning, on his march toward Port Gibson, and had an engagement, lasting some two hours and a half. The enemy fell back, fighting. Their best battery, probably belonging to BOWEN's brigade, the Sixth Missouri, fell into our hands, with 400 prisoners, who were sent to the rear. The prisoners are at Bruensburgh, under guard. Our forces are now in the rear of Grand Gulf, and will probably occupy it to-day. Yesterday, wagons were observed hauling away something -- probably ammunition -- from Grand Gulf. It is no longer of any use to the rebels. Thus, another of the strongholds on the Mississippi is ours, unless we are greatly mistaken; -- great men are liable to be, sometimes. Brig.-Gen. BOWEN, who was in command at Grand Gulf, has just been relieved of the command of that post by Gen. FLOYD. This accounts for the stealing away of the ammunition, yesterday. The rebels had their Colonel (WADE) and his Aid killed, besides several other officers and men, during the attack upon them on Wednesday; also a large number killed and wounded in the infantry. We dismounted several of their guns. A rebel mail, from Grand Bluff, captured by Gen. GRANT, admits heavy losses at that place, and that we silenced their batteries. The gunboat fleet received a large flat of coals this morning. The Tuscumbia is being repaired for active service. Those not seriously wounded on our side are doing well. We shall send you decisive news from this quarter very soon, DE SOTO.
Battle at Port Gibson Floyd in Command at Grand Gulf.
The forces of Gen. GRANT encountered some 10,000 of the enemy, yesterday morning, on his march toward Port Gibson, and had an engagement, lasting some two hours and a half.
DISHARVON's PLANTATION, NEAR GRAND GULF, Miss.
Saturday, May 2, 1863.
The forces of Gen. GRANT encountered some 10,000 of the enemy, yesterday morning, on his march toward Port Gibson, and had an engagement, lasting some two hours and a half. The enemy fell back, fighting. Their best battery, probably belonging to BOWEN's brigade, the Sixth Missouri, fell into our hands, with 400 prisoners, who were sent to the rear.
The prisoners are at Bruensburgh, under guard. Our forces are now in the rear of Grand Gulf, and will probably occupy it to-day. Yesterday, wagons were observed hauling away something -- probably ammunition -- from Grand Gulf. It is no longer of any use to the rebels. Thus, another of the strongholds on the Mississippi is ours, unless we are greatly mistaken; -- great men are liable to be, sometimes.
Brig.-Gen. BOWEN, who was in command at Grand Gulf, has just been relieved of the command of that post by Gen. FLOYD. This accounts for the stealing away of the ammunition, yesterday.
The rebels had their Colonel (WADE) and his Aid killed, besides several other officers and men, during the attack upon them on Wednesday; also a large number killed and wounded in the infantry. We dismounted several of their guns. A rebel mail, from Grand Bluff, captured by Gen. GRANT, admits heavy losses at that place, and that we silenced their batteries.
The gunboat fleet received a large flat of coals this morning. The Tuscumbia is being repaired for active service. Those not seriously wounded on our side are doing well. We shall send you decisive news from this quarter very soon, DE SOTO.