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The news.
Our telegrams from the Southwest still continue to be of the most cheering character.
The brave garrison of Vicksburg is as confident and determined as ever, and Kirby Smith, with ten thousand men, is said to occupy Miliken's Bend, some twenty miles above Vicksburg, on the right bank of the Mississippi, and to have cut off Banks's supplies.
The Northern news has been anticipated in our issue of Monday.
It will be noticed that all the reports concur in the Yankee losses at Vicksburg and Port Hudson to have been enormous.
No wonder that Grant should call for reinforcements.
Important news from the West.
Vicksburg still Holding out — the troops in good spirits-- Bend Occupied by Gen. Kirby Smith--Grant's supplies cut off, Etc. Jackson, June 6th, (via Mobile, 9th)
--General Pemberton has sent word that he could hold Vicksburg, and Gen. Johnston is to take his time to organize and diird Dispatch.] Mobile, June 9.
--A special to the Tribune from Jackson, dated the 8th, says there are many rumors, the most reliable of which is that Gen. Kirby Smith.
instead of being at Port Hudson, has taken Milliken's Bend, with ten thousand men, and cut off Grant's supplies.
It is reported that Jackson's cavalryeavy firing with musketry and artillery yesterday, and artillery firing to day.
[Sixth Dispatch.] Mobile, June 9.
--A private dispatch from Jackson, 8th instant, says: "Vickburg is all right.
Kirby Smith is in possession of Milliken's Bend."
One of the Yankee gunboats has left Red river owing to the low water.