by John Beauchamp Jones
JUNE 5TH.—More unofficial dispatches from the Mississippi. It is said Kirby Smith has defeated the enemy at Port Hudson; but how could his army get over the river? It is also stated that Grant’s losses have been 40,000, and ours 5,000. Who could have computed them? But they go on to say nothing has .been heard from Vicksburg since Sunday, four days previously; and that heavy firing was heard still on Thursday.
Lee’s army is in motion—that means something; and it is generally believed that Stuart is out on a raid into the enemy’s country.
Mr. M. A. Malsby, a Georgian, disabled by a wound in the first battle of Manassas, has published one-half of my new “Wild Western Scenes ;” the balance to appear when he can get paper. He publishes 5000 copies of about 130 pages. The paper costs nearly one dollar per pound, over $40 per ream. The printing costs $2 per 1000 ems. But then he retails the pamphlet at $1.25, and pays me 12½ cents copyright on each number sold.
