The Chicago Telegrams.
CHICAGO, June 8, 1863.
A special despatch from Walnut Hills (near Vicksburg), dated June 2, says:––
General Blair's expedition has returned, without the loss of a man.
Fifty-six miles of country, from the Big Black to the Yazoo, and eleven miles below Yazoo City, were completely scoured by our troops.
Several bridges and a number of grist mills and cotton gins, used to grind corn, were destroyed; also a large quantity of cotton, marked C.S.A.
The country towards the Yazoo is teeming with agricultural riches. Cattle, sheep and hogs abound in all directions.
Flourishing crops of corn, oats, wheat and rye are seen on every side.
Hundreds of negroes stampeded at the approach of our troops, and followed them into our lines.
General Joe Johnston could not be found. He has not yet been heard from definitely, and it is supposed he cannot raise sufficient force to attack Grant.
"The Chicago Telegrams," New York (NY) Herald, June 9, 1863, p. 3