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From the Southwest.

skirmish in Louisiana--heavy firing at Vicksburg



Jackson, Miss., June 24.
--Gen. Taylor had a skirmish with a small force of the enemy at Richmond, La, on the 17th.

Heavy firing continues at Vicksburg.


[second Dispatch]

Jackson, Miss, June 24
--The firing at Vicksburg still continues, far heavier than any ever heard.

Official dispatches state that Gen. Chalmers sunk three transports below Memphis, on the 20th, and disabled another.

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