Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-14
Vicksburg Intelligence.


We find upon our table this morning the Vcksburg
Wing, of the goth. 1t has been revived from its par
al suspension occasoned by the troubles incident to
the bombardment, and is as spirited We
graduate MIR. Shannon upon his fortunate escape in
person and property during the horrors that surrounded
his CITY, and hope 10 welcome him daily and unnerrup
ted hereafter.
The Wing says the Internal Federals have left for
parts unknown. The lower feet departed Thursday
and the upper one on Friday both satisfied Of the i'm
possibility of taking the " Mississippi snag they
have termed Vicksburg Before leaving the upper fleet
dismanted the gunboat which the Arkansas SUNK ard
then set fire to her. faboat containing coal,
and which grounded near the mouth of Yazoo river,
was also consigned to the flames by the enemy.
The feet above Vicksburg numbered thirty-three
boats, besides coal and ice barges.
The Yankees buried over five hundred of their men
during their stay and so great was the sickness among
them that out OF entire brigade only three hundred
men could be mustered for duty.
The casualties in the city from the shells amount to
the killing of one lady and one negro man. Among the
soldiers at the batteries and guard, the killed will
amount to some fifteen or twenty, aud few wounded.
The Wing is bOastfu over the achievements at Vicks-
burg, but the people of the Confederacy and especially
Of Mississippi will not think it too much So We quote
its rejocings as follows
Holy Writ tells US that when Moses and his disc
pies made good their escape from the manifold gives of
Egyptian bondage and stood upon the safe shore of the
Red Sea, looking back upon homes to be theirs more
and as they cast their eyes upon the boserous waves
that were fast engulphng the pursuing hosts of de-
spot fervent song of gratitude went up to the temple
OF God from willing and grateful lips, as the voice of
falling waters which like the dew of Hermon, that de-
scended in liquid pearls upon the mountains of ZioD'
made more genial the very air that aoated across the
untrodden wilderness in which these prosecuted people
were to wander
And such paeans should be chanted with one voice
and heart only by the people OF the mississippi
Valley but from the palmetto groves OF the beautiful
Carolinas to the blooming and mess praires of Texas,
for in dafea
vadrg hosts who reve the sancty of South
ern affairs eagle has risen triumphany, and the God
like patience dauness courage Of has drawn
forth the admiration Of the foe Our city has been
greatly damaged but it still remains and every gun yet
Stands defanty and ready for action, while
has been cemented into mpregnabe wall by the union
of conviction and affection signal success and intrepdy
of conscious right and justice The heroic Defense cks-
burg must be Hooked ion with pleasure and with pride by
every patriot when it will gvecomplee and startingdenlat
to those assertions which predicted the defeat of the peo
pie Of the Mississippi Valley because of numerical and
financial inequality and want of Let the great
Southern heart in the outpourngs of native impulses give
praise to the God of Justice for deveance from our
des potic enemy.-Appedi.