, 1862-07-07
FROM CAIRO AND; BEL0W.
vicksburg Probably Not Vet
Tak9nl:. x :.
HEFouRTH or JULY AT MEMPHIS.
TIE SITUATION At VIGKS-
BURG.
Ficayune ,Butler's Cutoff Nearly
Done.
EEoM GoR1MTH END THG GULF.

Especial III; pitch to tbs Chicago tH'ace
CAIRO, July j. 1914.
There is Eot much ae1=. Tie weather. is
intensely hot.
Passengers rio Columbus report tbat the
rebels are juoilant over 4 brilliant vie Org
clnirncd at Richmond in th= rout Of McC1e1-
Inns army.
The C,iro Ga=etts extra today Gontaius q
dispatch ria New Madrid, that Vickshur5 is
ours. There are no particular. yet, and l. is
not believed here.
By 3 special order Of Gen. Strong, issued to-
day, none but these belonging to the army and
navy arc required to obtain passes to leave
Cairo.
CAIRO, July 6-Hund1cds Of mcn come to
the banks o; tic river above EicksburG and
beg 10 be taken on tie federal hoa's. Thay
are hy ipg :rom the CONSUMPTION Of the con
ftderatcs.
A dispatch from Yicksburg dated the 2sth,
saye the. rebels hare planted park Of artillery
on tie bank Of the river opposite the city.
Yesterday, as the train vas coming mp from
Humboldt to Columbus, car loaded with
cotton caught fire aud vas burned up.
An order has been Issued closing tie Mound
City hospital.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Te,bune.1
MEAT1163 tIiS 1-1u u.
Yesterday passed pleasantly and quietly.
There were no disturbances Of any conse-
querce. At sunrise national salute was fired
by all the batteries on land. At noon 100 guns
were fred from the fleet, including Gapt,
!, A1cGunniales' steamer st, Louis aud the NOR
tars. In the evening, at sunset, 100 guns
from Capt. Cog5welpe heavy battery. Crowds
Of citizens thronged the 1e7ee and different
camps.
The steamers in the river were gaily dress
cd in flags and signal streamcrs, and were
visited by many ladies and gentlemen. In
the afternoon an old fashioned fourth Of July
celebration took place at Gen. Thayer's camp,
in the eastern part Of tie city in pleasant
grove. The tables were bountifE1ly spread,
grace gracefully and earnestly said and the
dinner partaken Of with relish; music, toasts,
with singing and national Mrs by the band,
addresses By Gen. Thayar. Messrs. Charles a.
Dana, late Of the n. Y. Tribune. A. D. Rich
ardson, Rev. Sawyer, Capt. B!ackson, DR..
Seymour, and other officers Of the 1st Ne.
braska regiment, and other gentlemen. The
beEt of feeling prevailed, and all will reme1n-
her the first anniversary OF our national indie
| peDdence spent In Dixie land.
The ram Manassas arrived from Vicksburg
here last evening, bringing letters from Cons.
| Fa1rBgut's, Porter and Davis fleets to the 2i
| Of July: storming the works was still going
en-, and responded to at short intervals.
The canal across the point opposite Vicks
| burg is nearly done. Five thousand negroes
| are working on it. It Is out Of range Of til.
encm3's guns. These negroes Wcrt
gathered from neishboriug plantations
! This canal leaves Vicksburg eleven mile:
| from the river, and makes it i county y:las,
hereafter.
The confederates replied weakly. The cit,
is not as badly damaged as at first supposed
! The women and children aud non combat
| tant residents were all away.
Farragut and Porter are below and Dayi
| above Vjcksburg. There is no doubt thu
the stsTs and stripes now font above the cit
and batteries. An attack was planned for
Fourth Of July celebration. The rebel fore
is estimated at 5000, not $4,000. Severn
hundred rebels arc reported as already kille
by the federal shells. shall send more pal
| tlcplar6 very soon.
CoR1ErH, July $, 1862.
a former employee Of the Mobile and Obi
railroad, from Mobile 7ia TupeIo, says ther
are two gunboats and one ram in Mobile Bay
and about 10, 900 rebel troops below Mobile o
the shell road, and that the fortidcation
around Mobile, commenced q month ago, ar
completed. The Inhabitants are sanguine an
think Mobile can't be taken-
He says Gen. Bragg is in command at Tt
pelo with from 10000 to $4,000 men. Ge1
Breckenridge had left there with sc, 900 mer
All the troops were short Of clothing and PR
visions, and have bacon twice each week, br
| no coffee or salt.
The rebels say the time will come to retak
| Corinth, and the rebel Impression generally
| that the majority OF our troops have gon
east. It is the unanimous testimony
scouts, deserters and spies. that no reb
troops except cavalry have gone east