Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04

yIcIspuRG, July, 21

Yazoo City. as tcen IRON oeiow, s
miniature of Vicksburg. > tnated on
the LET, bank ofthe fszoo, It's rear rest.
mo ON a very broken range Of hills, and
il front overlooking long and narrow
popt Of land, formed by an extremely
abrupt cnrvs ia the river, II reProdnce',
ON Q small scale, Indeed, oil the prom
nent advantages for defence which has
made Nicksbnrg one OF the most ditfi-
cult places in the world TO reduce.
Abou, mile below the town wss the
Navy Yard. 1t was q large establish
.nent, capable of doing great dear OF
work, and with the ruins OF the build
,nes, and several steam engines, and the
wrecks of boats which were beng butt
when it was burnt, more particularly the
immense ram whose charred remains
It'll d.oop YEARLY over the bed on
which she was being butt, 1t presents
flung. though melancho y. type Of
Ia, the Southern rebellion Will be
when the northern mudsllls shall have
done with IT,
Near the Navy Yard are the first rifle
pt- which the rebels had tor the defence
OF the ory As yon ascend the bluff, at
rve,y step you encounter battery with
out cnns-smal aii'h,s generalIy-in-
tended Tor one or two guns, but on the
hill ops Won find works Of moro pre-
ten,ion, cIea' y proving that the rebel
enpince s had the sense to 500 tho pro-
per ace no plant battery, and the
knowledge requisite to build the forts IN
the bert manner, but they lacked the
guns TO avn them after they had them
butt, aud they couldn't fad the men TO
man the guus, even, ii they had had
them. ana 40 their labor OF construction
Vas entirely thrown away, the defehee
OF Yaz 20 City whtehwas 10 have been
a terrible one, dwindled down to the re-
dculous proportions Of the bursting Of
two torpedoes, after the sesesa soldier.
tad ran away.
Tue business pant Of the town wears
the same staij, respectable, non pro
gfcssiyc, Finished appearance which one
sometimes sees III towns IN the East,
aherea good business point has been
spoiled b RAILROAD being built too near
to .t,and vet not near Ell oash TO It for iis
lnte,tsls. The pat devoted to private
residences is one of the prettlest loca,
uons imagia able. Not that the street
are wide nor vel graded Tor paved. The
houses are mostly rather small, but very
neat. The yada are beautifully laid ont
md the presence OF Towering shrubs,
tig-lrcea, grape, myrtle, weeping WI
lows, eye,ylhi 9, in Tao, which, could he
dcs red II the WY OF sha lie trees.
Away 10 the hight, tap the river
stretches a level bottom rs far As the t, {
can each. Heretofore this bottom, one
o the richest III the world, la, gown
III 10 else than cotton and nlgger-, and
tui to any extent, but this Year cotton
has gwen place TO corn, aud such fields
o, corn these ,yes have never seen -
Pumpkins, walcrme ons aud musk mel
on, mo delight IN showing you what
a size they can attain The culture OF
ir sh potatoes will probably prove .
failure, but not so with ouions, cabbage
and tomatoes. |, IA said he soil 10 no
good for wheat. This seems a place
where hunger should never be known
have been couviced that it has prevail
ed at tunes Of late.
There are four churches in the town
and when we went thee and took some
prisoners they were COZ fined in m'
OF the church buildings. Passing by tn,
Episcopal Church the next morning,
head y noise which induced the b-lle
that there WAS an organ in it, and tool
an opportunity TO visit 1t after the III
prisoners Lad been removed. ionnd
very tasteful house .hamelully detaccd
and found an organ, which had bee
fine one tigh, stops completely IN ned
The venecr,ng had been Ira Of tt
KEYS, the front an asbed in, the pipes ia
keo out aud brOkeu to pieces, and III
bellows ruined. 1t is melancholl
Q satisfaction to be able to say that II wa
= the .eccsh who did il, but ielt lik
I kl.kiog the whole coniederacy tor the
in pious work.
never 10 my life saw act Of pco
pie 80 completely taken kown as are ii
seccs-ionis,s OF Yazoo City. lLey a,
% wiling TO admit that the contcderscy
failure, and the gamo la,ed ont, an
Al seem 10 he only anxious 10 make II
. BIS, terms possible With the ysnke
!, they HAYES atle ted to detpise. 1,
= o Of them that the object OF the W.
y can never be attained 10y fighting. Al
J. he wouldn't be able to "sce IT, i
rs W, Md reply that go far rs he is coucer
cd the o. ct OF the VIZ is att lined a
ready. lie can't see anything uucoi
strauiioual in the Presidents proclaim:
D. ton, swallows the whole of It very cas-
~, and acknowledges its valid ty vi
nc ont grmace. almost believe that
3. is glad that an opportunity has been
/ ia, cd hi M ,ban,c tho .ratan "a l. ,