The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-06-12


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From the Richmond Examiner
4 Deser{er from vicksburg.
Description Of General Pen,5e,4on- Miiliita,,
4 rCarcer--Ais Manners and PERSONAL Appear
fAance-- OTHER Prominent Oficers at Vicks-
burg. etc. s st
b Every now and then the South receives
warning, through the Northern papers, of the
dangerous policy Of receiving Northern men
within her borders and confding in their pro-
fessions of attachments to her cause. The
history Of the war furnishes many instances
wherein the South has suffered from this false
and blind policy, and we see that the battles
abeut SVicksburg present another striking il
lustration of what We get by trusting to men
from the North, and allowing ourselves to be
lulled into confidence by their talk and blus-
ter of their devotion to the South. Itappears
that SONS tinc ago a man came to the South
from Illinois. On his arriyalin Mississippi he
was arrested as a Federal spy. and khrown into
prison at jackson. His loud talk Of his SYM
pathy with the South, as is always the case,
made friends for him, and in short time he
was released and turned loose. The reason
, assigned for this was that he gave '.unques-
|ationable evidence of his devotion to the South
ern cause" and 80 strnng was the confidence
Of his 'sloyaltyr that he beca,ne employed on
the Mississipp;dn newspaper. During the
battle Of .Thernpsou's Hills this great advo-
cate and friend of the Smith runs away and
goes over to his original friends, the Yankees
and gives them full account of our position
at Vicksburg, the strength Of our army, and
other valuable information. There IN no
doubt that there are many just like him in
the South, and il weuld be well if our militia
fy authorities would take warning Of this
case, sand establish surveillance oser the
many suepicious characters that are daily
caning into Richmond. We hare called their
attention time and time again to the danger
Of trusting such characters, but so far from
needing our admonitinn, they have been SO
kind as to furnish these very characters with
written passes to walk and perambulate the
citysat pleasure-thus opening the door to
spies from the North. The fellow who went
over to the enemy at Ficksburg. after his re-
sidence in the sssunny South" gave a long
tale affairs nbuut Tiekahurg which ap
pears in the Chicago Tribune, and from which
we copy the following:
The topography of the country between
Big Black aand Vicksburg is not unlike that
between Grand Gulf and Big Black--a trifle
less Uneven perhaps, but there are the same
hills and valleys, the same brave old forests,
the same sweetscented magnolias, just now
In full bloom. the same dense cans brakes, and
the same natural positions. easily fortified and
easily defended. A good road leads to Yicks-
burg, &c s'saa3gis
There are no guns mounted in the rear of
Ficksburg, although there is;every likelihood
there will be now, that we are meuacing the
city from the rear. There are heavy breast
works thrown up at intervals Of two or three
.hundfed yards, regular in conformation, and
srsady to receive artillery VI short NOTICE. -
Thsssa extend back from Vicksburg for FIVE
miles. and are so constructed that they conn
.snand the approaches from every direction
Our advance will be sternly resisted.
IS lieutenant General Pemberton was born in
-fennsylyahia, graduated at West Point, and
fAEtlse' commencement Of the rebellion. was an
hofkcst ID she Federal army on the frontier, IN
s66rSnAand Of two companies of artillery. His
command wass ordered 10 Washington, and
reached Baltimore during the time the riot
Gas ii rrorress. Peinbsrt,n resigned his
S0sition. and then went to Richmond and ten
dsrsd his services to President Davis, was ac-
ycepted and given the command OF regiment
! " cavalry. He was afterwards made Brl-
1Tsttier and sent to the Department OF South
s-Gsrolina. No one ever heard that be accom-
fblished any brilliant deeds in that Depart
sient, but he was an especial pet OF DAVIS,
! ma was SCOT, after made q Major General