The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-30
Arrival of General a.oEna n Cair0-rT he
Rebellion squeIched ina BaississippK-
Destruction OF Jackson.

AFraVaa of General E-oEna at Cairo-E he
| Rebellion squeIcEaet ina Eaississippi-
| BesarRcGfoE OF jackson.
CARO- July 26.
The steamer Rocket came up this morning
having on board Gen. Logan and Col Raw
Inns, Of Gen. Grants staff. They report that
Sherman had returned to jackson. He re
ports to Gen Grant that the leading citizens
OF jackson and the surrounding country have
| implored him to take some action by which
Mississippi may be restored to the Union
The people Of that section are completely dis
pirited and are ready for peace. They
staked their all on VicIlsburg, and it has
fallen. They chung to Johnston as last hope
and he is utterly vanquished.
| Gen. Logan was received with many marks
Of respect by our people He is looking well
and speaks confidently of the future of our
country.
The General will return to yicksburg in
about ten days,
YIcKsBuRG July 20,
va CAIRO, july &c.
| The rebels had set fire to the town of Jack
| son, and our forces completed the confagra-
tion-reducing the whole place to ruins.
Johnston escaped by means Of his cavalry,
which arm Of his force, as has been before
stated, was very strong. Several hundred
prisoners were taken by Gen. Sherman, among
| them number of the secesh that were under
Pemberton, who had recently been paroled
here in Vicksburg by Gen Grant These Gen.
! Sherman took out and shot on the spot.
| A number of rebel paroled prisoners are re-
ported to have attacked wagon train Of ours
on the road from the Big Black to CamPion
Hill, taking number OF our men prisoners.
| Sherman is returning from his pursuit Of
| Johnston. The latter has, it is thought start
ed for Totnbigbee, in Alabama. Gen. Sher-
man was not prepared for so long a cam
paign
Prominent rebels in this city curse Johnston
as a coward. They say all their generals are
failing them They expected he would sure
ly whip Sherman.
Colonel Grierson returned to Vicksburg last
night. The meeting between himself and
Gen. Grant was very cordial and enthusiasts
tic.
MEMPHIS, July % (via Cairo. July PSI
By boat from Vicksburg, last evening, l
have direct intelligence from jackson, Miss,
| up to the 18th.
On the day before, portion of our forces,
under Gen. Parke, made an attack upon the
rebel capital of Mississippi and were met by
legion Of new recruits from South Carolina,
who, after an engagement Of half an hour, re-
treated with a loss Of some 200 men. Our men
occupied their position until next morning,
when they made a second advance, when they
discovered that the Confederates had evacua-
ted the city, setting fire to number of houses
containing commissary and quartermasters
stores, which were entirely consumed, with
an addition of some forty other buildings that
had ignited from the houses fred by the reb-
els
The city was at once occupied, and Gen.
Sherman sent out cavalry to interrupt COM
munication, and prevent the army Cd Johnston
from joining Bragg, which it was supposed
he would endeayor to do.
DeserterS are continually coming in from
Johnstons army, and express themselves very
much dissatisfied with the shape the cam
paign is taking and willing to throw down
their arms and take the oath Of allegiance.
syeT. Esavis' G0nses5paiem.
The New York World a paper not likely to un>
derrate the rebel resources in men, makes the fol>
owing detailed estimate of the number OF soldiers
that can be raised by jeff, Davis under his sweepa
ing edict of ConscrIption.
The following table gives approximate es>
innate of the number of recruits for the southern
army which will probably be obtained by jeff Da>
Wis recent proclamation, calling ia arms all the