The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-07-16
CAPTURE or vICKsBURG.
Full Particulars.
Court House, Vicksburg July :.

Via Cairo, July 10.
Vicksburs surrendered this morning
after siege Of A days, terminating in
= negotiation lasting "a hours. Gems.
Gran and Pemberton had an interview
2. NJ. The last note Of Gen.
Pemberton accepting the proffered
terms Of Gen. Grant, did not reach him
till o'clock to day, when Gen Nc
Pherson received The formal surrender.
The terms allow the officers and men
to be paroled here, the former to retain
their side arms, and their horses and
personal property. They will be es.
corted beyond our lines and furnished
with three days provisions from our
stores.
Gen. Logan's division marched into
the city at IL o'clock, and a. noon
Lieut. Col. Strong hoisted the stars and
stripes over the Court House.
Col. Wilson is Provost Marshal Of the
city, and Gen. Logan commander Of the
post. We have taken over $4,000 pri.
soners, besides about 1000 non comba-
tants, lo7 field pieces and 80 siege
guns, $4,000 stand Of arms, ammunition
locomotives, cars, and a few stores, and
81 stands Of colors.
Among the prisoners are Lieut.. Gen.
Pemberton, Maj. Gems. Stevenson,
Smith, Forney, and Bowen, and II
Brigadiers, and about $50 Colonies.
There are 900 men in hospital, half
If whom are wounded. Only $4,000
of the garrison are reported able for
duty. Tbs stock Of provisions was
almost exhausted, and for four days
they have been eating mule flesh. OF
ammunition for heavy guns they had =
fair supply, but in field and musketry
hey were short. Eight caps to man
was all they had left. An excess OF
sugar, m,lasses and rice was all tn"
supplies they had, with little unsronni
corn.
The capitu!ation was caused by des'i
tuition and by physical prostra'ion
FASTENED perhaps, BY the expectation
| hat our forces would storm The plac,
to ,dav. It Is admitted bv all that tn,
rebels hav. made gallant deftns.
and tho terms are nnders,oo to be d
concession Of General Grant to thei,
bravery, rs well as great publ.
economy.
Vicksburg Is much damaged =,
shells, hardly house escaping.
The reception Of our troops was no.
unfavorablc. Our troops treated Their
late enemy with great friendliness
both sides feeling great relief from
the severe hardship and suffering OF
the siege,
Fifty steamers are at the landing.
The 4th Of July has never been cele.
bratcd 10 strongly or 80 earnestly.
Gen. Pemberton denies the author.
ship of the speech attributed to him
.bout holding out till the last dog was
| eaten.
Vick>burg, July 5.
Yesterday and to-day all passed of
with remarkable quiet and good feeling.
The weather il fearfnl'y warm.
Nineteen General officers have been
paroIed. Two or three days will be oc-
cupied before the prisoners are sent
out Their destination is reported to
be Talladega, Ala. Many Of them are
anxious not to be paroled, but wish to
take the oath Of allegiance, quit the
rebel service, and proceed North.
Several women and children have
been killed and injured during the aiege.
The hundred houses occupied by sick
and wounded have been constantly ex-
posed to shells. About $500 persons
have been killed inside OF the works
since the siege began. The labor per.
formed on the Notifications by both
sides is pr ,digious. The weight Of ar
tillery has Knocked most Of their works
to undistinguishable heaps.
Fhere were about 1900 women and
children in the city during the bonn
bardment, who have, for the most part
Of the time, been obliged to live in caves
Of which there are several hundred.
The citizens have not been allowed to
draw from the army supplies, except in
ca'es Of destitution.
The prices Of tool have been enorm-
Gus. Five dollars pound has been
charged for flour, sad dollar . pound
for mule meat.
The latest advices from the interior
represent that Johnston il retreating
rapidly, and Shetman in hot pursuit.