Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-24
nlisfellaucous Reading.
Incidents of the Seige of Vicksburg.

A correspondent of the New York Times,
writing from Snyder's Bluff, Miss, gives
many interesting incidents connected with
the seige of the rebel stronghold. We
make the following extracts foim one of
his letters =
CONVERSATIONS WITH REBEL SOLDIERS.
Putting up for the night in the camp of
the Eighth Iowa, we visit the works in front
Of Gen H. B.. Ewing's brigade, and where
was planted the Second Iowa battery, con-
sis,ing of six guns and two 30-poun'ler
Parrots. They are just getting the Parrots
in position 10 enfilade traverses the enemy
are erecting in rear of distant bastion.
Lieut.. +. Heddinoton. Ail-de-Camp of
Gen. Ewing. who commands the pickets al
this point, conducted us up the saps TO with
in fee feet of the rebel soldiers. :" There
said he, pointing to our bows reclining
against large gabion. i" do vtu sre our
boys leaning against that gahiin Well,
about five feet from them, and leaning
against the opposite side, are the rebels "
BY running the gauntlet Of rebel lead that
few recklessly all around us, we succeeded
in reaching the spot pointed out. Our
men--some of the Fourth Virginia-had
laid aside their guns, and seized a weapon
more powerful than the sword, as also had
the r.hs and which each inaeiaa fram the
billets sent and resent, was welding with
his greatest dexterity. We introduced the
exercises with the following -" We have
plenty of raiions. Throw over some Uni
ted States crackers and we will throw some
biscuits! (Signed) 2. A. S."
We replied =" Here is the hard tack
throw US the biscuit. We have soft bread
twice a day, Boston and United States
crackers for dinner, pleasant place. and
wish you would come over and share the
luxuries with us"--fastened it to the crack
er and threw il over the bank. We received
the following In reply
Il would no, hesitate a moment to come,
but in so doing would he exposed to the
fire &c your sharpshooteis. ! would like
to come over and have a chat with you.
| We do not shoot at your piekeis. One OF
our rickets was wounded last night by one
of your men. L. A. ).
The biscuit didn't come We then pro-
posed TO trade knives, and as the sequel
/ will show, completely !" bluffed"'. :. p. A. s.
i" 7Hro,c orer your knife and let us see
| IT, We will send it back if it does not suit.
We will not send an inferior one-P. A. S.
1 The knife was thrown over, but lodged
on the bank. Some of the boys hallaoed,
and told them that there was a knife on the
bank, and that if they'd rawl up and get it,
they would not shoot. After while they
| got il, and we received the following =
u send back the knife. We just found
it, 1t is worth more than any we have
Address your notes and packages Z. A. >
We then sent him cigar. and series
of questions in regard TO the situation If
and about The i" Srbastopol of America,
and received for reply the following
al cannot answer the questions which
YOU ask. Much obliged for the cigar. Dit
not oat the cracker-4P Plenty of gIub.-P
A. S."
When he learned that we were reporters
he seemed nxious to exchange papers, anc
sent the following -" VIII you be kline
enough to throw US over a paper, and thin
evening we will throw one over in RETURN
p. A. S."
we tOlQ Him IDat VIC rue Stdu W eoih
ply with his request, but that there was al
embargo against it.
REBEL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.
The following are but specimen of tht
thousand-and- blleis written and re
ceived at this point append them rerba
tim ct Hteratim. ct punctuatim, and in th'
rather original photography, with which
beautiful science the writers seem but Il
have coque,ted. ft
You ned not bee afer'd of US, for W.
will rot shoot you, if you don't shoot us
: This is hard to set and match men to xii
them. youst TO live in indiana up th'
white river. Lived their too years. Thi
is d. Norris, Co. X. % Ky VOL" Anothe
| written on pasteboard -" Say boys, hea
is one of our Reg't. that wants TO swap can
teens with the AZ ohio. What Regt. j
on picket over there? Is there DO.
named Johnny Buckly over there IN
A. b." And another addressed TO Go. u
Forty-seventh Ohio Volunteer infantry
81 do not know any one of that name
Do any of you wish TO trade canteenss