, 1863-08-10

s4.t enyi1 ueuhe ~ A4se the eAtcnt OF
tn'n IL ~ H. 4as'e, t,fs~a ~, pus Ge1
rs mncf Is nossiIle. and gencro'iV era5a a nges.
tions put to them concerning it. Their dead !
were very often 1mperfectly buried, and |
fearful stencil arises from the graves. They
viii hare to be Te-coysred, else = pestilence
may be bred IN the city from the e!aayla: Il
any one doubts whether the rebels suffered
very ecyere1y In the Siege Of Vicllsburg, let
him walk through this graveyard, and he WILL
doubt no mcre.
V1cKsrcno, July 50. 1903,
Having nreseuted. In n regent letter a. "a.
,,,,7e;ra s7,,een ~ eo',4ho.., toss.1.",1,. t'
Puisise puase Oh ooutne1n female spirit and
manners, let me, in this, recall some recent
experiences near Vicksbu1p. vhiea nresfnt
lese renr,,e;va Int ,,o,ho,,s oorn1,-
tsso 4epu4S4's o'4' pstaaps " 4aan5 1uelanenoly y
fects Of this rebellion upon the soaAtern.peo-
r,,o-,ta e7,be+.-+;,1 ,,e7 - 49, - A..
pis1o ~, substantial :. taea u eta' lesson' loe
naA1onalres, as well as the ordinary clas5.
Before the wnr broke out, there resided.
abont s;r miles FINN v;c.-shnrr ,,1,n+ar
na"e -, "Aoee p4aatauoas III eAlens,
three or four miles one way, BY as manv tle
other Tia estate yroa v,inea a. s.r.,, ,,,I
49, ''-a~e ~ se' Gu llis-
1tons u eo.ais. ne nao, oeheFe, between
seven and eight hundred Slaves. To give some
idea Of the extent to which he carried on Oh.
e5ations, his leycc alone, built to nrotect 1,fs
s1sstssss, 49,. ~. cu uu-4s ~ =, rnol.et us
p1antauon Aon .ae o'e1no" OF ChlckasaW
Bayou, cost him eighty thousand dollars,
The quarters occupied BIZ his negroes consti-
tuted very neat little village, III which was
cent dwelling. Half mile from these lies
the mansion end grounds Of the planter him
self, ono Of the most tastefu1ly atra3ed and
beautifully located places in the South. The
building itself is not 80 fine, hut all the ap-
pointments OF the place combine to give it
your correspondent visited this once opuleut
plantation, he found the land under cultiva-
ton, but employees Of the Union army tend
ing the crops Of cotton and corn, and what
few negroes Of tho original lot were left, well
understood that they were to call Mnssa B.,
or any ether man, their owner no more for
ever. The only, portion Of the plantation
that WIS still In the original hands was the
family mansion, which remained undi5turbed,
and is occupied By Mrs. B., an accomplished,
Intelligent and truly lady. like woman, who
presented striking contrast to d minority Of
come in contact, not considering It to be her
duty to abuse everything wearing blue. Cap
tain B, (now Brjgadier General) entered with
zeal into the rebellion, AID after serYingnpon
General Smiths staff as Provost Marshal Of
Vieksburg, was made Dtisadier General.
NIHU N1EU. EIAHES lIlQy E1luE
| n,o1cllng toward his home, he packed up all
his moyabies, md several hundred thousand
dollars worth Of gold in coin and plate, and
made it convenient to be ordered to duty be-
| yond Jackson. he desired to have Ills wife
nlso 90, hut ehe firmly decided to rcmaip and
| protect the household property, contdipg in
The sense cf bouor Of tic officers aud soldiers
| Of the Union arny, in which confidence she
| las not been deceived. But alas! what O
wreck has the war made Of this Gmily's
worldly aiIairs! Alrn. B. has now actually to
| draw rS.ions from our urmY f,r her suppcrt,
| AID sle that a lew months AFRO lad servants
at Ter hack hv tle lnndred. and 1nonevat ller
1 nr,nm,nS Iv 3he u;,l;nn IL rnmnarat;vn.
ivas noer Is enc Of her own sIavrs: for by
tSc - cantscsf,o,, & ct ali rhis nrnn.rtT rcTerts ~
| i.,traved ffhnnnh. nft he c1,snorG nrnsnscts
c',taiir1 nnon 111a cS;1dTen fn1,z nr r i1vc ioTe-
! ~ nnoc *. Tho. co1,rso ~ t1,a n,,ant nd
Xii ill., ii2n;o-,r1 tr;n1e cnrsa nnnn tits
fon, I'M md nnnat,Eai tsha1l;on T 1atf 0 naT;s
III fan1 an Een = ont ~ III bis ,rosd 1ir;rr
tin ~ retn,T II 4,crsg ~ fonE3a!,ta ~ ~ ands
4ha %,t 1,a nan.r..s ~ inna tinren,,ds of
4,'srtn19 sna !rbSn ~. M5r rai,1r oi1ses
rn5 y.tF e ~ 4.,,,sT nnt u R,;ra.1;or Erner,'
|, Al + ifnot sIn;p n Lati1n vii rs - hnme,ess
renn2iaes refn9ec- denendent unon Whst III,
t;orr3nment ~ i'S mc[cV nav % aTsnt ! lin in ont o
u n.s stu o.tss.eu ',se..., s..e,.
,elS eslsdsau a egmp.ans Mn4ea ei ~ uno 1.l. nnu
4E19 NAla I'LL 4u1 ~ uea4 .Au0uS tLpst HeaALLAy
h1rilles Is: "onr servants hare "a al LEFT US
ene e1eItuses lalS hea o1e 80.
1ice]y clothed; that one yyaa gardener, who
Lad :: wife that Was unable to lake care of
". TO ~ Maa ~ los9 - ,aat ~ S.hu
e.i.a ~ as n.9 49, - aa.oua9 ~,
lie 1,T;r,,"rcs If 1ncr,,ser ~ ~, f,;n;3v ,ri
! vt iii went. AM. they generally iii do 70,
| l'1eisIrlng freedom on an unkEoHn and
| troubled sea, to be plloted In slavery through
the gentlG tides Of n1s. "A, and these Southern
the North, Lave always been contending that
| tic, slayes we're go devotcdly attached TO
ftelr masters, now make piteous appeals to
| ns Nolthein A6oulionlsts, wanting to Know
| i VIC dent ttank i posltlgely shameful that
their servants should leayc them IN ~ this man
Eolotefs eDtico them away: Heaven knows
the datk1es Heck into cur i1ncs tast enough,
Nf:hont our boss Urging the1a- Anu wrefc
our officers want 10 employ one servant,
so our officers End soldiers neither steal nor
| cnticc sway slaves from tEeir 1nasteTs-
1was l.uueed ut tic eelf.gra.u}ations Of
| da1key d1ayman Taom employed to-day.
| He vas telling me ahou! Ills fa:afly-he hal
purchased himself and yife, out Of the pro
/ good eral q money. "But ! done got; de
yantsge ct Dr.. Balfoar," said be, (Dr. B. te =
leadl1jg citizen Of VlckEburg.) "How ~
asked; Why, ! oifsse1 him FIVE hundred
dollars tor my daughter, last Epripg, and he
wopldn't take y then, bnt Its too iats now"
ard tie Oakley laughed as only daIkeJ can
llugE. This IS the great ettet silently work
Ing blessings In ten thousand unknown chan
Iels.
| y1cKsncRG, Jn1y 81, 1868.
There is bcautiiul clerical bird. who tas
:..t ~ e;.,,+ 80, al, o,tr ,n5 -vho
| }usE laEca LIE H1E'iL 1Eu1u LUIS c!L5, auu Tho