The New York herald., 1863-06-26
Our Cairo Correspondence.

Our Cairo Correspondence.
CA,Ro, June -, 1859.
TIE sxcnxMsr ABOUT usxsscsa
Thsre ID great excitement In Cairo today People
are running about with their portemonnaies Ia their
bands Offering 70 mako all Of extravagsnt wasss
with all Of people. Why ID am unable 70 tsli
but the fact patent Tue bots high tho ocoupA-
Of voksburg this day BY the Union forces And a.
though there news to thss edeet. except IL may
have been brought the grapevine linswhish always
works whom The telegraph line refuses to-I have not
heard Of single sangune bottsr being taken and his
pile covered By "a equally sanguns believer n the sens
bic oonousoa that vicksburg has not yea fallen Though
oil may heartily desire the consummattos the majority
Of knowing have deferred the event until tho
Fourth Of Jsy ensuing, whom they are oil sure Grant will
have completed tho job. Tbere are people n Cairo to-
day, however, who pretend 70 have oical inform alton
that the city q ths improsuabe fortress has actually
fallen already, and that the Union troops now fully
cuEy the place. wish that could belicve Il.
LArEsr DATES raoM vrcKsBuR0
are e evening Of the 15h brought Memphis by the
steamer Lumnary and thence u place by the mpe-
rial which latter boat only arrived few moments since
From an Intelligent gentleman connected with the mill.
tary department. and 10 whose word implicit confidence
can be placed learn the following facts
A Ruspt ooMMssAsv oTyicER
hailed some gentlemen connected with OF Grants
working parties the afternoon OF the 14h instant from
adjacent parapet saying that they (the Unionists)
u
trouble and doing great deal OF hard work that might
well be left undone All they had got TO do, he said
Was % keep s, s sa no ae G
OF truth could be expected from the source whence
this tale came: but whether the rebel officer told the
truth lied II makes but verv little difference The
current testimony OF hundreds carries the conviction
the heart that the garrison hold out much
longer. Their provisions are nearly exhausted Pember
ton would given up weeks ago had he feared tho
rebel coudemnations OF 'coward and "traitor would
have been repeated in connection with his name AZ they
Ind 10 haap viu bp
will not give up until compelled 10 do so.
wANHa
On the day spoken Of above. the 14th inst tho
rebels experienced revival In their defensive endeavors
It Of no particular importance. far results
concerned but seemed TO show that Pemberon not
yet dead, nsppng Some heavy guns belonging
TO work OF pretensions located upon left
or rather fronting our efopened re and for time kept
up the operation with considerable vigor causing few
colored men aboring In the approaches to sedadde to
more convenient and not quito 70 warm quarters. But
none seriously hurt-only little frightened This
piece of mpudence the part OF the foe quickly
followed up by corresponding show Of metal side
Some heavy cannon previously placed to command the
point in anticipation OF attack responded the fire
The heavy missiles from guns went thick and fast,
with uperrinQ aim drove the men away from the rebel
battery broke In the embrasure scattered carriages
atoms, and In ton minutes silenced the entire battery
having rendered 1t entirely useless and harmless.
~ FRONT.
On the afternoon OF the 18th rebels tried game
the the front, here Logan
position and with somewhat similar They fired
aud shell occasionally during the entire afternoon at
considerable intervals at wild range but with results
worth speaking or. Our entire loss from killed wounded
and missing the grand army the Of Vicksburg
the l4,h and 18TH could not have counted more
than ten or twelve men and these principally color.
ed working parties upon the approaches, and who
in extra exposed positions.
| - TAKING TIE OATH.
The new order Of General nuribut n Memphis requir
ing residents take the oath Of allegiance TO United
states declare themselves enemies has bad
celent effect About eleven thousand had taken the oath
at last while the real enemies did
reach dozen II said that from otbe
some favor has been shown 70 wealthy secessiopists b.
means Of which they have been released from takin
other oath declsr ration This has created ind <
nation, and deservedv should 10 be found be
that favor has been shown any in Memphis II
this regard may look for speedy Punishment Of th
offenders the hands Of General Grant aud the govern
mept authorities.