Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-03


Tuesday, june ll, 1853
Tho Ticbsbuvg Garrison.
We havs an abundance Of evidence II It were needed
thst the soldiers and citizens iu VieksburE susrug
vary mdch. At every prominent point around this
ssmfcircular suensurs OF seven aieg are stationed
cannon and martsrs from which there IS Irregular
shower ~ m-siles Net spot I'm Che whole field that
Is not reached The only SAT-. pisces ere found ia the
czvsrns. in snch Inequalities % the ground The
rains hsr8 washed. They have caite which they have
rnrs5 ont to e-re bnt eur arp hooters have picked
them of often they have veHtured 20 the bor
( der where the Perturag- is best.
II casualties from shnt znd shell adds he num-
Der. That arssr numb of t1sm are killed han the
garrison require food proven by fact that
twenty thirty day coUutnd dealing past War
tflyns eaessals als-- aet lieci tie arr women anu
children the city also Several Of the families
sf ha ias nf ma7ch 90 Jsczson Hed 10 the city Of
Fcks5urg, afordnE the 5sst ssylum. TO suCh it
mas have proved sore dsap ppeiu-lluut
We heard shat Cen Pembertou had requested that I
the nou-c7z1batHns might De allowed ta pass through
our lines, ana that Gsa Grant had rsfEs8d. Such
learn not tIs casr. This action the part of
Psnbertou berayE either great confidence or great
fear u is almost criminal jn him 60 keen several
drad women sHd children ina bis ues when DE coud by
the request have them passed cut 20 Jackson. OF
put across The river Taere is either something the
rebels would cancss there ls better provision iu
1 v cksburg than We hsve yet believed.
we have numbers Of deEsrterg and great many IN
reliable stories from b-. Perhaps The scou Of ore
who ss caught while attempting 10 pass through cur
lines week and from bis vruscs and education
supposed 20 De che hea7er OF verbal message 20 john
stem indcsts the necessities of the EErTisOn. Rather
1 than tell verd Of what be knew be would" De
said, "5il Thousand deaths Hlis is construed 20
/ moan that the situation Is crsaL
Our shsrpassst57s interpreted their cracking Gre
with frequent pasHzEe Of ssts conversation. Oae Of
the rHbs asked 10 be could have drHk sf coffes f De
came ever and was allowed. His comrades calling 90
him TO return be replied, that the coffee Tempt
ing b. intended 90 remain This the FIRST coffee Do
had tasted ia tvFslrsmeuth
Other svszrfeu rapsrt that great suffering Is expe
rsncsd The troops r1porte5 70 be FAR isazetei
a. 70 b on me poial aI mHtny Il tfaraer said tnat
the camoraus their way ihs place
isH JehnltUns army and then promise 10 rsrzke The
place y allowed Tie saleers, however aFa much tso
Ehreua sHs rufusa 20 operate they sad feel
tHat 90 abandon FcSsburg is Go abandon th-ir best
h6Pes or the nasPe HasHCs Of their C8redarEcy Three
rnlks hava they invested three mere believe
veud reduce them By starvation and disease Blt in
ilat interval c0urse ether iInporrcut thiazs might
happen I Acv have m.ny brave a=d determine LoUi.
siaans, ana expect tlat very gallant resistance
will be ofersd before tisy viii eousEt 90 surrender.
J5blst0a's Armg.
Their greatest hope IS Ia Jghnrioa being able 90
relieve chem. His present hssdG Ggsriers Canton,
about forty miles northeast OF eera lie laz not 30
far CLEAN, present mora than fifteen thou-
sand men, part of which az Jacks7a under General
1 Lorng II he had twenty-five thousand we believe DE
Hogld the Big Black and attack cur lines. Thus
far be has not done Some days Eiuca six choice
brgades were detailed under Cen Blair 70 make
connosssace far a. ths Big BaeE and up the east
bank sf tha Yszso. The sHsay Uncovered 10 have
Z rrsI f9reo B5stsd al tbs f5ris IN lat .tresrn Ns
/ eeusdersbls body met but body which went
uH the YszHO far sstsra, a.-lcsd bg o ll--
terry 1f -eld pieces and finally driven Of by the gun
Ttis Thought that when the stack daeg cove 1t will
be by tho way Of HaneE bluE esmng i0wR the right
/ bank OF tho Big Baoz Preparations have been made
/ % inset and rspeL any such movement Haines huh
Is being fo-iHsd ths land side, and he guns which
-bs -ebels spiked being drilled 20 make this
detached portion OF eur line aa strong 80 Veksburg
ITSELF This supP0ss, must become the base of op
srriisns Of Johnston army. The rtbslz have, be-
Ivs os.1Bsd Yazo8 CIV since our fsrees LETT Their
advance Sltarta. Communication is Kept up be,
Z tween Johnston and fsm5erron. without doubt
Geu Forrest j. rspor ed 70 be on ,ha vsy With 4oo9
{ against army lntrsnched IS his
Tie B5m5aran5nt
Awe write the ground Is hourly shaken with tde
deep suiian boom Of morfars and Siege guus The /
sIa.s Is being 6sug-I with iron hail Day after day
sss Of zu,iti6 1ir Bs,tto rsBieuisa az sxhaustsd
5ais.8na Morning, and ovsuinE fud some gun /
bsehng forth almost every nre minutes ana, a. soou as
the sets he grand chorus Of sea- siege and held com
ono two three rla morning, within The past week
there hes s-eu rns bsa preFicuziy. and 90 say
tke dlcharzs more frequent taaa At any te since
She pa The shells can be seen enr-ng aoe7e the city
I frsm Tie river mortars. The iod pieces frnB
I sphsrioai case iHto the rifle trenches.
We have, BY the conttruct- N n works the sppo
ats rgeH mounting some heavy siege pieces, ga1va
decided advantage over the rebel artilsrfts fss'er
day, however hey Pro ed y the lssson ana brought
! up the center so na very heavy guns vita which
} they kept ND unusually g1F1us -annuaade. They
dc net en- the sveraEs ira than shot to'our
| twenty. Their stock Of aumuuun though ample for
an ordinary atiaas, hey eaEaot usnish Occasion
alv W. have nan 7y9u1 si bv sasI and one or TWO
Of cur smaller pieces dismounted with a similar pro-
portion Of casuslteH ia the rebel Ines the garraon
must soou be- worn -ova and their guns sIencsd The
disparity cf force grows greater Several Of their guns
have been struck and seneed On the r.v-r however
they have bed better Nothing but the mortar
5ns dangerous 90 The rebels If 1at should Frsve 70
Here fa.lsygs a detailed aeesunt Of tho Eight as AnI
[ ksn'a bend on the 7.Hl
u order 10 keep open the river It is Necessary for the
guubosts keep rlsing continually the whole length
/ hence 10 Helena The Texans reported % have
Red Of cattle which they are dssirous OF getting into
M .. q. .a.. aHH.
I hardly accomplish any such project Ii Is humii-ting
to know, hoWever a. they cross from The city 90 De
Soto point almost daily
! Tho Siege By H0onsgb sgbt-Miaiag Es Rebi
W0TkS.
A Vlcksburg correspondent Of the Cleveland Hgaia
gives the following interesting description Of tbs era
t0as OF Gen. Grant against icks5urE
Let % climb the psrapet and see the siege by noon
1ght. Ia front Of u.s. beyond ths enemys works, bat
hlddsn u.s. lies lhs city OF Visksburg La0k
fully aud you can guish she spires Of the csurt
house and two or three churches. The rebels had
I signal station the former when came, ba- our
ssais made it to4 warn for them, and they withdrew
! The mortsrs are play ng tonight, aud hey are well
I worth seeing. We watch moment. and ia the drec
lion OF Youngs Point, beyond the city. suddenly mp
shoots hssb af light, aud In moment he p0ndsrouE
she'll VITA its iase g.osng aud spsJking rises slowly
from behind the biufs up, up. 10 goes though
mounting the zsuith It toward us, down
through is tglt falrctory nto t1e city and eEpooes
with shock that jars me ground for miles There are
womeu and tender lAaren where these shells fall, su
war i Har.
ShsrIahas eizhineh monsters ars TTumbng far away
I on the right Nearer. Mcphsr-ons, 200 are playing
I % see the csnn6heers basiae tleHl each
/ flank Ours viii ansa az r5nfelt. then liere VII Be
Z ulsc ta your hearts contest Eleannhle let 90
to The Lront hundred yards 80 the right Of where
IFs now enter deep trench. Following ials. s.
Is 5snda iowa ag9lul Pc h raseh the opening Of
cave or aae I1s Sir ieiiiE s 1.aal md close iE-
sas and bear ham Of voices Or within and aut oi
rxlf. ur1csst. saa uIas-nf.F meet two carry
[ ~ baFrew Of aarh. for boys st work uisht
and day lh 90 Is= inain lllloaea on its par = s
Ins. Finally reaah The mnoni GIT sssin sad slaerge
into vide deep trench, eng acres. the line OK t1a eov
cred way Thia is sPeA ahd liad VITA ireopt 01opro
teei the working party. A heavy parapet 81 cotton
bales aal sar.L = buiit she side toward the oAeHy
[ aad We 1nust mount tAsu % isok over.
We are within s0eiabs disiaaes Of the chiTalTy
Those msn iyiHF he grOaad, ta thirty yaF4s
from us are boys. QUE advance pcS7i=i bus taat
gray fellow with tie bright maaket which g.isiens So
few sieFa beyond, l. q reb, long haired ana not
bi0adsd one of Walls famous Texas ssiona bulldog
to fight, you lasy 10 sare
ise which Leads iswsra the salient Of iAa enemy e
work ssu@bauE along we reaqh the sod where ne
aea are digging The candle barns very dmly--lhe
~ d 81 ulssf siifnE Never nnd, let ca t1ena
srs thst slender bright looking fellow swinging ttat
uigk G-cat bsadsd dress Of HersPirati tleEie 7u
his face there a nos dry thfead Ia hs coarse ray
Ies 5r-a - lois n ~ fonzs sabsail OF NssssrpI
Thsi faor was "Jim,' once tandar handed Emooth.
faesd nics g0ung nEn whose livery stable hiilsTd ane
/, cigar bills were 8 Trial t. hs worthy governor.
4 Jhn says that be ussd 10 wear gloyss ana sisre-
clothes ard that girls called nim g9oe lootns 0ul
q that's played 20 Row be s going for Uncle sam
- Bat return 20 she fresh air. Look over ne pafA
pei again toward the tafrsi. where we saF ine "a
picket Do you tie hlls grey mouads which cover
p the hillside 10 mioAy l-ten twenty, niriy you eal.
count On d few square rods All, nay trend, tiis Z
b sacrsd groEld yol aFa looking upon There our gar
lsni boys eaargel tloEl they slain in hesas bui
thsv pressed uu ard eaued lats te ditch They climbed
She paEapei and roal back Into eernify Othera fol
lowed them thsir Tag WAS planted aud they spfanz
over . aeet teir certain deah. An hour passed and
!. l one returned; .ha res. were dead,
d Peace Convsatfon-The Leo DeIegatioH.
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