Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-23
Interesting from Vicksburg-The Condi-
tiOn OF the Rebels.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.7
ENTDn T1iu IA 1890

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
CAIRO, July "A, 1868.
Gen. Osterhaus, with $500 men was re.
ported to have occupied jackson, Miss.
Gen. Sherman was following after John
ston in the direction OF Canton, and will
force him to fight wherever he frds
him. lie is already reported to have cap
tured between 1900 and 5000 Of John
ston's forces.
Gen. LOgans division occupies Vicks-
burg, and he is commander OF the post
The good feeling of the inhabitants is
quite perceptible. They all feel better,
now that the city is in safe hands, and the
rain Of fire is over.
There has been some discrepancy about
the number OF Contederates captured at
Vicksburg, but the official report is larger
than any estimate which has yet been
made. On the Sth, rations were issued
to 80, $40 Oontederates. This is official
and may be relied upon.
Smiths army got to the other side of
Vicksburg, and were seen on the Louisiana
shore, but owing TO the flag OF the free
waving over the ramparts, be retired in
good order for parts unknown.
The gunboats ply up and down the civ-
er, and he is unable to cross. Gen. Penn.
berton admitted in a recent conversation
that an army of 81, 900 men hac bt On used
up in the effort to hold Vicksbu :. lie
also admitted that his loss since t seiga
commenced was upwards OF 500 men, a
number larger than Grant has lest in all
his operations before the captured city.
The feeling among the captured is vari-
ously manifested. Gen. Bowen, for in-
stance, swears that he has been sold.
Other officers attribute their mistortunes
to the want Of generalship in Pemberton.
Others swear that Pemberton sold out to
Grant, but all the privates appear delight
ed, and are quite free in the expression of
their determination not to follow the Con-
tederacy, but to return to their homes
The soldiers from Louisiana are con-
stantly DESERVING across the river, and all
others who can find the means OF so, fol.
low their example. To such an extent
has this been carried, that Gen. Pember-
ton has been forced TO complain to Gen.
Grant, and 10 ask him to use force to pre-
vent the troops from leaving. The latter
is said to have declined to Interfere He
assured Gen. Pemberton that he consider.
ed it no part of his duties to use arms to
force men to fight for the COyederdcy.
According to cartel, Gen. Pemberton
and his army were to be paYoied and plac.
ed outside the Fedora! lines. Thus tar, it
has been impossible for that to be done,
and In he meantime, he had no interest
in compelling men to go where they did
not want TO go. Consequently, notice
has been given that all who wish to take
the oath and go home, can do so. Some
of the officers refused to take the parole,
and will be sent North as prisoners.
Hon. Albert Gallatin Brown, the col
league of JEFF. Davis in the United States
Senate, came to Snyder's Bluff on the 9th
and took the oath. He said he had never
believed in secession, had never been a
secessionist, and had never been in favor
of the rebellion. His wife, who was
present, said his course had ruined her,
and there need be no fear that he would
act disoyally in future. Brown has since
been i'll with bloody iux, Of which he was
suffering at thaU time. He was permitted
20 return to MS home.
The condition of Gen. Pemberton is
pitiable ia the extreme. His officers false
" and meanly ascribe to him all sorts of
baseness and imbeciIity, while be, poor
man, is nearly crazy, and eVinces in an
unmistakable manner the humiliation and
anguish be feels.
He keeps confined 10 his room. walks
frantically all the time, tearing his hair
and giving all sorts OF evidence that he is
an undone man. He is one Of the few,
as we learn from an eye witness, who
gave unmistakaOle manifestations of re-
pugnance to taking the parole. His con
dition excites the commisseratiUn of all
unbiased persons at Vicksburg.
Among those who were killed during
the seige, is Gen. Martin Green, of Mis-
souri,. brother of Senator Green, of that
State. also Capt. Hoague, of the Appeal
battery.
n The Republicans OF Minnesota nave
oalod their State COnYention to meet or