Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-25
THE SURRENDER OF VICAks-
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Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
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Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
MEMPHIS, via CAIRO, July 13.
General Logan's Division occupies Vicks-
burg, and he is the commandant at the post
The good feeling of the inhabitants is quite
perceptble, as 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 Confedcratcs captured
at Vicksburg, but the official report is larger
than any estimate which has as yet been
made. On the 9Th inst, rations were is.
sued to 32,540 Confcdcrates This is Off
cial and may be relied upon.
General Grant captured in Nicksburg
10000 rations of salt, 1000 pounds of
bacon, besides a quantity Of beans, sugar
and molasscs The bacon was set aside as
five days ratIons for 10000 picked men,
who were to endeavor to cut their way out
The men found it would be impossible anG
the project was abandoned. On the I'd inst
the medical director of the Confederate hos
pitfalls sent word to Pcmberton that the men
were dying for something to cat. Pcmber-
ton Immediately called council of war,
and then the negotiations for capitulation
commenced. a full account of which will be
/ found elsewhere in the issue of the "Bulle.
| tin" The number of guns captured is 200
pieces of light, and - siege guns, beside
arms for every man in Nicksburg, and Is, 900
Enfield rifles for Kirby Smiths army
! Smiths army got to the other side of Nicks-
! burg, and was seen on the Louisiana shore,
! but seeing the flag Of the free waving over
its ramparts, he retired in good order for
parts unknown. Gun-boats ply up and
down the river and he is unable to cross
| General PCmhcrton admitted in a recent
conversation that army of $4,000 men had
been used up in the effort to hold Nicks-
! burg. He also admitted that his loss since
the siege commenced was upwards of 5000
men, Il number larger than Grant lost in all
! his operations before the captured city
/ The feeling of the captured is variously man
( itested. Gen. Bowen. for instance, swcars
that he has been sold, other officers attribute
their misfortune to the worst of gcncraIship
in Pcmhcrton others sworc that Pcmbcr-
ton sold out to Grant, but all the privatcs
appear delighted and are quite free in OK
preston of their determination not to follow
the confcdcracy, but to return to their
homes. The soldiers from Louisiana are
constantly deserving across the river, and all
Others who find the means of doing so fol-
low their example
"To such an extent has this been carried
out that Gen. Pcmberton has been forced to
complain to General Grant, and to ask the
use of force to prevent the troops from lcav.
ing. The latter is said to have declined to
interfere. lie assured General Pembcrton
that he considered it no part or his duty tc
use arms to force men to fight for the Con
fcdcracy
According to the cartel, Gen. Pcmbcrton
and his army were to be parollcd and placed
outside the Federal lines Thus far it has
been impossible for that to be done and in
the meantime he had no interest in compel
ing men to go when they don't want to 60
consequently notice has been given. that all
who wish to take the oath and 90 home, can
do so. Some of the officers refuse to take
the parole, and will be sent North as pri
: sOnCrS.
"lIon. Albert Gallatin Brown. the col
league of jeff Davis in the United State,
Senate, came to Snydcr's Bluff on the Gtl
and took the oath. He said he had nevcl
believed in secession, had never been Sc
ccssiOnst, and had never been in favor q
the rebellion. His wife, who was present
said his course had ruined her, and there
need be no fears that he would act disloyal
ly in future. Brown has since been i'll Will
bloody tluX, of which he was suffering a
that time lie was permitted to return tt
lis home.
Among those who were killed during
the siege is General Martin Green, of Mis-
souri,, brother of Senator Green of tha
State Also, Captain Iloguc, Of the Appca
Battery