New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-15
the patients. Judged from what I saw that the
proportion Of severe wounds very great, though

the patients. Judged from what I saw that the
proportion Of bevere wounds very great, though
| I obtained no information on the subject.
| The lowest estimate Of the number of sick and
wounded in these hospitals is ifty-six hundred. Ol
this number between two and three thousand have
been disabled since the commencement of the siege.
REBELS KILLED.
The number of Rebels killed since the investment
of the place is 80 varousy stated by those who ought
to know, that do not feel ustifedin giving an esti.
mate. 1t has not been aslsrge we have supposed.
Brig Gen. Mart f. Green, Of Missouri, was the only
officer Of high rank lost during the whole time. He
is greatly mourned by his comrades, and doubtless
was very efficient officer. lie was killed by q
minnie bail at the time Gen. Logan blew up the
Rebel fort nfront ofhis principal battery. The COL OF
the 9th Missouri, whose name cannot at this mo-.
ment recall is also numbered among the dead.
CAUSES OF THE SURRENDER.
There is but one reason given by the Rebels for
their surrender. They cay they discovered that
they would be starved out before it would be poss
bic for Johnston or anybody else to raise the SIEGE
and although they could have held out six or seven
days longer they would have gained nothing there
BY the prospect being that at the end Of that time
Johnston would be us far of as he is now. They
repel the suggestion that they afraid Of an as.
ssult in column the 4th, and say that they would
have been able 10 repel any such assault. However
this may be, the fact that they were brought to
desperate straits for something to eat is ndspuable.
All preudices agains, mule meat were thoroughly
conquered by hunger, and the army was using it
freely, esteeming it better food than the blue beef
and rancid pork upon which they formerly subsisted.
The little remnant Of breadsiuf which they have
ON hand sso s,tests the extremity TO which they
were reduced, and their soldiers this moment
praising the "hard tack" or pilot bread given them
by our men, as II it were the most delicious bread
ever baked.
A Rebel s,slr officer informed me while making
inquiries on this subject tina, they have frequently
communicated with Johns,on and that their last
hope of relief WAS destroyed by communication
from him. The inference is readily drawn that
that army is scarcely prepared for hosilitiss, and
must reure before Gen. Grant.
SIEGE PRICES.
The citizens OF Vicksburg were in much wofe
plight than the army in many respects No food Was
issued to them from The army stores, and spe cuators
had run up the prices upon them to a most Ifodigious
extent. man cotld not have procured good
me Al II yictual. for athoussnd dollars. The follow
INK La, Of prices was made out for me by the pub
Usher Of The CR.eu, who assures Inc that he has
not over-priced anything:
Flour, IS 2 n. eql, TO 1000 y bb.
Bee, eIdeI y y 10. sapry exhausted
Bs,sr c a." ,s ws.l !. e. p n since which
'. R. .l;5' $50: .. ossa 3 n'ss ss.a ,a .e p
Mol..s.. or Tie.eie riO y gallon.
A.sl- h.f.F Nu sh.Ha.
Tee si5dslo q u none on hand for four week past,
Coffee, o. soa -io y II hand fOr iour weeks.
Louiians Rum lOnly liquor in msrsep stod slOo y
sa!oo.
cary ~hse ,5Tt
That these stunning prices were freely paid by all
who could produce money enough 10 buy them is u
fact beyond all dispute. That those who aid not
pay them suffered much is equally true. The vic
tins are loud and bitter in their denunciaons of the
ex,orions, who were protected by tue military
authorities from robbery interference. One OF
the first things done after the surrender was the
breskug open ano sacking Of few Of the most OBJ
roxious Jew stores. The outbreak was promptly
suppressed, but | would gladly have seen theu
emptied OF all tLeir contents
WHAT NEXT
! Gen. Grant understands organizing victory as
well hereabouts as any otGer General III the Union
service Five locomotives and about forty cars
were found in good order, aud Will probably sool
! be IN service. Orders have been promptly ls,uej
the repars of the railroad the crossing vi Tue
Bg Black. 90 North with the dispatch boat 10
iny When l return, | expect TO iind that ON
io,ces have repOssessed themselves Of Jackson
communicating with Vicksburg by rail, and pushing
Johnston and his army into the interior.
NOCATIhE.
TIsE Army OF TIE CUMBERLAND