Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-16
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The following are from the Chicago
Times w.r correspondent
tbs AppEAaANCE ANpsgNTINENT OF THE
PRISONERS.
The prisoners arc, upon the whole, .
fine appearing body Of men, IN remsrka-
bic contrast with the Fo,t Don.lsoa and
Arkansas Post prisoners. They are
.arger, and free from that squaid and
wretched appearance SO characteristic OF
the prisoners captured in the other
places have named. A more disconr-
aged and disorg anized body OF soldiers,
h,wever, never existed. Two thirds OF
them seem satisfied, now that Nicksbnrg
.,as f.llen, that the cause OF the South IL
hopeless, and they are wiling to take
The oath of alleg ance aud give up the
contest. That they are honest IN the
expression OF such desires is manifest
rom the fac, that they are receiving
{ leir paroles, and can have no nerccns-
nv motive in view in Offering to take tie
Q .th in preference to the parole. gen.
Pemberton's army can safely be consld-
cred as annihilated. The men comprs-
ing it can never be brought together
again under any circumstances. 1t is
| Jar better they are parol.d than sent
| \ orth. since tue inilaence they vii ex
eicise will tend 10 discourage al with
| whom they come IN contact.
They are unanimous ana open ~ their
lenancistlon OF Gen. pemberton, whom
they do not he.ita'e 10 declare sold out
his command to General Grant. GeH.
Pemberton VAS undoubtedly guilty OF
gross neglect IN not having suiilcieht
supply of provisions to1 tie s'ege, aud
us conduct appears more ineApiicab z
aud lnexcusable when 1t Is considered
that he actually shipped away fix
months supplies. At the time Genera!
Sherman assaulted the CITY IL December
,.s,, it was provlsiored Tor six months,
and quantities equal 10 that consumed
hy tue forces since then were received.
The tii,ens aud army supposed tue
same supply OF provisions was on haho'
; aud it was no; until after the place was
closely ,nys,tcd aud the rich country OF
tho iazoo and Big Black ca; -, that y
was d scoycred that there we're less than
fifteen days full rations in The city.
CAVES ~ TnE aaorAD.
q or two squares back from the
river MANY Of the streets are cut Il rough
deep butts. leaving a fquarc face from
TO twenty feet III height. In the
faces OF these bluffs Numerous caves had
rem. Many Of ,hell were Of consldera-
ble size, having two rooms, with shelves
Tor lump. aud other articles cut IN the
clay They were lined win canvass or
old pieces Of carpets, aud the top sap
ported by stout wooden pillars. Thee
caves were occupied by the women and
children constantly, the cooking bong
done IN the open air III front OF the
openings. Near these large caves were
mailer ones, usually just large enough te
take in cot or rude bcdstesd. THESE
were occupied by the servants OF those
occupying the larger ones. Daring the
frequent c.ssations OF the tombaIdmen
tor An hour or two, the children woulC
c me out from these caves and engage
u juvenile spors upon the Sidewalk
, The sound OF mortar mile or two
, away, behind the trees skutng th,
bend. would send them, like flock o
frightened psrlridses. into the caves
The bodeat OF them would remain a
: he door and watch the shell mounting
. upward, until they could observe the di
rec,ion II was taking, when, # il was no
, k,!y to tall near them, the recklc-
' ungstora would conn out and resum
y Their play
b One If these caves, where the roc
IS was not far enough removed from III
j. surface OF the tluii, WAS broken IN ty tb
explosion of mortar shell, ard VIC
man aud two children buried alive
!. The cellars OF certain houses, where
Il hell would be less kelly 10 enter becaus
i, ~ distance from the roof, aud the ptC
lection Of earth at the sides, were u,e
a. the cumncncemett OF the siege as
place u reinge tut, owug TO 50 man
: holdings being leveed by the shells.
@ genelal Apprehension Of danger OF beln
a. burned beneath the runs seized upo
-, The eople, aud bat lew cellars were a
; tefwa'ds occupied.
MISCELLANEOUS.
7 OF the $1,000 prisoners, over 90
d are unlib for duty. The whole o,tg u
4 iact one vast Confederate hospital. III
:. number Of wounded and The new mad
graves upon every hi side, attest I'll
: terri H. nature Of the bombsrdment' :
q The rebel los during the siege cann'
:, have been less than four thoutand kllle
.e and died rom wounds. Among the 10
!, mer was Brig. gen. Martin Green, btoil
er OF Senator Green, Ct Missonti-il
> notel puarrilia VIM oayn onr traan.