The New York herald., 1863-07-18

on Wearing it. exclaimed "stacked arms The devil they
havep Then p,using minute az he considered Ing .no
'em enough Of stacking arms " Accordingly he formed
the remaining four companies ID line with loaded muskcts
aud stood them the nacon tents, whom he compea
TO stack and unsack arms for twelve hours They aah
want 10 stack arms after that without special orders
General Logan in his duties is assisted by the Forty
fifth Illinois. which the provost guard OF the city
THE POSI- orFlcE
has been opened under the suernendence OF one o. our
officers and will be ready in few days Tor the uansacon
OF the usual mail business.
CONDITION. OF TIE RAILROAD
The rolling stock Oh the railroad was ie IN god cohui
ton by the garrison About fourteen locomotives ana
three hundred fallen into hands The " ack
is being repaired and distance oil eight miles Is Already
III running ordcr.
filed with sick and wounded rebels There are not
less than thousand inmates mt present IN them The
principal hospital al the southeast corner Of the city,
where, in addition to houses, large eneampment IS
CAPTURE or RErgt MoSEY-nIE NEWSPAPER
large haul rebel Treasury notes aud southern bank
bills was made the bank Many thousands Of dolnrs
were captured The rebel officers TO be penfuily
supplied with 'greenbacks" and many have gold and
silver.
Col Clark, Adjutant General of McIhersons corps cap
tured printing press Of the Citizen newspaper and Is
using TO print he paroles for the rebel prisoners
vicksBuRG DURING THE skGE.
Conversations with rebel officers reveal many curious
incidents of life In vcksburg during the progress Of tho
siege.
on the night when the transports the batteries
grand ball under at headquarters. The hrng or
the batteries created great and In the
darkness the night the mistaken Tor
gunboats, tbs utmost terror elt for the result AS
be imagined the festivities Of the oocasion suddenly
terminated Two other balls tosS place during the siege
About week before the capulation took place. threc
hundred mules were killed. aud the meat, when cooked
had partaken OF tho delcacy declared TO be superior
10 venison Think OF tnst 20 epcnres Mule meat a'or
that sold at n dollar per pound at the inarket.
The following stof prices OF some articles for sale
during the siege
Cotton shirts. SIS each.
VIII skey, 500 per pint
Flour, $3.50 to $500 rcr barrel
pay rolls to meet their mess charges.
Champagne what little there was OF II. was sold for
1920 per basket.
vIcKspuRo. July I, 1883.
yoHssroS's REAR GUARD AT BOLTON
General Grant has added siil another victory TO the
list Of his brilliant IN this campaign. Our
forces up with Johnstons rear guard near
Bolton the 9th instant, and after short
skirmish milc them prisoners, to the number
IL is etored OF some six thousand The official reports
in yet; but from the brought by courers
have obtained the facts Of the affair found below
THE PREPARATIONS TO ATTACK Jor JOHNSTON.
It may be well to preface by sayn that soon As the
surrender Of the garrison here oregone conclusion
Genera Grant arranged suddenly attack Johnston
possible his whole orce. Acc rdinply, on the
night the Sd and the OF the 4th inst the expcdi
ton, which was under command of Gen Sherman, set
out ia three columns 10 march on Jackson.
COMPETITION sBERx,Ss ExPEDIrioN.
under General Ord the centre column. the fifteenth
corps under General steele and the left the Ninth corps
with division or the Sixteenth corps all under General
Parke. The right column % march by way Of Ray
mopd and the left By way OF canton, while the centre
took tho line u the railroad.
the 5tb, and proceeded somo distance without6nect
ing with the enemy AZ cngth about four O'Clock in the
noon the guard consisting OF the sixteenth
Iowa, suddenly 1red upon by artillery and the skir
ishers returned with the report that tho eucmy were
drawn up line of battle with battery OF artillery Ia
position, resist advance. The Sixteenth Iowa
opened response but tho proved to be In
siderable force Tutti0s division OF the Fifteenth corps
to the support OF the regiment and the engage
became general II lasted bat short time. The
enemy began to givo way and finally turned - ny but
in the detachment OF the Ninth army corps
had got IN theK rear, aud he whole force was compelled
u surrender.
The rebels proved to be the guard OF Johnstons
army, and nsi- ted of infantry cavalry an artillery
our loss very small.
Reports this morning represent Johnston In retreat
| across Pearl river
Cen sherman will, it Is expected. occupy Jackson TO-
night.
| yioKsBCRG, July 8. 1853
There nothing particularly important 70 wrto you TO-
| day.
The paring OF the rebel prisoners is still 10 progress,
/ viii probably be completed tomorrow.
detachment OF those already paroled will march out
| through our lines this afternoon.
We have no further OF Shermans operations be
yond the Big Black.
The railroad is being rapidly repaired. Trains
L f1sA tl. IhA Axrtlt