The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-16
Conpr Housr. V1oKgpURe, July 4.

CouRr HOUSE, VIoKsBURe, July 4.
via. CAIRO, July 10)
Vicksburg surrendered this morning, attei
a sieoe of forty seven days, terminating III
negotiation lasting twenty-four hours. tens
Cent and PembertOn had an interview yes
terdav y. m. The last note of Gen. Pember-
ton. accepting the proffered terms of Gen
Grant was not received till 6 o'clock to-day
when Gen. Mcpherson received the torna
surrender. -
The terms allow the officers and men to be
paroled here, the former to retain their siu0
arms. and their horses and personal prop
ertv. They will be escorted beyond our lines
and furnished with two days provisions from
our stores. =,
Cen T,ooan's division marched into the
c;tv at II O'clock, aud at noon Lieut.. Strong
boisted the stars and stripes over. the Court
CoI Wilson is Provost Marshal of the city,
and Gen. Logan commander of the post. We
have taken over $4,000 prisoners. besides
about 4. 900 non-combatantS, 107 field pieces
and 30 siege guns, $4,000 stands Of arms,
ammunition, locomotives, cars, and a few
stores and 81 stands ofcolors-
Among the prisoners ale Lieutenant Gen.
PeInberton, Maj Gems. Stevenson, Smith,
Forney and Brown, and IA Brigadiers, and
about $50 Colonels.
There are 5, 800 men in hospital, half Of
whom are wounded. Only $1,000 OF the gar
ison are reported able for duty. The stock
of provisions was almost exhausted, and TOR
four days they had been eating mule flesh.
OF ammunition for heavy guns they mad
fair supply, but IN field and musketry they
were short. Eight caps to man was all
IS,
and rice was all the supplies they had, with
a little unground corn.
The Capitulation was caused by restitution
and by physical prostration, FASTENED. per-
haps, by the expectation that our forces
would storm the place to day. Itisadmitte1 by
all that the rebels have made gallant defense
and the terms are understood to be conces-
sion of General Grant to their bravery,a as well
as great pIbiic economy.
Yicxsburg is much damaged by shells,
hardly house escaping.
The reception of our troops was not unfa-
yorable. Our troops treated their late enemy
with great friendliness, both sides feeling a
great relief from the severe hardships and Suf
ering of the siege.
Fifty steamers are at the landing.
The 4th of July has never been celebrated
30 strongly or so earnestly.
Cen Pemberton denies the authorship of
the speech attributed to him about holding
out till the last dog was eaten.
VICKsBURG, July 8,
(via. Carlo, July 10)
Yesterday and to-day all passed off with
re markable quiet and good feeling. The
weather is fearfully warm.
Nineteen General officers have been paroled
Two or three days will be occupied before thu
prisoners are sent out. Their destination is
reported to be Talladega Ala. Many of
them are anxious to be paroled, but wish to
take the oath of allegiance, quit the rebel SER
vice, and proceed north.
Several women and children have been
killed or injured during the siege. The hun
bred houses occupied by the sick and woun-
ded have been constantly occupied by sick
and wounded, have peen constantly exposed
to the shells. About $500 persons have been
killed inside of the works since the siege be-
gan. The labor performed on the fortifca-
tons by both sides is prodigious. The weight
of the artillery hes knocked most of their
works to indistinguish able heaps.
There were about l, 200 women and chill
dren in the city during the commandment,
who have for the most part Of the time, been
obliged to live in caves, Of W hich there are
several hundred. The citizens have not been
allowed to draw from the army supplies, ex-
cept in cases Of restitution.
The prices of food have been enormous
Five dollars a pound has been charged for
-four, dollar pound for mule meat.
The latest advices from the interior repre-
sent that johnson is retreating rapidly, and
Sherman in hot pursuit. Reinforcements are
moving to Sherman.
Offers of assistance have been dispatched
to Gen. Banks and it is conjectured that the
condition of the Port Hudson garrison is SSH
liar to that of Vicksburg a week since. Its
fall may be announced at any hour.
The general opinion here, both in the reb-
el army and our own, is, that the rebellion in
the West is at an end, or at least reduced to
insignificant proportions.