Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-15

Rhat IS GotRg on at Vicks5arg-Scaycifg Of
Goal fer G0usrEmsat B0ats-Ths DefsHses Of
VJcks6Hrg-Ths ConsHAtatOs Tree.
From the Memphis Bulletin, Oct
A friezd ~seiourning for = while at Vicksburg
gives Is eepi9us notes Of bis observations q poF-
ton Of which re transfer 20 our columns.
Our informant thinks Il woaid take as Isng to
describe VicEsburE, IFS Publications and de-
lenses, IS it did TO Taxa it..
To pleasure seekers, editors, and others sraV-
sling throughout the country, there is net, nor
can there be for soma time to come, q place Of
greater interest than this natural Gibraltar.
The Washington hotel IS tha only one in the
city of Vieksburg at which pa5hc ~seeommods-
ton can be had,
He found Gen. GRAFT sufficiently recovered to
hobble on erUtehes and receive visitors. The un-
assuming modesty, ease, and quietness of the
General in obiging and accommodating his Wis
tiers, is a subject Of much comment by all who
call BDoR him.
Our friend visited sTl the department bead
q~usrtGrs, as well as the headquarters of the va
reus branches sf the se,vice that are represent
ed strongest By the Quariermastsrs. Captain
Ford, 40 N, IN charge Of all the boats and
transportation, Is probably The busiest maa, and
has charge OF, probably, the most important de.
Psrtment
In regard to fuel for boats in public service,
we lesrR thai Captain Ford has pressed negroes
into cutting and hauling wood to the RIVER
banks for steamers. The supply is, therefore,
small, and the unusually low water in the river
mskes it impossible TO procure any coal.
ear iEfaTmsnt gives a graphic sketch of the
dsteHse5 Of ViciLsburg. Fort Hill forms the
most important defense. The cotton which
lined these trenches and works has all been
gathered by the agen-s Of the treasury Depart
ment and shipped North. Ths c-anteens, cap
peaches. spades, cartridge boxes, cart
/ ridges, shot, shell aud ether articles ID
great quantities that are pcomiscuOusly
scattered around, on and in. those works
prove how great the loss of this stronghold mus.
have been to the rebels. He picked up ssveTa
trophies, bat tha tee under which the c0lsulta-
ten was held by Gems Grant and Psn5erton IS
the greatest Of 81, pittsd as it is, with shot snC
shell. The troops and visitors have stripped i
Of It's branches, and uumaeTlss5 canes have beer
manufactured thereIom.
The natural defeuses of Vicksburg are une
qualsd By aay IN the country, and the artificial
ohes CONSTRUCTED b. rebels making it more i'm
pTerusb.e than ever, and capable OF being gar
risoned and held by a small force.
While on his tour Of observation he was agree
ably surprised 30 find il the various forts sum
bers Of shot and shell, IS well as magazines
vet uutsuched for want Of transportation TO re
move it. The rebels must have lefs ten million.
Of dollars worth Of plunder when they evacua
ted this stronghold
By an arrival from Shreveport, On the Re,
river, 1 learned Of a force of rebel trOogs Their
numbering fifteen Thousand, who are patienly
awaiting ths arrival Of Gen. Grant, previous t.
making a general skedadGle. There are eve
a huz6rsd Thousand bales of cotton on tia
river, which, IS soon IS it will permit Of boat
ascending, viii come into market. The rebe
force is commanded by Gen. Dick Taylor, AZ,
were expecting T Inducements from their ARM
at Litis Rock.
The ammunition left when the rebels 5vacu
atsd has been carefully collected and taken E
the Government foundry, where The powder al,
!. filing have been taken cut.
The guns used on the batteries on the rive
bank remain IL position, with the exception e
WhistIing Dick, which has been sen. to Ger
Banks.