Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-30

RATES.
The Confederate army remaining in the city for
week, during which the repeated fights took place on
the str' cts between men and he Yankeesmauy OF
whom we're very insulting and full OF aunting remarks
on the downfall Of our Gibraltar
% Saturday. the lth July, at about II o'clock, the
Confederate army, having all been paroed took up it's
line of marcu from Vicdsburg and arrived at Big Black
that evening. It solemn and imposing departure
Tears seen coursing the cheeks OF many OF our
trsops and ever and anon the men would lck to
take o3e lest look at the city they had well and
bly defended On Tuesday morning the troops CON-
msneed irving at Brandon, where it is anticipated
they will rema q tor q few days.
thus fell the city Of Vicksburg after obstinate
and heroic de ence q fOrtyseven days fortytwO OF
which the Confederate army had subsisted /
quarter rations. The city is in the hands OF the
invaders yet its tall adds single laurel to heir
wreath OF victory Starvation succeeded doing what
the Y aokee army could have DONE and though
the suit was to the Cou derate arms, when
future historians shall So ak OF the sege OF Nckshug,
the memory of the gallant men WHO bIed thelr bosom
with upiinching nness the storm Of shot ard shell
poured upon them will shine With lustre OF u0sur-
! assed m8gnifcenCe. All honor to them Molly have
,hey SUSTAINED the S0uu aud 10 their e!i rob
bed the CUeuy Ct single claim OF victory
AS lew renlai ks ain fac may not DC deemed
inapprop riate would state that the Sunday even
irg that cur armY entered Vcksburg there but
fifteen days rations in the town toc i've Gays the men
got flu! Ia;l0us, and the remaining 0rtytTo days sub
sisted Oh ten days fatious TIE question has been
asked C0ulG not the CommissAry Of Subsistence gel
the corn 10 purchase? ," He could. Six months ago
the planters tfered tie Government from their
pantaons Tree Ct charge i the authorities woud only
send ara bsul it, The reply to the offer was II It
is hauled Into will pay for it, but We c1naot
~end for it The result was. that when the enemy &C.
cuped the country west OF the + g Black be found
enough corn and TO have supplied our army for
twelve months 80 substabtiate my assertion, would
state that among the planters who offered their corn
rec @. charge were CoioGe Benson Blake, DE-. j. q.
Newman, CooDel Auter, and DIR. +. Il. Cook
Ali these ire insn Of VII known stand!GH IN their
( State.
Let the GENT, neu had prov siOning OF ' icke-
burg forward aud account tor the cause OF onIy
fifteen days provisions being ia the town Uotil they
bring forward atucdaGt proof tat l. W&s no IauC OF
theirs. the people nt the Confederate States must h0d
them from the GaDera Commanding to the Commssary
Of ouhssei to strict accountability Tor their shame
u and cupabe neglect OF duty. Before The investment
Of Vcksbug, had the press called attention to the fact
Of there being provisions III the city and the city
been afterwards taken people would said that the pa
pers had invited the assault by their mudence, in let
ung the enemy know of it and by keeping silent those
authority allowed to continue their course With
out Eythiug being said to them.
1t has been said that Lieut.. Gen. Pemberto1 stated
that he always believed that large supply Of pro-
visions was stored away in NIchsburg" Believed -
Section 8i8 Of the Array Regulations is w0rded as toll
lows = x " tie (reerrlDg to the General Com
uandiDg studies the wo Ks and exterior within the
radius OF attack and investment the strength OF the
garrison the artillery munitions If war, subsistence
10 procure whatever is deficient" In what manner
did the Lieut.. Gen. Commanding the Department of
Mississippi and East Louisiana pert3rm these G1tles
laid down in the regulations? Why was it that all
during the fall OF 1862 when the river from Port Hud-
70 Nicksburg in possession, and boats were
trading up and down, not single boat load of pro-
visions ever arrived? Did the Confederate Govern
ment get all the sugar and molssses brought up to
Vicksburg o. is the assertion that certain commits
saries and quaIteC.naScrs speCnating with Gov
ernment money correct?
Our Notifications vera pronounced by the Yankee |
Ulcers to be the most miserable they had ever SEEM
and it matter OF great surprise to them that, with
ffaeen months time, bad erected works that
could DEFY army of 100000 men, The works were
badly made that the damage done TO them by the en-
enys fife in the day could scarcely be repaired by
arge force OF men working all ng,t. Our engineers
only existed in name; in TACT there not one man
sm0Cg them that understood bis duty. The fOrtlhca
tions so poor that zen. Mcpherson, after riding
the line is said 10 have exclaimed Good Heav
ems these the boasted ioruice ii0rs OF Vtksburg
It the rebels alone and rot their works. that kept
US out OF this town.
he amount OF prisoners captured at Eicksburg
about % 900 altogether Among them three Maj
Generals and nine Bigeder Generals. About ninety
pieces OF artillery captur l. OF which several
Ill for use forty thousand stand Of arms end between
ibictyGce and forty stand OF C0I0rs taken by the
enemy he amount OF ammrnltiun surrendered IL I'M
inensE, there being Let less than six months supply
stored away IL tie magaz Iherc was n Useless
taving OF uuitiCn during the siege. Had our men
allowed to keep up ire On the Yankee lines they
oud lever Lave approached 70 whiting thirty yar0s
OF te, much leas have erected tHts that CLOSE to
Ii.
Taking a view OF the whole campaign, can only
come the conclusion t. at Gen Pemoerton out
generated in tbs most gl4rlng N amer 10y Gen. Grant
The neglect 10 reinforce Cen Bowen at Gcaud Gulf
he battle at B3kerS Creek where our army slept the
night prevlosa within forty yards OF the enemy without
knowug they were there ; and the day OF tie battle
when nearly the Whole OF rtii!ey cap ured
without lng she'll; the battle OF Big Black and
be retreat into Vickburg, sufficient proof OF Gen
Penbertons IDcompetencs. great deal has betn /
said Of bis gallant deieuce' 1hs is simply rldcu-
Hai the soldiers been solely under .he command
II that General, the CT OF VIcksburg would have ,
been evacuated the Sunday night that cur forces tell
back into the town.
he men had the slightest confidence in General !
PembcrtoD, and since the surrender of V,cksbnrg
their determine ion of deatrtng rather than
under Pembercn alter they are exchaDg, d. The very
the poorest opDi, Of General Pemberon's capac-
"; and OF biz unpopuIarity General Pemberton
well aware. It's not correct to hastily pass
Judgment upon tie merits or Gemerits Ct null
.ary meo, but case Of this kind when there are SO
many proofs OF incapacy, it is the duty Of tree peo
pie 10 demand that such be removed from com
mand, and competent mtn placed in their stead LIT
this reverse at lcksburg be ever SO much smoohed
by those who military patronage, to all SEN
bIe it must be pa uly apparent that it censure
to fall any the loss of VIcksburg it must
naturally rest Oh the man who held comm and.
Mobile AdUertier.
From Morris Island.
The news from Morris Island, Tuesday, was very
meagre. continued Smelling was Kept up Monday
eight from the enemy's land batteries. Some four or
five gunboats came up and opene0 II e. Tuesday morn