Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
Vicksburg and Pemberton's whole
army surrendered.
Great victory of our brave troops.
Patriots rejoicing--RebeI and Cop
perhead stock declining.
Army officers arrested and sent
from Washington to their
commands.
THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG
CONFIRMED.
Interesting account of the affair,
A Raid into Indiana by 400 Rebels.

A Raid into Indiana by 400 Rebels.
CAIRO, July 7.
! The dispatch boat from Vicksburg Sunday,
has arrived. She brings news that Pember
ton sent a flag of truce on the 4th, offering to
surrender if allowed to march his men out
Gen. Grant said none could leave except as
prisoners of war. Pemberton then uncon-
ditionally surrendered.
| CHICAGO, July z.
The following dispatch is just received:
CAIRO, July II p. NJ.
To r. D. L. Sweet, Chicago:
The naval commander here has just re-
ceived an official dispatch that Pemberton
surrendered Vicksburg July 4th.
WASHINGTON, July T.
Secretary Welles received dispatch to-day
from Admiral Porter that Vicksburg surren-
dered July 4th.
Times Special.
GETTYSBURG, July 6.
Reports from the front are very cheering
Our forces are close on to the enemy, and i'm
portant results are expected by night. Gen.
Gregg sends dispatches that the rebels are
going to Greencastle instead of Chambers
burg The enemy are abandoning their
wounded along the line of retreat, officers as
well as privates.
| WASHINGTON July 6-P NJ
The President has decided that the applica-
ton of Stephens and Ould for personal inter-
views could not be granted; that the commune
cation be received through the ordinary chan
nels.
CAIRO, July Z.
Between 5000 and 10000 rebels, under
command of Gems. Price, Marmadukc, Par.
sons and McRae, attacked Helena on the
morning of the 4th. Gen. Parsons command
ed the center, Gen. Fagon the right wing and
Marmaduke the left wing. The roughness of
the ground was such as to prevent the rebels
from bringing up their artillery, and they at
tempted to carry our redoubts by infantry
assaults The center of their column charg-
ed in the direction of Fort Curtis and took
three lines of our rifle pits. An enfilade fire
was opened on them, which swept them down
in great numbers. They were soon surround
ed and captured. One whole Brigade or
what was left of it, fell into our hands,
Among them was Col L. NJ Nevis, of the
7th Missouri, 1t. Col johnson and Col. S. S.
Bell, of Bell Regiment. Most of the 10th
Missouri are among the prisoners.
| Gen. Prentiss was aware of the contem-
plated attack, and was prepared. He had
1000 men on the watch. Iowa, Indiana,
Wisconsin and Missouri were represented
He was also assisted by the gunboat Tyler,
and three other gunboats arrived about the
time the battle was over.
| Dr;coparc COW tho attach will no repauod
The battle commenced at o'clock A. NJ
The rebel loss is not less than 500 in killed
and wounded and prisoners. The entire
Federal loss will not exceed 100.
Prentiss is confident he can repel any as
assault that may be made.
1t is now thought that the rebel depreda-
tons near Lake Providence was to draw our
gunboats to that point, and thus give them
better opportunity at Helena.
| FREDERICK, July 6.
The iron bridge is so nearly destroyed as
to beimposslble for the rebels to retreat
Portions Of the rebel army passed through
South Mountain, but the Potomac is high and
their pontoons are destroyed. Fitzpatrick is
after the rebels sharply.
New YORK, July 7.
The Aragohas arrived from Port Royal, 18th.
A deserter from Montgomery's negro regi
ment has been executed.
The defences at Folly Island are nearly
completed.
Owing to the rumors that the enemy is
deepening Wapa cut with the view to bring
ing down an iron-clad, one of our iron-clads
has been placed in the Stone river.
Admiral Dahlgren arrived at Port Hudson
on the 18th.
The 9TH New York regiment left Baltimore
yesterday for Frederick.
New YORK, July Z.
The Commercials Paris letter of June 23d,
says the report that the Emperor is pressing
his mediation schemes upon England, is en-
tirely unfounded. He adds that Mr.. Dayton
is preparing for visit to the United States.
This shows that he has no anticipations of
anything of the kind.
The Baltimore Union of yesterday says that
every available man in Baltimore and Wash |
ington is being hurried towards Frederick to
intercept Lees flying and demoralized troops. |
A great battle will probably come off to-mor-
morrow, which will doubtless be final one, |
as Gen. Meades forces have been reinforced |
by Gems. Couch, Schenck and Heintzelman, |
and will nearly double Lees army.
New York, July7.
Heavy rifed guns are being shipped to Port |
Royal for the use of our monitors.
A Tribune letter states that the 18th corps |
lost in killed, wounded and missing 4060 men,
The LIST corps lost nearly 5000, and the 18th |
corps lost about 1915 men, II officers killed |
and 43 wounded.
LOUISVILLE, July Z.
The excitement which prevailed here last
tod In
ton of our population in the streets, between
IL and l o'clock this morning, was occasioned
by the fire of cannon at Jacksonville, on the
Indiana shore, about midnight, by order Of
the Adjutant General, who without consulta-
ton with the authorities, took this means to
arouse the Indiana Legion, whose services it
was thought would be required. The rever-
beration from these cannons from the walls
of our city and the trees south of it, Impress
ed our people with the idea that an artillery
conflict was progressing between Morgan's
forces and our own, a short distance south of
the city. |,
During last evening rumors prevailed of an
advance of Morgan's forces to Shepardsville.
These rumors could not be traced to any au-
thentic source. Telegraphic communication
between here and Shepardsville ceased at 9
o'clock. The excitement became intensified i.
and continued through the night. All is
quiet this morning. Probably none Of Nor
CAMS forces have been this side of Bards
town, and are now said to be retreating.
MEMPHIS, July 5. Ii
via Cairo, July7 y
Gen. Hurlbut has kindly furnished me d
With the following extracts of letter from t.
den. Prentiss. Il
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT EAST ARK.
HELENA, July 4, 1890 A. M.
70 Major General 8. A. Hurbut. "
We have been pressed since daylight by