The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-18

rebel fastnese, the words
''Down with the traitors, up with the dag
foated out over the conquered city laden
with meaning they never had before
the song ended, the glorious words and
once familiar music, came down from
the cupola startling rs from A dream the
struggling rebels, scattered through the
adjacent streets This work completed.
we came down and casting a glance OF
love and pride upon the old aag flying
in the treason-tainted Air, VIC struck Of
INTO THE CITY,
and reseFving for the moment a descrip-
tion of the town, and dealing with oc.
currences only, / wish 70 make state
ment so fairly and plainly az not TO be
misunderstood. Vicksburg was 10 some
extent pillaged on the day of tho sur
render, and the rebel sheets will un-
dlubtedly charge II 10 the hireling Yam
keesi in reference to this affair write
of what saw. and consequentlyof what
know. Riding through the various
business streets of the city, | noticed
many stores open and filed with men
busily engaged in rsneackiDg the shelves,
aud saw many walking Off with bundles
of shirts, Jackets, &c, and in every sin /.
gle instance coming under my observa
tion, these men wore the unmistakeabie
dress of the rebel army. -nn-t
As the day advanced the city became
crowded with the stragglers Of both
armies, but aside from the instances
have mentioned / saw no excesses of any
kind whatever there was no cheering,
no drunkenness, no boisterous conduct
of any description. In these respects
the place looked little like q city just
surrendered to a hostile power
At one o'clock the jackson road became
the center Of attraction, and citizenq,
soldiers and stragglers crowded thither
to witness the
ENTRY OF LoGAH's DIVISION.
Amid clouds of dust almost euffo-
eating, LOgan's War-worn veterans came
marching down the road with steady
tramp and joyf1l faces notwithstanding
the heat and dust, the 45ih illinois,
known as the lead mine regiment, pre-
eminent for endurance and gallantry, at
tested on many q bloody field, leading
the van. Msj.-Generals Mcpherson and
Logan headed the column, attended by
their stats, followed by the division
band, sounding the national anthems from
q dozen brazen throats.
Following The division came the brig
ade of Gen. Ransom, that has done the
country such signal service and covered
itself with imperishable honor by its la
bors IN the trenches before Vicksburg.
Ransom HIMSELF his fine face aglow with
joyous exultation, rode proudly Of their
head. The column marched with its
banners proudly floating over It through
the principal streets, and came to halt
on the four streets around the Court
House, and stacked arms, the band as
cending TO one of the Court House bal
comics and enliyening the rest OF the day
with their music, In two hours more
guards were detailed and stationed all
over the town. Lieut.. Col. Wilson had
established Provost Marshal Office In
the Court House. Msi.-General John
A. Logan had been announced as Militia
ry Commandant, and we were in full
and formal possession Of Yicksburg, aud
atliberty to count up.
sUFFEBMGs OF TIE BEsrsGED.
Months ago, long before the siege be-
gan, Pemberton notified the citizens that
they must leave the city, hint they
were slow TO take, and 40 it did not
come in the shape of an order, 10 be en-
forced by the bayonet, they refused 10 60.
PembertOn then told them that if they
would stay tboy could, but whatever
might happen in the future, he would not
having anything to do with them, =
promise to which he rigidly adhered
during all the desperate days of the
siege, notwithstanding the extreme
scarcity of provisions, he refused to
issue them pound from his Commissary
stores, nor wonld he interfere to stop the
graceless scoundrels who had gotten oil
breadstufs in the place into their hands,
and were speculating on the liteblood Of
women And children. (, For instance at
the time OF the battle Of Champion Hill,
one man owned nearly aii 7tne iiOur in
the city; on the receipt of the news of
that battle speoulatOr bought the whole
Of il at one hundred doll ars per barrel.
In the course of few. hours that -four
changed hands several times al ways at
a ruinous advance, antil7 one fellow got
hold OF Il who retailed il At the rate Of
one Thousand dollars per barrel. have
conyersed with citiEens OF the place who
assert they have paid that price for IT,
Pemberton refused TO interfere, and this
was the cause Of the second fire in
Vicksburg during the siege, the citizens
setting fire 10 the building containing
the remainder of the stock, about two
hundred aud ilty barrels, and seeing 20
itthat house and -four we're completely
consumed. But these harpies were the
least of their miseriee, the great trouble
was 10 procure sufficient sustenance Of
any kind TO support life. Long before
the army WAS reduced TO mule meat, the
citizens had come 10 consider 10 luxury,
and some of them said they preferred ii
to the beef they had been able 10 pro-
cure during the last days of beef As
for that both army aud people were re-
duced 10 mule meat ~ tt
Mule meat, however, grew 10 be q lux
ufy, and have heard OF instances where
rats were subjected to cravings of appe-
tite. Coffee and zen disappeared long
ago from the town, and flour was only
obta;nable by the most wealthy classes;
what the poor suffered no time or pen
can ever tell
II was not, however, the scarcity Of
food that constituted their greatest
misery's long continued mental excite
ment have worn them haggard. Not an
hour In the twenty -four Of all those 4u
days, bat what might have been their
last, from some terrible missile Of death.
Eating, sleeping, pursuing their usual
daily ayocali0n, was the same; no time
I ~ niara. roaa.saf, fFem their infrugiOn