Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-29
sCENEaTN VECMaHHna.
THE ARMIES FRATEREIzIyG-CoED o.
THE CITY

scazes IN Flck5Burg, after ths 5arro11ar, u
copied froR tAs New Ysrk Tribune, dated 5tE
inst:
The rsbel soldiers, isstssd ef lying clsss IN
{ tAeir trencses, arc rssmiBg abonf the city ER-
zrmsd il Uarestrainsd but aHicabls intsrcs curse
vita taess Of our sTH array wha have been
I Baraittsd t. sntsF tee tswR. Gay aRifsrus u
grey cloth, riealT bFoRzpd With Qol5 lace, azd
I ProtIsoly ascked Wi.A stars aa5 bright irim-
uiiags, are 10 close jazEaPssisisR vita fhs hsli-
I day attire Of ear sWa shsuldsF-stTaDHsd lrisRds
"a strange s'zaing sigzt fer YickshHrE. The
women AID chiidrsa have sai a qaiat Eight's
rest in their beds at hslae-G tbing WkicH Las
net occurred bsfors FOR ferty-sight days GuaTd7
/ IN 5ius usiisrms ara stslisRsd at the entrance
| of stores aad other Blsess wAars gosds Of aEy
| Eiua are deposited. Near a haRdrsd stesmbsa. .s
are ying st the wharf sigst which the pss-
I pie usr7 relsic1 81 mere tkan any stker Where,
! yesterday merniHg, starvation was Staring asR
/ aud womeE IN TIE face, pleaty Hew raigus.
THE ARMIES F8ATERSFzrSG.
Ts-say 5otA sraiss seem = have Siscaslsd
every faeling Of Psrsssal bitterness, aad 20 havs
/ rec1s Ezsd the qEarrsI in v7hish sEsy hav, heeD
/ HgBdEg as a Pursiy pablo oze, that ssFht net
70 iatarfsrs wita frisz3ly perssnsl rsl.siana.
4 Wheravary ysu turn IN tss Strasts Of Vickab arg,
/ and en- wha5svsr sTaBsa9rt ysu %, yea viii
/ tin3 Uai9B oficsgs and aeldsrH tTsstinv rebel
/ oGic-rs sas soldiers 30 taS-bsst aslablof szd
5rlHks sur army ess sRsr3 as if tas7 wara cid
/ friands jHat met after a lsag separation Cor
saiI5y aas gosa feeling prevail shrsugssat the
| city.
/ an eosG5aat that thsrs has u6s bsou ta-Sav
q single iHgtasss wAsrs aay ohiesr 81 sol der Of
I sur army Aas iHsRiEed II any uasssmlT gxHIta-
[ tioa over tla fallen fsmsn. We hays svsa re-
| traisea from cheering, and nsthias-abzolatsly
no5sHg-ha5 Bean a9zs to add hueilistisR 70
/ taa cap of ssTow wRics tie rebels ksvs seen
I c=zesiisI 70 dri-k. OF csurse this snfvsrsal
prevalence Of COED fss.iag mas tea stsJ tas uasn
/ Of both srn.es to ressrt 20 moral suasisr and
srEuaani for viudic2sies Of tssir respective 80
si.i0ns IS seIligsrents.
/ RsVs lsieass a.tsatively 20 maav Siscug-
sisn5 ot the cause Of the var, had On tho s.rsst
corRers sHd sverywbars, szsaeGfas them T. re-
salt in high wsrds Of defiance ana rserimina-
/ tIea Bat, TO my surstiss, I hava Ravsr uise-
[ where heard thess conversational esntrsvarsies
ssoat the Wat AID its eszsas aRd suds 60 calzly
an 1lilaiy csnsGe5aa s.acs The ssmasacsmsa
OF sur national troubles.
CONDITION or TIE CITY.
Wkas = near viaw ef Vicksburg would di--
elsse after beizg 50 l5nE sEbisess5 30 a rsis sf
sHot aad ssell, hr1 aeas thsRa sl zzaas ssae-
uIal!sn in eur army AID slgswAers. There VIE
nave Witnessed tas siege canaos fail 70 20 sar-
Pussd that thars IS anyth.Eg left Of the ts-n
5u. rgias. Sat We bsvs, Is sssas, vet ssaa-
thing to Learn ef tie su6uraucs Of a tsu7a "a
vel. rs Of msH. Bus few bHiIdisgs in Virbs-
ba1g are t9tsly demolished Nsna hsvs b4sa
completely ruige6 By ths hou5zrSRent On
one Of sls prIle pal streets near tho rivar. zaE
ruuninE parallel with II, thsrs srs rsnaiss of A
A'seE st Buildings which ware burned ahant
the tse Of the fght at Champion Hills. In tho
block was a mill aud store Aogss, ia which
Tars stored a c0a5d5ra5ls quantity Of H-ur-
200 barrels aad Upward Aish was burned at
tho sams time. The buildings wsrs sr79 by 8
crsws Of incsassd r8bsl sslaizT4 sns citzs1s, as
punisamsH. dRs 10 sosss hsar.laas az5 srts7-
tlsaa's spectators we haa koagbt - ths
HBar 70 b. enabled = get aisEs prices for t.
Iasrs are faT stAsr hsNses scattered ahsal
that s1s but hGsBs Of rabbisa. Ths zroat zaa-
I1rity Of the asildiags, Bgth pablo zz5 private.
-aq 5s sy rsPaira asas ''as gssd as zsv."
The streets are bsrricsdsS to liuissd sxlazt.
and hsvs bsss PleagAs5 up By sasl's IA
walking alaEg tae psvszsats enc EEst 80 care
ful n9J 30 taz5ia ints a pit dag fer h;ua by =
Praiscsiia fram I3-inea Rsrtar sr frsa a Par
rotl gua. Iha yards, gardens szd sssa let's are
also cut up WizA shsll holes A RrsfuEioR sf
baaullol sarubsery has herotsfors rez5srsd
FcEsburg G very haHdsesls tswa, bat the
brakoR and torn facing aad havsc incident ta
the Presa0c9 of as army anywhere. havs greatly
diminished the ssaztiss sf ths Blecs. Nearly
every gate IN tae city il sdsraa5 with uze1sIsEsd
l3 izch shells Placaa atsP Of esch pest. Tho
p1rCsss aad Riszzss (sssrly every s0zss has
s1s) are also a9srued With eurisus collections
of shot sss shells that hsvs fallsa in the yards
II is said that there are ssRs keusas ia tha city
fRat nave escaped uascstBsd; bat in EaY ram
5ies thrssCa TIE streets could Est EnG thsEs.
I catered, perhaps, twsEty bsilsings il sl,
aas iaaaa tTlgattaI lssklRE hslea ia tas walls
sad asera Of every sas. Ths hsuss sccupic5
By 5sH. Psmbertsa IS bis koadg Earters has 4
hse ia the arst resw yea sHtsr on tha left side Of
tas bali which q Rals coald crawl thrsHEh with
out aifhea.ty. Fne Bgblisher Of ths Vicksburg
Citizen invited ne iRts his rssileace, and izssr-
spersad bis rsaaTks, whila showing zs arsuad,
vita frequent csati0Rs net to tread here Gsd
there, Er faEr g shattered piscs Of H3sriRg WOald
as me thrcugh ista the cellar. AID 80 it Is AL
over the place. Tss zsrtserR psrtisa Of ths city
sstfsrud nest and cs1ast convey any idea Of
the damage sustained bsttsT than By saying Il
has hssa smashed.
Notwithstanding the evidence svsryThera viz
i5ls Of the tsrrisis sr5eal threagh which tbs
city AID PsepIs save passed. tbs Vicksburesrs
FsrsisEsat!y assert that they have nat bsau sluah
damaged that SHELLS are comparatively iras-
csh. thizgs-- Hsthisg whea ysu get used to
them - thst thay cesld have held out a vasr if
they Hsd bad prsTsisns etc. Tkay also saiR
"a have learned sew to asdga shells, sBS say
thai these hrss ir9a tie asrtars ha5 bscams "a
v0ritss with tAs people. skss lroa Psr.stt
gBss were nst Sc pepaiar.
Ihs NEST Noticeable fsature Of ths civ Is the
grsBp OF caves sn every Hillside Ia these
osvss tha wsmsR aRa eAil5rsz were sheltered
dgriug ths zigAt, asd sceasiosally ia day dzs
when the 6Tisg was very severe. Tss sxcava-
dsRs braHch sus il variess SireetisRs altar psss-
iag the eBtrsncs. ahssld net izagizs them
vary desirable bed sksmbers, bat hey sssm t.
have answered a very gssa Parpesa. Ia enc
or TIVE instances shell catered them, snS TIVE
wszan aud q HUuber Of Children were killed
during the sisgs.
CAUSES or tbs sURREEDER.
There is bat sasiesssn given by ths rebels
for tbeir surrsa3er They say that tksy siscov-
cred that they wssld be starved cut before it
we1ld be possible lsr Johnston Or aHy bsdy e'ss
TO raise the siege aad aithoaga thsy esali Hsvo
held sut six sr savea days lsRger, they wsuld
hsva gaissa Esthisg thereby, tbs prospect bsiag
tsat at the END af fhst tiRs Jshzsten would Be
as far of as hs is now.
Trey repsl the Suggestion that ths7 we're
afraid Of an assault ia eslumn on tbs 4.h, and
say that they w8aia have baea able 70 ress
aRy sBeh assault. HsWeYer this may BE- the
fact that they were brought to Desperate straits