The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-27
Prom The >ais.go I tDaas'. Correspondent,

From ihe ~aiesgv tDaae's corrspordent.
Cairo, July le.
Through the kinda es4 Of Maj W. B..
Rowlcy, District Provost Marshal at Col
umhus. | have the the following copy of 3
rebel letter taken from the person OF =
Confederate mail Garner, named Hooks,
upon trial before military commissioner
at Columbus. The most striking portion
II the lsl,er-apparently written by n'ap
OF education aud polite atlainments-n
that where slusion is made to Mr. VAL
iaadigham. give 700 The letter oertat
am ri iitseatins, omitting only such parts
as are purely upon social and trivial mat
ters:
Carr NEAR SHELBYvTLLE, Tenn,
June Is, 1868.
DR.. r. Mcfarland
DEAR FATHER Yours of the LIST wa'
received yesterday. and it revived nut
wonderfully Major Bacey called to sst
me, but would only stay with me ons
night. would have been glad if b
could have remained with me longer
he stated that you we're released, bu
could not tell by what means. Unde
the circumstances, was glad t. hear tia
you had taken the oath, knowing that yo'
would only do so when compelled M,
only regret is that you have lhose indigni
ties 10 submit TO We can only s.s
"Quosqas tanduw abaters nos.vd pasien
tic, '-snd be very tnsn~fal when we &c
/ our hands oul Of the ion y mouth.
The boys speak often OF You in til
highest terms, and say II every one ha
acted as you have done. there would has
been few brighter pages 10 the histor
OF this war.
The news from y,cksburg is enconrae
: ing. but We are prepared 10 bear OF i
tall a. any time NJ own opinion of II
i, siination is this: V.eksburs cannot
!, taken by asssui,--a proirscted serge al ;,
can do the work. That undertaking
now in rpogress Gran; is ~ si,aat,
e ,ha, while he is carrying on offensive .
. ptrstinns against the place, he can al
protect himself trmn uuy attack
: Johnson's g unless brilliantly planned a,
u boldly ard swi,dy executed This is o'
r. oGly hope. l; he waits Tor reint rc
], ments, Grsnt, on account IT his snpsrl
"a facilities, can daily increase te odd
for We have but one rallroad-rsQ Nerd
with hich 30 REINFORCED Johnson.
Y ter sending troops 70 Jackson, ihey h.
= no transportatiJn g. carry tbcm tarih'
10 This is what has dlyed Johnson
o long.
IN my hunhle oIiaon this feat
Grants in 4. in to .lsch ,on, 80 far Inc
r v.ckrLuig, aud euuiog od re'u.ers
)o ,nents for thnt -srr son, pr, venitg I
/ arcu,e ulaiion Of au army wiEhia strlki
20 d,s4aucs - the place then sud .eniy
ticking Vi ksburg 70 take il Dy assa
VI or seiue, before second force could
ne brought to turn for rescue, be 1t 81
h cess or a defeat, is the most brilliant ca
hs pagn The enemy have yet planned dur
the war.
GU The fate of the whole North drpel
nd upon the fail Of that place. Every sx
ut. tion will be made to that effect. II
,ss fpa.ed, the war will end, II SUGGEST
~. sot until the end ot the present Admin
q; tration. Vallandigham said, when ht
~ that his election depended upon the
OF vicksburg
No. l am how acting as brigade Pro,
!. Marshal There are thirty men, +
''0 non-co,nmissicned officers. and
~ Lieutensnts. under my command. !
soon have separate quarters somswl
the near the brigade. 70 consist of four te
=. three for the men, aud one for my
"A two horse wsgoo, etc So, you
re- / shall be very comfortably situated.
L. b. koFAaLANI