The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-08
The Situation In nississippi.
[From tho Meridian (,ss letter July TO- In the Atlanta
App0ai1

From jackson We have interesting news. Two lads
Grants army excepting brigade. had left Jackson
going towards Vicksbnrg There we're Yankee pickets
shs side OF Pearl river and pckets had reached that
stream. SIX prisoners taken not far from Pearl river,
having been taken In the usual Yankee occupation OF
thieying, brought in this morning. Nothing utel.
lgble could DO got out Of hcm In jackson nearly all OF
Main street. the Govsrnor's mansion and many other
houses, burned to tho ground The railroad from
Brandon 10 jackson was eectualy destroyed not rail
reported 70 have been eI 10 IT. place, and that portion
OF the road from the river to the site OF the Confederate
House. which we had rebuilt, torn up. Tho rails in
many places carried TO the river and thrown in
when the citizens OF jackson sent Grant a Of truce
formally surrondcring the city after the by
our forces he promised that private property would be
respected. II Yankee premise, for his soldiers pill
lnged every house and stole whatever they could lay
their hands on.
On the line Of their march Jackson Brandon on
the 18th, 10th and 10th nsants they in addition 10 the
destruction 81 the railroad laid the whole country
In Brandon they burned the whole OF the south se OF
public square large blocks of buildings the railroad
depot, and pillaged every house In town. stealing from.
and robbng In open day even the poor negroes Of tho
well known negro barber shop OF that town
robbed Of article contained by these
tivcs q the bot government the world and
no article domestic insignificant the
pccu,ant procvities OF low mean. vulgar Yankees II
the harvest OF their plumber diamonds OF the FIRST
water solid gold ana pearls, nstead OF what they
would be but poor compensation for tho weight OF in
fanny which they are laying up for their character
tine impartial page Of history
The railroad from Jackson 10 Canton IN destroyed They
also burned train Of forty cars aud two engines between
Canton and Jackson Wcwiil lose heavily IN rolling stock
by their depredations north OF Jackson There
Ninety 10 hundred Loo mot,ues belonging The Noo
leans and y1eksn R1iirodd and fhe M,ssssppt Central
Railroad, Wh,ch TIE fexruofia Of Pearl riun
bridge prerenfcd from bringing NJ, which o,f
fall into their hand, and Of course nearly all M
rolling stock wlI share IA fate From
everything can learn the enemy don't intend occupy
ing Jackson does he intend leaving II position Il
be Of any 10 lie would have destroyed thu
| railroads II he contemplated permanent occupation
jackson he knows we'll as Con. Johnston knew IL u,
point Of strategic importance, and he will simply make
impossible for B being Of any service 70 us
Mobile doubtless the next prize claiming his at
tention. and his movements would Indicate carly ap
proach 10 that city by of jacksonville. Ia. The
lake, landing at Biloxi, ocean springs, Pascaxouia
thence marching overland and combining with gunboat
attack on the city with the ironclads relieved by tho
fall ~ Port Hudson and vicksburg Hc In cunning an
old FOX TO follow this army among the sterile hills
Scott when he would be al the mercy ~ the climate tho
drought and the cavalry bis communication constantly
danger OF bong cut on and bis supplies destroyed Bu,
We must wait and see,