Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-23
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Matters a5ess gaeJsos and T'SeEsbsrg,
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Tiinssl
CAIR0, April 9.-For a long time he public
mind has been exercised concerning the block
ade Of the Mississippi river ct Vieksburg, and
ell reports Of battles, skrrnishes, strstegical
movements, etc have bean read with intense
interest. The numerous failures of expeditions
which have gon7 up bsyoUs and through canals
tho means that have been used by She enomy to
prevent any hsnldng Of tbsif stronghold, and
tho u~ndagging determination Of our generals
to capture the city have caused V~ieksburg
to become tho grand csntar Of attraction To-
tho Inhabitants Of tie North IS well IS the
South. The readers Of the Times have been
fully informed, through The accounts Of its
many correspondents, Of the maneuvres Of
the Federal army, snd also of the rebel
army SO far as they have effected the plans
Of oar commanders. They have also CLEANED
much intelligence from extracts from Southern
newspapers that have mads their appearances
from time TO time in our columns. Bat Of the
particulars regarding Yicksh1rg itself, its ei,i-
zanE, Is fortdcatious, and is abilit9 TO with
stand long siege, ihsH probably know but very
little. 1t was my good f0rt5ine to meet with a
gentleman to-day who Is direct from the coveted
city, and whe has resided thege and in the Vi
einity daring the past SIX years. He came
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never having taken any olth OF allegiance to
the Southern ConfedaTaey, was freq to relate aH
be knew about affairs in tina particular psfs of
il. HIS relatives nesids in The North, and be ig
now en- route TO q homo IN the East
Ny informant states that most Of the -eiiizena
Of Yieksburg ara yet there, aud have no insep-
ton Of leaving Sometime ago, when less con
iionee provsiled, many Of the women and
children were sent sway, out they have all re-.
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spirits, believing the Qualifications sufficiently
su0ne TO protect them from al assaults which
our troaps or enHb0ais may mako, and that
Jea Davis win Triumph everywhere over the
Federsl forces. Provisions. such IS beef bacon.
and c0rnmeal, are plenty immense quantities
having been brought hom Texas, d0Yn Red.
river, and stored away. j. is said they have
enough 10 supply the army fer two years, and
even now sfe daily ia receipt Of large amounts.
Coffee, tse sne whisky aye scaTce. The for
mer two articles arc dihciilt to obtain e any
pTica, ard burnt rice ID substituted. 3ge
latter readily brings twenty dollars per quart
rather an extensive luxury Closhing is easilv
rot, but prices ere hig1- Sixty to enc han5tad
and twenty-five dollars win purchase = nost.
seventeen to thirty dollars. a vest; twelve to
twenty d tlaTs, 3 slift' iwenty TO thirty-hvs
itoaaFs~ g bat; sixty 70 eighty dollars, o pair Of
boots ell. Women's apparel IS more gcsTee
than menhb sHd is proporlionasely higher.
The hesth Of the city hss bsen remarkable
coed al WATER, azd. while our tFoops hevo been
dying by hndfsds within sight Of the conf.
house, thereoels have suffered but little.
Eicksburg is heavily fofttied, from the river
20 ihe summit OF the bin, by two hundred and
twenty-five cannon. There are thirtv-one targe /
siege guns, carrying shot weighing one hun-
dEed and httytenr pounds-fFe Of which are
laaiee on washington street, pointing up and
Gown the uyeii the balance are placed along !