... the North, and New York and Washington are fairly beside themselves with the ecstac.es o( tnnmph. On the 4th of July, Independence Day, the telegraphic wires Hashed the capitol the weloome news' that Vicksburg bad fallen Altera protracted and gallant defence ...

... Waterson, .lames M‘Guir«, Thomas M‘Knight, Anthony M‘Quade, James Gillen, James Forest, Bernard Taggard, Henry Rogers. “Independence day” was celebrated in Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, &c., a splendid manner. Extensive fireworks were displayed in the ...

... of for. tune like the fall of Vicksburg may, however, yet be in store for them to give zest to their celebra• tion of Independence Day. The latest advices j reach only to the evening of the 18th 'June, so that Grant had still couple of weeks to realize ...