The following is transcribed from the New York Times, dated July 8, 1863:

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 7 -- 1 P.M.

CAIRO, Ill., Tuesday, July 7.

 

The dispatch boat has just arrived here from Vicksburgh. She left at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. The following dispatch has just been received:

 

U.S. MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON, FLAGSHIP BLACK HAWK, July 4, 1863. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy:

 

SIR: I HAVE THE HONOR TO INFORM YOU THAT VICKSBURGH SURRENDERED TO THE UNITED STATES FORCES ON THE 4TH OF JULY. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, D.D. PORTER, Acting Rear-Admiral. UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM CAIRO. The passengers announce that Gen. PEMBERTON sent a flag of truce on the morning of the 4th of July, and offered to surrender if his men were allowed to march out. Gen. GRANT is reported to have replied that no men should leave, except as prisoners of war. Gen. PEMBERTON then, after consultation with his commanders, unconditionally surrendered. This news is perfectly reliable. THE HERO OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. Ever hopefully, but with feverish interest, the loyal people of the North have been watching more than; seven weeks for the great news of the fall of Vicksburgh, that at last came yesterday as the crowning sheaf in the full harvest of independence Day Victories. Now that the victory is assured, our readers will doubtless like to read somewhat of the history of the man who is the instrument of its achievement -- Maj.-Gen. ULYSSES S. GRANT, in whom, has centered so much of interest and of hope. Gen. GRANT, whose brilliant exploits since the commencement of hostilities have fairly won for him the title of hero of the Mississippi Valley, was born at Point Pleasant, Clairmont County, Ohio, April 27, 1822, and entered West Point Military Academy, from his native State, in 1839, where he graduated with honors July 1, 1843, with the brevet rank of second lieutenant, receiving his appointment of Second Lieutenant of the Fourth infantry Sept. 30,1845. Though but 40 years old, he has been oftener under fire than any other man living on this continent, excepting that great chieftain now reposing on his laurels, Lieut.-Gen. SCOTT. He was in every battle in Mexico that was possible for anyone man to be in. He followed the victorious standard of Gen. TAYLOR on the Rio Grande, and was in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma and Monterey. He was with Gen. SCOTT at Vera Cruz, and participated in every battle from the Gulf to the City of Mexico. He was breveted first lieutenant September 8, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Molino del Rey, and on the 13th of the same month he was breveted captain for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Chepultepec. He has received the baptism of fire. No young officer came out of the Mexican war with more distinction than GRANT, and the records of the War Department bear official testimony of his gallant and noble deeds. He resigned the service on the 31st of July, 1854, being then full captain in the Fourth infantry, and in 1860, he settled at Galena, Illinois. At the breaking out of the rebellion he was one of the first to offer his services to the Government, saying that, as he had been educated by the Government, that Government was entitled to his services in its time of perils. He was appointed Colonel of the Twenty-first regiment Illinois Volonteers, and went into actual service in Missouri, remaining with his regiment until promoted a Brigadier-General, with commission and rank from the 17th of May, 1861. His commands in Missouri were important, and he discharged every duty with great fidelity and advantage to the public service. With a military head and a military hand he everywhere evoked order from chaos. Military discipline, order and economy traveled in his path. In time, he was made a Brigadier-General, and intrusted with the important command of the district of Cairo, and how diligently, how faithfully, how satisfactorily he discharged all his duties, is well known to the country. While in that command, learning to a movement about being made by the rebels at Columbus to send out a large force to cut off Col. OGLESBY, who had gone into Missouri after that roaming bandit JEFF. THOMPSON, by a sudden and masterly stroke he fell upon Belmont, and after a brilliant and decisive action, in which he and his troops displayed great bravery, be broke up the rebel camp with great loss, and then returned to Cairo. The expedition was broken up, OGLEEY's command, was saved, and everything was accomplished that was expected. In time came the operations up the Cumberland and Tennessee, rivers and by a singular coincidence, on the 29th day of January, 1862, without any suggestion from any source. Gen. GRANT and Commodore FOOTE, alwas acting in entire harmony, applied for permission to move up those rivers, which was granted. The gunboats and land forces moved up to Fort Henry. [Continued on Eighth Page.] Continued from First Page. After that fort was taken, it was determined to attack Fort; Donelson. The gunboats were to go round and up the Cumberland River, while the army was to move overland from Fort Henry to Fort Donelson. The roads were the worst ever known, and almost any other General, or any other troops, would have despaired of moving. But they did move. The country knows the result -- Donelson fell. The enemy., $20,000 strong, behind his intrenchments, succumbed before the unrelenting bravery and vigor of out troops, to more than 28,000 being engaged. We look there, more than 16,000 prisoners. White the capture of Donelson filled the country with???, there was a cruel disposition to withhold from Gen. GEANT the meed of gratitude and praise so justly his due. Captious criticisms were indulged in that he did not make the attack, properly, and that if he had done differently the work might have been better accomplished. Success could be no test of merit with him. And there was a more grievous suggestion touching his habits that has infused itself in the public mind everywhere. There never was a more atrocious slander upon a brave and noble-minded man, for the never indulges in the use of intoxicating liquor, and is an example of temperance. The battle of Pittsburgh Landing was his next engagement. This he fought with forty thousand men against eighty thousand of the flower of the rebel army, led by their most distinguished generals. The contest, though a bloody me, resulted in a signal victory for our arms, as on the evening of the second day's fighting the enemy commenced a retreat, which soon degenerated into a perfect rout. Their loss was three??? two in men, and in much greater proportion in the demoralization of an army which follows a??? The triumphal march of Gen. GRANT from Port Gilson to the Big Black, and his five great victories, as he swept through Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, prior to his investment of Vicksburgh, need not but a passing allusion. Every??? of the brilliant and rapid campaign is well remembered. In the fact of what seemed insurmountable obstacles, he has for weary weeks prosecuted the siege of this obstinately??? city -- conducting has operations with courage. Sagacity and humanity -- a??? at last complete success has rewarded his energy, his genus and his skill. Vicksburgh is taken -- its strong garrison has unconditionally surrendered. And no??? to Gen. GRANT and to the??? army that he has led to victory!

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