New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-10
THE FALL OF vICKsBUKG.
Detail. OF the Rurronder-Fron $4,000 To
10000 Prisoners.

The following d,faeh sPpsaed 10 snly portion 81 yss
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4 special dspstch 70 Thu MisoHr, De-'ocra! says;
By tho arrival q The steamer Niagara with Leui.
Dunn. Of Con. Sullivan staff, from Vick,burg i!h,
who IL TIE bearer q dispatches from Gen Graz. TO
tie Wa Department. We have tie Confirmation Of
the oapitu!aliou Of Yisssburs. From trustworthy
souroos have been able to ge, the following psrli-
cuars Of Ito olos.ng scenes Of tho siege Of Nicks
burg.
The fret nag 81 truce for some time was on July |,
askipg an escort for Two Englishmen, who had been
.aul up for souie time IN TIC Confederacy, which
wa, grained b. Gen. Grant On the previous day
,Le Rebels ma an unsucce ssful sortio tho works
on orr Left meaning to take soldiers out Of tho
rins.Iiu this way. Johnson was reported only
% miles Off The men were in line Of battle 10
oo.ye tie attack
On the ID another Aag Of truce came into our lines,
brought by Two Confederate officers, one Of whom
was nsJoi-Gen. Bowen. The messengers were
blindlo!Ged. They remained awaiting tho return Of
Gen. Smith, who took tie dispatches from Pemb.r.
ton 10 Gen. Grant After hour, they converted
freely with the Union officers. Ono Of the messen-
gefs said enough IRON had been thrown into the city
70 stock immenfe foundcrics and build monuments FOX
al those who had fallen.
The messengers were again bllnd'olded, ard
escorted - ,4ie point. from which they could enter
their own lines. Great curiosity was manifested by
tho officer. aud soldiers 10 learn tho contents Of Gen.
pembsfion's dispatches, which was finally grntfied
The Rebel G. neral had ,een Fit 10 intimate that tho
unu, cessary ,fuson of blood and the loss Of lives,
-, 4 A 49, h.. NJ Ias
during which commissioners might be appointed "
agreo On terms for the surrender. lie also ntmaied
that 10 could hold the city for indefinite period.
Con. Crafts reply was very brief, saying that
Gen. Pombor,on bad II 10 his bands TO stop blood
sled at any moment. Commissioners were unneces-
ssry, ms tie only spulstions he could sectpt were
unconditional surrender. II concluded with de-
served tribute 20 the bravery and endurance OF the
Rebel garrison, and said II they surrendered they
,Loud DO treated with the courtesy due 10 prisoners
" war.
The Rebel messenger was no. gone long when
Gen. PenLerton sent again, asking personal inter
Wow with Gen. Grant, which was promptly granted.
Al p. In. Of the same day, conference took place
abod. midway between tho fronts. The two Cen
,rals went aside. What was SAID during tho con.
ference can only be judged from tho results. After
Little more than an hour, terms were agreed upon,
and tho Rebels surrendered.
IL was arranged that the Union forces should ontor
vi 10 Il IN. tie next day, July 4. The Rebels were
all ~ DO paroled. The officers were allowed 70 re-
tain their homes and four days rations, TO DO taken
from tho Rebel stores and were 70 DO considered us
prisoners liable to exchange. The enemy, number'
ing from % 900 TO 80 900, by this arrangement fell
into Grants hands, along with small arms, forts, de-
lenses. etc.
Cannon are plenty, and in quality equal to the
beet in tho Confederacy.
At 10 u. IN. Of Tho 4lh, Gen. steeles Division
marched iuto and gsrrisoued the city, the bands
playing tho national airs Of the contendIng forces
Tho scene was witnessed by thousands OF Union
and Rebel soldiers, who for the fret time IN weeks
showed themselves with impuni;y above the rne-
pts; and during all these weeks they had been
within five yards Of each other.
Gen. Grant came slowly 10 tie place IL render