Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-07-21
NO. 8.

iHE SURRENDER OF VICKSR1Rc
despatch from General Grant,s bo.d,,n....
m' ou' furnishes the following interesting in
eiuen.s o' 1ne surrender of Vicksburg:
.so az O'Clock this morning flags of truce an
! pe"i Su Deiore Al. Smiths front when Maiar
General Bowen and Colonel Montoomerv ,rJ'd 1Jol
ieu DHndfolded into our lines Thev bora q
con mmunicatlon from General Pemberton of the
| following purport: 'on u tue
Aai'hougn feel confident of nv ability to
eessi your arms indefinitely, in order TO ston the
a: .utsneI enuslon of blood propose that Won an
poin. I'M, shree commissioners, to meet three whom
accomplish the result. > 80 --'a' oe0'
General Grant soon renI;ed .nhst.x4;.,,.. .
these words 'iiy in
I" The appointment of commissioner -
necessary. While should be- plad to ston anv
Unnecessary eHusion of blood the only terms
NV. ~ wIioh can entertain are those of nncondi-
eonai surrender At the same time. mvseIf and
en anu omcers of this army are ready to testify
sno 5l .nguisned gallantry with which the de-
fence OF ficksburg has been Conducted ,,
AT II O'Clock the messengers returned. This
afternoon General Grant met General Pamhar
Ton between the lines, and, after an hour con
suitation, settled the surrender General Penn.
oerton urged that the soldiers might be paroIed
mere and furnished rations to carry them to their
hnes. In view OF the bravery they have dis
Piayeo ana the advantages Of the plan, General
Grant will consent
The number of prisoners, wounded &c. ills
said, VIII be eighteen thousand of which twelve
thousand are In lighting condition now.
. ine immediate cause of surrender is exhaus.
siO4 Vi supplies and ammunition, and the failure
OF johnston to come to their aid.
At daylight our whole army will enter trinmnb-
antiy ana celebrate the doubly glorious anniyer
sary. A--
MOI shot has been fired since O'Clock from
our lines, except from the river mortars.
general interchange ofciyiiities extends all along
the lines.
NEW YORK, July I.-Particulars have been
received OF the capture of Vioksburg
We have taken abont q 900 prisoners. besides
4, 900 nen-eombatants, l02 field d-pieces, 80 siege
guns, 700 stand of arms, and 81 stand OF
coors.
There are $50 rebels in hospitals, one-half of
whom are wounded.
Only $50 of the garrison are reported as fit for
duty.
INCIDENTS OF THE SURRENDER
A Vicksburg letter, describing the meeting OF
Generals Grant and Pembenton, on the day be-
tore our occupation, says;
ssThousands of soldiers looked upon the strange
scene. Two men who had been Lieutenants IN
the same regiment in Mexico now met as foes,
with all the world looking upon them the one
his country's glory, the other bis country's
shame. When they had approached within two
feet there was a halt and silence. Colnnel Mont
gomery spoke :--sGeneral Grant, General Penn
berton.s They shook hands politely, but Penn
berton was evidently L-ortifed. He said Il
was at Monterey and Buena Vista we had terms
and conditions there General Grant here took
him aside, and they sat down the grass and
talked more than an hour. Grant smoked all
the time, Pemberton played with the grass, and
pulled leaves. 1t was finally agreed to parole
them, allowing the officers each his horse. 1t
was polite thing. The dread of going North,
had deferred them from capitulating sooner.
ssOur men treated the rebels with kindness,
giving them coffee, which some have not tasted
for year. The city is much dilapidated, and
many houses are injured. The Vicksbu1g parer
OF July I'd admits the eating of mule meat and
the differing of soldiers.
SIN private houses there seems to be much
utfering from sickness and our missiles
ss The river batteries at Vicksburg are COM
posed of thirty six guns OF the Blakeley, Whit
worth and Brooks pattern. All those fell into
our hands,