, 1863-07-09
LAST SCENES OF THE
PR0TRACIED SIEGE.
Memorable Interview Be-
tween the Commanders,
25.0OO PRISONERS
SURRENDERED.
General Grant Paroles them on
the Spot.
TRIUMPHANT FEDERAL OC-
.OUPAT1ON OF THE CITY,

WI a1lOA NJ 4AI N44 L
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
cA!Eo, Jn'y 8, 1863.
By the arrival this morning of the steamer
Niagara, from Memphis the 7th, came Lieut..
". II. Dunn, Of Gen. Jerry T. Su11iyan's
staff, from VickEburg tho 9TH, hearer of dis.
patches from Gen. Grant to the War Depart
ment. announcing the cnntirluation Of Adni-
rai Porter's dispatch, stating that Vicksburg
had capitulated.
Lieut. Dunn came rs far q. Memphis on The
Y. T. Wilson. From him W. have been able
to gather the following particulars in regard
to the closing scenes Of the s.egs Of Vicks-
burg:
The first fa@ of truce Of late from the reb.
els, was received on July 1st It was for the
purpose Of aekirg an escort for two English
men, who had been long enough bemmcd in
the Confederncy, and eaten mule beet enough
to silk their idcas Of comfort.
Gen. Grant readily grantcd to Pemberton'a
request. and the English subjects were not
detained longer thsu necessary. They came
au0 NtAt uu4utkllOucQ.
On the previous day the rebels had made IN
unsuccessful sortie upon the works on onr
leff. meaning to take our soldiers ont Of their
1ine,pits. We had one mnn wounded. The
Confederates lost two Lieuteuants and twelve
p'fyates, who were captured, and eight Of the
latter deserted and came of with us.
On this day Johnston was reported only
twenty miles of. Our men were in line OF
battle to receive this attack. His main force
fronted on HaInes' Bluff
On Friday morning, the Sd, another flag Of
t1ucc came into our lines, reaching the first
tent Of Gen. L. J. Smith. It was brought By
two Confederate officers, dressed in most fcs-
tive attire. They proved to be Maj. Gen.
Bowen, late Commandant at Grand Gulf, aud
Virginia Colonel named Montgomery. They
rode splendid animals, but rather thin In flesh,
even for racers
The messengers were blindfolded aud sent
cd in Gen. BurbIidge's tent, where for two
hours they remained, awaiting the return Of
Gen. Smith, who took their dispatches from
Pemberton to Gen. Grant. Their eyes were
urbandagcd after one hour, and they con-
se,sed freely with the Union officers.
ooe W 'ne aeeeeneele e"o InaI lfou hao
ueen ln4o"n 1n'o .ne cl'' ~ saac1ent quaht''
Hes ~ sleeA ~ .ns1'7s Aouuul5 8no aase
citizens and soldiers tallcn.
"aea It'll on4la fetafneo 70 bufof1oge's
.ent' .ne t"o Son'eaerate omee9s fccsiVec
Grants response, and were then 1y our OIL
+,ao eo,1a 49, Fue' 44oAo "4''eu
Thesa ,.o. e..,.se.., s '..-s. .-a.n w., .,',,, aN
t,rnns ~ t,r,r gor,, a,e,,,na d..:1, ~ ..a1 - aul
zonnve c,ne s,dh,d ,,n. 1;,t1a .s,a ,aa. 1919
their uniforms Tber e,cb hed tns o,o,fs., 49,
s.ar nm tho co11,- of 1ho,~ o,,+. an-;,sa...-e.
th.ir1ark.
There was pre,t cnr;oe,+r of co,-ao ,,no,a
ali the officers ara so,d;e,s ~ ~, ~ on,
t.nts Of Pe1nbe,ton,s di.oatctez Th,s w.s
f,,al,v prntifed The r4he1 General b,a eaan
f1 n ,n,;mate +bat tho rnnacaos,,r .ff,a,o1.
If h,ood ana 1o,s of nrac,oua ,Ifa ,,,-ht .,a
prevented hv a mir cessation ~ ho,t5,,t,o.
during 1sh,cb time fon,n,ss,ora-s ,n,nb, -
a,,n,n+ ed n ooree n,,o,, ,,ronar +a,,ns f. .ha
surrender of tie ci,y. Ha lso fnt;matea M
clinchez, TINT he could hold the place for IN
indefinite period.
Gen. G:aors reply was very br;cf. It set
forth ttat Pemberton Ind 1t in his power at
any moment to stop blooashed: that the
commissioners were altogether unnecessary.
as the only stipnlatfons be could accept were
included in the term UNCONDITIONAL suA.
HESnER-'' I: concluded with deserved
tribute to tie bravery and endurance of the
rebel r1ison, and said if they surrendered
be con1d promise that ell shonld he treated
with the courtesv due prisoners Of var.
The rebel mcrsenpcrs had not ,ono heen
gone when Pcu,berton cent main. askin- for
a personal iuterrfev with Gmnt tt wa.
u,omptlv GRANTED at 8 n. M. on the same dav
tie conference took place. In a fruit orchard
located about midway between tho fronts of
the tyo eoutending forces. The scene was
u ui+nesatd hv,+boraanaa ,f Feaa-,, and noha,
soldiers, who for the first time in weeks
showed themselves with impupity In and
above rifle pits. md vet du1iuc all those
weeks they had bten within A ftw yards of
each other. Il was q remarkable sceno
Gen, Grant come e1ow1v IN his n1ace nf ren
6.zr,ns snool3n, h3a c,g,r md onn,ran+,v
H.. mi, unexri+od nare,S T., 4ha+ ,.aet a,eo,,
h,,pr what th.t f,ener,, felt 4r5tb,n con1a
o,1v he fmoo7ncd u3a e+o,,,1 go a;d ~
reveal q clue to IT.
Az pemhar+o, .na c..,t a..u.
o1hcr, both. AZ thoupb 1nro1nnt,r,,v n.rsoa
,,trfans ro;,,,, o,c1, +ha a.. -a-s c.s.s F' 49,
other. This SLIGHT embarr,szrn ent ~, h-onrt.
to close by Col. Monteomerv. who s+e5-aa
forward and formally Intro6uced the chiee
t.i1s. They shook hands. Pemberton hetng
apparently little Disconnected BIZ the com.
place1cy Of his opponent. These men meet.
Ing thus after the long siege in which thev
bad bet pittcd against each other. had been
together in the same command IN
mnny q hard foueht battle In Mexico hence
we're personally known to each Other. se1-
dcm such meetinss occnr onts,do +ho aa,a -
roraance,
Pemberton's first remark wa. th,t he Ind
present when different fortrezscz en-.
:endcred to Fede1al srms in the yar,with Max.
60. In all these the enemy were granted
erms and conditions. He thought his army
LIS well entitled to these tarors rs a foreign
90. Grant listened, and then proposed
''ivate conversation Of o few moments. It
truck Penhcrtoa fayorably, and the Gener-
j. stepped aside. What was eaid during that
opference cln only be judged from results.