, 1863-07-14
THE FINAL SURRENDER,
Grand March of our Ar.
my into the City.
THE STRENGTH ANDPLAN
OF TIE REBEL WORKS.
Union Sentiment in Vicksburg,
COMPLETE DETAIls<oF The SUR
= RENDER, By OUR c0RREs-
pONpEMTS,
[F1om Our Special Correspondent
FoRTI-SHTH DAT IN REAR or V1cKsBUso. /
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[FFom Our Special Correspondents
EoH1I-sETH DAT II REAR or V1cKsBURo,
July q, 1853.
> TIE GALLANT FORTY-FHTH ILLINOIS,
In a former letter some account Of the min
Ing and blowing up Of Fort Hill, In front O
Logan's division, was given, and tho part tht
45th Illinois took In the assault. The sub5ec1
Is again brought up-sImp1y to say: that uni
Fersal commendation Is bestowed for the gal
lant mauper that regiment performed the
duty assigned 1t, and In no small degree upor
the field officers, who 80 :nobly inspired tht
men by taking the advance and marching Ut
to the muzzles Of the enemy's guns-souea,
that for time, it was hand to hand fight
The co1ors of The regiment, planted on thu
parapet Of the fort, are literally tom to pieces
by the shots Of the enemy.
ADEvoTED WIPE.
Two Of the field officers, Lieutenant Co1one
Smith and Major Fisk, nre no mora. Colone
Mnltby Is still suffering from serere wound
Mrs. Smith started for Rockford yesterday
with the remains OF her husband. It is u sad
mission for her who SO fondly hoped for the
early return of o kind husband, called q
moment in the morning to extend to her the
hand Of sympathy In her distress, and found
her In lonely tent where her husband had
rassed his last hours. She hnd hoped to find
him still alive. It only remained for her to
pay the last tribute Of affection and move his
body from among strangers, over q long and
lonely road, to her home, now SO dreary and
desoiate.
TIE RENELs BLOWN Ut.
That portion Of the fort 20 gal1ant]y foucht
for By the 45th is still held By our forces. and
.g1adual tn:roaehInents have excited the cues.
Ton y who holds Fort Hill?" The walls are
about forty feet in thickness, and there IL but
very little inside to it. We hold good por-
ton OF the ontside and parapet: immediately
After Citing R9sses. Ion Of the crater, (the
was started in 4 different direction, running
along under the wall on the north side. Day
before yesterday It was completed, and in the
afternoon fired.
This did not eucceed In brcechlng the valI
perfectly, but 1t divided the cmbankm ment and
threw q large body OF earth into the interior
Of the fort This displacement exposed quite
long 11fle pit to our endlading fro. 1t is
quite certain that number Of rebels were
handsomely buried during the confusion.
Three white men and three negroes were
thrown outside the rebel lines. -Four Of them
we're instantly Killed, and one other only lived
few moments. From papers fonnd on his
person, It is supposed he was an engineer on
Ger detailed for duty at that point. On1y one
Ut tie FIX survived, and ha gentleman, of
the = colorcd persuasion," badly frightened.
The shock Of his fall Was severe. but his
strongest defence received the shock, as he
descended head downwards, 1t took . little
time for him to comprehes I'd the situation aud
orrange his faculties. When te learned the
fact tint he was fnhide our lines, he began to
beg for mercy-"Don't shoot, don't shoot. I
vas only totlng up grub." When he was
asked how he came Into our lines, hs replied,
Dunno, Massa, shell, 1epec!" "And how
Masss, dunno!. Two, free miles I s'posc."
ATTACK OK ouR ourrosTs.
During the afternoon Of July 1st a force Of
mounted infantry, crossed the Black River 1t
uaph1nson' 9 Ferry, and attacked our ontposts.
a female whose husband Is In the rebel army
lived near where our outposts Of flfty cavalry
mcn arc stationed, aud she sent word to the
Etbel5 across the river what the number uf
our force was and where it Wa5 stationed
The enemy crossed In torce and sent for
yard fifteen men to attack our party and then
fan back, hoping to draw cur army into am.
buecade, and they were partially successful.
They succeeded in killing one aud capturing
elx Of our men. When the facts were known
ois, and 21st, Iowa from Carr's division,
under Gen. n. E 1awler, were sent to Rid:
bone Church, within five miles OF Hankin-
IONS Ferry. The rebels did not wait to get
. view Of them, but retired ACROSS the river.
It 1s not safe for them to spend much time
very closely. Some Of the thinking men Of
the army are Of the opinion that Johnston no
longer remains in force menaciAg the rear of
nnr army, but believing the rebel reports Of
Kosecrans present weakness by reason of
Grants drafts, he has moTed the main part Of
Ills amy to reinforce Bragg and attack Rose
Grams.
FLAG OF TRUCE.
Yesterday the rebels sent a flag Of truce out
on very t1vIouf Notwithstanding relative
10 British subject and his famiIY. particu-
iarly the good LADY, *ho, It was olaimed, was
noyaDce OF our constant artillery firing, It
WAS sent back with 1ittlegood advice.
ANOTHER FLAG.
day, ngain, the white flag appeared,
About zine O'Clock, Gen. Bowen md Col
Montgomery came to our lines, with com. ON.
munication for Gen. Grant, which Gen. Smith
forwarded to headquarters. It ia reported
TINT it was proposition for conditional sur-
render, xh1eh Gen. Grant returned, With the
reply that his conditions are known-ssIt must
m % immediate and unconditional" and gaye
-A~>AA
nov. 1ong past the hour given, and yet no f,r.
Ing ts heard It has been quiet all day, and ns
write can SEQ along the line. the two armies
IN conference, In very anicabla Hay. At this
writing the appearances all indicate surren-
der without conditions. A few hours viii 70
veal the Issue Of prolonged conference be-
tween representatives Of the two armies.
ANXIETY OF TEE ARMF.
It ie to be hoped It may be my fortune to
record IN this letter, the welcome informa.
the Issue with bIeafhless anxiety, for To ali
know how much Of national interest hanes
upon o1r success. The nrmyi Is all In t1utter
OF excitement. HOURS have passed, daylight
has disappeared, tAe evening well advanced.
get no gun is heard. The question Is often
and anXo1sly N; asked, 'What does all this por-
affairs, the larger majority believing that TO-
morrow We shall march into Vicksbure. TIL
umphant army, to celebrate the anniversary Of
our National Independence upon ground SO
long contested.
nTERv1EwR
It Is quiet as summer eve tn the country,
nnd this Silence seems particularly ominons.
because 1t ts the first prolonged quiet We have.
experienced since we first invested the city,
1t 1s said that Grant and Pemberton met
within our lines this afternoon. ana no one
knows that Pcmbe1ton has yet refnrned.
Corps and division commanders were inYited
to headquarters for some purpose ut 6 O'CLOCK
this morning, and go lar as known vet rarnaio
thero. Upon one thing nearly all afe agreed:
u Pembe1ton does not choose to accept Gen.
Grants terms now, he Will be obliced to a.
cept them within few days.
TIE INEVITABLE DHsERrKRs.
f.. Fonr sounds Of deserte1s came out from
different points last night, and they all tell
essentially the eame story. They say the hos.
pitfalls have thirty 1ations left, but tie last "a
ton, tor the army hns been dealt ont and
starvation looks them full in the face. They
have re6orted to mule meat for several days.
according to their statement, and these are
co corroborated By Yesterday Vickaburg paper.
The editor says ''mule Is good.n He Knows
because he had some tor breakfast, aud found
1t more pleasant than he pnticipated. THEY
also report great damage inflicted upon the
hospitals and Inhabitants by our mortar boats.
Some Of these tremendous shells destroy Life
ut fearful rate. To-day We have had an op-
poEtunity to observe the men along the line.
md they all look haggard, emaciated and
mentally depressed. Their faces show evil
dence Of hunger and fatigue. These facts,
added to the general impression prevalent |
among them that Johnston is not able to |
BRING relief, and the further faet that seven
'eglments threw down their arms last night. |
-rtusing TO perform further duty, aud de.
handed their surrender, arc supposed to be |
he reasons for Pemberton's PROPOSALS to DIV.
{ has not yet transpfred what the conditions |
re that he. asks. Only one Is known; be |
sks that private property shal1 be respected. |
nshs and 1oc en Gne 4s9s 70 agree upon
of himself
QUIET ALosa THE LINES,
The mortar boats kept up terrible bonn
ardment all day until nearly night, throwing
ehell once In while inside our lines. Now
hey are quiet. The frog and cricket have |
Ill audience tonight. Such relief ftum the |
onstant roar Of cannon is refreshing.