New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-15
from Our specls. Correspondent


FIom Our speclsl Cous.pordent.
NICksBrRG. Saturday. July !, 1863
This long agony is over. After sleso un-
psr;.lleed in ancient or modern warfare, account
of cer.an peculiaries incident TO tue characters Of
the comba'auis ar well as Of the field Of operation,
Vicksburg has nj last fallen into the hand- Of Gen.
Grants army The regular investment Of the place
da,es from-ssy the 18th OF May aud the city and
garrison formally capitulsted on this the natal day
Of the nation; the siege may be reckoned a IL days.
No other unwalled town has ever undergone such
d siege. aud but few Others could possibly be de-
Tended as yicksburg has been for fifteen months
past Her historic celebrity is secured forever.
THE PARLEYING.
Yesterday morning, at early hour, Gen. Penn
befton cent 70 Gen. Grant flag of truce, with II
note. by the baud Of Mai. Gen. Bowen, asking Tor
q cessation # hosttes aud for the appointment #
three CommissiOners to NEE, three officers lie would
appoint, for tie purpose Of arranging terms OF ca
pi,ula,iou An order 10 cease iirug shortly after
ward passed along tie lines Gen Grant replied 10
GeD. Pemberon's pote saying that the appointment
OF Commissioners was unnecessary, az he wonc
entertain 10 proportion, except one to uucon-
Oitonaliy surrender as prisoners OF war. Gen.
PeMLeit0n then sent another note, insisting upon
tie appointment OF COMMISSIONERS, aud arklaS iOT
MI interview with Gen. Grant. The latter request
was complied with, snd tne TWO commanders met At
point in front Of Gen. Logan's division, under The
shade Of a tree. Both were unaoc0mpanied BY s,th
oficers; but what passed between the ~ o cntis
cen only be fully stated by them. Afier tneir
separation several written Communications passed
between them, and the articles OF eapitulation were
not finally agreed upon until all early hour tois
morning.
During the night Gen. Grant issued order to
lis coIpe COMMANDERS FOR the resumption o! the
frLg II dAyUseak this morning, if not othe.wiss
directed before that time and 1t seemed for d while
that the negotiation would be broken oil. Al
o'clock, however, Gen. Grants terms Were scceded
10 by the euemy, and bay break found the hostile
Isnparts adorned with white flags.
While tue negotiations for the surrender were
gong Oh ye,terday, Admiral Potter kept up bgisk
frBg Tom he mortar bOats. lie wAs not oigIalied
10 cease firing until about o'clock in the afternoon
The Rebel officers vsiirg our camp under the truce
fags, expressng the greatest indifference on the
su, cct. One Of them, the dashing Col MOntQom-
cry, even went b. far as to say that he ureierred
that the nloitars should be allowed 10 continue Tor
the reason that the people Of Vicksburg had become
ukcQ 70 tLtu Uutlc, WOuIu icel lonesome
out it.
TAXING POSSESSION OF THE CITY AND WORKS
Gen. Mcpherson was detailed by Gen. Grant 70
receive formally the surrender Of the city and gar-
bon At 10 o'clock, the hour agreed upon, the Rebel
troops marched out in front OF then lines and stacked
arms, aud tben retired again. Gen. Logan diyi-
tion, with Ransoms brigade temporarily detached,
was marched into the city TO take possession Of aud
guard IT, About IL O'Clock the s.ars and Stripe
were hoisted on the Court-House, the company at
tending that malteT singing "KaIly round tic lag'
meanwhile, Ia tone and manner calculated to arouse
enthusiasm III the coolest Uuon breast.
Gen. PeDiberton met Gen. Grant at the head
quarters Of the Rebel Gen. Fogney, aud there met
asc, many Of the principal ofleels Of both armies
Soon al the ceremony was over, tns usages aud
etiquette Of the OCCASION being r.eiGly adhered 10
On both sides, but at the time simyIGed an
much ae possible. And tLuA V.cksburg cane under
Union sway for the first time since the first hostile
gun 0f the civil war was fred from tie mariao hos