The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-18

| by yourself, at such place and hour to day
as you may hind convenient. | make this
proposition TO save the further efiusion of
blood, which must otherwise be shed TO a
frightful extent-feelI2g myself fully able
to maintain my position as yet for an IN
definite period.
This communication will be handed
you, undcf~a flag OF truce, by Major Gene
raj Bowen.
Very Respectfully, Your obt SerYt,
JoHN c. PEMBERToN
To this Gen. Grant replied as follows
HEABQUARTERs DEPARTMENT or Tenn,
Is THE FIELD NEAR NICKsBURG,
Lieut. Gen. j C. Pemberton, Command
ing Confederate torces, 3c:
GENERAL-Iour no.e Of this date Is ust
| received, proposing an armistice OF several
hours for the purpose Of farranging terms Of
capitulation through commissiOte 10 be
appointed. The eiiuson of blood you
propose stopping by this course can be
ended At any time you may choose, by an
unconditional surrender OF the city and
garrison. Men who have shown so much
endurance and courage as those now in
Nicksburg viii always challenge the res
pect of an adversary, and can assure you,
will be treated with all the respect due
them as prisoners of war do not favor
the proposition Of appointing comm -s-!oE-
ers 10 arrange terms OF cap!tulatlDu, be
cause have no other terms than those IN
aicated above.
am, very respectfully your obt serv |.
l. ) GRANT.
Mai. Gen. Bowen, the bearer Of Pe.uber-
tons letter was received by Gen i. J.
, Smith He expressed strong desire to
converse with Gen. Grant, and accordingly
n i -. -. a.
Gen S TO say that, if Gen. Pcmbertou de-
sired to see him, an interview would be
granted between the lines, in NcPhersons
front, at any time III the afternoon which
Pembertou might appoint.
4 message was soon sent back TO Smith.
! appointing clock a, the time.
! Grant was there sith his staff, and with
/ Gems ord. Mcpherson, Logan, and 4. J.
! Smith pcmberton came late, attended
/ by Gen. Bowen and Col. Montgomery
/ He was much excited, and vas imperti-
Dent in Eis answers 10 Grant The conyer
saiion was held apart, between McbLer~
/ son, and y. J. Smith. The rebels insisted
on being pagoied, and allowed to march
/ beyond our lines, officers and all with
/ eight days ratIous, drawn from their own
stores the officers 10 retain their property
/ and body servants.
Grant heard what they had 70 say, and
/ left them at the end of an hour and half,
I saying that he would send in his ultimatum
in writing. to which Pemberton promised
,.a.lli. nafst4. Mol t-ho,tiiiti,.s To cease
! IN the meantime.
/ Gran; then conferred at lis heaIquar-
/ tiers with his corps and division command
ers, and sent the following letter 10 Penn
berton ly the hands Of Gen. Logan and
Lieut. COl wilson:
! H4ADQvALrgGs DEPT OF The TEyN,
NEAR NIcKsBURG, july >, 1863.
Lieut. Gen. !. c. PcmLegton, command
Ing Confederate Forces at Nicksburg:
"GENERAI-I Il uiorm!ty with the gree
ment OF this afternoon, submit the fol
lowing proposition for the surrender OF the
city OF NIcks5 burg, the puti!c stores, &c.
On your accepting the terms proposed, |
will march in one division guard. and
take possession at . Il. IN, 10 morrow. As
soon as paroles can be made cut and sign
Ell by the officers and men, yoI Will be
allowed 10 march out of our lines-the
officers taking with them their regimental
clothing, and staff, field, and cavalry off
GERS one horse each. The rank and file
will bc allowed all their clothing, but no
other property.
If these conditions are accepted, any
~ can be taken from the stores you now
have, and also the necessary cooking uten
sis for preparing them. Thirty wagons
also, counting two horses or mule teams as
one. YOU will be allowed to transport such
articles rs cannot be carried along. The
same conditions viii be allowed the sick
and wounded officers and privates as fast
as they become able to travel. The pa
, roles for these latter must he signed, how
ever, whilst officers are present authorized
to sign the roll OF prisoners
:" In am, very respectfully your obt ser. I
u. ). GRANT, Maj, Gen"
, The officer who received this letter
stated that it would be Impossible TO an
swcr it 10y night, and it was not till a little
before daylight that the following reply
was furnished:
HEADQUARTERS, NICKsEvRG,
July /, 1868
"To Mai Gen. L. S Grant, commanding
l. S. Forces, Nc.
"GExERAI-I have the honor 20 ac
+ knowledge the receipt of your cOmmunl
cation of this date, proposing terms tol
the surrender of this garrison and post
In the main your terms are accepted: but
in Justice both to the honor and spirit o
my troops manifested in defense OF SIcks
, burg, | have the honor TO submit the fol'
lowing amendments, which, if acceded tc
by you, will perfect the agreement A
10 o clock to morrow propose to evacuate
the works in and around Nicksbu anC
to surrender the city and garrison under
my command. by marching out with my
colors and army, and stacking them ii
front of my present lines; after which yor
will take possession the officers to retalr
their side arms and personal property, anC
the rich,s and property of citizens, to bt
respected.
IL am, Gen, yours very respectfully,
j. c. PEMBERToN, Lieut.. Gen"
To which Gen. Grant Immediately re-
piled as follows:
"HkAnQuARTERs DEPT OF THE TENNESSEE, !
BEFORE NICKsBCEG, July +. 1868.
Lieut. Gen. J. G.. Pemberton, Command
ing Forces in V!cksburg:
"GENERAL-l have the honor to &C
, knowledge your communication of the 30
of July. The amendments proposed l.!
you cannot be acceded to in fu'l, it will be
necessary to furnish every officer and mar
with parole signed by himself, which
: with the completion OF the rolls OF prison
ers, will necessarily take some time,
D Again | can make 40 supulations VIII
. regard to the treatment OF citizens aho
' their private property. il!c DO n"
, propose to cause any of them any undue
: annoyance, cannot consent TO place my
Y self under restraint ly stipulatons. The
r property which officers can be allowed tt
take with them will be AS stated in my
}. proposition Of last evening; that is, of
+. ffcers will be allowed thei. private bag
| gage and side arms, and wounded officers
Y one horse each.
!, "If you mean, by your proposition, fo
r each brigade to march i" 'he front Of thu
lines now occupied iy il, and stack the
!, arms, at 10 O'clock Il m and then ret,l' :
:. 10 the inside, aud n main as prisoners un
q Ill nronerly naroled. | will make no oil