The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-07-11
Surrender Of Vicksburg.

ueSl'dich from GENERAL L. >. Grant to Mai
Gen. llalicck, dated ut Nick>burg, at half pas
III nr,ock Oh the morning Of the ith of July
States that the enemy surrendered that nm ninr
and their troops were raroIcd as prisoners Q
war The movements of his forces about to l.,
made are detailed, but are not proper for publ
cation at present.
Tie New York Tribune has received the fol
lowing special despatch:
CinCkAsAw BAYOU, Friday, July 3, via
| Cairo, July 1.-Nicksbug is ours! The firing
from the front ceased this morning. pending the
neg t.ations for IA surrender, which occupied
the greater part of the day. The only contested
point touching tic Surrender has been with
| sc!ercnce 10 what should he done with PenIh, i.
TONS army. He asks and demands that, W lille
the surrender shall be unconditional in utlel
iespects, the garrison, which has 50 long ami
hericalir resisted Our army, he spared ,lllncres-
saly huliriIiaiioli, and he pnrnlcd in Nirksburg
Generals Grant and I'emberton had long
! and private interview, ut the laiiers request in
relation to the surrender, before it was deter
mined.
The officers of the flag of truce indicate that
al. that has been written and published in the
North concerning the sniierings of the Rebels in
Ficksburg has been but half the truth. There
are y ,Or0 people in Nicksburg, 10000 of whom
are efficient soldiers
Our army will take possession tomorrow
morning.
The surrender was made Just in time TO save
botl armies from II severe loss of life which
would have attended an attempt to carry the
WORKS by storm, as such an attempt had been
determined on for Tomorrow morning.
Not having leen allowed an inside view
before the departure of the despatch boat can
n Il give such details as are desired.
The New York Hcraid has received a des.
patch from General Grants headquarters, da,ed
July jrd, 5 p NJ, which says:
flag of truce from Pcnberton apneared nj
5 O'Clock this morning, with communication
proposing the appointment of commissioners to
arrange terms, 10 which General Grant made
the following response:
The only terms can entertain are those of
uncondi nal surrender
Subsequently, General Grant met Pcmberton.
and after an hours consultation, the terms of
surrender We're agreed upon, the former con
sentirg to parole the soldiers. The number of
prisoners, wounded &c, is said to be $4,000,
10000 of whom are in fighting condition.
The immediate cause of the surrender was
the exhaustion OF supplies and ammunition, and
the failure OF Johnston to relieve the garrison.
Our army will enter Vcksburg rinmphantly
at daylight, doubly celebrating the Fourth.
general interchange of civiliies extends all
along the lines.
- 1t appears from advices received from
Port Royal that there are to be no active !
operations in the Department of the South
this summer, there not being troops enough |
to warrent General Gilmore in assuming
the offensive. Meantime such troops as are
not actually needed for defense will be
transferred to some other Department
probably General Banks. The ram Atlanta
has been thoroughly overhauled, and a large
amount of filth removed from her, and it is
considered doubtful whether she will be
seaworthy. Colonel Montgom.
ery's expedition had returned from St.
Simons Island, no further incursons on
the mainland having been made.
- By the arrival of the Arago from Port
Royal, South Carolina, we have news to the
4th inst. Admiral Dahlgren had arrived
there to succeed Admiral Dupont. The
Santiago de Cuba, of the West India squad,
ron. captured last week the steamer Victoria
from Wilmington, and the Britannia, from
Charleston, bound tor Nassau, laden with
cotton, valued at several hundred thousand.
dollars. The Victoria was sent North in
charge of prize master, and the Britannia
was towed into Port Royal.
From Newbern, N. c., we learn that
an article appeared in the Raleigh Standard,
supposed to be from the pen of the Hon.
W. A. Graham, denying the right of scces.
sion from the Federal Union, affirming the
right of Federal coercion, and strongly
asserting the right Of any State to withdraw
1t will from the Confederate States. The
anne paper favors a convention of all the
states to procure peace either by recon
,truction Of the Union or by peaceable
eparation.
The President on Wednesday com
Hssoned the hero of Fort Donesan, Pitts
bsg Landing and Vicksbnrg as Major Gen
era in the regular army. General Meade,
theVictor of Gettysburg, and the conqueror
of he Rebellon's most famous General,
was lso commissioned as Brgadier General
In th regular service.