The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-15
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FROM viCKsBURa.

From vfCKsBURa.
Full and Interesting Particulars
ffhe Surrender Of Wick sdurg,
by our special Correspondent.
STEAMrR JoHN n. DrcKEY.)
VICINITY OF VTcKsBuRa, July 4
Vicksburg has surrendered. The name Of
General Grant is now insepersblv connected
with our National Birth day. We entered
the city a, ten A. NJ. Of that dsv. and at high
noon the flag gracefully waved over 10000
prisoners, and small arms innumersble. and
the finest rified batteries in the Confederate
service.
At about seven A. NJ, July 8, . flag OF
truce was seen upon the rebel breastworks.
An officer was sent TO receive it.
ALI firing ceased. and thousands OF men
thronged the pararets to see the foe with
whom they had contended forty two days,
each concealed from the other. The men Of
both sides gazed in wonderment. No arms
were visible-only men, and the earthworks
were alive. In some sslients where we
thought there might be twenty, there seemed
one hundred. All looked like men who la
Dor in mills or lime quarries. Slouched hats
lie was said, though IN some places the
men were not more than ten or fifteen feet
apart.
TIE bearers of dispatches to our General
were fine looking men, OF martial bearing
and brave mieD. clad in grey, close ft-
ting uniforms and French caps, mounted on
fine but thin horses.
They were conducted blindfolded to the
tent Of General A. X. Smith, whose front
they had entered. They were escorted to
the tent Of Gen. Steven Burbridge, to remain
until his return from the quarters Of Gen.
Grant, five miles away. They conversed OF
old times more than Of the present Their
names were Gen. Bowen, Of Port Gibson
memory, and Col. Montgomery, Of Virginia.
After taking q glass OF wine, Gen. Bowen
remarked that his baDdage was uncom forta :.
bic, as it was very warm. Gen. Burbridge
had them unloosed.
After more than an hours conversation,
their answer came, and they were again
blindfolded and returned to their own works.
Still the men sat in silence. Not gun was
fired in that part OF the wall. All wonder
ed what it meant. The purport OF it was
this:
"GEN GRANT--To prevent the further ef-
fusion of blood and loss of life propose that
hostilities cease for blank hours, and that you
appoint three commissioners, and three, to
confer upon conditions of surrender, though
| can hold out indefinitely.
[signedl PEMBERToN."
10 which Gen. Grant replied:
"As to your first proposition, it is for you
to avail at any time; as to the second. see
no necessity for that, as there can be no con-
ditions Of surrender. We can oil bear testi
mony to your endurance and bravery and
will treat you with all respects due prisoners
Of war.
[S,gned1 U. s. GRANT.
Gen. Pemberton then solicited personal
interview which was granted by Grant at
three 2. M. The latter with his staff, ap.
peared on the hills where our advance works
were. Here they halted, until Gen. PENS
berton appeared, accompanied by Gen. Bow
en- anc Col. Montgomery. On the crest Of
the opposite hills were rife pite and iorts,
crowded with men. In the space in grove
OF fruit trees Of figs and peaches, met the
contending heroes. Thousands Of soldiers
looked upon this strange scene. Two men
who had been LieutenaDts in the same reg
iment in Mexico, now meet as foes, with all
tao world looking upon them. The one
his country's glory, the other bis country's
shame.
Whom they had approached within few
feet there was halt and silenc,.
COL Montgomery spoke--"Gen. Grant,
Gen. Pemberton." They shook hands po
1itely.i 1t was evident that Pemberton was
mortified. He said 4 was at Monterey aud
Buena Vista. We had terms and conditions
there
Gen. Grant then took him aside. They
sat down on the grass and talked more than
an hour. Grant smoked all the time. Penn
berton played with the grass and pulled
leaves. Grant finally agreed to parole them
allowing the officers each his horse. II was
polite thing The dread OF going North
and the fear Of harsh treatment. had deferred
them from capitulsiing sooner. He proved
his magnapimity and saved thousands upon
thousands Of dollars in the way Of transpor
tations and rations. They feared the Fourth
of July. Our men would call out at night.
that the Fourth would finish them, and so
it was arranged. By this we have saved
thousands o { lives. Both armies are gratified
with the result. Our men treat them with
kindness, giving them coffee, which some Of
them have not tasted for year.