The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-07-18
owing dispatches tell the story:
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CHICKAsAw BAYOU, 8,'P. M-July g.
/ AT o'clock this morning flag of truce ap
! peared before Gen. Smith s front, when the rebe
Major General Bowen and Col. Montgomery were
! led blindfolded into our lines They bore com
munIcatlon from Gen. PembertOn to Gen. Grant
The following is its purport: Although I fee
confident in my ability to resist your arms ndef
intey, but in order to stop the effusion of blood
| propose that you appoint three commi ssioners
to meet three shall select, to arrange such terms
as may best accomplish the result. Grant replied
substantially rs follows: The appointment of
commissioners is unnecessary. While I should
be glad to stop the effusion of blood, the only
terms which can entertain, are those of an un.
conditional surrender At the same time, myself
officers and men are ready to testify to the dis
tiHguished gallantry with which the defense oil
Vicksburg has been conducted. At IL O'Clock
the messengers returned, and this afternoon, in
accordance with a request from Pemberton, Grant
met him outside the lines, and after an hours
consultation, settled on terms of surrender. Penn
berton urged that the soldiers might be paroled
and allowed rations from their stores to car
ry them to the Confederate lines. In view of the
bravery of their troops, the advantages of the
place, and considerations of economy, Grant
finally consented to Pemberton's request.
The officers were allowed one horse and servant.
The number of prisoners are said to be eighteen
thousand, twOthlrds of whom are in fighting con
dition. The immediate cause of the surrender is
the exhaustion of supplies and ammunition, snd
the failure of Johnston to TO their aid. A
general interchange of civilites extended along
the whole line. The surrender was lust in time
to save both armies the loss of life which would
have attended attempt to carry it by assault.
Such an attempt had been determined on for to-
morrow.
The Vieksburg Citizen. of the ID. admits the
eating of mule meat and the pilfering of private
houses by the soldiers. There seems to have
been much suffering from sickness and our mis-
siles. At daylight tomorrow our army is to
march in.
Yesterday and to-day everything passed off
quietly. The weather is fearfully warm. Nine
teen general officers have been paroled. Two or
three days will be occupied before the prisoners
can be sent out. Their destination is reported
TO be Talladega. Many of them are anxious not
to be paroled but wish to take the oath of allegi
ance, quit the rebel service, and proceed north
Several women and children were killed during
the siege. Hundreds of houses occupied by sick
and wouHded were exposed to shells, and about
twenty-five hundred persons were killed inside
the works since the siege began.
The work performed on Notifications by both
sides is prodigious. The weight of artillery has
knocked most of the rebel works to undistinguish
able pieces.
There were about thirteen hundred women
and chill iren in the city during the lombard
ment, who were, for the most part Of the time,
obliged to live in caves, of which there were
several.
Citizens were not allowed to draw from the
army supplies except IN cases of desttutlon
TISSS OF kOOu nave DSSn ENORMOUSLY A1ShS I've
dollars per pound has been charged for Hour, and
one dollar per pound for mule meat
Johnston is retreating rapidly, and Sherman
is In hot pursuit. Reinforcements are moving to
Sherman. Offers Of assistance have been dis
patched to Gen. Banks. tits conjectured that the
condition of Port Hudson Is similar to that of
a week since. Its fall may be an
any hour. The general opinion here,
both in the rebel army and ours is that the rebel
lion, IN the est leastis reduced to insignificant