The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-07-15

GERS. one d whom prostd 10 he Mai; Cen
Hown. hsaNessepgeIs were blinifolded's
They reusainsd awaitinkthe return Of Gsn'
Smith, who took the dispatches from Pem.
berton to Grant: Their eyes were .nhan.
daged after an hour, and they conver.ed
freely with the Union officers. One mai.
senger said-'Iron enough had been thrown
into the city to stock an immense foundry,
and build monuments for all the citizens and
soldiers who had fallen.' .--.
When Smith; returned tho Emessensers
were again bl,ndfolded and conducted to .
SAFE point. from which, they ooaldestsr their
own lines again. : = x.s5s
Curioaity was manifested BY th.soa,o.,,,
and soldiers 70 learn the contents 81 Penn.
berton's dispatches, which was fia.lly graf.
i6ed.s t1-A;U3H 'I.'"@.' -, '7@"'j e'-
The rebel General saw fit TO intimate
that unnecessary effusion ofblood. and loss
Of lives might be prevented by \ brief ces-
sation Of hostiI'ties. during which Commi.~
s'oners might be appointed for the surren-,
der Of the city. (. -. 3
lie also minated that he could hold tha:
city for an indefinite period.
Grant's reply was very brief, saying that
Pemberton had it in his power 1t anY mo.
ment to stop the bloodshed. The Commis.
sioners were unnecessary, Is the only stiu-
u'ation he could accept was unoondition,r
surrender. It was concluded with desar-
we'd tribute to the bravery and endurance Of
the rebel garrison, and said il they surrrn-
dered. they should all be treated with The
courtesy due prisoners Of war.
Inc rebel messengers had not been pone
'ong' when Pemocrton sent again. asking a
personal interview with Grant. which "a.
promptly granted.
At3r. M. the same day, conference
took place about midway between tho fronts
OF the contending forces The scene v..
witnessed by thousands of federal aud rebal
soldiers, who for the irst time in weeks
showed themselves with impunity above the
r'ns pits and during all these weeks they
mao been within tive rods Of each other.
Grant came slowly to the place ofrendez
Vous Smoking cigar, and apparently thu
blage '''s''''
femoerton first remarked he had been
present when different fortresses had sur
} rendered TO Federal arms in tho MEXICAN
wa. and in these the enemy were granted
terms and conditions, and so he thought nj.
army as we'll entitled to fayors a. foreign
|foe
Grant listened and then proposed pri-
V"te conversation, to which Peuuber,on
agreed. What was said during the confer.
ence can only bc judged from The results.
Alter little more than an hour terms were
agreed up,n, and the rebels surrendered.
1t was arranged that The Federal forces
should enter Al 10 O'Clock on the 4th.
Ihe rebels were ali to be psroled.
Ihe prisoners are allowed to retain their
horses and four days ralions 10 be taken from
the rebel stores.
The prisoners are liable to exchange.
Ihe enemy numbered from 2O,OOU to 80. .
600.
By rem:e'ton's arrangement there fell
into Grants hands along with the small
arms, the forts, defenses, &C.,
Cannonare plenty, and IN quality equal 10.
the best IN the Confederacy.
AZ ~ A. NJ on The Alb, Gen. Steele md
DIVISION marched into and gar,i>oneI tho
|cny' the bands playing national air-. The
Ia? was soon! !seen above the buildings where
"t late only the rebol ensign met the breeze.
ana YicksourS Was in loyal possessions once
more. Oo
Not long after formal Possession had
been taken Of the city Col. MArkl.nd made
ms entrance and took charge Of tn. POST
O1hce' anu agreed to establish Federal mail
routes with the rest Of the world.
~, MlDDLEBunc, July 9.
The number Of wagons destroyed by our
cavalry Is over five hundred. Buford dcs.
troyed two hundred on Monday. and On
saturday and Sunday burned between two
and three hundred. Full one third ot th,.
transportation Of the rebel army has been
destroyed, ard the damage to them is fully
twice what they are abe to carry ou. of
Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON. July 9.
Operations Of General Dix's command at
White House and on the Peninsula, have cut
on all direct communication between Rich.
inond which would otherwise have gone to
reinforce Lee.