The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-17
WAR NEWS.
Some Particulars of tie Sui- q
render OF VicksburH.

CAIRO. July by the arrival Of The
stramcr n iagarn, with Lieutenant DUN
of General Sullivcn's staff from NicEs
bnrp, the furth, who is bearer Of dis
patches from General Grant to the Wa
department, we have confirmation OF III,
cani,nlaiiun oi ViCksburg. From rcliubl,
.aeurces have been able to gather tln
following particulars Of the closihl
sccncs OF the siege Of Vicksburg:
On July first, ilng OF tuco for some
time was nskug an escort for two Eng
lishnicn, who had been shut mp tor some
time 10 the CunlcdcraCy, which was gran.
ted by General Graut. On the previous
dny tho rcbols nude an uusucccsslul
sortie on the works on our left meaning
20 take our soldiers out oltEcir riilc-pits
This day Johnston wae reported only
twenty milos oil, and the men were inI
line ofbattle TO receive The attack.
On the third, another ilug of truce
came into our liuce. II was brought 10y
two Confederate oliC,rs, who proved toI
he MAJOR Gcuc-al Bowen aud Ntglniu
Colonel named Montgomery. Tho mrs.|
scngels were blind folded aud srut Co.
General Burbridgc's tent, whore they
remained uwnitjng the return ut General
Smith, who took the dispatches from
T., mbcr,un tu Grant. Their eyes were
unbandared aft an hour, aud they CON
vrrscd freely with the Union cniccrs.
One Of the messengers soid iron enough
had been thrown utp the city to STICK
immense fuundcrics and build monuments
for all the citizens urd soldiers who had
fulton.
When Smith returned the messengers
were again blindloldcd aud conducted to|
a safe point, from which they cou'd enter
their own lines.
Great curiosity was manifested by Ol.
ficrrs and soldiers 10 learn the contents
Of Pambcrtors dispatehcs, which was fin
ally gratiGcd.
The rebel General had seen fit to init
mate the unnecessary cilusion cl blood.
aud loss Of lives might be prevented by o.
brief cessation of husliIi ics, during which
commissioners might hr appointed tu|
nlrec on terms luf the surrender Of thr
CITY. He also iutunird that he could
hold the city iur an indefinite period
GraNis reply was very hrirl, suiin" that
=, mbctlun had 1t In his power u any
moment IN stop bio, d-hcd; commission
era were unnecessary, as the only sliru-
laiiuh hc could accept wus nn uucuudl-
tonu surrender. y cruc'u,d with UI
deserved tihuio to the bravery aud en-.
dnruncc of the rebel garrison, aud said %
they surrendered thcy should all br treat
cd with the courirsy tuc prisoners ,fwar. /
The rebel mcssrugr hid not been
gone long, when Prmbcrton sent ugan,
asking Tor II personal interview with
Grant, which was promptly granted
ASP. NJ the same day, cuni,rancr
took place, about midway bclwccn the
fronts of the Cuutcndiug forces. The
scene was with, sscd by thousands of
Federal aud rebel soldiers, who, for the
first time in weeks, showed themselves
with impuni,y above the rinr pits, aud
during AL these weeks they had been
wahin Ave yards OF each other.
Grant came slowly to the place olI
Rendezvous, smoking cigar, aud urPar-
entity the only unexciicd person in th,
vast usscmblrgr.
Pcmbcrtuu's first remark was, that he
Ind been present when different fortress.
~ had SURRENDERED 20 the Federal arms
in the M,xicin War. In these TIE enc
my were Craut0d terms nnd coudtiuns,|
and 40 he thought hiJ army us well cuti
lied to lavnrs % a foreign foe.
Cant listcrcd, and then proposed al
rrjvate cuuv rsatun. tn which PcmnCrtJI
u. Feed, nrd the two Generals srppc,
ns'te. Whatwas said during the G,u
ference can only be- judged from results
Aitcr little more than an hour, tcrms
were agreed upuu aud the rebels surrru
der, d. Il WIS arranged that the Federal
forces should enter ut 10 \. VI. the next
duy, July 1. The rebels were all TO b,
puol,d on the SPOT, and the officers al-
Lived tu retain their horses aud four days
rutous, 60 be- taken lr,m f,bcl stores.
Prisoners liable to exchange.
The enemy, numh,ring from s0,oCO tel
10000. hy this arrangement i,ll into
Grants hands, nloug with the smyll arms
icrls, defcnscs, &c, Cannon are plenty,
aud, in quality, equal 10 the best in The
Contcd4rury,
Alto a. NJ. on tho ilh, General
Strelv's division mO,chcd into and gar
risuncd the cry, the bands playing ma.
tiunal airs. IN, nag was soon seen
above buildings where, Of late, only r'hcl
cnsigns Iact the brcCz', aud Nicksburg
was in loyal poss, 'siou once more.
N; hong after formal ross ssion hal
ben taken Of the city, Colonel Mark
hud made his cpirpnoc, took charge Of
the i ST cilicc, and agreed to establish
Federal mail r,ut,s with the rest OF the
w.rl.