Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-18
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Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
STEAMER JoHN II. DICKEY,

VICINITY OF NlCKSBURG, July 4th. /
Nicksburg has surrendered. The name of
General Grant is now inseparably connected
with our National Birth-d day. We entered
the city at ten A. VI. of that day, and at high
noon the flag gracefully waved over twenty
thousand prisoners, and small arms inunu-
merabe, and the finest ritlcd batteries in the
Confederate service.
At about seven A. NJ, July 3, flag of
truce was seen upon the rebel brcastwOrks.
an officer was sent 20 receive it.
All firing ceased, and thousands of men
thronged the parapets to see thc'foc with
whom they had contended forty-two days.
each concealed from each other. The men
of both sides gazed in wondcrmcnt. No
arms were visible-only men, and the earth
works were alive. In some salcnts where
we thought there might be twenty, there
seemed one hundred. All looked like men
who labor in mills or lime-quarrics. SLOUGH
ed hats, shirts and pants were the uniform.
But little was said, though in some places
the men were not more than ten or fifteen
feet apart
The bearers of dispatches to our General
were fine looking men, of martial bearing
and brave micn, clad in grey, close-littng
uniforms and French caps, mounted on fine
but thin horses.
They were conducted blindfoldcd to the
tent of General \. X. Smith, whose front
they had entered. They were escorted to
the tent of General Steven Burbridge, to
remain until his return from the quarters of
General Grant, five miles away. The con
vcrsed of old times more than of the present.
Their names were General Bowen. of Port
Gibson memory, and Col. Montgomery, of
Airgipia tu,l- IL, -, -
Bowen remarked that his bandagc was un-
comfortable. as it was very warm. General
Burbridgc had them unlooscd.
After more than an hours conversation.
their answer came, and they were again
blindtolded 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 1t meant The purport of it was
this:
"GEN. GRANT,--To prevent the further
ciiusion Of blood and loss of life, propose
that hostlities cease for - hours, and that
you appoint three commissioners, and |
three, To confer upon conditions of surrender.
though can hold out indefinitely.
Signed "PEMBEBToN."
To which Gen. Grant replied:
AS To your first proposition, il Is for YOU
no necessity for that, as there can he nocon-
diIions of surrender We can all bear lcsli-
mony 10 your endurance and bravery, and
viii treat you with all the respect due pris-
uncrs Of war.
Signed. "U. S. GRANr."
General Pemboron then solicited per.
sonal interview, which Was granted by Grant
al three l., NJ, The latter, with his stan
appeared on the hills where our advance
works were, Here the party halted, until
General fembcrion appeared, accompanied
by General bowen and Colonel Montgomery
Ca lhe crcsi Of the opposite hills were rifle
piis and iuris, crowded With men. Ia the
space IN grove of fruit trrcs Of fgs and
peaches, met tho ronteuding htfo,s Thou
sands ut suldlgn hooked upon this strange
rr,ur. Two mru Who had bern lirutcnanls
in lhy sanlr regiment in MeAlro, noN net a.
lne', With an Tia world luuking upon them.
The uns hl' oounlfy's glory, the othsf. bic
ruunlph shame
Mhen lhey had approached within hW
.fs' ib,W sas halt and sllsncs. Culohel