Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-18
last Days Of ths siege Of visl.ssurg.

A special 70 the Missouri Democrat says
By ths arrival Of tss steamer Niagara with
Lieutenant Dunn, Of General SulliVan's staff
iro1 YieksbarE, On The 4ih inst, who is the
bearer Of dispatches from General Grszt 70 the
War Department., we have the eoufrmstion Of
the eapitulatiSn of Yisks5urg Frsm reliable
ssuTeos have been aba 70 gss the folisWiRg
partes.srs sf the ci0sisg scenes Of the sisgs
sf VieksburgT
The first flag Of truce fer so1o tine was JAY
lss- asking an sssart for Two Englishueu, Who
aRa hsez shat up for sane hHs in The Con
fsdersef, which vas granted b. General Grant.
On The FrsYisas day she rebels made AZ IN
sHeeessfsl soriie On he ws1ks on ear lsft, mean
ing 70 lake or ssidisr5 ouf OF the rife pits this
way. JshHs;eH was reported only twenty niles
gh. TIE men were il Ens-8.-bz1lle 70 recsiVs
th4 stack
On the Sd another Gag Of trace cane into eur
Luss, brought by two COnfedsrsts offers, enc
Of whom was MsioT-GensTai Bowen. The mes
sesgers tWers bindtolded. They remained
awaiting The return Of Gen. Smith. who tsok
The dispatches tFem Psnbsrt1u 10 Gen E-e=--
Their eyes were ssuda9sd. After sn hour they
couTsrssd freely With the Uuioa cficsrs Oaa
ot the nssseEgeTs said irsn ensuEh had been
throHn into tAs city - stock imnezss fogn1riss
and Buila Monuments f1r al these who bad
fallen.
Ths Messengers were sgaia blizdfsldsd, and
escslted t. 8 SAFE Psins trsm Fhish tbsy eould
enter their own Inss Great curiosity was
manifested BY the soldiers and ofiesr5 to learn
lha eszten.E Of Gen. Pcmb-rtsn's dispatch,
which vas HHally grstfed. The rebel general
1ae seen 6t ts iEtims1s that the unnecessary sl-
fGsion q bso3 acs the loss Of lives mirzl bs
prevented By brief cessation Of hsst.iaea.
daring which cen nnissioners might be appointed
90 agree on tsrms fer ths Surrender He also
intImsisd that he eoait hold the city fer en- in-
definite period
t7eaefsi tIraH5's reply was very BRET saying
tHas General Psmbert9a hzd It in his bands to
stop oieodsaed at any EsnenE Commissioners
were unnecessary. as the sHiy stpulalig--4
coRid accept were unconditional surrender
csae-uded vita deserved tribu1s ts the brave
~ and enduraDcs Of the rebel garrison and
said Il they sEvren tsred they should be De-
r7.es vita the courtesy aEs 20 pris1r-rs Of var
Lhe rebel messenger Was net EoHs long when
sen PenbertOn sent again, asking a personal
lntsrvlsT with Cen Grant, which vas pTsmptiy
granted A. 3 p. 81, Of the same day, a cor
ference took place about midway bstwesn the
rents The two generals vent aside. What
was said during the e0ufsrsncs can only Il
Judged frsm the results. After q little mora
II an an Eour terms were agrssd upgn, and the
rebels surrendered
Is was suszss5 that the Federal fsross shaat8
enter a. lJ s'gl0ck A. H. the next day, July &
The rebels were all 70 Co par0lsd The otEiesrs
ws-s aIoWss 70 retain tbsir hsrs1s and four
days rati0Hs, to be taken froa the rebel stores,
and 70 Be- considered ss prisoners liable 70 SIX
=hsHgs. The enemy, numbering from 25,000
e 5JuJJ, by this arrangement, tel iRts Grants
hanss, with the small arnz, forts. daisHsss, stc.
CsnneR are plenty and in quality equal to the
best in the C0atsderzcy. AZ 10 scl0ak A. a. Of
the 4.h General atssls's division marched into
and garris9aed the city. The bands played
the national sirs Of the eontendiDg fsrcss The
scene was witnessed By thousands Of Federal
and rebel soldiers, who, for the FIRST Hm8 in
weeks, showed Themselves wits inpuui.T absvs
the rife pits ard during all those weeks they
had seen within ave yards sf each ether
GeH- Grant came slowly 70 the place af rem
daz7eus, smoking a cigar, sRd apparently Tie
rHly unsIcitsa porseB IN the vast alsemblsgd-
General Psmbert9n krst remarked tha. ha
asd been present when the different fortrsssss
surrendered 70 the Federal arms ia the Mexican
war Ii these the enemy were granted terms
and conditions, aRd he thought bis army vas as
vel eatlslsd e tavors as a fareiZu foe. Gen -
TTaHs listened ana then proposed a private con
7srsatlon to which General Pemberten zgrsad,
lEc tHa rag was soon seen sb0vs the buildings
where lstsly the rebel ensign met the breeze,
and fIeksDurg was sgsin ia layal possession
Net long after formal possession had been
taken Of the city, Gel Marklsnd made his en-
trance % take charge Of his of5cs, and sgrsed 20
establish Federal mail rautes stb the rsss Of tha
weld.