The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-26
The Facts bent tie C1fl fl1se of sls
FxIloyy -. III

aC y 0CsS n OOUS tn ~ III ~ ~ - \
A eo.Tespou4eas sf ne AnanlA 4tpeal etses ~
paper tho tbgov1rg esuees ktsfbsyo fs<ts 80.
neeted vita the csFtaso cf lsss riile0, 4 Sise1
the lie 10 the Yankee stossss ef "bfstal alaG {.
&c, which have besn eadesssd ~ 4 rsdssa q
eTessiounl iavesugailAg eemasis3ee:
Gen Farrss, dsiernined. Win .ha, 4aiskaees
Iak. the fort He Nod on shs ground MOI sooss tEae
1900 Hen- The hosses vera MI msss. isaR q MID
Ia ~ sears an6 the artillery tcnsEaed Of oaly fevS
sHs u H&d inft3iUf mpuusain hOrisxsn.
Ws.ts the Order Ia assscs ssss anuan s.ea. sAs
Itna omrsss asdz mens for mrtncEsa s:sod ~
rsied ~ tts appass NJ audscoty sst me sewer-
le form, bsaxing ~. ard tie tiar.s.a III the
fearless isadrr was seen aud hsaTa ss0.2 sha lire
ss,sve up, nave uo,'' sh, lHstirasioa das!lesf
through tsa mcn With ssreuies efecsi, ,-aEj notify
d.t ihr7 Iesp1sa Il. &c call of frfr da<is7 <hief
VINO, VIII ms eaick eye and css.s.ses,aen,.
guarded every psihi, and scemedese1yNhere ON
the eet At HsMost Lse same time. tusGux14{e tife
hfaye s5 his own nah:a caring, and apQlytNG thc
ssose 70 ssy niio dared 10 shfiRk or stop l0Rian-
der.
10 lew minute t,a,a the whole comma rd Nas
safe eadrt In guns ws.A,a forty yards OF the t9t
IN he sE-antin'a. Major 0hssies Anderson, a u
&. with tbs s-eOsi and four ceasfsn.ss, bad key n
sfHt snuih OF he fgyt. iI.r bark al the Missass
stppa fissf. To prevent tks g,ahea;s landing fein-
fIseiGcHis, or @sy eecaer from the fart By Eeaag
Gf age coal barge which isy ~ the wharf
having The garrison thus invested, Gen Forrest
seht In nag Of truce, .Whe!s ursn the following
tofSc.p0ndence eHsuet
lcapy.I
RsApacAl1xRs Fosaxsf's CAv4iss,
Y.so.. Tnsss @ 81 8 A. 's.,es 81 .ss; n
satta.onirs FaFt ffslsw has been sacii a. 10 ealle
''em - b.iEg tfea,ed as prisoners ef wars alE4sf
aemaDd the unconditional surfgnder Of the entire
carlson, promising you ia, you shall be treated
as prisoners o. xar. Ny men have Just received q
isssh supply ef AMMUNITION, and frof. their p;es.
en-, position can easily asssui, and capture ,he
fort.
should ny demand ha refused, I cannot be re-
spohsih'o 'os the fate of your eonmand.
Respectfully. B FcsRssr,
Msjor Dassa. Commanding U Yoices. Fon Psl-
lcorYl
HKstouAsTsRs e 8 FcRcEs. I
rot inlew, Tenn, Aprii q. lss4
e4n1 foFrest, Ionnsnii1. { Fosoe.
ai.-i resp. c!fiiy ssh one hour for cor .ulsaicn
Wita .ny ctnCers ana The c.sesfs Of ,he suub
IN ihe siioeI.si:a9 80 PREPARATION 10 Es g1kdt OF
>;ios. siie- Very Respectfully,
[ Bo37s.
CoHnaDai1s L 5 forces.
ioo?7l
EEAra'Es FoREssf's Cav.
e-foFe Fort Pillow, ApIi IL 1854
Msjor-I have the hoEof 10 aekIowiejse 1ecep,
Of ,opr note asking ons tour 10 consider Fly de
fnlI.a fGi year sa!Trnjer
YGIs request cai,ot ts gFsn,si. / viii allow
you twenty Giau,es IRON The Ieoti3s If this lois
for consideration. II iha f"rt Is ret su;rea4ss-
81 1t .he sIPira. on CT taat ,se shall aszsuss ii,
% &c. aeua'ad the Surrender Of ,he suueoas
Respectfully
N o folnxs1, Major Gen coris
.s1j9r Raet, torniasns;aa . sassisuus Eols
E.sSE3R5 y 5 FoaCEs,
Fer. f:iow, Tenn, april 10, 1864.
Hater General FVF,sa, Commanding Confederate
Sta.es forces:
Ws Will net sErfe nder.
Respectfully,
|. f BOOTH, MAJOR CONG.
It viii be observed that tits eorresp ,ndencs on
the paI Of Ine enemy pUTpoyls 20 come IRON Maiof
Booth, woo had been killed eariy in tae day ,aud was
de ad betare The surrender vas demande3. II Is sn
ascertaucd fact that asd lager beer had
ISSUED freely ~ The negroes, for The purpose proba
bly, OK ping their couTagt UT, aud wien the flag
oi ruca was sent in these deiuded crea!G7es s. ere
marching Toaad the ffg staff III The centre of tie
iGTt singing 10 old eoraseuckin7 style Rally, tsys,
haiiy:" AID 80 Ii was In tnsf nru.keE ffenzy .aey
had iot discrei ii1 eaoui 10 Gsauhi neit arm. su
lower tscii fss when 0u. Tuices had carrie. jlsil
works ai,d ere t6ars:2 Gown them Win u
shower oi.teltH. .Hd h5ie | wish cutTctt
SFtofSvHs preston Ill !IxdTl 10 SSta it5IiH5ts
views In relation 10 ,ie ntETa5s He is opposs 20
SiiiE2 tEen. at stt. II. thissgs taey .iauii tie
irstsi as nuHsafrd pIate.t, lie sgess ;t,s sat
~ tc whipped, and oGf Independence gained, and
nainti.leh consequently he WAITS to
p -oec, and reclaim the negroes from the va. KEGS
f,r aboring In cotton fields: aat with This View
he Gid ali taa, he could. Nh-n he GemanGed tiis.
surrender IL was ihsuitiGsly refused The com-
manter asked 6u hGor 10 coIsas with the euaboat.,
which refused as Gen Tones: was immediate
!y uade. the guns o! the fox, and ceaii allow ,o
chance fur reintorsemeEils or decePi oH. lie savs
theL; iweaty minutes, which was ;i+l that e eae;d
allow, It's tran porIs with troops were then Ia sisa.
Oae boat did attempt 10 iaad pendiay the pdriey,
but Ma jDr Anderson, who mad been wisely. placed
On The bank to prevent IL, seLs theIa sleaniiRg sp
t1e uYeT.
lyon tue return CT The fsg Of truce General
Forrest sounded The bug;e SO charge, aHa In iweAiy
five minutes The last Su2 was fi.e3; aId the t0is
was in suE Possession
FoUz hundred and eighty ware killed, ssveHir
wounded; oas huUdIed E.1d swenty-fu -fuar Whit
AID t@enty eight nesfoes were e7pia,ed. How
maby Jumped iato :ne rIve5 and ~cfs drowned Us
shnt We Gan never sae@.
When our soldiers commenced climbing the wall
,hs ensa.y H6aaauned THAR guns Ia sefref, forget
iing even 10 spike .hem They naver lowered the
old stars ana s,sipes, wEt:n Heated fI3m a i0hg
pce In :as c6utrc, and i'0ssd down i'll silence +,
giving he protection to those who had peIpetsatea
so a.any wiaa:s Is their asIae. Tas f1Z sWaa
.,la,iy eTs down sy some y, our nse:..
The saii59a Fever did anrIeadef, bat. MiIh the.s
suaa In their aaI;ds. they nGdeica so2eihsr al zoe
lower side of ,ts lsst, xlasfs they were shot do~a
by ga. y.e,0f.ovs fYopps, who had Hskad 80 'adfh
in scaling their w4:s in tat race OF suci oasx-fs
and wa6 could fer quarters hits the efasinS
3iS -ti:i fealES over insm and iaeis sfES Wefe
still ecia In tneiF haHds