The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-11
SURRENDERS in HISTORY.
That One at Santiago VIII Rank
Among the Principal.

The interesting ceremony which took
place at Santiago last Sunday, by
which General Tofal delivered up him
self and his staff, $4,000 troops and
their arms, the next to the largest
city in Cuba and all it contained, and
the eastern part of the island into the
hands of the United States. was one
of the very few formal surrenders IN
the history of our country.
If we go back to revolutionary tunes
we shall find the struggle for independ-
ence illumined by two formal, spectac-
ular surrenders. On the 18th of Octo-
Der, 17T7, General Burgoyne, in the
presence of the American and British
armies, rendered his sword TO his con-
uueror General Gates, thereby surren-
dering his command of 5,79l men to
the continental forces. General Gates
politely returned the British general
his sword. The surrendered men, after
giving I'D their arms, were marched
from Saratoga, where the surrender
took place, to New England, with the
intention of permitting them to return
to England But congress afterward
changed its mind and kept them in a
kind of colony in Virginia till the close
of the war. says the Detroit Free
Press.
The surrender of CORVALLIS to
Washington four years later, october
10, 1881, was conducted with cere-
monv commensurate with its great i'm
portance-Cornwalli surrendered his
army of nearly 1000 British soldiers to
Washington and his shipping and sea-
men to the French naval commander,
Counte de Grasse. Among the SpoilS
were rs brass and 100 iron cannons,
about 5000 muskets, % regimental
standards, and about $1,000 in specie.
The American and French armies were
drawn up in imposing array, General
Washington at the head of the Amerl-
can column, on his white charger, and
General Rochambeau at the head of
the French, while a large concourse
of civilians witnessed the ceremony.
CORVALLIS, alleging Illness, sent his
sword by one of his generals.
There were no historical surrenders
during the war of 1872, unless we eX-
cept the humiliating surrender of De-
troit to the British by General Hull.
Nor did the Mexican war afford many
such occasions. Vera Cruz afforded
one such event, surrendering to Gen
eral Scott. March q, 1847, by which
5000 prisoners and 500 pieces of artil-
lery fell into American hands. After
a few days of vigorous fighting before
the City of Mexico in September of
the same year the Mexican army OF
defense melted away and SCOTS vic
torious forces marched into the city
on the 14th of September and took pos
session without further ceremony.
The three principal surrenders of the
civil war were all made to General
Grant Fort Donelson was uncondi-
tionally delivered over to him by Cen
eral Buckner. Feb. Is, 1862, and with it
1853 men. 5000 horses, As pieces of
artillery. II heavy guns, 1850 stands
of arms. and a great quantity of mill
tary stores. The famous Vicksburg
capitulation of July A. 1863, was made
by General Pemberton. 1t included
81 600 men, 172 cannon, $4,000 muskets
and q large amount of ammunition
The most prominent surrender of the
civil war was, of course, the one which
took place at Appomattox, April g.,
1865, when General Grant made most
terms with the defeated
leader of the confederacy. General
Robert E. Lee. By the liberal terms
of the surrender 1856 men were pa
rolled and allowed to return to their
homes. the officers keeping their side
arms and both officers and men retain
ing their horses. On the 10Th of the
same month General Johnston sur
rendered his army of 81 900 men to
General Sherman on the same terms
as were accorded to Lee, General
Grant having assisted in the negotia-
tons.
nue. - will hA saan thot the surren-