Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-14
NOTED STRRENDERS. THEY HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF
 ALL GREAT WARS.

The Two Famous Ones That Occurred During the Revolutlon-Even the Great Washington Was Forced to Surrender once-some Other Instances.
 The surrender of the Spanish army under General Toraf at Santiago was one of the biggest events of the kind, as regards numbers, that have ever occurred on this continent! Small de- tachments of troops cooped up in fortified place are often-compelled to surrender during a war, but when whole armies give up the end is gen orally in sight.
 There are thany famous snrrenders in our national history There were two notable ones during the revolution, one in the middle of the war and one at the end. At Saratoga, on october IT, TIT, Bourgoyne surrendered to Gates G,000 mon, 5000 musKets and I large quantity of ammunition and cannon. He began his invasion of the colonies from Canada in June, intending to go down the. Hudson and separate New England from New York.
 On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis sur rendered 1000 men to Washington, which ended the war The ships and 1900 seamen were turned over to the French.
 There was a surrender tn this war which is fit to be ranked with the Ala mo and ort Pillow. Fort GTfswold, defending New London, Conn.,, was surrendered to Arnold, the traitor, by Colonel Ledyard The commandant l. sR. rt.sz r4Tf=s sword after they had given up their arms. This was in September, 1l9l. The raid on the New England coast had been undertaken by the British. with the hope of diYerting Washing tons attention from Cornwallis.
 Even the great Washington was forced to surrender once, though not in this war. It was in the French and Indian war. and Washington was com mandant at Fort Necessity. His forces had shed the first blood of the war, having defeated Jumonville at Great Meadows, fortY-6ye miles from Fort Du8aesHe. Two months later Wash ington himself was defeated by De Eil- iers at Fort Necessity, which he had built at Great Meadows. At tbe end of ten hours hard fighting Washing ton yielded upon condition that his troops should get the honors of war.
 Our war of 1872 was marked by two notable surrenders, one of which was not at all to our credit. This latter one was HulFs surrender of Detroit, and with it all of Michigan territory. uull's soldiers were hot with indi8- nation, as they were anxious to fight, and did not get the chance. Hull was exchanged later for thirty British sol diers and tried by co0ft-martIaI for treason and cowardice. He was con- Yiefed of eowardice and sentenced to be shot but was pafdoned by the President,
 Tie surrender of Barclays fleet on lake Erie to Perry partly atOned for Hulfs deed and gave the Americans q chance to get back what they had lost through Hull. PerrY,s message to the president, We have met the enemy, and they are ours '' is classic among military despaehes.
 The Mexican was was marked by the surrender of no large armies. Am pudia gave up Monterey in September, fS46 Tampieo surrendered to Captain Conhor of the navy, in November 1S47.
 The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, which defended Sanra Cruz, surrendered to Scott and Conner March 27, 1S47. At this time 500O prisoners and 300 can non were taken by our army. The City of Mexico, having been evacuated by Santa Anna, was occupied by the Am erican troops September IA, 1S47.
 The Mexican war was proceeded by the Texan war for independence, in the course 6f which the AImo, at Bexar, garrisioned by Texans, was surrender ed to Santa Anna. No sooner had the Americans laid down their arms than they were murdered by the treaeherous Mexicans and those of Spanish de- scent
 The civil war was terminated by the surrender of Lee at Appamatox Court House on April 9, 1865. Twenty-siX thousand men laid down their arms. This was soon followed by the surren- der of Johnston, with 29,924 men; Tay, Tor, with 10000 Jeff Thompson. with 7,454, and Kirby Smith with 10000.
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