Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-05
NOTED SURRENDERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF
 ALL GREAT WARS.

Washington Was Forced to Surrender
 Oncs-some Other instanc5s. s,...-
 The surrender of the Spanish army under General Toral at Santiago was one of the biggest events of the Kino' as regards numbers, that have ever occurred on this continent. Small ae' taehments of troops coeped up ID $ fortified place are often compelled to surrender during a war, but when whole armies give up the end IS gen. erally in sight,
 There are many famous surrenders 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 H. TIT, Bourgoyne surrendered to GaGes 5000 men, 5000 muskets and 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 ana i,500 seamen were turned over to the French.
 There was a surrender in this war which is fit to be ranked with the Ala mo and ort Pillow. Fort GrisWold, defending New London, Conn, was surrendered to Arnold, the traitor, by Colonel Ledyard. he eommandant and his sixty men were put to the sword after they had given up tbeir arms. This was in September, IloL. The raid on the New England coast had been undertaken by the British with the hope of diverting Washing tons attention from Cornwallis.
 Even the great Washington was forced to surrender once, though not ln this war It was in the French and Indian war, and Washington was con- mandant at Fort Necessity. His forces had shed the first blood of the war, having defeated Jumonville at Great Meadows, forty-fye miles from Fort Duquesne. Two months later Wash ington himself was defeated by De Hil. iers at Fort Necessity which h. had built at Great Meadows. At the end of ten hours hard fighting Washing ton yielded upon condition that bis troops should get the honOrs 0t war.
 Our war of 1S12 was marked by two notable surrenders, one of which was not at all to our credit. This latter one was Uun's surrender Of Detroit, and with it all of Michigan territory. HulIs soldiers were hot with indig nation. as they were anxious ta fight. and did not get the chance. Hull was exchanged later fer thirty British sols dters and tried by eouft-martfal for treason and coWardice. He was con. yieted of coHae3iee and sentenced to he shot bat was pardoned by the President.
 The surrender of Barclays feet oB lake Erie to Perry partly atoned for Hulls deed and gave the Americans a 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 q classic among military despaches.
 The Mexican was was marked by the surrender of no large armies. Am. pudia gave LID Monterey in September. 1916. Tampico surrendered to Captain Conh0r of the navy. in November. 1847.
 The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa which QGIEHlteQ odLtd CfAZs SUIEeEteECQ 10 Scott and Conner March 27. 1S47. At this time 5000 prisoners and 800 can. non Were taken byzoUr army The City of Mexico, having been evacuated by santa Anna, was occupied by the Am erican troops September 14, 1S47.
 The Mexican war was preceded by the Texan war for independence, in the course of which the AImo, at Bexar, garrisiontd by Texans. was surrender cd to Santa Anna. No sooner had the Americans laid down their arms than they were murdered by the treaeherous AeXicans 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-stx thousand men laid down their arms. This was soon followed by the surren- der of Johnston, with 29.924 men; Fay Tor, with 10000; Jeff Thompson. with 7.454. and Kirby Smith with 10000.