Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-22
NOTED sURRENDERs
THEY HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF
 ALL GREAT WARS.

The Two Famous Ones That Occurred
 During the RevoIution-Even tae Great
 Washington Was Forced to Surrender
 ODee-Some Other Instances.
 The surrender of the Spanish army under General ToraI 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 q 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 IT, TIT. Bourgoyne surrendered to Gates 5000 men, 5,000 muskets and a large quantity of ammunition and cannon. lie 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, 17S1, Cornwallis sur rendered 1000 men to Washington, which ended the war. The ships and 1,500 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 t ort Pillow. Fort Griswo1d, defending New London. Conn.,, was surrendered to Arnold, the traitor, by Colonel Ledyard The eommandant h ivvfx fa n sword after they had given up tbcir arms. This was in September, 1781. 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 in this war. 1t 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 Jumonyille at Great Meadows, forty-fiye miles from Fort Duquesne. Two months later Wash ington himself was defeated by De EIl- iers at Fort Necessity, which he had built at Great Meadows. At the end of ten hours hard fighting Washing ton yielded upon condition that his troops should get the honors Of war.
 Our war of 1912 was marked by two notable surrenders, one of which was not at all to our credit. This latter one was Hullis surrender of Detroit, and with it all of Michigan territory. uulfs soldiers were hot with indig- 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 eourt-martiaI fer treason and coWardiee.= He was con yicted of cowardice and sentenced to be shot but was pardoned by the President.
 The surrender of Barclays fleet on lake Erie to Perry partly atoned fer Hull's deed and gave the Americans 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 up Monterey in September, 1846. Tampico surrendered to Captain Connor, of the navy, in November, 1947.
 The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, which defended Santa Cruz, surrendered to Scott and Connor March 27, 1847 At this time 5000 prisoners and 800 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 fl, 1847.
 The Mexican war was proceeded by the Texan war for independence, in the course of which the AlmO, 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 Q, 1865. Twenty7six thousand men laid down their arms. This was soon followed by the surren- der of Johnston, with 29,924 men; Fay lor, with 10000; Jeff Thompson, with 7,454, and Kirby Smith with 10000.