Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-15
NOTED SURRENDERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN 4 FEATURE OF
 ALL GREAT WARS.

The Two Famous Ones That Occurred
 During the RevoIution-Even the Great
 Washington Was Forced to Surrender
 once-some Other Instances.
 The surrender of the Spanish army under General Toral at Santiago was one of tue biggest events of the kind, as regards numbers, that have ever occurred on this continent. Small de- taehments Of troops eOoDed up tn fortified place are often compelled to surrender during 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, 5000 muskets and a 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 10, 17s1, Cornwallis sur rendered 1000 men to Washington, which ended the war The ships and 900 seamen were turned over to the French.
 There was q surrender in this war which is it to be ranked with the Ala mo and rort Pillow. Fort GrisWold, defending New London, Conn. was surrendered to Arnold, the traitor, by Colonel Ledyard. T he commandant and his sixty men were put to the sword after they had given up tbeir arms. This was in September, 17S1. The raid on the New England coast had been undertaken by the British with the hope of diverting Washing tons attention from Gornvallis.
 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 Jum0nyille at Great Meadows, forty-ive miles from Fort DuQuesne Two months later Wash ingt0n himself was defeated by De Fii- lers 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 ot 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 Hull's surrender of Detroit, and with il all of Michigan territory. Hull's 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 court-martial for treason and eewardiee. He was con victed of coWardice and sentenced to be shot. hut was pardoned by the President.
 The surrender of Barclays fleet on lake Erie to Perry partly atoned for Hul1s deed and gave the Americans a chance to get back what they had lost through Hull. Perry7s message 10 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, 1916. Tampieo surrendered to Captain Connor, of the navy, in November, 1S47.
 The CasUIe Sf San Juan de Elloa, which defended santa Cruz, surrendered to Scott and Conner March 27. 1S47. At this time 5,000 prisoners and 500 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 f, 1S47.
 The Mexican war was pra aeded by the Texan war for indepenl ee, 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 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.