The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-31
NOTED STRRENDERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF
ALL GREAT WARS.

The Two Famous Ones That Occurred
During the Revolution-Eyen tho Great
Washington Was Forced to Surrender
Once-Some Other Instances.
The surrender Of the Spanish army
under General Toral 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 q
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 many famous surrenders
in our national history. There We're
two notable ones during the revolution,
one in the middle Of the war and one at
the end. At Saratoga, on October II,
1777, Bourgoyne surrendered to Gates
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 10, 1871, CORVALLIS sur
rendered 1000 men to Washington,
which ended the war. The ships and
1.5OO seamen We're turned over to the
French.
There was q surrender in this war
which is fit to be ranked with the Ala
mo and rort Pillow. Fort GrlsWold,
defending New London, Conn, was
surrendered to Arnold, the traitor, by
Colonel Ledyard. The commandant
and his sixty men were put to the
sword after they had given up their
arms. This was in September, 1851.
The raid on the New England coast
had been undertaken by the British
with the hope Of diverting WashinS-
toms 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 Jumonyile at Great
Meadows, forty-fve miles from Fort
Duouesne. Two months later Wash
incton himself was defeated by De WI
iers at Fort Necessity, which he had
built at Great Meadows. At the end
Of ten hours hard fighting Washing.
ton Welded 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 HulIs surrender Of Detroit.
and with it all Of Michigan territory.
Hulps 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-martiA foE
treason and cowardice. He was con-
yicted Of cowardice and sentenced to
be shot, but was pardoned oy the
President.
The surrender Of Barclays feet on
lake Erie to Perry partly atoned for
Hulrs deed and save the Americans
chance to get back what they had lost
through Hull. Perry's message to the
president, 1--WE have met the enemy,
and they are ours is classic among
military despaches.
The Mexican was was marked by
the surrender Of no large armies. Am
pudia gave up Monterey in September,
lS46. Tampico surrendered to Captain
Connor, of the navy, in November,
1S47.
The Castle Of San Juan de Ulloa, which
defended Santa Cruz, surrendered to
Scott and Connor March 81, 1S47. At
this time 5000 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 Il, lS47.
The Mexican war was preceded by
the Texan war for independence, in the
course Of which the Almo, at Bexar,
garrisiored by Texans, was surrender
ed to Santa Anna. No sooner had the
Americans laid down their arms than
they were murdered by the treacherous
Mexicans and those Of Spanish de-
scent.
The civil war was terminated by the
surrender of Lee at Appamatox Court
House on April 8, 1866. Twenty-six
thousand men laid down their arms.
This was soon followed by the surren-
der of Johnston, with 29,924 men; Tay-
lor, with 10000; jeff Thompson, with
7,454, and Kirby Smith with 10000.