The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Royal Mail Steamship Asia, Captain Shan-
non, from Boston on the 22nd, and Halifax ou the
24th ultimo, arrived in the Mersey shortly before
10 o'clock yesterday morning. She brings 130
passengers, and 212,351 dollars inspecie.
The New York papers received by her are no
later than those by the Great &stern, but we have
Beaton papers of the ?2nd ultimo.
A Washington telegram gives the particulars of
the surrender of Port Hudson thus. It appears
that General Gardner on the 7th ult., asked
General Banks by Mice whether Vicksburg had
surrendered. General Banks replied, eueloeing a
despatch from General Grant.

Port Haddon, July 13.—Geoeral,—I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of your communication from Ms*
General Omit, United States, America, announcing the
surrender of the garrison of Vicksburg. Having defended
this position as lung as I deem my duly requires I am
willing to sin render to you, sod will appoint a commission
of three officers to meet a similar COMllliallioll appointed
by yourself, at nine o'clock this morning, for the purpose
of agreeing upon and drawing up the terms of surrender,
and for that purpose I ask for the cessation of hostilities.
Will you please designate a point outside of my bresst-
works where the meeting shall be held for this purpose!—
I am. very respectfully, your obedient *arrant,
FRANC GARIMR, Commanding Confederate Forces.
To IdAjor-Genersl Backs, Commanding United States
Fortes.

Ileadquarten, U.S. FOTOSI, before Port
Hutlwo, July 8, 1868
General,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of this date, stating that you
Sr. willing to surrender to the forces under my coma
mend the garrison under your command, and that
you will appoint a commission of three officers to meet
• similar commission appointed by me at 9 o'clock a.m., for
the purpose of agreeing upon and drawing up the terms of
surrender. In reply, I have the honour to state that I have
designated Hi igedier-Gtheral Chas. P. Stone, Colonel H. W.
Beige. and Lieut.-Colonel Riehard B. Irwin, as the oaken
to meet the commission appointed by you. They will meet
yourofficers at the hour designated, and at a point where the
flag of truce was received this morning. I will direct that
active hostilities shall entirely cease on my part until fur-
ther notice for the purpose stated.—Very respectfully, your
obedient servant,

N. P. Mms, Major• General Commanding.
To Majw•General Frank Gardner, Commanding
Goefederate Forme, Port Hudson.
The following are the articles of capitulation of
the garrison of Port Hudson, as published by the
New York juurnale :
Article 1. Major• General Frank Gardner surrenders to
the Mated States formes under Major-General Banks, the
place of Port Hudson, with its dependencies, with its gar.
rison, armament, materiel of war, in the condition, as
nearly as may be, in which they were at the hour of cessation
of hostilities—viz., 6 o'clock a.m, July Bth, 1863.
Article 2. The surrender stipulated in Article 1 is qua.
libed by no conditions, save that the officers and enlisted
mmecomprisiug the garrison shall receive the treatment due
to prisoners of war, according to the midges of civilised
warfare.

Article 3. All private property of officers and enlisted men
shall be inspected and left to their reapective owners.
Article 4. The position of Port Hudson Alan be occupied
to-morrow, at ae•en o'clock ►m., by the forces of the United
States, said its garrison received u prisoners of war by ouch
general officers of the United States u may be designated by
Major-General Banks, with the ordinary formalities of rem-
dition- The Confederate troops will be drawn op in bile,
officers in their positions, the right of the line resting on the
edge of the prairie south of the railroad deptit, the left ex-
tending in the direction of the village of Port Hudson. The
erns sod colours will be piled ouveosently, and will be
received by the officers of the United Siete&
Article 5. The sick and wounded of the garrison to be
cared for by the authorities of the United States, auiated if
dedied by tither party of the medical offices of the garrison.

The following deispatch has been received from
Admiral Porter announcing the capture of Yazoo