, 1863-07-22
LATER FROM new ORLEANS.
Further Particulars Of the capture
Of Port Hudson.
GREAT ToRCHLlGHT PROCESSION
IN new ORLEANS,

From 1nG NGW 10Ek 1EuE8, uulJ -p.1
The steamer Thomas A. Scott arrived at
this port Yesterday, from New Orleans on thu
l:1h tnst. Her news is only one day later than
that by the Locust Point, published yester-
"tay. The following usatter5 Of fntertst W.
it'd in the Era of the 18th.
TlE SURRENDER OF PORT HUDSON. --
From number Of naval officers who were
At PIT Hudson ut the time OF its surrender
to Major General Banks, and who have since
returned to New Orleans, We have obtained
the following particulars in regnrd to the itn-
uetiiate causes which led to its capitulation,
ard the manner In which they were brought
about. The number and standing OF the gno-
tltmen with whom We have convefsed on the
subject Is convincing that the statement Is
correct.
On tho morning Of the fth inst, as stated
in thr dispatch If o1r correspondent ~ Part
Hudson, y easute was fired fro1a both the up
per and lower fleets Immediately otf the re-
CENT Of tho news from Vickshurg, and the
bands Of the different regiments struck Up
patitnal and patriotic airs. The widest en-
:husiasm prevailed among our soldiers oil
day, and the proximity Of the conteading
fnfcns eDob}cd the rebels Ia Port Hudson to
hear tile cheering without ealightcning them
as to the cause
At several points on the lines, tho rebels
! and our troops were 60 near together that
| CONVERSATIONS could be held, nud were carried
! on without danger to either party
| To~ard eyening On the eth, the curiosity Of
the rebels to learn what vas going on, be-
came SC great that ono Of their officers called
ont to Union officer, asking: What arc you
! making all that noise about? The auswer
| was: We have taken Vicksburg!
sic rebel officer said be did not believe it.
! aud on being asked What .oula conrinca him
cf It's truth, he replied, *tNuthing but copy
| Of the dispatch. or some reliable authority"
| Tie Union officer then told him he would
| procure copy Of Gen. Grants Official dis
;atch, and pass it over the parapct to him.
| The rebel said if he would do go, and voueh
| for its g.uuiuene5s on his honor rs gentle
man md soldier, he would bs convinced.
/ The Union officer ut once procured copy
| Of tic dispatch, and taking It to the enemy's
| trraetwoEka, gaye 1t to the officer with whom
Ee had been conversips, and at the same time
assured him, Oh the honor ofa soldier, that the
| oisratch vas genuine, and that be had copte1
IL With his own hand. The rebel, having read
il. said he was sattsflcd Of its stEuthfulress and
that he thought it useless for Port Hudson
longer to attempt to hold out
previous to the Interview, until two o'clock
The l.ext morning, when parley was sounded
| fictn the rebel works, which was answered,
and IN officer came out with q dispatch from
| Gen. Gardiner asking on what terms sur
renocr won}a bn accepted
| A. soon as the message could be conveyed
| to Gen. Banks. an unswer WAS returned, in ef-
feet that only m unconditional surrender
would be accepted
| cd y few hours to make the necessary arrange.
1ncnts. He WIS given twenty,fo four hours, but
did not take that length Of time. AT 13 u'.,
IN the Stta Of July, our torces entered Pors
Hudson, and became TIC nasteEs Of that
stronghold.
tie. with aruls stacked in frort Of them, ant
the hungry soldiers ct General Gesdincs wes*
rromptiy fed from the commissariat OF ou'
t army.
| loving:
. | tn ,hc surrender Of Port Hudson.
TIE surrender WIS rendered On the Sth, an'
Gen Banks marched In and took po=eesslo,
Z on The 9th.
The number Of rebel soldiers drawn mp Il
. line, when the surrender took place, vas aoou
, 1000.
i about $40 sick and wounded; the wounde
3 numbered about So. The wounds a.e ger
: orally very severe, In the head, and by the bu
: let's Of feharpshooters:
Our batteries had done q great deal Of aaa