Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-20
From New Decentralization over the
Capture of Port Hudson, &C.
HEADQUARTERS, DEFENcEs OF NEW ORLEANS,
New ORLEANS July 10, 1868, (

Capture of Port hudson, &c.
HEADQUARTERS, DEFENcEs OF NEW URLRANsl
New ORLEANS, July 10, 1868. I
elbow are you, Secesh? Where is Vicks-
burg and Port Hudson?" Such are the telling
inquiries which the secesh are greeted with in
this city, and the sour, grabbed, crest-tallen
look with which they greet you would be
enough to awaken feelings of pity for their
intensely fallen fortunes if we could but for
get the taunts and sneers which they have
thrown in our faces for long time. Truly
have their hopes taken wings and flown away.
Their last prop is gone. Even with Vicks-
burg in our hands, they "hneW' Port Hudson
could not be taken. That would never sur
render, and it could not be taken by any
force. But it is OURS, and the Mississippi is
open from source to mouth for commerce to
have 'tree course and be glorified' 1t is the
grandeSt performance of the war, as / trust it
will prove the browning victory. Hereabouts
the most eXutant feeling prevails. Whereall
was doubt and dependency one short week
since now only the most cheerful and buoy
ant hopes are expressed. New Orleans,
which has been in imminent danger recently,
is now safe beyond a shadow of fear. Bra
shear will soon be again in our possession, and
the whole country upon the other side of the
river, which the rebels have virtually control
ed since they captured Brashear, will again be
free from the enemy-and ID aoiU be kent so.
With the opening of the decentralization re-
sumed-supplieS coming in-New Orleans
will soon feel the effects of that trade which
for two years has been entirely lost, and
which has caused the grass to grow in the
most public streets as luXuriantly as upon
the roadsides of New England, and she will
yet resume her place among the CONNER
cial cities OF this glorious and never-to-be
dismembered country. All hail to Grant and
Banks!
Undoubtedly, you will have the full partic-
uars Of the fall Of Port Hudson, several days
before this reaches you, but at the risk of re-
pittlon L Will give the circumstances of the
surrender, as the official dispatches sent here
to-day relate the facts
The beleaguered garrison first heard of the
fall OF Nicksburg through our pickets, who
were not behind in telling their rebel vtS-a.gis
the latest news from that quarter. This story
reaching Gen. dardners ear, his hopes seem
to have fallen at once, for flag of truce
made its appearance on the 9TH, with a com
muncation from the starving rebel general
asking General Banks if the report was true'
and stating that if it was true, he ,.rayther
thought he could be induced to surrender
without much urging. Gen. Banks promptlv
sent him Gen. Grants dispatch, announcing
his complete victory at Vicksbnrg, and the
thing was dune. A second letter from Gard
ner proposed commissioners to draw up the
articles of equalization, and after all the
forms were gone through with, according to
the due course of cred tape, the rebel strong
hold, which would never surrender-no, new
er!-was duly surrendered at A.. NJ, on the
Still ATT A. NJ. the rebels marched out and
stacked arms, and the Union troops marched
in. About 5000 prisoners, and all the prop
erty, stores, arms, &c. of the garrison, were
duly taken possession OF. The provisions
were not perceptible, even with glass
They have lit orally nothing; and their first
demand was for 5000 ratiDns, to keep soul and
body together What is to be done with the
prisoners is not yet known. But as large
number of transports are ordered up the river
at Gen. Banks request, it is supposed they
will be brought here for exchange.
As Gen Weitzel Immediately started for
Donadsville and Brashear with division of
this victorious army, we may expect in a day
or two to have a large addition to this number
from those who will be captured by him. 1t