Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03
Vallandigham Delivered Over

'aiiandigham Delivered Over.
special to the Chicago Tribune gives
,u', particulars OF the journey ., yaii.n
oienam 70 the South. He arrived .. l,iu.-
lreesooIo' on Sunday last. The CORES
pondent says:
immediately on his arrival, be wss
put ih.o sinA,i, open spring wagon. and
TAKEN 10 the once OF Major WIes, Provost
Marshal. Gen. Rosecrans and q fa .oa ts
ers called on him here, and three or t IN
hours were spent in conversation. A.
order had been placed in the hands OF Ma
Jor Wlles TO take the prisoner in charge
| and convey him to the house of Colonel
winston, living near our oatposrs on the
| oheioyvlIle road, to keep hun there until
morning and then deliver him under q flag
| OF truce into the hands of the rebel au-
thorlties. it was two O'Clock in the morn.
ing before Vallandigham was started on
his journey.
The first signs Of daylight were appear
ing ID the East, when the cayalcade ston-
ped at the house to wait for the tnIl
morning. Soon after. We were again on
The way, and just as the sun arose wa
reached our extreme outposts, and dlscov-
ered rebel videttes halt mile ahead on
lie turnpike. Ms or Wiles and Col. Nc.
Ntooen inmedlAteiy started forward with
naS OF truce, ana We're soon in commu-
nlcatlon with the rebel authorities. The
ialler having expressed q willingness to
receive Mr.. Vallandigham, the two officsrs
returned. Major Wiies and Capt. Good
WIN accompanied the prisoner within the
reoei lines, and delivered him into their
hands. Mr.. Vallandgham made the fol.
lowing declaration:
hR. vALLASpIsHAx's DECLARATION.
1 am citizen Of Ohio, and OF she United States.
In ners by force, against my will I thsrsfor.
surrender myself to you a. prisoner of war.
The bearing of Vallsndigham through
out the whole affair was modest, sensible
and dignihed. In conversation with
your correspondent, he candidiy admitted
That tue dealings of the Government with
himself were necessary aud iustifs able
III the Y nlon was 10 be restored by war
be admitted that III that case the Govern
ment would be Obliged To use all the
physical force OF the loyal States. and
could tolerate no opposition. This. how
eve-, he declared would be at the expense
OF the free principles OF our Constitution:
whereas, he thought that by the adoption
OF his plan, not only might his principles
| be conserved, but the union of States uIti.
| maIely restored.
Washington, May 25.-The following
was received in Washington this morning:
| Cairo, H., May 25.-Io Hon. Gideon
| Hettes, Secretary Of the Macy: The fol.
lowing dispatch has just been received.
/ toisned) A. Nj. PENNooK,
| Fleet Captain.
| MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON, FLAG SHIP BLACK HAWK
| HAMS BLUFF, YAzoo RIvIR, May 20.
To Hon. 0ideo" Wsgles, Secretary Of the Navy:
| On the mor-dnk of the 18th came over to til,
| Yazoo, to be ready to cooperate with Gen Grant
| Leaving two of the iron-csds ed River. one at
| Grand Gulf, one at Carthage, three at Warrsutor
| and two in the YazOo, had but small force re-
mai ming still disposed of them to the best ad-
| vantage.
| On the 18th, at noon, firing was heard In the
| rear Of Vicksburg, which assured M. that Gen.
Grant was approaching the city. The caunona diur
| was kept up furiousy for some time, when by the
aid of glasses discovered . comp any of our .rtiI
| lery advancing, taking position and driving ths
| rebels before them. immediately saw that Gen.
| Shsrmans Di vision ha 1 come the left OF sny-
der's Bluff and that the rebels at that place had
| been cut of from joining the forces in the city.
L dispatched the DeKalb, Lieut.. Commander
| Walker, Chocsalo, Lieut.. Commander Ramsey, Ro-
| naeo, Petrol, and Forest Rose all under command
| OF Lieut.. Commander Breeze, up to the Yazoo to
open communica ton in that way with General
Grant, and this succeeded in doing and In thrss
hours received Letters from Cons. Gran. aud shsr
man, and Steele, informing me OF their vast sue
cess and asking me to send up provisions which
was at once done.
IL the mesntme, 1t. Command Walker in tn.
Oekdl6 pushed on to Haines' Bluff, which the enc
my had commenced evacuatng tho day before and
party remained behind in hopes of DESTROYING
or taking away a large amount Of ammunition on
thA hat
out and left every thing in good ORDER the guns Of
the FORT tents and equippags OF all kinds. which
fell into hands.
As soon as the capture Of Hainss' Bluff and Ia
guns was reported to me, showed up the gunboxts
from below Vicksburg to fire ~ the Hill batrsriss
which fire was kept up for two three hours
AT midnight they moved up to the town aLs
opened on it for about an hour, and continued at
intervals during the night to annoy the garrison
On the 10Th, 1 placed six mortars in positisp.
with orders TO- fire night and day . rapidly 90
they could.
The works at Haines' Bluff are very formidable.
There IA of the heaviest kind OF mounted eight
and te inch and and half inch rified cam
non, with ammunition enough to lest = long nsgs.
As the gun carriages might again fall into the
hands OF the enemy, had them burned blew up
tie magazine, and destroyed the works generally.
L also burned the encampmsnts, which were per-
manently and remarkably well constructed, lock-
ing if the rebels intended to stay for some time
The works and encampme nts covered Laany acres Of
ground. The Notifications and rife pits proper Of
Haines' Bluff, extend about . mile and quarter.
Such a work of defenses 1 never saw The
rebels were year in constructing them, and all
rendered useless in less than n hour.
As soon as 1 got through with the destruction CT
the magazines and other works, started Lit. Com
manding. Walker up the Ya1oo river, With sufncient
force to destroy all the enemy's property In that
direction, with orders to return with ell Dispatch
and only proceed far Yazoo City whore the
rebels had navy yard and store houses.
In the me sntimo Zen. Grant has closely invested
yicksburg, and has possession Of the best
man ing points
q very short time general assault will take
place, when 1 hope to announce that vicks-
burg has fallen, after series of the most brilliant
successes that ever attended army. There has
never been a during the when the rspsIs
have been successfully beaten 1t all pon t. and
the patience and endurance shown by our army
and navy for many months IL about being re-
Harded.