Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-18
Some Details OF the Surrender OF

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Port Hudson.
| VIcKsBURG, July 10. via CAIRO, l5-The
gunboat Arizona has just arrived from
Port Hudson with dispatches to Gen. Grant
announcing the equalization Of that place
on the 9TH. Just after his unsuccessful
assaults upon the enemy's works, of which
you have already been informed, General
Banks lRbored to reduce the place by con
tinuous bombardment and by closing all
avenues by which the enemy could procure
a supply of provisions.
On the evening Of the 7Ih General Gard
ner sent out q flag of truce. He had heard
Of the capitulation of Yicksburg, and de
sired General Banks to give him such in.
formation as he might have concerning the
truth or falsity OF the rumor.
General Banks sent him a copy of Gen.
eral Grants dispatch, giving full particu.
lars OF the caPtiulation of Vickshurg.
General GRrduertheu expressed his will
ingness to surrender Hpon the same terms.
General Banks declined. and announced
that he would accept of nothing but an
unconditional surrender.
Gen. Gardner bad before expressed his
determination to hold out to the last ex-
rtemity, and seemed sanguine both of the
ultimate success of the Confederate arms
in holding the Mississippi, and his own
ability to defend his works until he should
be relieved by an attack upon Gen. Banks
rear.
The intelligence Gen. Grants splendid
triumph at Vicksburg, however, and the
advance of a strong column into the in :
terror of Mississippi, cutting of his ex.
Pected relief, speedily dtspelled Gen. Gard.
ner's hopes. Dishesrtened aud discouraged
by the news he had received, Geu. Gard.
ner surrendered his force, Internationally
on the morning of July s.
The garrison consisted of 6 900 effective
men in excellent condition. There were
sixty pieces of artillery in the various bat.
teries along the river and in the rear of The
place, many of them OF very large caIibre.
Tho magazine contained an abundant SUP.
ply OF powder, buta email quantity of shot
aud shell. This deficiency accounts for
the rebel fire having been SO slack during
the last two or three days of the seige.S
zen. Gardner was evidently husbanding
his resources to repel an anticipated as
sault, aud had an abundant supply to have
worked all his guns for several DAYS CON.
tinuGlly, without entirely e1hausling his
supply. 4 q ~ =. F-
rhere.was no beef in the possess;on oF
the rebels at Port Hudson at the time of
the surrender. The flesh of mules had
oeen dealt out for some days, in short ra.
tiOns, 70 supply the want of beef. There
were quite number of mules inside ths
rebel works, and az abundance of cor ~
have sustained the garrison for weeks long.
er, If they had had the heart to eight.
General Gardner is reported to have said
after the. surrender, that he expected Gen
Grant, with his army, would come down
from Nicksburg, and that, in that event
his works would be assaulted and over.
powered by superior numbers, and many
Of his men would be bayoneted in tbe
trenches before ssurrender could be made
Gen. Herron's ine command, which, you
viii remember, is the Army of the From.
Iter, operating on the Southwestern Ms.
'ouri line, and lately attached to Grants
army, started this morning for Port Hud.
ION. On meeting the Arizona, the feet OIL
ransPorts returned TO this place, and are
low on their way up the YaEoo River
they viii proceed rs high as Yazoo CITY
nd perhaps higher. Gen. Herrou's forcs !
large enough 20 operate with advantages. | ,
an enemy Gao be found in that Quartz !
There is nothing from Sherman since INV !
ispateh of yesterday.-cm. Com. q