, 1880-08-16

interview. Our commissioners asked a
good deal and defended their pretentionf
inch by inch, claiming that we could
hold the place another month, if not in>
definitely, and would hold it unless we
got eur own terms. When, late in the
afternoon, the terms agreed upon had
been referred to Gen. Banks, and had re-
ceived his sanction, Colonel Miles ex-
claimed, That's not all 1 have another
demand to make!" "What!" retortel
Gen. G. P. Stone, ''are you going to raise
new difficulties after all the trouble we
have had to come to an agreement g
What can you want after we have grant
ed you so much Z" care we not virtu :
ally your prisoners, now that we have
agreed on the terms? 2" asked Miles. -
"Assuredly." "Weli. you are bound to
feed your prisoners. We are tired OF our
half rations of mnle meat and har corn
and must have squire meal tonight"
Gen. Stone burst out laughing. THAT'S
COOL" said he. "Here you have been
Dragging of your ability to hould out as
long as yel please, and you confess now
that you are out of PROVISIONS" ut
was my duty to make strong case, but
now am not pleading, the case is SET
tied, and the truth may ae well come
out" replied Col. Miles. whe was law
yer, and as we'll kn wn for his hits at the
Bar as for his indomitable bravery in the
field. "By the by, General" he resumed,
IS l may as well add that we are about as
short OF ammunition as OF provisions"
1--WE shan't send you ammunition"
laughed Stone, "but provisions you shall
have, and that speedily" Abundant ra>
tions did come that evening, and, what
was more precious. medicine for the sick.
A large number of Federals entered our
lines at different poinst. seeking the par
ticular commands against which they
had becd pitted, and traternizing with
the men with whom they had been so
recently engaged in deadly strife. The
enmity of the true soldier ends with the
battle, and it IS only the coward or the
savage who will trample upon the van
quisIled foe. The marks OF Respect and
sympathy the defenders of Port H ud>on
received at the hands of Banks victor
ious army were as a soothing balm that
took away much of the bitterness Of de~
feat. On the morning OF the 9th little
over 5000 gaunt, weather beaten men
formed into line. The remainder Of the
devoted garrison were lying sick or
wounded in the hospi al Two hundred
and fifty slept under the green sod of the
Port hudson hills. Gen. Gardner rode
up to the right OF the line ana awaited
the approach Of Gen. Anderson, the OF
ficer designated to receive the surrender,
who, with his staff, preceded 'he Fed
era column. On his riding up. General
Gardner advanced, and presenting the
hilt of his drawn sword to- Gen. Andrews.
said: Having thoroughly defended this
position rs long as deemed it necessary.
now surrender to You my sword, and
with it this post and garrison" Gen.
Andrews replied II return your sword
as proper compliment to the gallant
Commander OF such gallant troops-con>
duct that would be heroic IN another
cause" This last remark, stcreotyped
from General Banks first demand of sur
render, was properly rebuked by General
Gar(ners words as he returned his sword
to the scabEard with an emphatic clang
This is neither the time or place TO dis
cuss the use"-Col. p. +. De Gou7nny.
IN the Philadelphia Times.
BoNAPARTE LUCK gave you recent
ly an account Gt was Intentionally tar
from jull accOunt) OF the distress into