The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-06-18

I New Orleans letters Of the 9th state
that our lines at Port Hudson are within
speaking distance of the rebels. Batter
les have been erected and heavy guns
mcuuted. Our mortar and gunboats
keep up continuous fire on the place
night aud day, and the place. it is thought,
! will soon surrender.
A portion OF cur cunboats are blockading
the mouths of Red and Black rivers, up
which are known to be some twenty reb.
ell steamers.
Several parties Of blacks have escaped
from Alexandria and vicinity to our gun
boats. They state that the rebels are
treating negroes with horrible bar barity.
Both whites ar blacks who showed any
favor to the Union forces are arrested
and man, Of them shot
One hundred and sixty East Tennessee.
an conscripts, recruited from among the
rebel prisoners at Camp Morton for the
9th Tennessee Cavalry, ,ef: Indianapolis
On Saturday to join the regiment at Lex
inston, Ky.
News from Vicksburg to the 10th,
says: The situation Of the two armies is
unchanged. The rebels attempted TO
drive our pickets back on Sunday last,
but failed Great numbers Of dead hor--
:, ses, mules and cattle are nightly hauled
to the river by the rebels, and are found
floating below the next morning, Most
Of them are killed by our shells. Tht
! health and spirits Of the troops arc excel
:. lent Very few are wounded, and ,hos
= arc we'll cared for Our rife pits o9ntin
y ne to approach the rebel works. In man.
:. places stone can tc thrown from one t
y the other. Our sharpshooters have 81
;, fenced several Of the river batteries. \
:. fear is felt about Johnson's operations i
: the rear The report that the rebels la
cut their way through our forces aud re
=, inforced Vicksburg is untrue Ia tn
- attack on Milliken's bend the rebels wer
- repulsed. Our loss was, killed and wounc
= ed. white men, 65; negroes, $50. IS
- - rebel dead were left on the field, an
-; ~ their wounded Gil tue court house
- Richmond.
"a Assistant Secretary of the NAY
~. Force, states that the whole number
eli vessels captured or destroyed by ii
"A blockading fleet, up to June LIST, is So
nd Cotton has gone down at New o.
ne leans, from 65 to 48 cents, in thr
OF weeks, because of the stock that is co,
Is, ing to market from the country open'
tie up by Gen. Banks. At least 100 o.
bill bales are exported from that region.
&c The It'll Iowa Cavalry, now at Da
Gu export, is getting along finely. Flew
e' companies are now full, and the twell
p nearly So The regiment enjoys go
no health, is provided with good horses,
o" fully uniformed and armed with pistt
u and sabres.
no Henry Clay Dean has been releas'
a. from durance, and has left keokuk
va wiser and, it is hoped, better ma
.f The Cote City thinks if such men as /,
III editor Of the Chicago Times and Ferna
s;r DO Wood are suffered to belch treas
il with impuoity, consistency forbids tn
nc, the smaller fry should be restrained
' ~ the exercise of similar license.
- BY the Sioux City Register Of NJ
- Esd, we learn that Fort Pierre is |
in sieged by about 1900 hostile Indiar
hal that the garrison consists Of one compa
- Of Infantry (probably 4lst Iowa) she
I'D Of supplies-and that four companies
de the 9th Iowa Cavalry major Ten Broo
Ike had been ordered, ty forced marches,
he the relief Of the belssguered garrison.