The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-19
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
FROM NEW ORLEANS,

New YORK, May 1.-THE steamer
George Washington, from New Orleans
10th, arrived this morning.
An Opelousas letter of the 9th states
that information from Grand Gulf and
the gunboat feet had been received there
with details of the capture of Port Glib
son by Gen. 0sterhaus.
When the latter was moving on Port
Gibson, be was met by hundreds of FAM
lilies fleeing from the interior to escape
from the raid of the enemy's cavalry.
The prevalent opinion among seces-
sionists was that Port Gibson was the
safest place in that region. The damage
by the cavalry was irreparabe.
1t was rumored at Opelousas that Port
Hudson was evacuated.
John L Hays and P G. Tracy, of the
Era, had been expelled from New Or
leans for writing and publishing a ques
tionable article. Another editor, named
Hills, had been arrested.
Quite an excitement occurred on the
evening of the It'll at the Opera, occa-
stoned by the audience demanding the
national airs to be played, but nothing
/ serious resulted.
I General Sherman has ordered all
/ places of amusement hereafter to submit
their programme to the Provost Marshal
prior 60 their performance, and suggest
ed that national airs be played.
The Era Of the 18th mentions rumor
that Port Hudson was bombarded by
our fleet on the night of the Sth and all
day the 9th Colonel Grierson had ar.
Ill, ho1
scented by the Unionists with a magnif.
cent charger
Admiral Farragut arrived at New Or
leans on the 9th from Brashear City.
The Admiral and his officers left the flag
ship in the Red river, and bring the i'm
portant intelligence that Alexandria
La, was captured on the 4th by Admi
raj Porter and portion of bis own feet
PriorttO the capture of Alexandria
Fort DE Russey, on the Red river, wa;
demolished after a fight, and rebe
gunboat also captured,
After the capture, on the 9th, of Alex
andria by cur gunboats, the advance
cavalry of Brig. Gen. Dwight dashed
into the place, thus forming junction
of Farraguts and Gen. Banks forces.
Opelousas dates of the 9th, state tina
: our army was then on the march. Gen
! Dwight's brigade was supposed to be il
Alexandria, and Generals Emory, Welt
eel and Grover, with their forces, wer
close behind.
A Baton Rouge letter of the I'd state
that Col. Grierson's force of cavalry ant
battery, numbering some nine hundre
. men, followed by large number of pri;
i oners, rode into that city on that day
They left Lagrange April is; burnt tn
rebel stores and railroad depot at Oka
! Iona; the depot and two heavily lade
z freight and commissary trains, and a
ordnance train, at Newton, OH tn
Charleston and Vicksburg road
n The ordnance train contained 800
;, loaded shells for the Vicksburg batterie;
;; which exploded terrifcaily. From New
2, ton they followed the road to Meridian
y burning all the bridges thence south 0
the Ohio and Mobile road to Enterpris
At - I--s-4A -rtsfIIf III Il ~. No
works; thence back to Newton, burnin
all the bridges thence to jackson. inclut
e ing the great bridge over the Pearl rive
. and near jackson tore up two miles ,
track, thence they followed the Jackso
~ and New Orleans road south to the Lou
l. isiana line A rebel force of 5000 a
Q Clinton was evaded by making a circu
h around them. Our forces destroye
their camp equipage and stores, and car
tured 500 prisoners.
! While crossing branch of the Amt
river, Lieut. Col. Blackburn was severed
wounded, ane left in the hands of tn
S rebels. They supplied themselves wit
fresh horses on the route, and brought i
: over three hundred contrabands on hol
: ses, all the latter also leading horses.
Q The Era of the 9th gives the particu
! lars of the burning of the ship of wa
4 Preble, at Pensacola, on the 9th @
q April. The fire took accidentally. Al
f hands were saved, and after burning
e several hours she blew up.